FRED METZGEN
fred@metzgen.com
Personal Profile
Started career with an American Investment Bank before joining a major American computer company.
He has spent more that 33 years in the IT and telecommunications industry, serving 14+ successful years as a senior executive, EMEA, in both Sales & Marketing and in Business Development. 
He was a co-founder of the UK EDI Association and EDI Association of Ireland and one of the leading pioneers in the development of electronic commerce.   He is author of a book on "e-commerce" called "Killing the paper dragon" published by Butterworth Heinemann. 
He has been President & CEO of an international consultancy firm in partnership with several micro-electronic firms in 5 European countries.
He was the founder Managing Director / CEO of a subsidiary division of a major French telecommunications company in the UK.
He has also been the International Business Development Director for a division of a major British telecommunications company, based in France. (t/o: £1.8 billion).
Most recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer of OmniTicket Network Corporation reporting directly to its Chairman.   The Company is engaged in the business of ticketing and reservations, both through ticketing hardware and the Internet, throughout the world.

He is a member of the UK Institute of Directors.