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Catena Media welcomes Jules Bazley as VP of EMEA

October 12th, 2021

Catena Media is incredibly excited to welcome aboard our new Vice President EMEA, Jules Bazley. Jules brings with him 20 years of experience to our growing team of talented individuals. He will reinforce the managerial team and assist the company development in Europe, Middle East and Africa territories.

Jules has over twenty years of experience in Director, Senior VP and CEO roles at, among others, United Digital Group and CJ Affiliate. His background in sales and commercial development is highly valuable to Catena Media and we are excited to welcome him aboard.

Michael Daly, Catena Media’s CEO, says: “We are extremely pleased to have someone of the caliber of Jules joining the Catena Media leadership team. His extensive background, in many forms of affiliate marketing in other sectors, will intersect well with the strong iGaming affiliate team he assumes management over. I also expect his exceptional leadership and coaching experience will be well received by all. I very much look forward to the days ahead for our EMEA division.”

Jules Bazley Q&A

In order to get to know Jules and let him introduce himself, we asked him some questions about his professional values and leadership style.

Can you go through your past experience?

Sure, I have been fortunate to work in and around affiliate and performance marketing for the majority of my career. It really is an amazing industry and has given me the opportunity to do something I am truly passionate about and has given me exposure to the entire digital space. Over the years I have worked across networks, agencies, and advertisers as well as running a few publisher sites myself in my spare time. Most recently for the last six years as Senior VP EMEA for CJ Affiliate. My focus has always been centered on creating a winning and collaborative work culture working to drive growth for the business whilst creating opportunities and progression for them and their teams.

What are you looking forward to most in your role as VP EMEA at Catena Media?

As I get to know the team and leadership across Catena, it’s clear that we have an exceptional team with some extremely talented colleagues. I am truly excited to get to know each of the team and hope to bring a level of energy, passion and new ideas that will not only help shape the next steps of our journey as a business but also create opportunities that will enhance our market share, drive additional revenue and create career progression opportunities across the team. I can’t wait to meet the rest of the team and get started.

Can you sum up your management style in a sentence or two?

I am sure at some point each of us has been told to surround ourselves by people more talented than yourself and give them the tools they need to succeed - this has been a foundation of my management style and holds true if you consistently aspire to it. I also believe success comes from a combination of Collaboration, Culture and Coaching and that by setting out clear objectives you can empower people to be their best self.

What have you learned from failure?

Don’t be afraid to fail, but fail fast and be transparent with colleagues when things don’t work out (there is nothing worse than a cover-up). Be sure to share learnings and avoid similar mistakes in the future - it’s a key part of progressing as an individual, team or business.

If you could pick one of CatenaMedia’s values, which one is most important to you?

Catena Media’s values are all important, but if I had to choose one that stands out for me it would have to be ‘accountability’. Exceptional teams rely on each person delivering and being accountable for what they bring to their role and projects they work on and if each of us gives 100% and is accountable for what they do, we can really make things happen.

The Night of Gambling Excellence

When it comes to those who work in iGaming and online casinos, it's no secret that the AskGamblers Awards Ceremony is a must-attend event for everyone in the business.

On the night, the victors are announced and congratulated for their hard work and dedication, as well as the heart and soul they've poured into their innovative endeavours. At the same time, industry leaders from all over the world travel to Serbia to find out if they've won or not, and then to lavishly celebrate both their own and others' achievements!

Throughout the year, the AskGamblers Awards Ceremony takes centre stage at the AskGamblers HQ, and with such magnitude that each and every aspect of the event must be planned immaculately. Our colleagues and friends from all over the world and Europe deserve the best, and we give our best to deliver it.

Always Thinking of Those Less Fortunate

The AskGamblers crew have never been ones to rest on our laurels, and we are not afraid of throwing a party that'll make anyone else's party blush. But, in the same way we party, we think of others.

On 15 June, the AskGamblers Charity Night took place, gathering a number of well-known industry names and AskGamblers members, respectively.

The goal of the Charity Night, like every year, was to raise money for those in need and our amazing partners delivered! During the Charity Night, we raised a total of €60,300 that will get diverted to the appointed charities, to be announced during September, our official Charity Month.

Catena Media welcomes Jules Bazley as VP of EMEA

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