As Senior Product Manager, MSN Video Player, Microsoft, Rob is responsible for the consumer strategy, partner relations and monetisation of MSN Video Player. He commissioned MSN’s first original video series, sci-fi thriller Kirill which was nominated for a Digital Emmy and won a 2009 Webby award for Best Single Drama.
Before Microsoft, Rob was with AOL where he negotiated the deal that brought Jamie Oliver to AOL’s audience via live webcast. He has also held content acquisition and TV production roles and started his career in marketing at BBC Worldwide.