Last night, 12th May 2015: The British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) has tonight announced Shazam’s Executive Chairman Andrew Fisher as the latest inductee into its Digital Hall of Fame, at an exclusive invitation-only ceremony at London’s Ham Yard Hotel.
Fisher joined Shazam in 2005. During his tenure, the service has become one of the world’s top ten most downloaded apps, connecting more than 600 million people to music, television shows and adverts.
Fisher is the latest inductee to the esteemed BIMA Digital Hall of Fame, which counts the father of the internet Sir Tim Berners Lee and Lastminute.com founder Dame Martha Lane Fox amongst its members.
Last night’s event at Ham Yard Hotel also honoured the BIMA Hot 100: a list of UK digital’s biggest movers and shakers. The Hot 100 are nominated by the industry, with the final list being decided by a panel of leading digital experts chaired by Lawrence Weber, Managing Partner Innovation at Karmarama.
This year, BIMA has split its Hot 100 into 10 categories, in recognition of the UK digital industry’s diverse talents. New entrants to this year’s BIMA Hot 100 include:
•Vikki Chowney, Director of Content and Publishing Strategies, Hill+Knowlton Strategies (Women in Tech)
•James Bassett, Head of Digital Creative, Sony Music UK (Brand-Side Digital Stars)
•Laura-May Coope, Co-founder, Social Life (Champions)
•Dan Biddle, Director of Broadcast Partnerships, Twitter (Media Owner & Platform Stars)
A number of this year’s Hot 100 have featured in the list every year since 2013:
•Anil Pillai, UK CEO, DigitasLBi (Entrepreneurs & CEOs)
•Adam Stewart, Global Head of Digital, Vodafone Group (Brand-side digital stars)
•Robin Charney, Business Director, Digital and Innovation, AAR (Women in Tech)
•Craig Le Grice, Founder, Hub And Lab (Innovators)
•Nick Farnhill, CEO, POKE (Champions)
The full list of 2015 Hot 100 members.
Adam Graham, Chair of BIMA and Managing Partner of Cactus, said: “Andrew Fisher has been at the leading edge of digital for the last 20 years, and his place in the Hall of Fame is richly deserved, so it’s a real pleasure to announce him as our latest inductee. We’re equally excited to be celebrating the movers and shakers who have made a big contribution to our industry over the last 12 months with our Hot 100. What a talented bunch!”
