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A s the Director of Innovation , Technology & Services Strategy at Samsung UK , Kate Beaumont is at the forefront of the Korean tech giant ’ s introduction of 5G technology to the country . We sat down with her to talk about gesture controls , connected living and Minority Report .
First of all , Kate , could you tell us a little about yourself , your journey so far , and what drew you to your current role as Director of
Innovation , Technology and Strategy ? Well , I worked across a variety of industries - including insurance , magazines , commercial electronics – before coming to telcos about 18 years ago . I ’ m naturally very curious and , especially when I can see things are broken , an intuitive problem solver . Samsung UK was the perfect home for me because when I walked into the business , it had just gone through leadership change and really needed a lot of business and operational transformation . I was able to come in ,
NOVEMBER 2019