Scott Beaumont

Scott Beaumont (born 30 December 1971) is a British businessman, President of Asia Pacific Business & Operations for Google FT, 18 Mar 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/fb9202d2-494a-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d Google blogs, 7 Feb 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.googblogs.com/author/scott-beaumont/ Asia House, 10 May 2021{{Cite web|url=https://asiahouse.org/news-and-views/googles-scott-beaumont-joins-asia-house-advisory-board/ Asia Tech{{Cite web|url=https://asiatechxsg.com/speakers/0ad9318b-5123-4372-bc90-9fc83179eb89/ Google in Asia{{Cite web|url=https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-asia/partnerships-safer-internet-asia/. Since 2019 he has been the lead spokesperson for Google on its announcements in Asia Pacific.
==Early life==
Beaumont was born in Tenterden, Kent. He was educated at Borden Grammar School and University of Sheffield, where he received a dual Honours degree in 1994.
==Career==
Beaumont began his career as an Equity Analyst at James Capel in London, covering technology and the emerging internet and mobile telephony industries. He then led business development at a mobile internet start-up within Deutsche Telekom, which in time evolved into a EVP role for T-Mobile International Google developer day, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.cn/intl/en/events/developerdays2017china/speakers/. In 2004, he undertook a management buyout of a publishing project within T-Mobile, co-founding Refresh Mobile in early 2005 FT, 3 Aug 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ea6151a6-9703-11e8-b67b-b8205561c3fe Marketing Week, 18 May 2006{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketingweek.com/mobizine-firm-plans-mobi-blog/. Beaumont joined Google at the beginning of 2009, leading its Partnerships activities in Northern Europe before moving to Shanghai in 2013 to lead its Greater China and Korea activities Mercury News, 15 Jul 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/07/15/googles-greater-china-president-steps-down/ Marketwatch.com, 16 Jul 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/googles-china-head-john-liu-steps-down-2013-07-16. He took on the Asia-Pacific role in March 2019 Google names Scott Beaumont to top Asia-Pacific job, FT, 18 Mar 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/fb9202d2-494a-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d Google's Scott Beaumont becomes new APAC president, Campaignasia.com, 18 Mar 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/googles-scott-beaumont-becomes-new-apac-president/450546 and resides in Singapore. Beaumont sits on the advisory board of Asia House Google’s Scott Beaumont joins Asia House Advisory Board, Asia House, 10 May 2021{{Cite web|url=https://asiahouse.org/news-and-views/googles-scott-beaumont-joins-asia-house-advisory-board/ and of McLaren Racing. 
==Personal life==
Beaumont married Caroline Smith in 2001 and has two sons (born 2006 and 2008). They are supporters of Parkinson’s UK Trustees' report and financial statements, 31 December 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/sites/default/files/2018-09/CS2699%20Annual%20report%202016_Digital_0.pdf and sponsor scholarships both at the University of Sheffield Honour Roll, Sheffield University, 2017{{Cite web|url=ttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.569595!/file/Honour_Roll.pdf and United World College of South East Asia. 
Category:1971 births
Category:British businesspeople
Category:People from Tenterden