James Smith

General Manager - Emea @Shelterzoom

London, GB

As General Manager for ShelterZoom across EMEA, I lead the regional strategy and growth of one of the world’s most advanced document security and data governance platforms \"Document GPS\".In this role, I’m responsible for driving sales expansion, partner engagement and enterprise adoption across key verticals including Finance, Government, Legal, Defence, and Education. I work closely with distributors, resellers, and strategic alliances to build a trusted ecosystem that empowers organisations to regain full control over their digital documents ensuring complete transparency, traceability, and accountability at every stage of a file’s lifecycle.My focus is on accelerating ShelterZoom’s footprint throughout EMEA by shaping go-to-market strategy, developing new revenue channels and positioning Document GPS as the benchmark for secure document collaboration, tokenisation, and real-time access control.This role blends leadership, innovation and partnership development, enabling businesses to protect sensitive information, eliminate data leaks, and meet the evolving demands of compliance and digital transformation which is all powered by blockchain-based technology that redefines how the world shares information.Key areas of impact:Strategic expansion of ShelterZoom’s EMEA operationsChannel partner recruitment and enablementEnterprise engagement across regulated industriesThought leadership around blockchain, tokenisation and secure document workflowsDriving measurable growth through collaboration and innovation