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Michael Horup

Chief Marketing Officer

About Me

Senior Commercial & Marketing Executive with 20+ years’ global leadership, managing $1B+ consumer businesses, driving sustained growth and competitive advantage across Europe, GCC and Africa. Strategic P&L leader accountable for commercial performance, portfolio, and customer lifecycle. Drives growth through end-to-end commercial strategy, go-to-market execution and AI-led digital transformation of customer value and business models. Build high-performing teams and delivering impact across incumbent, challenger and start-up environments.

Jurisdiction

Denmark | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | Lithuania | Sweden | Norway

Experience

Seniority LevelExecutive
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Senior Director (SVP), Consumer MarketingOoredoo Qatar
2020 - Present

Lead the full Consumer portfolio ($1.2Bn revenue, 2.6M+ customers), accountable for growth, end-to-end commercial strategy and performance across mobile, fiber, devices, and wholesale. Driving digital and AI-led transformation of the commercial model, customer lifecycle and go-to-market execution. • Delivered sustained market leadership and premium positioning in a highly competitive market, driving mobile growth (+17% base, +26% revenue) while protecting gross profit through pricing, CVM and cost discipline • Spearheaded next-generation CVM strategy (CVM platform, personalization, AI-predictive models, automation), reducing churn by 15%, doubling CVM ROI and increasing engagement 4x • Launched advanced segmentation and value management frameworks, enabling precision marketing, differentiated propositions and improved customer experience • Accelerated digital adoption and experience, growing digital users by 40% and deploying GenAI-powered customer support for fiber product (FTR +12%, AHT -10%, VOC +10%) • Established AI-driven creative studio with Google Vertex AI, improving creative time-to-market Teams of 47 across Mobile, Home Fiber, Wholesale, Devices, GTM, Marcoms, Media and Events

Education

Masters of Strategy and ManagementMaster of Science , Strategy and Management, Aarhus Business School, Denmark
1996 - 2025

Skills

Core skills0
Languages2

Languages

English
Danish