Courtenay Hollis
Executive Summary
I’m a relentlessly client-focused leader and senior executive with a 20-year track record of working for large multi-national companies, with a focus on Public Sector, Defence, National Security and Heavily Regulated Industries.
My experience lies in building and leading teams to identify and pursue new market opportunities, as evident from his previous role as a Senior Executive Director leading a strategic focus on a new National Security Business Unit at Oracle focused on building industry cloud solutions.
Courtenay has an experience and passion in enabling start-ups and existing businesses to identify, design and launch new disruptive business and service models using cloud technology.
Customer Reference
Courtenay was essential in redesign our go-to-market strategy into to complex heavily regulated markets. His ability to understand our capability, identify and communicate service model gaps and optimise our delivery model and sales approach helped tremendously in negotiations with our customers and positioning us with new clients Nathan Polito, MODRON - 2021
Courtenay led our customer engagement process, ensuring that stakeholders were involved in the design of our new service offering. He was able to effectively comment on our roadmap and capabilities to the Board and our customers. Courtenay’s ability to engage, understand and inform our customers, teams and vendors meant we were able to quickly iterate our approach, target investments appropriately and ensure success. Luke Dixon, Leasr - 2020
Key Skills
- Leader
- Entrepreneur
- Innovator
- Disruptor
- Team Builder
- Motivator
- Outcome-driven
- Customer-centric
Platforms
- Low-Code Platforms
- Oracle Sales and Service Cloud
- Oracle Marketing Cloud
- Oracle Intelligence Advisor
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Office 365
- Adobe Suite
Experience
Strategist, Kyte Consulting
Aug 2021- Present
Provide strategic vision and direction for customers seeking to identify, validate, design, and launch new business and services models. Drives an outcomes-based focus that aligns to market dynamics and research, business priorities, and the principles of the experience economy.
Chief Strategy Officer, Imminently
Jun 2020 - Present
Responsible for the identification of new market opportunities and customers, providing strategic advice to multiple customers. Conducting complex user and global market research to inform digital strategies.
Business and Commercial Advisor, SecureFast
Jun 2019 – Feb 2021
Conducted global market research across the global mobility and trade industry to inform the strategic direction and roadmap for the company. Documented scope, develop brand identity and overall corporate plans.