Philip Morris
@philipmorris
Global videogames sales and business development leader driving strategic partnerships.
What I'm looking for
I am a multilingual business development and sales leader with 18 years' experience in the videogames, tech and AI sectors. I specialise in portfolio planning, deal negotiation, revenue forecasting and cultivating strategic partnerships across studios, platforms and enterprise partners.
Throughout my career I have held senior roles including Global VP of Sales and Head of Business Development, delivering major contracts, building sales teams and consistently exceeding revenue targets. I combine commercial rigour with deep industry knowledge of games development, cloud and emerging technologies.
I am strategic, organised and detail-oriented, with proven experience in account leadership, global travel for industry engagement, and mentoring teams to drive sustained growth and product-market fit.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Business Development (Games)
Bisect Hosting
Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Driving growth through strategic partnerships within the videogame industry and cultivating relationships with studios to expand network and collaboration opportunities.
VP Sales (Games)
Innovecs Games
Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 (9 months)
Owned the sales funnel and revenue plans for the games vertical, translating customer needs into deliverables and launching strategic account plans to drive revenue growth.
Head of Business Development (Europe)
Tencent
Nov 2020 - Jan 2024 (3 years 2 months)
Led Europe business development for videogames, securing high-profile cloud platform contracts, executing strategic account plans and achieving sustained revenue growth.
Global Sales, BD & Partnerships Director
Audiomotion Studios
Mar 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 9 months)
Built and managed a global portfolio of games developer partnerships, led deal negotiations, forecasting and account management to grow and maintain revenue.
Sales & Business Development Director
Spirit AI
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018 (11 months)
Developed sales strategy and revenue targets across products, managed pipeline and CRM, and established sales teams in the UK and US to drive market entry and growth.
Revenue-driven B2B role delivering over $1M annually, building strategic B2B relationships and presenting Apple technology solutions to diverse industries.
Managed global gaming accounts, executed a major $1.4M deal with Gameloft and drove complex partnerships from negotiation to contract closure to impact revenue and positioning.
Director of Developer Relations
GREE UK Ltd.
Jun 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year 1 month)
Evaluated and executed partnerships across distribution, monetization and publishing while creating business cases and closing key accounts to drive platform momentum.
Third Party Publishing Account Manager
Nintendo
Apr 2010 - Jun 2012 (2 years 2 months)
Advised publishers to maximize sales and influenced software development from concept through post-release while developing business cases and financial models.
Senior Events Account Executive
TopTour Europe Ltd.
Sep 2005 - Apr 2010 (4 years 7 months)
Led international MICE sales as top performer, organising high-profile events and pitching to senior executives while managing a high-value sales pipeline.
Communications & Correspondence Officer
Buckingham Palace
May 2005 - Sep 2005 (4 months)
Prepared official anniversary and congratulatory messages on behalf of Her Majesty, supporting the Private Secretary’s Office and handling correspondence requests.
Assistant Language Teacher
Ujō Junior High School
Jul 2003 - Jul 2004 (1 year)
Selected to teach English in Japan, founded and captained the Akita Prefectural football team to win the 2004 Nagano AJET NSC while delivering classroom instruction.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Sheffield
Master of Arts, Japanese
2005 - 2011
Completed an MA in Advanced Japanese, focusing on high-level language proficiency and cultural studies.
Cardiff University
Bachelor of Arts, Japanese with Spanish
1999 - 2003
Completed a Joint Honours BA in Japanese with Spanish, including overseas study components.
Chuo University
Overseas Diploma in Japanese, Japanese
2002 - 2002
Completed an overseas diploma program in Japanese as part of the BA degree scheme.
University of Granada
Overseas Diploma in Spanish, Spanish
2001 - 2002
Completed an overseas diploma program in Spanish as part of the BA degree scheme.
Shrewsbury School
A Level, General secondary education
1993 - 1998
Activities and societies: Played County Cricket and Football; extracurricular athletics and charity running events.
Completed A Levels including English, Spanish and Biology, with additional certifications in Japanese, French and Latin.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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