Andy Hobsbawm
Andy Hobsbawm established the first international Internet agency in 1994 and was a founding director of leading British new media company Online Magic which merged with Agency.com in 1997. He is currently European Chairman of Agency.com.
Career Highlights
- Created the world’s first commercial eZine, PowerPC News (1993)
- Established Online Magic (1994)
- Weekly columnist about the new economy for the Financial Times
- Published a widely acclaimed report on the global impact of communications technologies: 10 Years On: The State of the Internet a decade after Mosaic(2005)
Accolades
- Recognised by industry professionals as one of most influential 100 individuals who have most contributed to the development and growth of e-commerce and the Internet in the UK over the last decade and also received a Special Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005
- Voted New Media Innovator of the Year and named by industry peers as one of the most admired digital pioneers in Campaign Magazine
- Featured as one of the Top 50 Internet Professionals in the U.K. for Internet Business Magazine.