Summary
Sergio Martin is a business development leader with 24 years of hands-on experience in digital marketing and ad tech, having driven major growth across Search, Social, Affiliation, Display, Programmatic, ad servers and DMPs. Based in Madrid, he led Iberian commercial strategy at Adform to 226% net revenue growth and built relationships with 100+ top agencies and global brands, consistently exceeding targets. Equally comfortable with technology and sales, he codes in C#, Python, JavaScript and C++ and publishes personal projects on GitHub, bringing a practical developer’s perspective to complex ad tech solutions. He has a strong track record of opening new markets (e.g., launching DataXu in Spain) and scaling teams while owning local P&L and go-to-market execution. An experienced lecturer and coach, he combines classroom teaching at top business schools with a knack for translating technical capabilities into measurable business outcomes. Continuously upskilling with recent certificates in sales, enablement and coaching, he blends commercial rigor with ongoing learning.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Outcome Based Selling Certificate, Outcome Based Selling Certificate at Global Performance Group
diploma, Diploma in Public Social Interpreting. Languages: Spanish and English, diploma, Diploma in Public Social Interpreting. Languages: Spanish and English at Middlesex University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters at Universidad de Salamanca
Enterprise Selling, Certificate, Enterprise Selling, Certificate at Smith School of Business at Queen's University
certificate, Management Development Programme, certificate, Management Development Programme at The Chiswick Partnership
Business Foundations, Certificate, Business Foundations, Certificate at The University of British Columbia
Kellogg School of Management
English, Italian