Chris Combemale - Nationale E-mailmarketing Conferentie

	Chris Combemale is the Founder of The Email Academy along with David Hughes. Chris is also the Executive Director of the Direct Marketing Association with overall responsibility for all DMA activity in the UK. He is a dual French/US citizen with 30 years digital marketing, advertising, and direct marketing experience in Europe, the USA and Asia/Pacific. From 2000 to 2009, Chris developed Emailvision into Europe’s leading email service provider (ESP) in his dual roles of Chief Operating Officer and UK Managing Director. Emailvision completed a successful IPO on the French stock market in 2006 and currently has offices in UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia and the USA. Chris launched his career in New York with Young & Rubicam and his 12 years at Y&R included founding the Wunderman direct-marketing office in Singapore in 1992 and managing the Wunderman office in Hong Kong. Chris moved to London in 1994 as European Direct Marketing Director for Franklin Mint and created his own on-line catalogue company (Living Heritage) in 1998. In addition to his commercial activity, Chris has taken a lead in industry issues including legislation, best practice and education. He is a DMA Board member and Chairman of the DMA Email Marketing Council. He co-founded eMMa (Email Marketing Association) in 2001 and successfully led the merger of eMMa with the DMA in November 2002. Chris is also a frequent lecturer on IDM courses and other industry events.
Chris Combemale Managing Director The Email Academy