AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE SECTOR, JONATHAN IS A WELL KNOWN VETERAN WITH A HIGH PROFILE IN THE INDUSTRY. HE STARTED HIS CAREER WITH BLUEBIRD TOYS (POLLY POCKET) AND BECAME AN EARLY MEMBER OF THE TEAM AT VIVID IMAGINATIONS WHERE HE REMAINED FOR 23 YEARS.
HE BUILT AND MANAGED A NETWORK OF OVER 150 DISTRIBUTOR AND DIRECT TO RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS IN 75 COUNTRIES WITH SALES TOTALLING WELL OVER US$1 BILLION. HE HAS DEVELOPED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO SELL TOYS AND LICENSED PRODUCTS ACROSS THE GLOBE.
JONATHAN GETS THE DEAL DONE: FROM TV PROMOTED, DIRECT IMPORT BRANDED GOODS SOLD THROUGH WALMART, TARGET AND AMAZON IN THE USA, TO LICENSED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS FOR DISNEY, ITV, THE BBC AND NICKELODEON ACROSS EUROPE, TO DTR PROGRAMS IN AUSTRALIA AND FOB SALES IN JAPAN. IN ADDITION TO RUNNING SPIDER INTERNATIONAL, JONATHAN IS ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE ANNUAL DISTOY PREVIEW SHOW IN LONDON, HE IS A FOUNDER AND SHAREHOLDER OF SPIDER GLOBAL LTD, A PRODUCT SOURCING AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATION BASED IN HONG KONG AND HE CURRENTLY SITS ON THE BOARD OF HMV RETAIL LTD IN THE UK.
MARK WHITAKER
INTERNATIONAL SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR
WITH OVER 10 YEARS IN SALES, MARKETING AND LICENSING WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS SUCH AS VIVID, CRAYOLA, WARNER BROS. AND RUBIE’S COSTUME COMPANY, MARK HAS DEVELOPED AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF LEADING DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS SPANNING N. AMERICA, S. AMERICA, EMEA AND ASIA PACIFIC.
MARK HAS ALSO WORKED WITH THE BIGGEST GLOBAL BRANDS, INCLUDING LICENSED PROPERTIES FROM DISNEY, MARVEL, STAR WARS, WARNER BROS., NICKELODEON, HASBRO, MATTEL AND UNIVERSAL, TO NAME A FEW.
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