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Ivana Kirkbride, Chief Commercial Officer, Deezer
Ivana oversees Deezer’s global partnerships organization spanning key regions access Europe, the Americas and new growth markets. She has a mandate to lead our growth strategy, elevate Deezer’s global presence, expand the company’s global partnerships business, and drive profitable growth across new geographies and verticals. Ivana is a member of Deezer’s C-level executive team based in Paris.
Ivana brings a unique blend of experience as an investor, entrepreneur, and operator with deep digital media expertise. Across her career she has deployed over $2B in transactions through investment roles in early internet and digital media with Advent International and ABS Capital Partners, subsequent operating roles at top-tier companies including Google, Meta, and Verizon and at disruptive startups like Vessel– an early player in mobile video and the creator economy. Known for launching innovative products and scaling new ecosystems at the convergence of media, technology, and entertainment– Ivana played key roles in landmark industry initiatives including YouTube Originals, Premium Mid-Form video, Creators.org and Meta’s first diverse creator programs. An award-winning executive producer, she has led successful content strategies for Meta's Video, Music, and Gaming apps and Verizon's OTT Entertainment product suite– where she secured 90+ major award nominations during her tenure as Chief Content Officer, including an Oscar win for the Best Animated Short Film Dear Basketball.
Ivana is a Henry Crown Fellow with the Aspen Institute and serves on the Board of Directors for Future PLC, a FTSE 250 Index company, where she chairs the Responsibility Committee. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Television Academy and serves on the Board of Directors for the Television Academy Foundation.
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