Speaker 2 - Eric Hobson

Eric Hobson is a well known figure in the Global Market for Mobile Entertainment, until recently he was General Manager and President of Hands On Europe/SE Asia & Latin America (a top 5 Global Publisher of Mobile Games). In 2007 he was voted by Mobile Entertainment magazine as one of the Top 50 most influential executives in mobile.

Prior to entering the mobile business Eric had a long career in Consumer Goods Marketing and International Business Development, encompassing Unilever, Boots The Chemist and was International Marketing Director at the FMCG multi national PZ Cussons.

He entered mobile in 2001 when he co-founded the mobile game developer Blue Beck, which was acquired by Hands On Mobile in August 2004. In January this year Eric co-founded Connect 2 Play Ltd a new venture focused on the converging market for entertainment across web, mobile and digital TV. Eric holds an MBA from Nottingham University