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Njara Zafimehy is Senior Vice President Partnerships at Epic. Njara Zafimehy has a proven corporate and entrepreneurial track record in the Web, mobile and social media business across various industries including eCommerce & retail, TV broadcasting, technology, marketing software development and mobile communications. Over the last 20 years, he has held various strategy, marketing and sales positions in Europe and North America. Prior to joining Epic Foundation, Njara served as the Global head of media sales for social messaging application “BBM“ at BlackBerry’s global HQ in Canada. Previously, he was the global COO of ScrOOn, a leading social media management platform that drew global and local brands such as Nespresso and Louis Vuitton. VC- backed ScrOOn was successfully sold to BlackBerry in May 2013. Njara started his career by designing and marketing music download and streaming, Netflix-like SVOD and catch-up TV services for European juggernauts such as Fnac Group and Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group as well as for Geneva-based technology start- up AudioSoft. Njara graduated from Kedge, and he holds a Masters degree in International Financial Analysis from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). Of Malagasy descent, Njara has always had a strong and unique bond with Madagascar (the 5th poorest country in the world). In particular, he actively supports his mother’s NGO that was founded in 2004 to provide free eye consultations and surgery to the underprivileged in memory of his deceased father, who was an eye doctor in France. An accomplished singer and guitar player, Njara regularly jams with a music band as well as with his wife and two kids. Njara Zafimehy Senior Vice President Partnerships Epic
