James Foster has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. James began their career in 1999 as an Account Executive at Arc Worldwide. James then worked as a Marketing Manager at Sony Pictures Entertainment from 2001 to 2003 before joining Universal Pictures as a Product Manager. In 2006, they became the Marketing & Development Director at Mezzo Group. James joined adidas in 2008 and held various roles including Merchandising Director, Senior Director Europe Running, Global General Manager (VP) - adidas Sport Performance, and Global Vice President, (Running BU) until 2021. James then served as the VP Reebok Europe at Reebok from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, James became the Head of Global Marketing / CMO IKEA Retail at IKEA and held the position until 2023. Currently, they are working as the Marketing EMEA at Netflix.
James Foster's education history is as follows:
James attended Giggleswick School from 1989 to 1995. James then enrolled at Williston Northampton School in 1995 for a year.
In 1996, James started their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Industrial Design at Loughborough University, which they completed in 1999.
After their undergraduate studies, James pursued a Master's degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at the University of Leeds from 1999 to 2000.
Lastly, James attended Harvard Business School, where they participated in the Executive Development Program focusing on Organizational Leadership. The exact duration of this program is unspecified.
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