An Experienced Global Team.

Benjamin Soemartopo

Chief Executive Officer

Ben’s diverse experience as a business leader, adviser and investor allows him to bring the various elements of Eureka together, ensuring the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. He previously led McKinsey & Company in Indonesia as a partner, as well as the Indonesian Private Equity fund for Standard Chartered Bank and was on its global investment committee.

Ben was selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2010, and co-founded the Young Leaders for Indonesia Foundation.

Tarek Najm

CTO, Technical Fellow

Tarek’s expertise is in architecting and building large scale technology systems. At Microsoft he founded and lead the worldwide development of the Microsoft Advertising Platforms, Online Division’s data mining & business intelligence systems, and Microsoft’s knowledge graph, leaving as a Technical Fellow and Distinguished Engineer after 15 years of innovation.

During this time there he registered 32 patents in data mining, semantic search and advertising algorithms. At Eureka he brings this wealth of experience to develop a world leading data platform for mobile operators.

Michael Hawkins

Chief Marketing Officer

Mike has been steeped in retail analytics, and data driven campaigns for almost 20 years. Having analysed shopper behaviour for Kantar, led dunhumby Malaysia for Tesco, and loyalty for AIMIA in Indonesia, he also has a breadth of experience across European, and Asian markets.

He built the MAPCLUB loyalty program, consulted with SAS Analytics, and now he brings his knowledge of campaign execution to Eureka, where he ensures client campaigns are as successful as possible.

Eric Bonnel

Chief Financial Office

Eric brings 20 years of experience leading finance organizations for multinational companies in Europe including Marriott, Disney and Softbank Vivendi. He also has start up experience building and selling an online travel company. In Asia, Eric has worked on audit and advisory with RSM, and managed a travel agency’s finance across multiple geographies.

Eric provides the financial and governance management across Eureka’s global business and subsidiaries.

Scott Spirit

Previously Chief Digital and Strategy Officer of WPP, Scott spent a year working for Eureka before moving on to his current position, as Chief Growth Officer at S4 Capital. With an enviable level of global experience in advertising and digital marketing, he now supports Eureka’s expansion by facilitating relationships with agencies worldwide.

Miroslav Boublik

Having led investments for Home Credit, Craig Capital and now Financial Services Capital Partners LLP, Miroslav is an experienced VC investor who brings significant financial sector knowledge and networks to Eureka.

Dan Chong

Dan used to lead MediaCorp of Singapore’s M&A initiatives, and now he’s Managing Director at Gobi Partners. His 20 years of experience in media and investment is invaluable to the business.

Jin Jeong

Jin led the European investing section of GIC and is now Managing Director of Apis Partners, a fintech venture capital fund based in London. Eureka benefits from the opportunities provided by his global network, and the advice derived from his wealth of experience.