The management team of Music Intelligence Solutions draws from the convergent communications, media and entertainment industries worldwide, providing a depth of leadership experience across major multinational brands and innovative startups.
David Meredith
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO and President of Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., a global digital media company, Meredith led the successful launch of uPlaya (www.uPlaya.com) , a revolutionary service that aims to democratize the music industry. uPlaya was named 2010 Top 10 Technology Company by TAG, 2009 Innovation Award Winner by Creative Coast and 2008 Wireless Innovator Short List by the GSM Global World Congress. BusinessWeek, The Drew Carey Show, NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, San Francisco Chronicle, The Discovery Channel, and NPR have all applauded uPlaya for its leadership in innovation for digital entertainment. Atlantic Magazine's wire service recently listed uPlaya in the top five most important trends for the future of the music industry. In 2010, Tech Radar listed uPlaya as #4 on the Top 8 Amazing Technology list.
The New York Times Magazine previously included uPlaya's patented Hit Song Science™ technology in its annual "Year in Ideas: Bright Notions, Bold Inventions" issue and the Harvard Business School profiled the company in a full case study that remains popular at top universities around the world.Â
Prior to joining Music Intelligence Solutions, Meredith held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager at VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN). He successfully grew revenues and profits while managing the VeriSign Wireless Commerce Division, which served more than 150 communication, media and entertainment customers globally and included the Center of Excellence for Mobile Commerce.
Mr. Meredith also worked at $3B+ international technology leader CGI (formerly CGI-AMS) as Global Vice President of Solutions for the Communications, Media and Entertainment industry sectors where he successfully managed three solution lines across multiple countries. Prior to joining CGI-AMS, Mr. Meredith held various management roles at diversified financial services and marketing leader Capital One during its spin-out into a stand-alone company and the ensuing period of rapid growth in customers and revenues.
As a thought leader in the Communications, Media and Entertainment Industries, David Meredith provides insights and analysis for leading media outlets. Meredith has been quoted by Business Week, USA Today, Washington Post, SmartMoney.com and The South Magazine, among others. His byline articles have been published in CIO Magazine Online, America's Network and Wireless Week. Meredith has spoken about industry topics on the "Nightly Business Report" for PBS, the First City Club CEO Lecture Series, the Future Media Summit, and at the Yankee Group's Wireless Leadership Summit. In 2008, Mr. Meredith was recognized as one of the "Top 40 under 40 - Best and Brightest leaders" by Georgia Trend magazine, and in 2006 he was named one of the "Top 40 under 40 - Business Leaders" by The Business Report and Journal.
Mr. Meredith currently serves as Chair for the University of Virginia (UVA) Board for the Information Technology Masters program. He has also served on the Boards for the globally acclaimed Savannah International Music Festival as well as the Economic Gardening Program Board for the Technology Association of Georgia.
Mr. Meredith earned a Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia and graduated with honors from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Business Finance.
General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Jimena Llopis brings a decade of global communications and media experience, managing innovative technology businesses, to her role as MIS General Manager, EMEA.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Llopis served as Executive Chairman of Polyphonic HMI S.L. where she pioneered the development and rollout of the now patented music discovery, recommendation and hit song potential technology.
Previously Ms. Llopis worked at leading research firm AIA Grupo as Global Vice President of New Business Development and Director of the Telecommunication Business Sector.
During Ms. Llopis 15 years of research and academic leadership at premier global universities including MIT in the USA, and UPF and CRM in Europe, she has collaborated with the worlds leading researchers in the fields of math, science and music. Her research in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence (AI) has been published in leading journals. Ms. Llopis is also a concert-level musician.