Gwilym Austin
Gwilym Austin
Gwilym Austin is a seasoned marketing professional with over 25 years of experience launching digital products and services in the energy, home heating, home warranties, home insurance, and financial services sectors. He has worked for FTSE 100 companies, including British Gas and Barclaycard, and has consulted for the Cabinet Office on the build, launch, and roll-out of DirectGov.
Austin has extensive experience in strategic and creative digital marketing agencies across the UK and Asia. He specializes in designing and delivering highly effective new product launch strategies, pioneering new market penetration, and winning market share.
Austin is one of the four directors who conceived, designed, and delivered Fit4Access, a product that supports the £5bn leisure sector in getting back up and running safely. The product achieved concept origination to full launch within one month. Austin's expertise in this area has earned him a reputation as a specialist in new product launch strategies.
Austin has a degree in Marketing, Business, and Languages, with distinction from the University of South Wales. He is currently the Director of Marketing & Partnerships at Apex1 Studios and has previously worked as the Director of Marketing & Partnerships at Fit4Access, Head of Marketing Acquisition - Insurance at British Gas, Head of Marketing Partnerships - Services at British Gas, Senior Marketing Manager - Energy at British Gas, Senior Marketing Manager - Heating at British Gas, Senior Marketing Manager at Barclaycard, and Founder at European Property Services Ltd.