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Opiah's history goes back to January 2003 when Opiah Ltd was established to deliver high speed, cost efficient internet access to the hospitality
industry.
Opiah's management team consists of highly successful and experienced individuals who call on an extensive group of full and part time resources to deliver our solutions. The key members of Opiah management team are:
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Frank Keeling
An experienced senior executive at VP/COO level with extensive strategic and operational experience in TMT companies, including Real Networks, Vodafone, Freeserve, AOL Europe and Gemstar, and with the following key areas of expertise:
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Experience in fast-growth industries - software and solutions sales, online consumer services (digital music and games), mobile content & applications, ISP services, Internet content & e-commerce and media |
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P&L responsibility - €250m, 500 staff, multiple locations |
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International experience - Europe, USA, EMEA, LatAm |
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Sales and Business Development - negotiated many £m partnerships |
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Operations - launched several ISPs and mobile content services and carried out corporate restructurings |
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Leon de Beer
An accomplished Technical Director with most recent experience as Board Director of Alphameric Hospitality,
Managing Director RoamPoint, the WiFi Roaming Exchange and
Pathfinder a GSM licensing company. Areas of expertise
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Voice and data Product development and innovation |
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Intellectual Property / Patent management |
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Product Strategy |
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Business Development |
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Outsource partner management |
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Offshore manufacturing relationship management |
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David Minns
A Sales & Business Development professional, having worked for both start-ups and established companies at the forefront of the technology marketplace. Most recently engaged in the WLAN industry, but also with considerable exposure to the GSM and the fixed line market telecom marketplace, both in the UK and abroad. Experienced in the following areas -
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Channel development |
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New business development |
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Strategic relationship management |
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Marketing Strategy |
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Nick Carver
Brings a valuable combination of technical expertise and commercial awareness. Global experience on four continents for fixed and mobile operators. Most recently involved with the provision of international payment services to roaming mobile users. Specific areas of expertise include:
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Design of GSM and GPRS networks |
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Preparing bids for GSM and Broadband Wireless Access licences around the world |
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Product development and deployment |
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Managing complex consultancy projects |
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