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Neil Appleton

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SVP Business Development at Elsevier
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Neil Appleton is the CEO and Founder of Strokes Gained Ventures, a firm that coaches, consults, and invests in golf entrepreneurs. Previously, he spent over 16 years at Elsevier, culminating in a role as SVP of Society Business Development. He holds an MBA from London Business School.

Neil is building a portfolio career centered on his passions for golf, mission-driven publishing, and non-profit board work in health and sport. A former university golfer and hockey player at Cambridge, he now channels his enthusiasm for sports into his entrepreneurial and philanthropic activities.

After a long, successful corporate career in publishing, he founded a venture capital firm dedicated entirely to his personal passion for golf.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
SVP Business Development
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Golf Entrepreneurship
Founded Strokes Gained Ventures to provide go-to-market expertise, industry connections, mentorship, and funding to accelerate growth for golf entrepreneurs.
Mission-Driven Publishing
Leverages his 16+ years at Elsevier to advise on M&A in society and mission-driven publishing, aiming to support their organizational goals.
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Career

Work history

5-2018
SVP Business Development
Elsevier
1-2015 - 5-2018
Vice President, Channel Sales and Marketing
Elsevier
2-2013 - 1-2015
Global Head of Web Strategy
Elsevier
1-2011 - 1-2013
Sales Effectiveness Manager
Elsevier
9-2009 - 12-2010
Management Associate
Elsevier
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Education
2007 - 2009
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
London Business School
2008 - 2008
MBA Exchange Student
IESE Business School
1993 - 1997
MA
University of Cambridge
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