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James Bilefield

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Advisor at Systemiq Capital · Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company · Senior Advisor at SYSTEMIQ

London Area, United Kingdom

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About

James Bilefield serves as Chair of HBX Group and holds chair and non-executive director positions across FTSE 250 and private equity companies including SThree plc, MPB, and AnyVan. His background spans executive roles in technology scaling, corporate transformations, and investment banking, as well as non-executive positions with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and advisory work with McKinsey & Company and SystemIQ. Earlier career experience includes roles at Skype, Yahoo!, JP Morgan Chase, and other organizations.

Experience

  1. HBX GroupChaircurrent2026 — presentPalma, Balearic Islands, Spain
  2. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. AnyVanChaircurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  4. MPBChaircurrent2021 — present
  5. SThreeChaircurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  6. SYSTEMIQ Ltd.Senior Advisorcurrent2016 — present
  7. McKinsey & CompanySenior Advisorcurrent2015 — present
  8. Moneysupermarket GroupRemCo Chair and Non-Executive Director2020 — 2022United Kingdom
  9. Stagecoach Group plcNon Executive Director2016 — 2022United Kingdom
  10. Advent InternationalIndustry Advisor2014 — 2020
  11. www.CRUISE.co.ukChair2016 — 2019
  12. ticketscriptChair2014 — 2017
  13. FarfetchBoard Director and Investor2013 — 2014
  14. Vestiaire CollectiveBoard Director and Investor2013 — 2014Paris Area, France
  15. Condé Nast InternationalAdvisor2013 — 2014London, United Kingdom
  16. Condé Nast InternationalPresident, Digital2009 — 2013London, United Kingdom
  17. OpenXCEO2007 — 2008
  18. SkypeVice President, Global BD/General Manager, Europe2004 — 2007London, United Kingdom
  19. Yahoo!Managing Director1999 — 2004London, United Kingdom
  20. UpMyStreet.comCo-Founder & CEO1998 — 1999London, United Kingdom
  21. JPMorgan ChaseVice President1991 — 1998London/NYC

Skills & more

Management29Strategy19Leadership5Corporate GovernanceDigital TransformationBoard of DirectorsAdvertising85Publishing9Digital Media47E-commerce90Online Advertising38Start-ups55
+12 moreDigital MarketingMobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategySocial MediaNew Business DevelopmentDigital StrategyMergersMarketing Strategy

Languages English · French · German

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at Systemiq Capital

Elena Guglielmini
Operations Associate at Systemiq Capital
Gemma Bloemen
Venture Partner at Systemiq Capital
George Darrah
General Partner at Systemiq Capital
George Polk
Advisor at Systemiq Capital
Irena Spazzapan
Managing General Partner at Systemiq Capital
Jacques-Olivier Cogis
General Partner at Systemiq Capital
Jasper Wigley
Investment Associate at Systemiq Capital
Jeremy Oppenheim
Managing Partner at SYSTEMIQ

Frequently asked questions

Who is James Bilefield?
James Bilefield serves as Chair of HBX Group and holds chair and non-executive director positions across FTSE 250 and private equity companies including SThree plc, MPB, and AnyVan. His background spans executive roles in technology scaling, corporate transformations, and investment banking, as well as non-executive positions with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and advisory work with McKinsey & Company and SystemIQ. Earlier career experience includes roles at Skype, Yahoo!, JP Morgan Chase, and other organizations.
Where does James Bilefield work?
James Bilefield is Advisor at Systemiq Capital.
Where did James Bilefield go to school?
James Bilefield studied at University of Bristol (Bachelor's Degree, Modern Languages (French & German)).

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