Fiona Thwaites

CEO

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France9 yrs 11 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led women's health startup to 50% subscriber growth YoY.
  • Achieved 120% prescription targets for Wegovy at Novo Nordisk.
  • Secured $800M investment for Oral-B connected health project.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a HealthTech and Marketing Strategy expert with extensive experience in startup growth and product innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

CommercialisationGtm StrategyAccelerator ManagementLeadershipBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyCustomer ExperienceInnovation ManagementCustomer EngagementFundraisingDigital TransformationUser ExperienceProduct InnovationStrategy DevelopmentAnalyticsBrand DevelopmentBrand StrategyCustomer AnalysisMarket AnalysisIntegrated MarketingGrowth StrategiesDatabase Marketing

Other Skills

Start-up VenturesTeam LeadershipBudgetingManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategic InitiativesProductB2BEntrepreneurshipTeam ManagementMarketing Budget ManagementForecastingSocial Media MarketingCampaign DesignMarketing

About

Fractional commercial leader and ecosystem architect for healthtech, longevity and women's health ventures. I work with startups as an embedded commercial leader: Responsible for accelerating GTM, refining positioning, and navigating fundraising. I also design programmes and provide strategic support to accelerators and ecosystem organisations building healthtech portfolios. My background spans CEO, fractional executive, and commercialisation leadership across healthtech startups and global brands (Novo Nordisk, Oral-B, P&G). Active ecosystem involvement through board and advisory roles: CensHERship, Femtech France, FemHealthX, Women Building Women, women's health angel networks. Highlights: Women's health startup CEO: +50% subscriber growth YoY, 70% waitlist conversion, £300K bridge raise, strategic exit to Orreco. Wegovy GTM lead (Novo Nordisk): 120% prescription targets, +40% retention vs benchmark, Manny Award 2022 Oral-B connected health: $800M investment approval, 1.3M units (18 months), fastest-selling brush Europe Women's health accelerator: 9 companies, 12 mentors, 100% engagement, investor showcase delivery event. Current focus: Working with healthtech/femtech startups on 6-12 month commercial leadership engagements, and with accelerators/ecosystem organisations on cohort-based programme design. Based in France/UK, working across UK, EU and N.Am markets. Website: https://fionathwaites.lovable.app/

Experience

9 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Ftcs consulting

Commercialisation and GTM in Digital Health and Longevity

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Accelerator Program Director - Womens Health accelerator director (France) - Canadian Trade Commission.
  • Business and content strategy - Global perimenopause brand Issviva
  • Advisory and mentorship - 2x women's health startups (UK) and Femtech France.
  • Angel investor - Developing a global network of women's health focused angels/deal flow.
Start-up VenturesCommercialisationGTM Strategy

Censhership

Board Member

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Femtech france

Benevole / Advisor

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Supporting the Femtech France team - Femtech funding ecosystem, events and marketing.
Start-up Ventures

Jennis

CEO

Oct 2022Sep 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · United Kingdom · Remote

  • Funding, product launches and an exit.
Business StrategyLeadershipMarketing StrategyStart-up VenturesTeam LeadershipBudgeting+10

Shleep.co

CMO

Jan 2022Dec 2022 · 11 mos · Remote

Growth StrategiesSocial Media MarketingStart-up VenturesCampaign DesignCustomer ExperienceTeam Leadership+10

Concentriclife

Head of Innovation

Jun 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos · Remote

  • Transformed the digital, patient engagement and analytics offering at CHX.
  • Built a team of hybrid strategists with a customer first approach to healthcare marketing.
  • Digital patient experience (human and animal) development.
  • Identified revenue growth opportunities with analytics.
  • Clients: Novo Nordisk (Wegovy), Merck Animal Health (Cats), Oncuity CBD
Business StrategyLeadershipMarketing StrategyCustomer ExperienceTeam LeadershipBudgeting+11

Valtech

Digital Marketing and Experience Strategist

May 2019Dec 2019 · 7 mos · New York, United States · On-site

  • Digital transformation of M.A.C Cosmetics retail presence with the first M.A.C Innovation Lab. Leveraging design thinking to create the store of the future. Defining the User experience for technology, connectivity and building CRM architecture to drive sales, community and connection with artists. First concept store launched 2020.
Requirements AnalysisCustomer ExperienceProject ManagementDigital StrategyCustomer InsightUser Experience+3

Inhabitech

CMO

Oct 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New York, United States · Remote

  • Fundraising, partner development and lead generation across all communication channels.
  • ICP insights and product roadmap development. CES Digital Health Board member. Presented at IoT Panel CES 2019
Business StrategySocial Media MarketingMarketing StrategyOnline MarketingStart-up VenturesCustomer Experience+13

Sunday dinner community

Founding Member

Feb 2018Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

Publicis

SVP Product Marketing & Innovation Strategy Oral-B

Sep 2015Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland. · On-site

  • Product Innovation strategist redefining the Oral-B electronic toothbrush connected health vision. Representing the consumer and defining their needs, combined with future consumer technologies and marketplace trends to create a cohesive future vision for digital first oral care. From Hackathons, POC, companion apps, unboxing, onboarding, long term use and launch marketing for oral care products and services.Developed the first IoT portfolio products launched at CES 2020, Winning multiple awards.
LeadershipMarketing StrategyCustomer ExperienceTeam LeadershipProject ManagementManagement+12

Starcom

SVP Head of Strategy & Analytics

Jan 2014Jan 2015 · 1 yr · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Big Fuel social media - Head of Department. Grew team from 5-9 employees. Partnered with technology vendors, media companies, content management tech to develop measurement platform and tools to deliver efficient, effective, targeted and relevant engagement for brands via social channels.
  • Clients: T-Mobile, Aflac, Sally Hansen, Carnival Cruise Lines, Bridgestone Tires, Ally Bank.
Business StrategySocial Media MarketingLeadershipAnalyticsCustomer ExperienceTeam Leadership+13

Karmarama, talkwalker and startup consulting

Digital Marketing Director I Strategy & Innovation

Jan 2013Jan 2014 · 1 yr · New York, NY. San Francisco, CA. London, UK. · On-site

  • Sales and Marketing Strategy: Talkwalker New York. Working with the founder to identify agencies who were focusing on social listening for their clients and integrating the data into creative story telling and briefs.
  • Digital Communications Strategy: Honda UK London. B2C cars and bikes - Developed UK digital brand marketing strategy and content plan for 2014.
  • Startup CRM, Ecommerce and UX Strategy: Gourmande Normande, Saint-Lo, France. Launch marketing plan definition. Social media presence and content plan. UX definition for website.
Growth StrategiesIntegrated MarketingCorporate BrandingSocial Media MarketingLeadershipMarketing Strategy+14

John mcneil studio

VP Digital Marketing Director I Strategy & Innovation

Jan 2011Nov 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos · San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Product and Innovation Marketing Strategy Lead for Aetna's first Caregiving Application.
  • Global Brand and Digital Marketing strategy lead for Juniper Networks. .
  • Clients: Juniper Networks, Aetna, Nokia.
Corporate BrandingSocial Media MarketingCustomer AnalysisLeadershipMarketing StrategyCampaign Design+21

John mcneil studio, deutsch, adrenalina, nbc interactive

VP Digital Marketing Director I Strategy & Innovation

May 2009Jan 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos · New York, NY. San Francisco, CA. · On-site

  • Product marketing and communications projects with agencies and direct clients.
  • Exelon Patch product loyalty - Deutsch, New York, NY.
  • Juniper Networks customer research and personas - JMS, Berkeley, CA.
  • Digital agency definition of new business process - Adrenalina Agency, New York, NY.
  • Productization of digital case studies - NBC Universal Interactive Group, New York, NY.
Market AnalysisGrowth StrategiesDatabase MarketingIntegrated MarketingSocial Media MarketingLeadership+13

Kbs (kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners)

VP Digital Marketing Director

Dec 2006May 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos · New York, NY

  • Lead engagement strategist for BMW. Launches and one off campaigns. CRM Strategist for Dell. 90-day CRM program for Dell laptop and desktop consumer products. Brand communication steward across social, digital and traditional channels for NetJets, Mohegan Sun and Panasonic.
Integrated MarketingOnline MarketingCampaign DesignCustomer ExperienceCross-functional Team LeadershipTeam Leadership+11

Publicis

VP Digital Marketing Director

Jul 2004Nov 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco, CA. New York, NY.

  • Defining omni-channel CRM brand engagement strategy for Tumi, Bermuda Tourism, Sprint B2B, General Mills and HP B2B. Digital first and customer first approach.
Integrated MarketingOnline MarketingCampaign DesignCustomer ExperienceCross-functional Team LeadershipTeam Leadership+11

Fulcrum analytics

Digital Strategy Director

Aug 1999Jun 2004 · 4 yrs 10 mos · New York, NY.

  • CRM, product strategy and account management.
  • Managed the design and implementation of Fulcrum's CRM Platform for multiple clients. Collaborated with developers and DBA's to define requirements for relational data models to deliver actionable intelligence to marketing teams. Email campaign management leveraging customer segmentation and profiling for targeting.
Market AnalysisGrowth StrategiesDatabase MarketingIntegrated MarketingCorporate BrandingCustomer Analysis+28

Sainsburys

Strategy Manager I Location Planning

Dec 1996Aug 1999 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Responsible for the location of new Supermarkets in the UK and Ireland levering GIS technology and shopper loyalty card data. New store approved and opened Tooting Bec, London. Store extension approved and opened Balham, London.
  • Underperforming store redesign project and re-marketing. Responsible for 18 out of 25 bottom performers of the portfolio returned to profitability.
Growth StrategiesDatabase MarketingIntegrated MarketingCustomer AnalysisLeadershipMarketing Strategy+16

Experian

Strategic Marketing Analyst

Oct 1995Dec 1996 · 1 yr 2 mos · Nottingham, England, United Kingdom · On-site

  • Responsible for customer target marketing analysis leveraging MOSAIC classification system. Profiled customer databases to clearly define current customer segments to find lookalike audiences and define go to market approach based on customer insights. Recommended product targeting strategies for clients in retail, automotive, leisure and fmcg industries.
Market AnalysisGrowth StrategiesIntegrated MarketingCustomer AnalysisCustomer ExperienceProject Management+8

Education

University of Reading

BSc Hons — Human Geography

General Assembly

Certificate — UX Design

Nov 2012Mar 2013

Stanford Continuing Studies

Design Thinking Bootcamp

Jun 2012Jun 2012

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