About

Founder and CEO of Segala, industry authority in content classification and Web standards compliance certification.
Former executive at Eqos, a pioneer in the development of Web technologies for the B2B retail industry.
One of the first to join AOL as a small startup in the mid-’90s. Key member of the team developing AOL’s UK presence and assisted with the launch of other AOL European territories. Has international experience within the telecommunications industry and has consulted companies such as Vodafone, O2, Orange, CMG and ADC Metrica.
Chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) since 2006. Advisor to the British Council, helping to build and improve a digital pioneer program with Hong Kong and a 3 year entrepreneurial related project with India. Non-Executive Director at Newspepper.com and a mentor to the CEO of 3 Dynamics, a Hong Kong based games company.
Partner in a group of award winning, Michelin-rated restaurants in Dublin.

Slightly longer biog

Paul is the Founder and CEO of Segala, a specialist in Web standards compliance certification and an expert in content classification using a method based on the Semantic Web called Content Labels.

Prior to Segala, Paul was an Executive at Eqos, a pioneer in the development of Web technologies for the B2B retail industry.

Paul was one of the first to join AOL as a small startup in the mid 90’s where he was the first Technical Accounts Manager and International Beta Coordinator. He was a key member of the team developing AOL’s UK presence and assisted with the launch of other AOL European territories.

Paul has international experience within the Telecommunications Industry and has consulted for companies such as Vodafone, O2, Orange, CMG and ADC Metrica.

Paul was re-elected Chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), the longest established Industry association to represent the interests of the digital industry, in May 2007 after serving as Chair in 2006, and as a member of the Executive in 2005.

Paul is an advisor to the British Council, helping it to build and improve the digital pioneer programme with Hong Kong. He is also advising them on a new 3 year entrepreneurial related project with India.

He is non-Executive Director at Newspepper.com and a mentor to the CEO of 3 Dynamics; a Hong Kong based games company.

He is also a Partner in a group of award winning Michelin rated restaurants in Dublin.

Paul also consults brands and agencies in how to adopt social media to deliver more innovative marketing to improve consumer engagement.

Contribution to Standards

Instrumental in the formation of the W3C’s first ever incubator activity, to review Content Labels as a formal method of classifying and labelling content
Segala’s W3C Advisory Committee Representative
Founding Sponsor of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative and member of the Steering Council
Active participant in the W3C Semantic Web Education and Outreach (SWEO) Special Interest Group.