TEAM
Black Note offers a broad range of consulting, support, advisory and other services to companies primarily in the mobile, media and music sectors. Operating from London, Black Note, led by Rob Ellis, delivers its services by drawing on a virtual network of specialists and resources as required from the UK and internationally.
ROB ELLIS
Rob is the founder and principal consultant of Black Note which he established in 2008 following a successful international career in senior roles with large blue chip corporates such as Hilton International, Telstra Corporation and American Express, as well as small to medium sized and highly entrepreneurial companies including Amplefuture Group and iTouch plc.
Rob has 20 years’ experience leading and managing companies in the technology, mobile and fixed line telecoms, internet, new media and social networking/social media sectors.
Most recently as Chief Operating Officer of London-based Amplefuture Group, Rob was responsible for running the companies within the group which worked with market leading businesses including British Airways, Emap, Nestlé, MTV, AOL, msn, BSkyB, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (BMG) and Tiscali. Amplefuture Group is recognized for its innovation and was the first to bring many mobile and converged services to market including premium sms billing, mobile top-ups via digital TV, downloadable white label content and java games from the Internet and an innovative mobile-marketing application offering an on-phone branded presence without going through an operator.
Before Amplefuture, Rob was Managing Director of mobile content and interactive services company iTouch UK, now part of Buongiorno, where he was responsible for growing iTouch into one of the UK’s leading Premium Voice and Mobile Data companies.
Prior to joining iTouch, Rob was Managing Director of Telstra New Zealand (now TelstraClear), a subsidiary of the Australian-based international telecommunications and media company Telstra Corporation where he was instrumental in establishing Telstra as a market leader in the deregulated New Zealand telecommunications market.
Before joining Telstra, Rob was Chief Executive of the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation. The Foundation provides leadership and guidance to New Zealand companies, helping them to compete on the world stage.
Previously Rob held senior positions within the telecommunications, financial services and hospitality industries.
Rob is an alumnus of Columbia University Business School, a graduate of the Columbia Senior Executive Programme and Member of the Institute of Directors.
In his spare time Rob’s passions are his family, music (listening & playing), personal fitness, reading, travel, movies, gardening, personal development, consumer electronics, web & mobile technology.
You can see Rob’s LinkedIn profilehere.
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