Nathan Hanley
VP @ Core42, a G42 company | Agentic AI - Cloud Compute - Media | Business Transformation, Strategy, GTM | Executive MBA @ LBS
An Executive within the TMT industry, I have 13 years experience in Startups/Scaleups, Business Transformation, and Turnarounds across a range of sectors including AI and Cloud computing, broadcast and media, fintech and payments, Gaming and AI, Telco, and more.
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I have overseen P&Ls of US$100m+ and managed teams of 100+ FTEs spanning 6 countries. My commercial experience includes: Sales (B2B and B2C), Digital and Traditional Marketing, CVM, CX and Product, Operations, Finance, and PMO. My major roles have included: - Chief Commercial Officer at a global fintech where I oversaw $XXXm P&L and was responsible for both B2B and B2C growth of Payments and Lifestyle (VOD, Music, Games) verticals across Europe, GCC and Africa. - Multiple executive roles at Multichoice (Africa's largest media company) including Chief Expansion Officer (overseeing SVOD Growth Strategy and Partnerships across the continent), Group Executive Head of Operations (managing all Operations and our Payment network of 150+ PSPs collecting US$800m p/a), and Group Executive Head of PMO (designing and executing the GTM of all strategic Projects across our 47 countries). - Prior to this I spent 6 years at a Top Tier Management Consulting firm (an ex-Mckinsey spin-off) focusing on Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation and Turnaround with a focus on execution. My experience spanned 11 industries and I personally identified over $300m of P&L improvements and implemented sustained improvements generating $160m (annual run-rate) My core specialities lie in 4 areas: 📈 Scaling startups/new business units → launched and oversaw the Nigeria Opco of Africa's largest SVOD, overseeing a P&L of US$15m and increasing subscribers by 332% in the last 18 months. 🤝 Partnerships and Growth (Organic/Inorganic) → in an 18 month window secured 27 Pan-African partner deals (including 20 MNOs) valued at ~US$60m ACV. Part of the core Exco team that secured a JV between NBCUniversal and MCG at a valuation of US$100m for Showmax. In current role, responsible for Global B2B partnerships with Telefonica, Orange, Vodafone, e&, and more 💱 Payments and Fintech → set up Multichoice's Payments function that oversees 150+ payment partners (US$800m p/a collections). Oversaw the continent-wide payments strategy. 💡Business Transformation and Turnaround → including 6 years of consulting experience across 11 industries; personally implemented over $160m (p/a recurring) of P&L improvements. Set up and ran Multichoice’s Business Transformation Office, overseeing the GTM for all Strategic projects across 47 countries.
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- CORE42JOB
- VP - Strategy and Special…7M
Vice President - Strategy and Special Projects
Core42
- Chief of Staff (Acting) to…2M
Chief of Staff (Acting) to the CEO
Core42
Temporarily filled in as Chief of Staff to the CEO
- VP - Sales Operations (Cor…11M
Vice President - Sales Operations (Core42 - a G42 Company)
Core42
- IGNYTEJOB
- Mentor1Y 5M
Mentor
Ignyte
- MONDIA GROUPJOB
- Chief Commercial Officer (…1Y
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Mondia Group
As Chief Commercial Officer, I am: • Accountable for the full P&L ($XXXm) across Europe, GCC and Africa operations (existing + new business), providing E2E payment and ecommerce solutions including Gaming (Casual and Cloudgaming), Music, VOD, Lifestyle, Loyalty, etc • Oversee growth of accounts from digital marketing campaigns, launching new products, as well as expansion of client base. • Driving revenue and engagement growth for our major global clients including Telefonica, Vodafone, Orange, A1, Du, e&, STC, FAB and many more. • Oversee a large cross functional team (Sales, Partnerships, Marketing, Operations), spread over 6 countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany, Egypt, South Afri…
- MULTICHOICE GROUPJOB
- Chief Expansion Officer2Y 1M
Chief Expansion Officer
MultiChoice Group
- Responsible for the Strategy, Growth and overall P&L of Showmax across 47 countries outside South Africa. This includes management of our local Nigeria operations (spanning Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Payments, CVM, HR and Finance). Oversees a P&L of US$15m and managing a multi-cultural team of 20 FTEs spread across Africa. - Designed the Payment strategy and Partner roadmap across Africa, including a collaboration with Safaricom/Visa to drive MPESA virtual cards in Kenya. - E2E development of partnerships across the continent: market sizing, developing strategy, identifying partners, leading negotiations, designing customer proposition, contracting, GTM and ultimately performance.…
- Group Executive Head: Oper…2Y 8M
Group Executive Head: Operations and P&PO (Programme & Project Office)
MultiChoice Group
As Group Executive Head of Operations and BTO I was responsible for a team of 100, spanning: - Strategic Projects Office which develops and coordinates the Go-to-Market strategy, delivering continent-wide projects across the customer lifecycle: Join (Sales and Marketing), Deepen (Customer Value Management), Help (CX and Care), and Digital journeys. - Operations Department which provides support across Service Management, Business Testing, Business Analysis, and our vast cross-continent Payment network which managed a network of 150+ payment partners (DCB, PSPs, etc) and collected over US$800m in revenue p/a. I was accountable for setting and overseeing the execution of our Operations and…
- Head Of Business Transform…8M
Head Of Business Transformation Office
MultiChoice Group
- Senior Mgr Strategy and GTM7M
Senior Manager Strategy and Go-to-Market
MultiChoice Group
- PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE, PART OF ACCENTUREJOB
- Senior Associate4Y 11M
Senior Associate
Partners in Performance, Part of Accenture
Worked as a management consultant with experience in Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation and Turnaround over 11 industries: personally identified over $300m of P&L improvements as well as assisted with the implementation of $160m of improvement ideas. BUSINESS TURNAROUND - Global Airline: - Identified and implemented a transformation pipeline of $300m EBIT improvement across fleet management, network, flight operations, engineering and maintenance, and Loyalty Program. - Introduced tiered fares within the Economy fare ($35m). - Developed and implemented a new indirect sales channel (partnering with major retailers, petrol companies, etc) increasing sales by $20m. BUSINESS TRANSFO…
- GHDJOB
- Structural Eng1Y 11M
Structural Engineer
GHD
- Job: Core42 — Vice President - Strategy and Special Projects · 2026-01 – present
- Job: Core42 — Chief of Staff (Acting) to the CEO · 2026-01 – 2026-03 — Temporarily filled in as Chief of Staff to the CEO
- Job: Core42 — Vice President - Sales Operations (Core42 - a G42 Company) · 2025-04 – 2026-03
- Job: Ignyte — Mentor · 2025-03 – present
- Job: Mondia Group — Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) · 2024-03 – 2025-03 — As Chief Commercial Officer, I am: • Accountable for the full P&L ($XXXm) across Europe, GCC and Africa operations (existing + new business), providing E2E payment and ecommerce solutions including Gaming (Casual and Cloudgaming), Music, VOD, Lifestyle, Loyalty, etc • Oversee growth of accounts from digital marketing campaigns, launching new products, as well as expansion of client base. • Driving revenue and engagement growth for our major global clients including Telefonica, Vodafone, Orange, A1, Du, e&, STC, FAB and many more. • Oversee a large cross functional team (Sales, Partnerships, Marketing, Operations), spread over 6 countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany, Egypt, South Afri…
- Job: MultiChoice Group — Chief Expansion Officer · 2022-01 – 2024-02 — - Responsible for the Strategy, Growth and overall P&L of Showmax across 47 countries outside South Africa. This includes management of our local Nigeria operations (spanning Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Payments, CVM, HR and Finance). Oversees a P&L of US$15m and managing a multi-cultural team of 20 FTEs spread across Africa. - Designed the Payment strategy and Partner roadmap across Africa, including a collaboration with Safaricom/Visa to drive MPESA virtual cards in Kenya. - E2E development of partnerships across the continent: market sizing, developing strategy, identifying partners, leading negotiations, designing customer proposition, contracting, GTM and ultimately performance.…
- Job: MultiChoice Group — Group Executive Head: Operations and P&PO (Programme & Project Office) · 2019-05 – 2022-01 — As Group Executive Head of Operations and BTO I was responsible for a team of 100, spanning: - Strategic Projects Office which develops and coordinates the Go-to-Market strategy, delivering continent-wide projects across the customer lifecycle: Join (Sales and Marketing), Deepen (Customer Value Management), Help (CX and Care), and Digital journeys. - Operations Department which provides support across Service Management, Business Testing, Business Analysis, and our vast cross-continent Payment network which managed a network of 150+ payment partners (DCB, PSPs, etc) and collected over US$800m in revenue p/a. I was accountable for setting and overseeing the execution of our Operations and…
- Job: MultiChoice Group — Head Of Business Transformation Office · 2018-09 – 2019-05
- Job: MultiChoice Group — Senior Manager Strategy and Go-to-Market · 2018-01 – 2018-08
- Job: Partners in Performance, Part of Accenture — Senior Associate · 2013-01 – 2017-12 — Worked as a management consultant with experience in Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation and Turnaround over 11 industries: personally identified over $300m of P&L improvements as well as assisted with the implementation of $160m of improvement ideas. BUSINESS TURNAROUND - Global Airline: - Identified and implemented a transformation pipeline of $300m EBIT improvement across fleet management, network, flight operations, engineering and maintenance, and Loyalty Program. - Introduced tiered fares within the Economy fare ($35m). - Developed and implemented a new indirect sales channel (partnering with major retailers, petrol companies, etc) increasing sales by $20m. BUSINESS TRANSFO…
- Job: GHD — Structural Engineer · 2011-01 – 2012-12
- School: London Business School — Executive MBA
- School: University of Sydney — Bachelor of Engineering (BE) (hons), Structural Engineering
- School: University of Sydney — Bachelor of Science (Advanced), Physics
- School: University of California, Irvine (Exchange Program) — Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Structural Engineering
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