Thomas Dexmier
HTC VIVE’S VP OF SALES AND MARKETING IN EUROPE ON LEGO TECHNIC, FOLDING PHONES AND WHY HE’S PROUD TO BE A FRENCH AUSSIE
[ Interview Rachael Sharpe Main image copyright Gedeon Experiences ]
My role is a bit of everything.
One of the great things about HTC is that we are pretty open and flat-structured. My day-to-day role is head of the EMEA region with a focus on sales and marketing, but I’m an engineer by trade so I’m involved in product development as well. I also love engaging with the media and speaking at events. So it’s quite a large remit and every day is different.
As a kid I was obsessed with Lego Technic.
I always loved physics and building little things. Then I discovered computing thanks to my dad. He was an engineer, which I thought was a very cool name for a job so I thought I would be an engineer too. He worked with the original Apple Macintosh SE, which he brought home a couple of times. They called it portable but he couldn’t even carry it! He also came home with a cellphone in the early ’90s, and once my sister and I got an Amstrad CPC 6128 for Christmas. We used to play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons.