James Bennett

James Bennett has an extensive work experience spanning over several industries. As of 2022, they currently hold the position of Director - EMEA at Pattern®, a role which they started in September 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Watchshop as the Head of B2B from November 2019 to May 2022. At Watchshop, they were responsible for overseeing the retailer's end-to-end eCommerce solution. In 2015, James was a Co-founder at Old Park Hall, a role they held until January 2021. James also worked at ContentSquare as a Business Development professional from January 2019 to November 2019. At ContentSquare, they utilized UX analytics and optimization platforms to help businesses understand and enhance user interactions. Moreover, James has experience as a Director in New Account Development at Good Growth Limited from November 2017 to June 2018. In addition, they were a Business Development Manager at Good Growth (from June 2016 to November 2017). Prior to that, James was the Head of Sales at Cision from May 2013 to May 2016. Furthermore, they worked as a Business Development Manager at Kantar Media from May 2011 to February 2013, where they specialized in media insights and audience measurement. Lastly, James began their career as a Consultant at Vocus in January 2008, a role they held until May 2011. At Vocus, they played a part in developing on-demand software solutions for managing relationships with critical stakeholders.

James Bennett began their education at Lancing, where they studied from 1996 to 2000. After completing their schooling at Lancing, they attended Ardingly College for a year in 2000. Following their time at Ardingly, they pursued higher education at The University of Edinburgh, majoring in Music from 2001 to 2004. Alongside their education, James also obtained certification in Grade 8 Piano from the Associated Board of Music in December 1994. Additionally, they achieved the 2010 Presidents Club certification in June 2010, although the institution from which they obtained this certification is not known.