Nov
15
Jason Watkins joins Kukimedia as a Director
Jason Watkins is an Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Kitbag.com and has been actively involved with Internet related businesses since 1996. He was a co-founder of a local systems integrator which sold for £5 million in 1999 to Morse PLC and successfully exited Kitbag.com when turnover reached £12 million. Jason was responsible for a number of departments including, IT, Operations and Marketing. He devised and successfully managed the B2B strategy for Kitbag, which today, is still the largest and most profitable division. Kitbag now has annual online revenues of approximately £45 million. During his tenure with Kitbag.com Jason worked alongside a number of global sports brands, F1 teams and football clubs; negotiating contracts to operate their ecommerce. In addition, Jason helped implement the necessary operational changes required to ensure a smooth transition between systems. Kitbag's clients include, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid FC, Barcelona FC, Chelsea FC, Celtic FC, Everton FC, Portsmouth FC, F1.com, Wimbledon.com, RFU, The FA, Reebok, Puma and FIFA. Jason has since founded a number of web technology & software businesses and in 2009 completed an MBA at Nottingham University. In November 2009 he accepted a position as Director with Kukimedia Ltd, and the Kuki team are extremely pleased to have him on-board.


