Gilles Corby

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ABOUT GILLES CORBY

I create and deliver products that make a difference for users by bringing people together behind a compelling product vision underpinned by market insights and empathy towards customers.With a proven record of accomplishment spanning over 20 years I have delivered business growth in Telecoms, Energy and Digital Data Products.• Grew the music phone business in Nokia Mobile Phones from zero to a €1bn revenues in four years.• Wrote white papers on Blockchain in Energy and decarbonisation of heat, developed new busi-ness models for Centrica Innovations’ £3m Home Energy Management Venture.• Took innovative data algorithms from research to new data products delivering value to British Gas and Hive customers.• Lay the foundations of Nokia Mobile Phone’s Location services platform.Former member of the advisory board of Indagon Oy, a Finnish start up selling Location ser-vices for fleet management companies.• Set up ABB’s transportation systems service business in France from scratch with revenues in excess of €1m.I have demonstrated the ability to manage virtual teams located in various countries, bringing successful products to market armed with passion, expertise and perseverance. I communicate in various languages and across cultures, at ease with internal stakeholders as well as with customers and the Media.Specialties: Product strategy, management, and marketing, Consumer Insights, User Experience, virtual teams, skunkworks projects.