Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 10, 2000

Ivan Sellers – Buzzbuild.com Plc (bzb.l)

IVAN SELLERS is the Chief Executive of Bizzbuild.com Plc. Mr Sellers began his career in investment banking and private equity investment, advising independent investors on buying shares in European companies, first with UBS in Zurich and then with Helarb Management in Lausanne, Switzerland. In August 1997, he accepted a senior management position in the business development arm of BT where he was one of a small number of key executives responsible for setting up BT's Internet activities outside of the UK. He led BT's negotiating teams on a number of high profile Internet transactions including a joint venture between Cegetel and AOL, the purchase of Arrakis in Spain, an ISP joint venture with Banque Brussels Lambert in Belgium and a commercial relationship with Commerce One. Ivan has a wide network of contacts among internet professionals in many countries in Europe and has a broad knowledge of internet business models. Ivan is a graduate of Insead and speaks English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Profile
TWST: Can you give me a short overview and profile of the company.

Mr. Sellers: We are an investment company whose primary activity is the

development and management of e-commerce businesses