Capital Governorate, Bahrain
Currently, Paul is the founder of RimRubber, the GCC’s #1 Online Marketplace for Car Tyres. He uses his finely tuned skills to drive product development and create and deploy go-to-market strategies ultimately driving growth for the company. Paul is a proud and pivotal leader collaborating with the team to design and build a product, onboard vendors and drive revenues across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates Previously, Paul was a Partner & Head of Product at Brinc, an international VC firm and the world’s first end-to-end integrated platform designed to support global Connected Hardware (IoT), Drones and Robotics, and Food Technology entrepreneurs by accelerating startups from concept to sustainable commercialisation. Paul is also a member of the Global Investment Committee and has reviewed 700+ deals teams to select 75 new investments globally. He is also a global mentor, assessing teams during due diligence for their target market and product market fit, and supporting them with one-on-one mentoring sessions. Whilst at Brinc Paul was engaged to Co-found and build Diwan, from idea to financial modelling to capital raising to construction to operations single-handedly in a period of 18 months. Leveraging his career experiences across all areas to drive success. Diwan is now Bahrain’s leading culturally connected co-working space, enabling today’s liquid workforces to revisit their workday. More impressively, during COVID-19, Paul has driven the company to OpEx break even in 7 months of operations. Regional expansion is set for 2022. Paul is the former Chief Product Officer (and current investor and board member) at Sapient Shopping – a tech startup that builds AI technologies for global eCommerce – where he directed the product experience from strategy to execution. Previously, he was Design Director of Asia at Lippincott, where he led digital strategy, tech consulting and tech innovation for the most prominent banking and consumer brands in Asia. Prior to Lippincott, he was Creative Director and Head of Operations at Gruppo Pozzi, where he leveraged 20 years of Italian heritage to launch the Middle East headquarters for a notable client list that included LVMH, L’Oreal Group and Kering Group. Earlier in his career, Paul was a Senior Environmental Designer working with the Juniper Development Group, one of Australia’s leading beachfront property developers, where he worked on concept development for high-end resort developments of US $500m+ across Australia.
Welcome to Bahrain's premier, culturally connected coworking space. Its been a relatively short road to launch, a rewarding journey with a fantastic team I look forward to leading into the future. The journey began in Bahrain and I look forward to the journey ahead... where to next...
Paul is our resident product guru, deciding the future of consumer-facing technologies and working with our teams to deliver their breakthrough technologies to market.
Sapient Shopping is an Internet startup that is developing proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to revolutionise the global eCommerce landscape. Initially this technology will be deployed to consolidate the currently fragmented adventure/action sports industry, building the world’s first truly immersive online platform for enthusiasts. The platform will encompasses retail, education, travel and social media, in both a digital and physical space. Responsibilities as Chief Product Officer: - Direct all web/tech/digital related initiatives, e.g. apps, functions, site integration etc. - Direct product development road maps and customer experience maps - Keep ahead of cutting edge trends as they relate to adventure sports - social media, culture, digital, tech and media. - Utilise data-driven analytics and research to conduct analysis and identify opportunities. Responsibilities as General Manager of the MENA region: - Oversee business development in the region - e-commerce, online retail, travel, events etc. - Oversee business setup process as and when necessary - Oversee all operations as and when necessary