Board Members
Tony Samios
Group COO
Tony Samios was part of the founding team of Espotting Media, one of the most successful dotcoms in recent years.
Picked by the Financial Times as one of their Top 50 creative businesses, and also recognised as one of Jupiter MMXI's top 10 future success stories, Espotting announced their merger with NASDAQ listed MIVA.com (NASDAQ MIVA) in 2004. Espotting was valued at $173m.
Tony was integral to Espotting in developing the client side of the business from the company's inception. Initially Director of Client Services he was responsible for rolling out Espotting's client strategy into 8 European countries, using 5 currencies and servicing over 23,000 clients. He later moved to Director of Advertising Services where he was responsible for the day to day operations of the Editorial and Client Services teams throughout Europe.
Before joining Espotting, Tony gained over 10 years experience in the City setting up and overseeing international trading operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. As business director he was responsible for the overall strategic relationships between a wide range of industries and commodities.
As a new media expert, Tony has given a number of keynote presentations and spoken on numerous
panels including Search Engine Strategies, Internet World, Digital Cream, E consultancy, Travolution and Killer search.
