Brian Joseph

Vice President, Partnerships at APEXX Global

Brian Joseph has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Brian is currently serving as the Vice President of Channel Partnerships at APEXX Global since September 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Klarna from 2017 to 2021, where they held two roles. Brian started as the Global Partner Solutions - PSP Integrations from October 2017 to September 2019, responsible for integrating Klarna products with payment partners. Later, they took on the role of Global Partnerships - PSP Partnerships from September 2019 to September 2021, where they handled commercial and growth-related aspects of Klarna's offerings through PSP partners.

Before joining Klarna, Brian worked at Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) from 2012 to 2017. Brian held the position of Implementation Consultant from April 2015 to October 2017, leading project teams and handling the implementation of Marketing Production Software. Prior to that, they served as the Data & Distribution Manager for Marks & Spencer from December 2013 to April 2015, where they managed in-store POS distribution and store data management. Brian also worked as a Marketing POS Distribution Analyst at Marks & Spencer from August 2012 to December 2013, overseeing in-store POS and assisting marketing teams with distribution-related issues.

At the start of their career, Brian was employed at Atos Syntel from 2007 to 2010. Initially, they worked as an IT Business Analyst for American Express Technologies from September 2008 to August 2010, liaising with clients and performing project requirements analysis. Brian then transitioned to the role of Systems Analyst from November 2007 to August 2008, where they carried out programming and development tasks on Mainframes and provided support for production environments and testing.

Brian Joseph has gained extensive experience in partnership management, commercial negotiations, integration, project management, and team leadership throughout their career.

Brian Joseph's education history begins in 1990 when they attended Indian School Muladha in the Sultanate of Oman. Brian completed their high school education there, focusing on mathematics and computer science.

In 2003, Brian enrolled at SRM University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics and Communications. Brian successfully completed their undergraduate studies in 2007.

Following their bachelor's degree, Brian Joseph continued their education at Middlesex University starting in 2010. Brian pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with a specialization in Finance and Financial Management Services. Brian completed this program in 2011.

In addition to their formal education, Brian obtained a certification in Web Development Foundations: Web Technologies from LinkedIn in November 2018.

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  • Vice President, Partnerships

    September, 2021 - present