The management team of Music Intelligence Solutions draws from the convergent communications, media and entertainment industries worldwide, providing a depth of leadership experience across major multinational brands and innovative startups.

David Meredith
Chief Executive Officer
As a thought leader in the Communications, Media and Entertainment industries, David Meredith provides insights and analysis for leading media outlets. He has been quoted by Business Week magazine, USA Today, The Washington Post, SmartMoney.com, and Billing World, among others. He has been published in CIO Magazine Online, America’s Network and Wireless Week and has spoken on wireless industry topics on the “Nightly Business Report” for PBS, the First City Club CEO Lecture Series, and at the Yankee Group’s Wireless Leadership Summit.

As CEO of Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., Mr. Meredith presides over the launch of the next generation of digital media technology that will enhance the consumer experience across multiple technology platforms as well as global geographies.

Prior to joining MIS, he held the Senior Vice President and General Manager position at VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN), where he successfully grew revenues and profits while managing the Wireless Commerce Division, which served more than 150 communication, media and entertainment customers globally and included the Center of Excellence for Mobile Commerce.

Previously, Mr. Meredith worked at $3B international IT leader CGI (formerly CGI-AMS) as Global Vice President of Solutions for the communications, media and entertainment industry sectors where he successfully managed three solution lines across multiple countries. Prior to joining CGI-AMS, Mr. Meredith held various management roles at diversified financial services and marketing leader Capital One during its spin-out into a stand-alone company and the ensuing period of rapid growth in customers and revenues.

Mr. Meredith currently chairs the Corporate Relations and Admissions Committee for the University of Virginia (UVA) Board for the Information Technology Masters program. He also serves on the Boards of the Savannah International Music Festival and the Coastal Business, Education and Technology Alliance (CBETA). In 2006, Mr. Meredith was recognized as one of the “Top 40 under 40” business leaders in the Coastal Empire region by The Business Report and Journal.

Mr. Meredith earned a Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia and graduated with honors from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Business Finance.

Jimena Llopis
General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Asia

Jimena Llopis brings a decade of global communications and media experience, managing innovative technology businesses, to her role as MIS General Manager, EMEA.

Prior to her current position, Ms. Llopis served as Executive Chairman of Polyphonic HMI S.L. where she pioneered the development and rollout of the now patented music discovery, recommendation and hit song potential technology.

Previously Ms. Llopis worked at leading research firm AIA Grupo as Global Vice President of New Business Development and Director of the Telecommunication Business Sector.

During Ms. Llopis’ 15 years of research and academic leadership at premier global universities including MIT in the USA, and UPF and CRM in Europe, she has collaborated with the world’s leading researchers in the fields of math, science and music. Her research in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence (AI) has been published in leading journals. Ms. Llopis is also a concert-level musician.

 

Venky Chinnathambi
Head of Technology
Mr. Chinnathambi brings more than 16 years of experience in providing IT services and software to top global consumer brands as an executive for an Information Technology services provider. He served as Senior Principal with American Management Systems (AMS), where he developed expertise in all aspects of the product development and implementation lifecycle.

Venky has also founded two stealth start-up companies, and he serves as an advisor to venture-backed companies that are looking to grow revenues through the use of interactive and personalized web 2.0 technology.