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Newaz Islam

Captain · DISC type DS
Director Digital Sales (Supply-side), Emerging Business at Travelport
📍 United Kingdom

Newaz is an experienced sales leader specializing in programmatic advertising, digital video, and streaming platforms across the EMEA region. Colleagues describe him as tenacious, driven, and highly personable. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Sheffield Hallam University.

Outside of his professional life, Newaz is a dedicated family man, having taken a career break for the birth of his first child. He shows a keen interest in social causes, particularly those highlighting human rights and international awareness.

He once took a deliberate career break to focus exclusively on being a full-time parent.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Director Digital Sales (Supply-side), Emerging Business
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Newaz shows up

Long-Term Thinker
Planner & Achiever
Decisive But Calm

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Newaz cares about

Programmatic Advertising
His career at Travelport, Captify, and Semasio has been centered on leading sales for programmatic advertising and digital media solutions.
Privacy-First Solutions
At Captify, he focused on a privacy-first, intent-based search intelligence platform that was fully GDPR compliant, showing an interest in data protection.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Director Digital Sales (Supply-side), Emerging Business
Travelport
12-2024 - 5-2025
Full-time parenting
Creative Edge
6-2024 - 1-2025
Managing Director, BBX Optima c/o Creative Edge Holding
Creative Edge
11-2023 - 7-2024
EU International Business Development Director Semasio
Semasio
6-2019 - 11-2023
Director, EMEA Sales
Captify®
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Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Sheffield Hallam University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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