Mark Essien

I'm a startup executive, specialising in emerging markets and transformation. Deep experience in building complex software stacks, as well as managing international teams in frontier markets. Experienced in marketplaces, e-commerce and travel. Started my career as a software developer, and still actively code. Have run teams of 50+ people, building complex products, as well as running product-driven marketing, and providing customer support. Responsible for driving transformation from on-premises to cloud - AWS and Google Cloud. Solid understanding of growing and marketing a technology business, including administration and back office. Experience with empathetic people management and creating results out of teams.