Jonny Combe.
Jonny Combe is President and Global CEO of PayByPhone.
At the forefront of digital payment innovation, Jonny has driven strategic growth and technological advancement across multiple markets throughout his career at PayByPhone. He served as UK CEO from 2018 to 2022, transforming the company's presence in one of its most critical markets, before successfully expanding PayByPhone's corporate portfolio throughout North America and Europe.
Before joining PayByPhone, Jonny held the position of General Manager of Digital and Innovation within the BMW Group, where he pioneered the BMW Innovation Lab. His work at BMW established him as a visionary leader capable of bridging established corporate environments with the agile, disruptive mindset required to thrive in the digital age, making him a sought-after voice on the future of mobility, payments, and digital transformation.
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Anyone who has tried to “go against the grain” in a big corporate organisation knows only too well the feeling of getting nowhere. Drawing on his experience of launching two award-winning innovation programmes of BMW, Jonny shares how he managed to navigate the “corporate immune” system that exists to kill off new ideas which don’t conform to the status quo, along with the learnings of what made both programmes successful.
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Customer expectations seem to increase year on year, meaning that resting on your laurels is never an option. Jonny explains how understanding the customer journey is the key to engaging effectively with your customers, and how to ensure that your organisation’s offering remains competitive in an age when no industry is safe from the threat of digital disruption.
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Drawing on his unique journey from 14 years at BMW to becoming a young Global CEO tasked with scaling a technology business exponentially, Jonny reveals the key ingredients of effective leadership in the digital age, and calls out the "old school" leadership styles that are quietly killing organisational growth.
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