Adam Ryan

Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer | AI-native marketing, brand, growth & rev ops | Builder of leading brands, teams and value

London, England, United Kingdom

About

AI-native marketing leader, rebuilding how the marketing function works: people on the judgement, taste and relationships, agents on the volume, all on a shared company brain and tied to commercial outcomes. Built on the craft itself: brand strategy, PR & sponsorships, product marketing, performance and growth marketing, demand generation, marketing technology and revenue operations. I create leading, distinctive challenger brands, scale customer and revenue growth efficiently, and build high-performing, happy teams with a culture where people trust each other enough to challenge. Several successful exits and events along the way.

Experience

  • Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer at MrQ
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Chief Marketing Officer at Finverity
    Apr 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    FinTech, SaaS, providing technology and working capital solutions for banks and mid-cap corporates.

  • Career transition at Career Break
    Nov 2022 - Mar 2023 · 5 mos

    Extended career break following the acquisition of Azimo by Papaya Global for $200m in 2022.

  • Azimo (Full-time · 3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Chief Marketing Officer
      Sep 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

      FinTech, providing faster, cheaper global payments for businesses and individuals. Helped scale from 75 to 200 employees, £10m to £30m revenue. Acquired by Papaya Global for $200m in July 2022.

    • Global Marketing Director
      Aug 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Product Marketing at Papaya Global
    Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 · 6 mos

    Quadruple Unicorn, valued at $3.7bn. Enterprise software for global payroll, payments, and HR. Following Papaya Global's $200m acquisition of Azimo; initiation of product marketing function, focusing on relaunch of Papaya's new payment product: - Brand strategy, target audience segmentation, ICP and persona - Value proposition, positioning and messaging - Marketing and sales campaign development