Gavin Sheldon

Liberty Global

Global Vice-President for Connectivity

Gavin’s has over 20 years experience in technology leadership spanning a number of Blue Chip companies including British Gas, The Post Office/Royal Mail, CSC, 02 and global Telecoms giant Telefonica. He has been consistently successful across the spectrum from IT operations, software and product development and innovation through to design, delivery, operation and leadership of large-scale infrastructure businesses. Highlights from Gavin’s career include leading the build and operation of O2’s multiple award winning home Broadband service after which he became CTO for the UK’s most successful mobile Network, 02. Gavin was then CTO for Jajah an exciting Israel and US based voice over IP software development company acquired by Telefonica. Gavin went on to lead ‘The Lab’ a small, agile, digital product innovation function that developed and launched Tu-Go, a disruptive, pioneering multi platform Wi-Fi calling service. In his final role at Telefonica Gavin delivered a multi year technology based business transformation strategy.

Gavin is also CTO and co founder of Mole in a Minute, a new online marketplace platform connecting businesses directly with a global network of experts providing bespoke customer insights and consultancy.

In September 2016 Gavin joined Liberty Global as Global Vice President for Connectivity. He leads a newly formed global engineering team delivering an exciting set B2C and B2C in home and out of home platforms and products serving all of Liberty’s global markets and brands.