Oliver Roup
Founder & CEO
Oliver brings over 15 years of software experience to VigLink. Previously, he was a Director at Microsoft in charge of product for various media properties including XBOX Live Video Marketplace, Zune Marketplace and MSN Entertainment. Oliver was also an early employee at Internet Radio pioneer Echo Networks and has worked for Paul Allen at Vulcan, for iPlayer at the BBC and for the Founders Fund. Oliver has issued and pending patents covering micro-transactions, media and metadata. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from MIT and his MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Eoin Matthews
Vice President, Business Development
Eoin comes to VigLink from Buy.com where he was VP of Business Development and where he also held the position of Managing Director for Buy.com Europe. He arrived at Buy.com in 2004 when the company acquired Metails, an innovative social networking startup which he had cofounded. Prior to Metails, Eoin held technical and sales positions at document management and search software startups in both Ireland and USA. He holds a B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Alan Coleman
Vice President, Engineering
Alan joins VigLink with almost 10 years of experience delivering software specifically for Retail and Digital Marketing, and more than 20 years developing software. Prior to VigLink he was VP of Technology at Adchemy, where he led the development of their dynamic content and search engine marketing products, and VP of Engineering at DemandTec, where he ran their platform technology group. His other prior companies include Sybase, CrossWorlds, and Convergent Technologies. Alan has a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology from Columbia University in New York.
Oliver Deighton
Vice President, Marketing
Oliver joins VigLink as a Google veteran. He started with Google in 2003 to focus on advertising sales before joining the global product marketing organization in 2005. As a Product Marketing Manager, Oliver led key projects across a broad range of B2B and B2C product areas including AdWords, the Google Display Network, Google Play and Google+. Prior to Google, he held marketing and sales positions with MP3.com and eMusic. Oliver graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson with a bachelor's degree in anthropology.