Chad brings to Dawn Capital in-depth experience in launching and rapidly scaling companies from small operations to mature businesses with blue-chip processes and organisations.
Chad’s operational track record is complemented by strong marketing, strategy, and delivery skills, particularly in the converging TMT space where he has over 15 years of experience across both small and large organisations.
As Director of Consumer Internet for Virgin Media, Chad was responsible for leading the UK’s largest broadband ISP, managing a customer base of 3 million, and generating annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. Chad joined Telewest permanently in June 2000 to launch and manage the blueyonder Internet business. Between 2000 and 2004, under Chad’s leadership, the blueyonder Internet grew from 0 to circa 1M customers and £0 in annual revenues to circa £315M, while establishing industry leading market share of over 75% and the top customer satisfaction ratings of all UK ISPs. During this time, blueyonder won over 20 awards for innovation, quality, and marketing creativity.
Chad has also worked as interim Chief Commercial Officer for FiberNet, a Warburg Pincus porfolio company based in Budapest with cable operations in Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ukraine.
In 1998, Chad matriculated into the Harvard Business School, and has published two articles with Harvard Business School Press on emerging Internet business models.
Chad holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School and BA in International Relations from Carleton College, magna cum laude where he was named an All-American Scholar. Chad has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the UK Internet over the past 10 Years” by NOP and E-consultancy, in 2007 was recognized by Cable and Satellite Magazine as “One of Europe’s Top 50 Executives in Broadband and Pay TV”, and is Chairman of the European Chapter of the Cable and Telecommunications Association of Marketing (CTAM). Chad has appeared on the BBC and Sky News, and is a regular speaker at conferences, including: Cable Europe, CTAM EuroSummit, ISP World Forum, Broadband Europe, the European Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.
