James Hart has over 20 years of international experience in the telecom and technology sectors with some of the leading technology companies in a range of senior management roles.
Since October 2025, James is Head of Marketing for signageOS, where he is responsible for the global marketing activities of this digital signage innovator. He is also a Board member and Chief Marketing Officer of the US based Advanced Airport Equipment – a leading airport, heliport and obstruction lighting specialist. Before joining signageOS, James ran global enterprise marketing at Jabra. In this global role, he provided senior leadership across all b2b aspects at Jabra. In addition, James continued to provide marketing, brand and commercial advisory services.
Prior to Jabra, James led the Global Marketing function at AVG and established the company as the disruptive thought leader in their industry sector. This was during, and through, AVGs successful initial public offering.
Before joining AVG, James was the Senior Marketing Director, EMEA at RIM. During his tenure, he led all EMEA marketing activities and championed a category defining marketing led approach to establish brand leadership in the mobile professional ‘smartphone’ sector.
Prior to RIM, James spent three years as the VP of Business Marketing for T-Mobile UK. In this role, he was responsible for all business marketing and data activities within the UK.
Before joining T-Mobile UK, James spent over 10 years in a range of senior management roles at BT, Honeywell and Cable & Wireless.
James has a MA in International Marketing from Brunel University and a BA (Hons) Business Studies (First Class) from Birmingham City University. He also has a number of professional qualifications including a post-graduate Diploma in Marketing. James recently completed the Non-Executive Director programme at INSEAD. He is also a bi-lingual Spanish speaker and founding Mentor at the Marketing Academy.
James Hart, Head of Marketing, signageOS
