Grant Watts, CEO, DMS Group, has over 18 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in the media and technology industries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.

From 2005 until 2008, Grant was the General Manager of Microsoft’s MSN and Windows Live businesses across Southeast Asia. He was responsible for meeting the demanding challenges and complex needs of Microsoft’s Windows Live and MSN customers and partners across the region, whilst assisting them to realise their full potential with the use of Microsoft’s portfolio of software solutions.

Prior to his appointment as General Manager, Grant was Sales and Marketing Manager at Microsoft’s MSN operation. During his tenure, he transformed the business from a startup to its current position as a leader in the Southeast Asia online media industry.

Grant began his career in outdoor media and has held a number of executive level positions, including Sales Director for Yahoo Southeast Asia.

Tony Blake , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, DMS Group, has over 20 years of operations, regulatory and management experience in the finance industry across Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Tony joined the DMS Group from UBS Investment Bank in March 2007. During his 19-year career at UBS, Tony served in a number of senior roles. He was appointed Regional COO of UBS’ Asian Equity business in 2000 and was made a Managing Director of the Bank in 2005. In this role he held both operational and regulatory responsibilities across 10 locations in Asia and managed the licensing of new business operations in Korea, Taiwan, India, China, Malaysia and Vietnam. He was Chief Operating Officer of UBS Securities Co. Ltd in Thailand from 1997 to late 1999 and restructured UBS’ local Thai JV into a fully owned subsidiary. Before moving to Asia in 1997, Tony held various roles with UBS in London having joined the firm through SG Warburg in 1988.

Tony has been a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) since 1984 and previously worked for Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in both New Zealand and the U.K.

Gary Reck , Chief Technology Officer, DMS Group, brings over 10 years of technological and management experience in both start-up companies in Silicon Valley and established educational institutions such as the University of California, Davis.

Gary is responsible for technology infrastructure for the DMS Group across Southeast Asia. He works closely with the management team to ensure that DMS’s technology strategy supports each business regionally.

Prior to joining Digital Marketing Solutions Asia, Gary operated his own consultancy in California and helped companies set up and maintain their core business technologies.
He received his Masters of Science in Information Systems and Technology from City University, Department of Information Science in London, England.

Mathew Ward, Regional Sales Director, Admax Network, has over 10 years of sales, marketing and consulting experience in the IT and digital marketing industries in UK, Japan, Australia and Singapore.

Mathew joined Admax Network in 2007, with his vast sales and business management experience, he successfully established Admax Network as a leading ad network in Southeast Asia. Under his leadership, Admax Network had a more than 700% growth in revenue and grew their client portfolio to include a wide range of industries – including telecommunications, mobile communications, consumer electronics, FMCG, finance, automotive, entertainment, software, and travel. Mathew’s current focus also includes building and overseeing strategic partnerships with key clients in Southeast Asia.

Prior to joining Admax to establish Admax Network Singapore, he established a successful technology business in Australia, and held the position of Sales Director for a technology services business in Tokyo.

Gilbert Lo, Regional Media Director, Admax Network, is an experienced executive and business development specialist in Southeast Asia’s digital marketing industry. Gilbert joined Admax Network in 2007, spearheading the launch of the network and growing it to the current level of 2+ billion monthly ad impressions, over 2,000 quality websites, and over 65 million unique users. He also builds and oversees strategic partnerships with such global entities as Microsoft, Yahoo!, Friendster, Rubicon Project, Cartoon Network, and Adconion.

Prior to joining Admax, Gilbert worked for over a decade in consulting, venture capital, and digital marketing. Gilbert graduated with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University and received his M.B.A. from U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Eric Nguyen, Regional Operations Director, Admax Network, previously worked as a Senior Product Manager at WebMD Health Services responsible for WebMD’s Data Interchange platform as well as Lifestyle Management product suite. Prior to WebMD, Eric worked for GE Healthcare as a Product Manager responsible for GE’s Centricity Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record solution suite. In his role at Admax Network, Eric is responsible for ensuring that our Campaign Management, Ad Operations, and Sales Operations groups consistently provide the level of quality customer service our publishers and clients expect.

Eric brings over 10 years of account management, product management, and development experience from fast growth start-up environments to highly process oriented Fortune 500 companies.

Nick Clayton, Chairman of the Board, DMS Group, is an entrepreneur and angel investor with over 30 years of management, finance and professional advisory experience in a variety of industries in Asia and the UK.

Nick has an interest in developing small- to medium-sized businesses prior to public listing. He is the non-executive Chairman and shareholder for two travel businesses and a retail barter exchange franchise, as well as the owner of a mountain-trek/fitness retreat and health spa.

He was previously Managing Director for Asian Hotels Ltd, where he successfully developed the business so that the owners exited with a 300+ per cent investment gain in just 15 months. Prior to this, Nick was Managing Director for MCL Clayton Ltd, Thailand – the investment consultancy business he founded in 1988.

Nick began his career in finance and has held management positions at both Bank America Trust and N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Cambridge University in the UK, and has enrolled in MBA courses at both INSEAD, France, and Harvard University in the US.

Kabir Misra, Board Director, DMS Group, serves as one of the company’s key investment partners.

Kabir helped found SoftBank China & India Holdings in April 2006. He is responsible for leading the Fund’s investment initiatives in China, India and South East Asia.

Previously Kabir was a Director in Deutsche Bank Hong Kong responsible for the firm’s software and Internet investment banking businesses across Asia. He also served as a Global Strategist in the Samsung Group and Vice President in the Technology Investment Banking group at Goldman Sachs. In addition to acting as a strategic advisor on the acquisition and sale of technology firms, he has also completed a number of private placements, IPOs, and common stock and convertible debt financings.

Hoang B. Nguyen, Board Director, DMS Group, serves as one of the company’s key investment partners.

Henry co-founded IDG Ventures Vietnam in 2004, where he is currently Managing Director. The company is an early-stage venture-capital firm that enables entrepreneurs to grow innovative global companies. With US$100 million under management, the firm is focused on investing in high-potential, high-growth companies in the technology, media and telecom sectors. IDG Ventures Vietnam is affiliated with the IDG Ventures network of funds, a global network of independently managed funds valued at over US$2 billion.

Prior to joining IDG Ventures, Henry held senior positions at Goldman Sachs and was the co-founder a number of companies, including VITC Telecommunications, Vine Quality Hospitality Group, S2S Medical Publishing, and Medschool.com.

He serves on the board of a number of organisations including the Vietnam Strategic Venture Network, iSphere Software, Punch Entertainment, DreamViet, Vega Technology Group, and VinaPay. Previously, Henry was a Governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

Henry has a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Harvard University and an MBA from Northwestern University and the Kellogg School of Management in the US.

Grant Watts, CEO, DMS Group, has over 18 years of sales, marketing and general management experience in the media and technology industries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.

From 2005 until 2008, Grant was the General Manager of Microsoft’s MSN and Windows Live businesses across Southeast Asia. He was responsible for meeting the demanding challenges and complex needs of Microsoft’s Windows Live and MSN customers and partners across the region, whilst assisting them to realise their full potential with the use of Microsoft’s portfolio of software solutions.

Prior to his appointment as General Manager, Grant was Sales and Marketing Manager at Microsoft’s MSN operation. During his tenure, he transformed the business from a startup to its current position as a leader in the Southeast Asia online media industry.

Grant began his career in outdoor media and has held a number of executive level positions, including Sales Director for Yahoo Southeast Asia.

Paul Srivorakul was the CEO and co-founder of both Impaq Interactive and New Media in 2004. Through his vision and direction, the DMS Group has today grown to be Southeast Asia’s leading online marketing, media and advertisinggroup, with a mature structure comprising three operating companies – ADMAX Network, Impaq Interactive and New Media – in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Previously, as CEO of Impaq Interactive, he was instrumental in the design, development and launch of innovative digital marketing services and technologies, leading to the company’s rapid increase in revenues.

An accomplished business development manager, Paul effectively charted the rapid growth of the New Media operations, following its split from Impaq Interactive, by stimulating sales and developing profitable business opportunities.

Prior to founding the DMS Group, Paul was Business Director of the Internet division at Quest Media and Regional Sales Manager for Ask Jeeves. He began his career as a research analyst for Public Private Ventures in the US.

Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Archaeology from the University of California, in the US.

John Stephens co-founded the DMS Group under the brand Impaq Interactive with his brother, Paul, and Joseph France, in 2004.

John is responsible for developing the Group’s technology strategy to ensure the business, platforms and processes provide the optimal infrastructure to support current business needs, whilst providing scalability for future expansion.

Previously, he was responsible for the development of Impaq Interactive’s sales and marketing strategies, as well as growing the Microsoft MSN Thailand business.

From 2002 until 2004, John served as Chief Information Officer for Quest Media. During his tenure there, he oversaw all aspects of the company’s IT systems and the company’s overall information management strategy.

John began his career at Apple Inc. in the United States in their IT department.