As Bebo President, Joanna Shields is responsible for all commercial aspects of the business, as well as developing the Bebo experience globally and providing the community with engaging content across all platforms.

Prior to Bebo, Shields was Managing Director for Google Europe, Russia, Middle East & Africa, where she was responsible for building and scaling the company’s advertising syndication network and establishing all content partnerships essential for Google Video/YouTube, Google Books, Google Earth and Google Maps. In this capacity, Shields orchestrated partnerships with some of the world’s largest media and telecom companies.

Shields’ experience spans over 20 years, during which she has held senior management positions in leading technology and internet companies, including Vice President, International, for RealNetworks where she was responsible for all operations outside the US and CEO of Veon, a leading internet media technology developer, acquired by Philips Electronics.