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Giles Palmer

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Non Executive Director at ALT21
📍 Greater Brighton and Hove Area, United Kingdom

Giles Palmer is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, best known for founding Brandwatch, a leading social intelligence company he grew and sold for $450M. He previously served as CEO of Cint and now holds several Non-Executive Director roles, leveraging his expertise to guide startups. He holds a Physics degree from Durham University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Outside of his primary professional roles, Giles is an active angel investor with a portfolio focused on enterprise applications and consumer sectors. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, often speaking on his journey and the importance of resilience and optimism in building a business from scratch. He has four children and enjoys sharing his experiences to mentor others.

He considers going after and solving difficult, almost impossible problems to be a key benefit for creating a long-term product direction.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Brighton and Hove Area, United Kingdom
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Startup Growth
As the founder of Brandwatch and an angel investor in multiple companies, he is deeply involved in scaling new businesses and often speaks about the entrepreneurial journey.
Social Intelligence
He founded Brandwatch, one of the world's leading social media listening and analytics companies, defining much of his career around understanding online conversations.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Non Executive Director
ALT21
7-2021
Non Executive Director
Whatagraph
4-2023 - 9-2024
CEO
Cint
4-2022 - 4-2024
Non Executive Director
HappySignals Ltd
6-2021 - 1-2024
Non Executive Director
Leaf Grow
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Education
10-1988 - 6-1990
BSc
Durham University
1986 - 1986
French language
Grenoble Ecole de Management
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