James Angus

Senior Vice President of Growth @ Wood Mackenzie

About

Growth | Turnaround | Sales and Sales Enablement | Partnerships Commercially focused leader in B2B business/financial services and software sector who has grown businesses through developing and executing compelling strategies and building high performing teams. Successful at improving go-to-market performance by executing sales and sales enablement and driving organic product development as well as navigating ambiguous matrix environments (both internal and partners) to ensure success of the team and the customer. Able to pivot from strategic to tactical execution and motivate teams by quick solid decision making and always driving towards the mutual goal. Confident in analysing data to enhance decision making but able to move quickly to action. Extensive international experience – leading global teams across cultures and personally representing company on the ground in over 54 countries. Multiple 'CEO circle' winner and MBA from London Business School

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Commodity Risk Management, Growth Strategies, Turnaround Strategy, Resiliency, People Management, Interpersonal Skills, Communication, IT Service Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Futures Trading, Risk Management, Risk Management Software, Financial Software, Global Leadership, Talent Management, Matrix Management, Matrix Leadership, P&L Management, Digital Marketing, Product Management

Experience

Senior Vice President of Growth

Wood Mackenzie

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

SVP - Growth Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors. Wood Mackenzie’s services include data, analytics, insight, events and consultancy. A trusted partner for over 50 years, Wood Mackenzie’s team has over 2,300 experts across more than 30 global locations who cover the entire supply chain. Wood Mackenzie is backed by Private Equity firm Veritas Capital.

Global Head of New Business

S&P Global

2022-4 - 2025-4 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Greater London

Global Head of New Business - S&P Global Commodity Insights

COVID vaccinator

CSH Surrey

2021-2 - 2022-4 · 1 yr 3 mos

Surrey

Temporary (hopefully) post administering the COVID vaccine.

Self Employed

James Angus Property

2018-7 - 2022-4 · 3 yrs 10 mos

United Kingdom

Built a property business including construction of a self-build property. Architecture, Planning Law, Project Management, Multiple building trades - foundations to roof carpentry

Managing Director, Head of Emerging Businesses and Content

Thomson Reuters

2015-10 - 2017-11 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Dubai

Set up and led an entrepreneurial growth unit, a portfolio of businesses (approx 170 people) to incubate and realise the ambitious growth potential of these businesses. P&L responsibility for 5 incubating businesses in various states of growth and turnaround - from new 'startup's' to turnaround mandates in more mature areas. Secured funding, built team, built and released product and developed and executed go-to-market strategy to build revenues. Also leading the large content teams creating the unique content of Thomson Reuters.

Managing Director, Zawya

Thomson Reuters

2014-6 - 2015-12 · 1 yr 7 mos

Dubai

Leading the Zawya business (200+ people), improving the P&L whilst designing and implementing a transformational change program to integrate the people, processes and products of this business into the ThomsonReuters business. Zawya – trusted news, data and insights with customers across the financial services - buy-side, sell-side and beyond. Zawya is particularly strong in private company/private equity data and infrastructure project data and analysis.

VP - Product Development and Head of Technology

Thomson Reuters

2012-11 - 2014-7 · 1 yr 9 mos

MAR (Middle East, Africa, Russia)

Led Product/Market Development and Technology organisations for a 490M business.

Head of Sales, C&E/IDB

Thomson Reuters

2010-8 - 2013-1 · 2 yrs 6 mos

EMEA APAC

Driving the sales and business development of the Commodities and Energy and InterDealer Broker business across Europe, Russia / CIS, Middle East/Africa and India, APAC