Phil Townend

CRO APMEA at Unruly, 20 years digital, thinking about the planet

📍 Singapore, Singapore🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2017
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A bulletproof digital strategy isn’t just about marketing anymore. Online advertising is fast becoming a major business focus of agencies, brands, publishers, platforms and government bodies in Asia Pacific. Established in Singapore in 2010 and expanding to Southeast Asia and India (IAB SEA+India) in Q4 2018, the IAB SEA+India plays a leading role in raising the profile, positive perception and growth of the digital industry locally, regionally and globally. As a not-for-profit industry body, the IAB SEA+India mission is to be a catalyst in growing investment in digital advertising. We are committed to promoting the value of Digital Advertising, evaluating and recommending standards & practices, developing and distributing research key industry topics. In order to help Members achieve a universal level of understanding of the new digital landscape, we focus on four core goals: To support Singapore’s ambition to become the digital business hub for Asia; to create and provide accurate research; to upgrade top industry talent; and to speak as one voice to the wider market. At the IAB SEA+India, we have our sights set on raising standards for the entire interactive advertising industry here in the region. Members comprise publishers, platforms, ad tech vendors and media agencies operating in the region, representing the evolving Digital Ecosystem and we offer world-class expertise for our ambition for Singapore to become a digital business hub for Asia.
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2017
Board Member
Jan 2017
A bulletproof digital strategy isn’t just about marketing anymore. Online advertising is fast becoming a major business focus of agencies, brands, publishers, platforms and government bodies in Asia Pacific. Established in Singapore in 2010 and expanding to Southeast Asia and India (IAB SEA+India) in Q4 2018, the IAB SEA+India plays a leading role in raising the profile, positive perception and growth of the digital industry locally, regionally and globally. As a not-for-profit industry body, the IAB SEA+India mission is to be a catalyst in growing investment in digital advertising. We are committed to promoting the value of Digital Advertising, evaluating and recommending standards & practices, developing and distributing research key industry topics. In order to help Members achieve a universal level of understanding of the new digital landscape, we focus on four core goals: To support Singapore’s ambition to become the digital business hub for Asia; to create and provide accurate research; to upgrade top industry talent; and to speak as one voice to the wider market. At the IAB SEA+India, we have our sights set on raising standards for the entire interactive advertising industry here in the region. Members comprise publishers, platforms, ad tech vendors and media agencies operating in the region, representing the evolving Digital Ecosystem and we offer world-class expertise for our ambition for Singapore to become a digital business hub for Asia.
2010
UK Managing Director
Nov 2010
Nexxen empowers advertisers, agencies, publishers and broadcasters around the world to utilize data and advanced TV in the ways that are most meaningful to them. Our flexible and unified technology stack comprises a demand-side platform (“DSP”) and supply-side platform (“SSP”), with the Nexxen Data Platform at its core. With streaming in our DNA, Nexxen’s robust capabilities span discovery, planning, activation, monetization, measurement and optimization – available individually or in combination – all designed to enable our partners to reach their goals, no matter how far-reaching or hyper niche they may be. Nexxen is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is traded on NASDAQ (NEXN).
2000
24/7 Media Ltd
Senior Acc Manager
2000