LOVEFiLM
Simon Calver
Simon formed LOVEFiLM International in 2006 by merging with Video Island, where he was CEO to create one of Europe’s largest online entertainment services. In 2008 LOVEFiLM acquired the online DVD rental business from Amazon.
Previous roles include time as CEO and President at Riverdeep in (Date), one of the fastest growing interactive digital education companies in the US. Simon has also been GM and VP of Dell’s UK and Ireland Home and Small Business Operation, International VP of Sales Operations for PepsiCola, and GM and VP of PepsiCola UK where he launched Pepsi Max and Pepsi Blue as well as developing Pepsi Music activity.
Early in his career he held a number of marketing and sales management positions at Unilever and was a senior associate in the Strategy and Marketing group of Coopers Deloitte management consultancy division.
Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 and 2009.
In October 2009, Simon Calver featured in Revolution’s Future 50: Digital Stars of Tomorrow.
LOVEFiLM is the UK’s largest online DVD & games rental service and entertainment website.
LOVEFilm stands for value for money, outstanding choice, innovation, and a source of movie and home entertainment information. They deliver a quality service by listening to their customers and continually improving their experience through new service ideas. Above all else LOVEFiLM is a community, within which people share, in simple terms their love for film. This active membership base of over a million subscribers has generated over 68 million film ratings.
LOVEFiLM offers more unique titles than any competitor, is a pioneer in a digital film delivery and continues to offer new services to members on a regular basis.
9 out of 10 dispatches are within 1 business day from the order, making LOVEFiLM the largest first class customer of Royal Mail. Their customers are clearly pleased with the service: over 20% of all new sign-ups result from word-of-mouth recommendations and 94% of subscribers have recommended the service to friends.
Awards:
- 2009 Growing Business Awards – Company of the Year
- 2009 Retail Week Awards – Finalist
- 2008 National Customer Service Awards – Finalist
- British Video Association’s award for the UK’s Best Rental Service in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
- The fast-growing media company Media Momentum award in 2005, 2007 and 2008
- UK technology – Innovation & Growth award for Mediatech Impact of the Year 2008
- Home Entertainment Week awards for Rentailer of the Year 2008 and 2007
- The 2008 Fast Growth Business Award for Retail/Leisure business of the Year
- Awarded 2nd place in The Sunday Times Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Tech Companies 2008 – (5th in 2007)
- The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 2007 – Best Management Team Award
- National Customer Service Awards 2008 – Finalist
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