Glyn Povah
Global Product Development at Telefónica Tech
O2 (Telefónica UK)•Greater London, England, United Kingdom
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience27+ Years
Executive Overview
Glyn is an experienced global product leader and agitator with over 20 years experience working in both business and consumer product development, product marketing and commercial development. Glyn is a recognised leader and frequent speaker on Digital Identity, Cybersecurity and the API economy. He has over ten years experience in developing commercial B2B APIs with strong product-market fit and commercial growth in the Telco industry. He has pioneered multiple product innovations resulting in new commercial APIs addressing multiple identity use-cases for the benefit of businesses and consumers alike.
Career Timeline
- TelefónicaCurrent2013–Present· 13 yrs 10 mos
- Founder and Director, Global Product Development, Smart Digits, TelefónicaCurrent2016–Present
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JetSetMe2013–Sep 2026
- O2 (Telefónica UK)CurrentMay 2004–Present· 22 yrs 6 mos
- Commercial Director at The LabCurrentMar 2011–Present
- Head of Content MarketingMay 2004–Aug 2011
- Sep 1999–May 2004· 4 yrs 8 mos
- Consultant, Professional ServicesSep 1999–May 2004
Education
Information Systems
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Computer Science and French
University of SussexExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Glyn Povah
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Product ManagementMobile TechnologyMarketingProduct MarketingTelecommunicationsMobile DevicesMobile CommunicationsBusiness ManagementMobile MarketingCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyCybersecuritySMSStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ModelingMobile InternetProduct Innovation