James Blamey

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About James Blamey

Ex Microsoft and Skype, currently Vice President of Corporate Communications with IBS Software, responsible for defining and managing the external communications strategies, covering storytelling, product PR, media and analyst relations, web and social.Previously Director of Communications with Veritas Technologies, discovering the truth about data, embracing technologies like big data, cloud, containers, hyperconverged infrastructure, open source, machine learning and AI, setting the standard as a leader in data protection and software defined storage. And previously, Director of Communications at Microsoft and Skype, breaking down barriers of communication with thought leadership and stories of innovation around ground breaking technology like Skype Translator, when leading the global Skype PR team, achieving significant results in a dynamic business, partnering with engineering and marketing leaders to drive global results, including; launching global products releases across every Skype product and key moments including Skype Translator, Skype Lite, Qik, Bots along with Bollywood/celebrity partnerships, Crisis Communications around issues and natural disasters around the world.At Microsoft as the International PR Lead for Windows Phone, working with multiple regions and teams globally, responsible for planning and execution of Windows Phone news and launches of Windows Phone 7 & 8, along with new services and applications and key mobile partners and events. A fervent enthusiast of technology, fascinated by the ever-changing impact it has on our lives. Graduated from the Royal Naval College Dartmouth and served in the Royal Navy for 16 years. Specialties: Corporate, Consumer & Technology Communications. Storytelling. Digital and Social media. Crisis Communications.