Seb Bishop Explained

Sebastian Luke (Seb) Bishop (born 1974)^[1] is a British businessman that was the CEO of GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle company, from 2011 to 2014.^[2] Prior to joining GOOP, Bishop was the International CEO of (RED). He had previously started the firm Espotting at the age of 26.

Biography

Bishop had begun working in advertising at the age of 14 at Yellowhammer during his summer holidays and at 19 joined Publicis as an art director. From Publicis, he moved on to Rainey Kelly Campbell Rolfe and was part of the company. Bishop was educated at Highgate School.

He began Espotting with his school-friend Daniel Ishag in a basement in 2000. He expanded the business across Europe before merging with US-based FindWhat.com in June 2004 in a deal that valued the company at $186 million.^[3] In 2005, he led the global rebrand of the combined company under the MIVA name. Following the merger, Bishop became president and chief marketing officer of MIVA.

He was also the Chairman of Steak, a digital marketing agency started by his brother, Oliver Bishop, with two ex-Espotting colleagues, Julian Walker and Duncan Parry.^[4] Steak was sold to the agency group Dentsu in 2011,^[5] ending Bishop's time as Chairman. He joined (RED) as their CEO in September 2008.^[6]

Millionaires' Mission

In 2007, Bishop was featured in Millionaires' Mission,^[7] a Channel 4 documentary in which eight British business leaders spent three weeks in a remote region of Uganda and tried to bring relief to affected communities. The first episode of the 4-part series aired on Channel 4 in the UK on 19 September 2007.

Awards

• Campaign's "Faces to Watch" (1998)
• Media Week's "30 Under 30" (2002)
• Media & Marketing Europe's "40 Under 40" (2002)
• Financial Times's "Top 50" Creative Businesses (2004)
• Campaign's "A-List" (2005)
• London Stock Exchange sponsored "Technology Entrepreneur of the Year" (finalist) (2005)

External links

• (RED)
• Steak Media
• AdJug
• Future Plc.

Millionaires' Mission

• Millionaires' Mission
• Teach Inn Uganda
• Edirisa

Notes and References

1. Book: Hughes. Patrick. Davies. Ian F. Highgate School Register 1833-1988. 432. 7th.
2. https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2014/04/17/gwyneth-paltrows-goop-ceo-quits/7812957/
3. Web site: Miva Merchant | Ecommerce Software and Hosting . Miva.com . 9 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121201110/http://www.miva.com/us/content/about/pressroom/pressreleases/pressrelease.asp?page=070104 . 21 January 2016 . dmy-all . Web site: Ecommerce Solutions & Hosting, Helping Businesses Sell Online | Miva, Inc | Miva Merchant Online Shopping Cart Software . 13 September 2007 . 21 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160121201110/http://www.miva.com/us/content/about/pressroom/pressreleases/pressrelease.asp?page=070104 . dead .
4. Web site: Seb Bishop takes up post as chairman of Steak Media . 2024-06-02 . www.campaignlive.co.uk . en.
5. Web site: 2011-06-06 . Beringea Announces Another Exit From Its Portfolio . 2022-05-10 . en-US.
6. Luke Heads (RED) . dead . The Cholmeleian . Winter 2009 . 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528191007/http://www.highgateschool.org.uk/images/news/cholmeleian_winter09.pdf . 28 May 2019 . 2 February 2016.
7. Web site: Millionaires' Mission . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090526054644/http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/A/africa/index.html . 26 May 2009 . 9 August 2014 . Channel 4 . dmy-all.