Jeff Watson has been appointed chief executive officer of the innovative international music and social networking company, Blastbeat. An MBA graduate of Harvard Business School, he has extensive start-up and Fortune 100 company experience, most recently serving as head of internet and e-commerce at Abbey National Bank in London. Watson’s experience covers finance, IT, new business development, product/programme management and strategy. Originally from the US, he has a vast amount of international experience having spent 10 years in the internet sector and 18 years in the financial services industry spanning the US, UK, Germany and Ireland. Blastbeat recently raised €1.1m through Enterprise Ireland and Irelandia to fund its growth and expansion in Ireland, the UK, the US, South Africa and central Europe.
