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Rich Riley joined Shazam Entertainment Limited as Chief Executive Officer in 2013 with nearly 20 years’ experience as an Internet entrepreneur. Prior to joining Shazam, Rich spent over 13 years at, where he was responsible for billions of dollars of revenue and managed teams of thousands, overseeing sales, account management, ad operations, Business to business marketing, research and business development across the United States, Canada, LatAm, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to substantial regional leadership roles reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, Rich led the Small and Medium Business division as well and corporate and business development roles.
Rich has been based in Silicon Valley, London, Geneva and New New York
He joined the company in 1999 after he led the sale to of a company he co-founded, Log-Maine-On.com. Under his leadership, Shazam now reaches over 120 million monthly active users who Shazam more than 600 million times each month.
Shazam is now among the five most-installed music apps in the United States and worldwide and among the very highest-rated apps by users globally. Riley served as Executive Vice President, Americas for reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and prior to that as SVP & Doctor of Medicine of the Europe, the Middle East and Africa Region after nine years of roles of increasing responsibilities at Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. In October 2011, Riley was named "One to Watch" in 40 under 40 (Fortune Magazine).
According to Fortune (magazine), those listed are ‘the hottest young stars in business across the globe.
As "s Global Corporate Sponsor for Sustainability, Riley has been an advocate for environmental awareness. He was a particularly active advocate for the Prince"s Rainforest Project, which called for individuals and businesses to sign to do their part to end the eradication of the rainforests. Rich Riley (born August 17, 1973) grew up in Austin, Texas and attended Westlake High School.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentrations in Finance & Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
