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Thomas Christoforos Toumazis, MBE, (born 16th June 1961) is a director, investor and advisor, focused in technology, media and the arts. A founder investor and Chair of four start-ups, TVbeat, Tagsmart, Fusebox Games and Product Earth. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Performing Rights Society for Music and Directors UK.

In October 2018 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the NSPCC and is also Chair and Founder of the Childline Board, part of the NSPCC. He was awarded the MBE in the Queen Birthday Honours 2015 for services to children. In 2016 was made an Honorary Fellow of London South Bank University for services to the community.

Education
Toumazis attended London South Bank University from 1981 to 1983, he also attended Harvard Business School in 1999.[2]

Career History
Toumazis has worked in the media and entertainment industry since 1983, spending the first 18 years within advertising sales at ITV, Eurosport and Emap. He made the transition into TV and film in 2001 as Head of Disney-ABC-ESPN Television EMEA. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Endemol Worldwide, joining the main board. He was Head of Partnerships EMEA for Yahoo and prior to that, CEO of Mecom Group plc.

Charitable Contributions
As Founder and Chair of the ChildLine Board, Toumazis was awarded an MBE for his services to children. Since its launch the Childline Board has raised more than £22 million for Childline. Tom has run eight London Marathons for ChildLine

In 2012, Tom co-founded The Monday Movie Club with the support of the US and UK film distributors. The monthly screenings have raised over £750,000.

Personal life
Tom’s wife Helen is a Childline volunteer counsellor and has been working with the charity for over 14 years.

We need to talk about Maybe TEDxOxford
Toumazis is a public speaker, sharing his work/life experiences and encouraging young people to explore careers in the world of media and entertainment.

In February 2017, Toumazis gave a talk at TEDx Oxford. The talk is about the most destructive word in the English language: a five-letter word packed with explosives that can damage your personal and professional life. The talk is based on practical experiences, and is split into three parts: (1) the problem, (2) why we're saying 'maybe' more than ever before, and (3) tips to help you avoid using the word at all costs.


 * He also is a British Born Cypriot and Founder of #weareUKCypriots, bringing young UK Cypriots together through ideas, conversations and stories.