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Ed Bussey is a technology entrepreneur who has been named in the 2015 and 2016 Sunday Times list of Debretts’ 500 most influential people in Britain.[1] He is currently CEO of Oxford Science Enterprises.[2][3][4][5][6]

Career[edit]

Oxford Science Enterprises[edit]

Bussey was appointed CEO of Oxford Science Enterprises in September 2023.[7][8]

Quill[edit]

In 2011, Bussey launched Quill, offering multi-language content production for ecommerce.[9] Quill was ranked by Deloitte in the 2016 Fast 50 rankings for the UK's fastest growing tech businesses[10] and as part of its 2017 Technology Fast 500 EMEA rankings.[11] In 2018, Quill was awarded Best Agency at the eCommerce Awards.[12]

In May 2019, Quill Content was acquired by French media group, Webedia.[13] In 2021, Quill merged with digital transformation agency Jellyfish, to become its global Performance Content capability (renamed Ecommerce Content in September 2021).[14] Bussey became Chief Solutions Officer at Jellyfish.[15]

ZYB[edit]

In 2007, Bussey become Chief Operating Officer at ZYB,[16] with responsibilities for marketing, business development and operations. ZYB was a mobile social networking business with backing from Nordic Venture Partners. In 2007 Business Week called their service one of the ten most innovative mobile products of the year.[17] It was later acquired by Vodafone Plc in May 2008.[18]

figleaves.com[edit]

In 2000, Bussey was a founder and Global Marketing Director of figleaves.com, one of the early online fashion retailers.[19] figleaves.com launched into the UK and US by 2005.[20] with over a million customers in 66 countries. In 2004, figleaves.com was named “UK Internet Retailer of the Year”.[21] In 2010 the company was bought by N Brown Plc.[22]

Military[edit]

Bussey began his career in the Royal Navy, where he was awarded his officer commission. Following this, he held various security and counter-terrorism appointments around the world with the UK diplomatic service.[23]

Expeditions[edit]

At 21, Bussey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, for his mountaineering expeditions and extreme endurance event participation.[24] He has taken part in expeditions or events in places like Bhutan, the Indian Himalayas, Alaska, Costa Rica, and southern Africa. In 2010 he completed an unsupported trek to the North Pole to raise money for the Global Angels charity[25]

Honours & Awards[edit]

Bussey earned a degree in Natural Science (Psychology) from Cambridge University[26] where he was President of the Young Entrepreneurs Society, and regional winner of the UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition.[27] He started his first business in university, which he sold even before he graduated.[28]

In 2015, Bussey was named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the annual Great British Entrepreneur Awards.[29] He was included in the 2015 and 2016 Sunday Times list of Debretts’ 500 most influential people in Britain.[30]

In 2018 Bussey was named Disruptor of the Year at the UK Tech Founder Awards and runner-up in the Scale-up category at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.[31]

Bussey was awarded with 'Entrepreneurial Success of the Year’[32] at the Heropreneurs Awards[33] in 2019, recognising his achievements since leaving the military in 2000.

In 2021 Quill (now Jellyfish) Bussey was awarded Fashion Content Campaign of the Year at the UK Content Awards.[34]

Bussey is part of the London Stock Exchange ELITE programme[35] and an active participant in the Tech London Advocates community.[36]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Debrett's 500 List - Debrett's". Debrett's. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ "New CEO vows to lead OSE into next phase of growth" Insider Media
  3. ^ ""Oxford University spinouts venture picks ex-diplomat as new chief" Sky News
  4. ^ "Oxford Science Enterprises announces new CEO" The Business Magazine
  5. ^ "OSE brings in Bussey as CEO" Global University Venturing
  6. ^ "Oxford Science Enterprises names new CEO, first CIO" Biocentury
  7. ^ "New CEO vows to lead OSE into next phase of growth" Insider Media
  8. ^ ""Oxford University spinouts venture picks ex-diplomat as new chief" Sky News
  9. ^ "Quill | what we do". Quill Content. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  10. ^ "By sector". UK Technology Fast 50. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  11. ^ "Technology Fast 500™ EMEA Winners | Deloitte Global | Technology, Media and Telecommunication". Deloitte. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  12. ^ "Winners 2018 | ECommerce Awards for Excellence". www.ecommerceawards.london. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  13. ^ "Panoramic Growth Equity backed Quill is acquired by Webedia Group". www.angelnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  14. ^ Rifilato, Tony (2021-02-23). "Jellyfish Expands Global Footprint With Five Acquisitions". AdExchanger. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  15. ^ "Multilingual Content Provider Quill Folded into Marketing Agency Jellyfish". Slator. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  16. ^ "In conversation with... Ed Bussey, CEO and founder of Quill - Smedvig Capital". Smedvig Capital. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  17. ^ "IEBF Home - Business Network". iebf.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  18. ^ "Entrepreneurs: Security expert firing the marketing bullets for brands". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  19. ^ "Interview with Ed Bussey, Founder & CEO - Quill". martechseries.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  20. ^ "Figleaves.com gets to the bottom of-tailing success". NMA. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  21. ^ "IEBF Home - Business Network". iebf.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  22. ^ "In conversation with... Ed Bussey, CEO and founder of Quill - Smedvig Capital". Smedvig Capital. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  23. ^ "In case you missed it listen to our chat w/ @ed_bussey CEO and founder of @Quill_Content about his brilliant career". Audioboom. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  24. ^ "In case you missed it listen to our chat w/ @ed_bussey CEO and founder of @Quill_Content about his brilliant career". Audioboom. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  25. ^ "How adventure made Ed Bussey a better leader - Director magazine". www.director.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  26. ^ "In case you missed it listen to our chat w/ @ed_bussey CEO and founder of @Quill_Content about his brilliant career". Audioboom. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  27. ^ "In conversation with... Ed Bussey, CEO and founder of Quill - Smedvig Capital". Smedvig Capital. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  28. ^ "How do you build a winning digital business?". Your Ready Business. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  29. ^ "2015 Winners - The Great British Entrepreneur Awards". The Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  30. ^ "Debrett's 500 List - Debrett's". Debrett's. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  31. ^ "2018 Awards". BMW i UK Tech Founder Awards. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  32. ^ "2019 Heropreneurs Awards Highlights". Heropreneurs. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  33. ^ Caines, Matthew (2019-11-08). "Armed forces veterans in business honoured at Heropreneurs Awards". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  34. ^ "2021 Winners". UK Content Awards. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  35. ^ "Ed Bussey is awarded a Special Merit for Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2014 Great British Entrepreneur Awards - Smedvig Capital". Smedvig Capital. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  36. ^ "London tech growth hampered by a shortage of talent - Tech London Advocates". Tech London Advocates. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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