Andrew is an internationally renowned thought leader and keynote presenter in the field of digital and social media networks

A former resident of Sydney, for the last 5 years he has been active in the European market, and such he has a deep understanding of the digital, social networking and advertising space and is well connected to leading advertising agencies and brands in London.

Currently, Andrew is the UK head of sales and business development for leading social media monitoring and brand reputation company Visible Technologies, based in London.

Andrew is also a regular, and sought after conference presenter on social media, and mobile technologies and is the editor of one of the world's leading websites on social & mobile networking www.LondonCalling.mobi

Andrew has practical experience in developing and executing social media campaigns, as well as constructing mobile advertising networks, and engages directly with large consumer brands as well as leading advertising agencies to design and deliver compelling social media propositions to their clients.

Andrew’s commercial experience comes as a result of running Australia’s largest mobile property website, PropertyLook, as well as holding senior marketing and business development roles with Australian companies Telstra and Optus.

From 1995, Andrew held a number of technical roles with Australian number 2 operator Optus before moving into a Marketing role as Product Development Manager for high speed data products.  Andrew held the position of Business Development Manager for Infrastructure Investment and Development with Optus before leaving to join Telstra Corporation.

In 1998, Andrew was appointed National Manager for Business Development in the Marketing area of Telstra’s Business Solutions group, and in 2000, he was responsible for the development of online vertical market opportunities across Telstra’s Retail Services group.

In 2001, Andrew was appointed CEO and General Manager of PropertyLook and took the company from a standing start to become the leading commercial property website in Australia.  In 2006, the company was sold to News Corporation’s realestate.com.au for $A9.05M.

In 2003, Andrew joined Legion Interactive as General Manager of their business messaging group and was responsible for developing a new business unit focused on the corporate messaging market.

Between 2004 and 2008, he was General Manager of leading mobile location provider, Seeker Wireless.   In 2006, Andrew relocated from Sydney to open their London office and was quickly able to attract the attention of the world’s largest mobile operators in the UK and Europe, leading to the signing of a number of contracts with companies such as Vodafone.

More recently, Andrew has consulted in the mobile advertising and digital space, providing thought leadership to companies looking to harness the power of mobile and social networks.

Andrew holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Technology, Sydney with sub-majors in eBusiness and Marketing, and Master’s Degree in Information Technology & Telecommunications from the University of South Australia.  Andrew also developed a new eBusiness course for the Master of Business and Technology (MBT) course presented by the University of New South Wales.

Andrew has made significant contributions to the charities he has been involved with, and developed a promotional video to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s award in Australia, which was shown during a Gala Dinner in November 2002, attended by HRH The Earl of Wessex. 

Prior to his move to London, Andrew was the Technology Director of the Rotary Club of Sydney, Australia’s largest and most prestigious Rotary club, and sat on the board of the club from 2001 - 2005.  In 2006, he was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Sydney in recognition of his service to the club and the community.

From September 2003 to September 2006, Andrew was a Board Member of the peak volunteer body, Volunteering NSW, and was also a board member of the Friends of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia.

Currently he is writing a book on twitter, focusing on the business benefits from this new social medium due for release internationally in 2010 through Kogan Page.

Andrew is married, and lives with his Wife, Samantha and Daughter Madeleine in London.  For more information please contact Andrew or follow me on twitter @andrewgrill