Thomas Vollrath

Angestellt, Advisor, Web hosting and related digital industries
London, United Kingdom

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Experience in setting up foreign subsidiaries.
A track record in driving strong organic growth th
The ability to create
motivate and lead a high performance management te
A commitment to maximising profitability through c
Expertise in Setting up organizational structures
policies and guidelines to maximise operational ef
Consulting
Customer Support
Restructuring
Internet hosting service
Strategy
Sales
Business Development
Studium
Private Equity

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Thomas Vollrath

  • Current 8 years and 4 months, since Feb 2018

    Board Member

    1-grid.com

  • Current 11 years and 4 months, since Feb 2015

    Board Member

    AgriCircle AG

    Board Member

  • Current 12 years and 3 months, since Mar 2014

    Board Member

    BaseKit

    Board Member

  • Current 12 years and 5 months, since Jan 2014

    Advisor

    Web hosting and related digital industries

    Angel investor who is helping a number of companies and partners in the hosting industry fine tune their strategies, trouble-shoot operational problems, boost product innovation and customer service delivery, increase sales and profitability levels and identify suitable trade and private equity buyers. This includes a board position with Basekit.

  • 3 years and 1 month, Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

    Board Member

    webafrica

    Chairman

  • 1 year and 1 month, Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

    Trustee of the Nominet Trust

    Nominet Trust

    Trustee

  • 4 years and 1 month, Jul 2010 - Jul 2014

    Non-Executive Director at Nominet UK

    Nominet UK

    Responsible for helping to shape the future direction of this UK charity, the second largest country code top-level domain operator in the world, which helps to create the conditions to enable entrepreneurial online businesses to thrive in the UK, manages the launch of new domain name extensions and encourages digital inclusion. • Successfully lobbied for the creation of the .uk, .wales and .cymru domain name extensions.

  • 6 years and 5 months, Aug 2007 - Dec 2013

    CEO

    Host Europe Group

    Managed the turn-around of Pipex’s hosting assets, the profitable organic growth of the rebranded 123-reg, Webfusion and Host Europe businesses, the formation of the Host Europe Group and ten acquisitions. Negotiated the sale of the company to three successive venture capital groups (Oakley Capital, Montagu Private Equity and Cinven), increasing the company’s valuation by 550% from £80 million GBP to £438 million GBP in just 5 years.

  • 4 years and 4 months, May 2003 - Aug 2007

    President, CEO and MD, 1&1 Internet, Inc.

    1&1 Internet Inc., 1&1 Internet Ltd., 1&1 Internet (Philippines), Inc.

    Concurrent positions as CEO of 1&1 Internet, Inc., serving the US and Canadian markets, MD for the UK, France and Romania and President in the Philippines.

  • 7 years and 4 months, May 2000 - Aug 2007

    Managing Director

    1&1 Internet Ltd.

    Responsible for all operational and financial aspects of all international subsidiaries of 1&1 Internet AG (UK, Romania, Philippines) with 9 direct reports and 75 staff and setting up new operations in the US, Romania and Spain. Helped grow a business founded in the US in 2003 to rank as the 6th largest web hosting company in the US by 2007. Oversaw P&L for six international offices with 14 direct reports and 419 staff, achieving sales profitability, cash flow and business goals.

  • 3 years, Jun 1997 - May 2000

    Sugar Business Development

    Mars Confectionery

    In charge of R&D for the successful re-launch of the Tunes® brand and improving the medicated product range. Involved in the commissioning of new production lines in Poland and the Czech Republic and hand-over of management to local teams. Directed the technical development of several confectionery projects. Increased profitability of the products through restructuring the product range. Established the use of a QFD (Quality Function Deployment) planning tool.

  • 2 years, Jul 1995 - Jun 1997

    Management Trainee

    Arrow Electronics

    Management trainee working across a broad range of functions and departments.

  • Intern

    Augat

Ausbildung von Thomas Vollrath

  • 2 years and 4 months, May 1993 - Aug 1995

    International Management

    Long Island University, MBA in International Management

    www.liu.edu

  • 2 years and 10 months, Aug 1990 - May 1993

    International Managment

    Franklin University Switzerland

    www.fus.edu

  • 1 year and 10 months, Oct 1988 - Jul 1990

    Vermont Academy

    www.vermontacademy.org

Sprachen

  • German

  • English

  • Italian

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