Johanna Brinton

Johanna Brinton has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Johanna currently works as the Director of International Business Development at De Marque. Prior to that, they had a long tenure at OverDrive, where they held the positions of Senior Manager EMEA, Publisher, Library & Education, and Business Development Executive. At OverDrive, they were responsible for eBook and audiobook distribution, DRM, e-commerce, and digital lending solutions for libraries. Johanna also handled contract negotiation, merchandising coordination, and served as the point of contact for publishers, librarians, and booksellers.

Before their time at OverDrive, Johanna worked at Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, where they held various roles, including Business Development Manager E-commerce and ESD, Senior Project Manager for International projects, and Customer Care Manager. Their responsibilities at Arvato included leadership and account management in both B2B and B2C setups, running customer care activities for Microsoft and launching and leading the Autodesk product activation and authorization customer support center.

Earlier in their career, Johanna served as a Product Manager at Max Mara Fashion Group and as an International Sales Manager & Raw Material Purchaser at Aristea S.p.A. Johanna also worked as a Business Consultant for ASSOSERVIZI SpA and a lecturer at the University of Modena Faculty of Economics. In this role, they taught business English to undergraduate and post-graduate students and provided consultancy services to small and medium-sized mechanical engineering companies in international business and technical document localization.

Johanna Brinton obtained their BA Hons degree from the University of Reading from 1990 to 1993. Johanna has also earned a certification in Requirements Elicitation and Analysis from LinkedIn, with the year of completion not specified.