Adzuna
Doug Monro has extensive work experience in various industries. Doug co-founded Adzuna, a search engine for job ads, where they served as the CEO. Doug was also a Non-Executive Director at Smart Sensors Ltd, a biometrics business, and helped the business successfully sell to Fotonation / Tessera Technologies. Monro was a Non-Executive Director at iAnnounce, which was later sold to Legacy.com. Doug served as the Chief Operating Officer at ZPG Plc, where they played a key role in building the team, integrating acquisitions, fundraising, and leading the day-to-day business operations. Monro was the Managing Director of Gumtree.com and later served as the Head of Operations (COO), overseeing various departments. Doug had a role at eBay UK as a Senior Manager in Strategy & Analysis, reporting to the CFO and working closely with the CEO. Monro started their career as a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Co and also founded a consumer finance web start-up called Moneybags.co.uk. Doug began their career as a Finance Manager at Unilever.
Doug Monro earned an MBA with distinction in Entrepreneurship from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, attending from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, they obtained a BA in English from St John's College Cambridge, completing their studies from 1993 to 1996. In terms of additional certifications, they successfully completed the "Learn to Program: The Fundamentals" course from Coursera in November 2012, followed by "Computer Science 101" in June 2012.
Adzuna
Adzuna is a search engine for jobs ads used by over 10 million visitors per month that aims to list every job, everywhere. It searches thousands of websites so users don’t have to, bringing together millions of ads in one place. By providing smarter search options and powerful data about the job market, as well as unique tools like ValueMyCV,Adzuna gives jobseekers the information they need to take control of their careers. Adzuna’s data also powers the Number 10 Dashboard, used by the Prime Minister and senior officials to keep track of economic growth on a daily basis.Adzuna launched in the UK in July 2011 and now operates in 11 countries. It has a great team, top class investors, recently won an award for best crowdfunding round of the year, and have been recognized as one of the government’s Future Fifty and Sunday Times Tech Track 100 fastest-growing tech companies in Britain.Adzuna’s mission is to be the best place to start looking for a job. It loves using the awesome power of technology to help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.