Virgin Atlantic has announced the appointment of Simon Lloyd as marketing director. Lloyd was director of media engagement, marketing and audiences at the BBC where he was responsible for distribution of BBC marketing content across all platforms including digital, TV, radio and events.
Lloyd said in a release: “Virgin Atlantic is such an iconic brand and is renowned for its distinctive cheeky and fun personality. I’m really looking forward to building on the incredible success of the airline and taking its marketing activity forward not only in the UK, but all around the world.”
Previous roles at the BBC included development of the BBC’s digital services such as BBC iPlayer and BBC OnlineLloyd also has experience in mobile and consumer electronics with stints at Palm and Nokia. Lloyd will report to Simon will report to Virgin Atlantic COO Julie Southern, and starts his role on the 10th July.
Lloyd said in a release: “Virgin Atlantic is such an iconic brand and is renowned for its distinctive cheeky and fun personality. I’m really looking forward to building on the incredible success of the airline and taking its marketing activity forward not only in the UK, but all around the world.”
Previous roles at the BBC included development of the BBC’s digital services such as BBC iPlayer and BBC OnlineLloyd also has experience in mobile and consumer electronics with stints at Palm and Nokia. Lloyd will report to Simon will report to Virgin Atlantic COO Julie Southern, and starts his role on the 10th July.
- 6/26/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
Photographs by: Asger Carlsen
What does the $15,000 Anybot tell us about the future of telecommuting?
Photographs by: Asger Carlsen
My first morning in the Fast Company office was an awkward affair. Bleary-eyed, I managed to navigate out of my editor's office, only to slam head-first into a glass door. I lurched down the hallway into the lobby area with the sound of giggling colleagues in the background.
At least it wasn't my flesh-and-blood body banging around the New York office. Instead, I was perched on my sofa in San Francisco, using a computer to control the Qb, a $15,000 "telepresence" robot that's essentially a teleconferencing system on wheels. The Qb, a hybrid of Wall-e and a Segway, can sit, stand, roll around on its wheels, speak, display video on its forehead, and point a laser out of one of its "eyes."
Long tapped for factory work and perilous situations, robots now want into our offices.
What does the $15,000 Anybot tell us about the future of telecommuting?
Photographs by: Asger Carlsen
My first morning in the Fast Company office was an awkward affair. Bleary-eyed, I managed to navigate out of my editor's office, only to slam head-first into a glass door. I lurched down the hallway into the lobby area with the sound of giggling colleagues in the background.
At least it wasn't my flesh-and-blood body banging around the New York office. Instead, I was perched on my sofa in San Francisco, using a computer to control the Qb, a $15,000 "telepresence" robot that's essentially a teleconferencing system on wheels. The Qb, a hybrid of Wall-e and a Segway, can sit, stand, roll around on its wheels, speak, display video on its forehead, and point a laser out of one of its "eyes."
Long tapped for factory work and perilous situations, robots now want into our offices.
- 10/22/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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