Extensive team member experience & affiliations
10 Downing Street
3M
ABC
ADIA
Aecom
ADNOC
Aptiv
Airbus
Aon
AstraZeneca
AXA
Bank of America
BBC
Blackrock
Boeing
Bombardier
Bosch
Boston Consulting Group
BP
British Airways
Celdara Medical
CitiBank
Coca Cola
Cold Play
Costa Coffee
Cisco
De Beers
Deutsche Bank
Diplomatic World
Disney
DreamWorks
Ericsson
European Commission
Eurostar
Franke
Goldman Sachs
Google
Javelin Oncology
Katy Perry
Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts
Korn Ferry
Lavazza
Leonardo Aerospace
LinkedIn
London Business School
Loreal
McKinsey & Co
McDonnell Douglas
Meggitt
Mercer
Metal Zug
MIT-Skoltech
Motorola
MTU
National Grid
Novartis
Otto Group
Panasonic
Piaggio Aero
Pininfarina
Princess Yachts
QinetiQ
RASIA
Rossignol Lange
Royal Caribbean
Samsung
Sanofi
Saudi Aramco
Scotland Yard
Sharp
Shazam
Shell
Siemens Railways
Sport Scheck
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft
Sultanate of Oman
Swisscom
Tata Sons
TechStars
The Rolling Stones
Vodafone
Wally
Warner Brothers
Whitbread Plc
UBS
U2
Unilever
“This extraordinary team creates ground-breaking solutions, products and experiences to solve big challenges and open immense business opportunities”
Christian Morales
Former SVP & GM EMEA, Intel
“The Team‘s integrated approach comprising strategy, finance, innovation and execution surpassed all expectations. It has driven incredible value for Costa and its shareholders, and was a significant component of Costa’s $5.1b acquisition by Coca Cola”
Jim Slater
Fmr. Managing Director, Costa Enterprises
Managing Director, Chipotle Europe
“Based on the leading Marlow Team, GCX embodies design thinking, networks and execution that drive world class innovation and exceptional economics.”
Paolo Pininfarina
Chairman, Pininfarina SpA
“We have come to know the GCX leadership through their recognition and participation in our 1st Global Media Innovator Award 2015 and the RASIA Global Innovator Awards 2016. We strongly believe that highly innovative, diverse, cross-functional expert teams will be key enablers of success for governments and industry, alike, as we seek new opportunities and tackle the world’s challenges. Diplomatic World Institute is proud of this continuing relationship and the great potential it brings”
Dieter Brockmeyer
Co-Founder & Director
Diplomatic World Institute, Brussels
Mission
Deliver 1 billion cups of coffee globally
GCX Project Marlow
“Project Marlow changed the rules of vending forever”
Jim Slater
Fmr. Managing Director, Costa Enterprises
Managing Director, Chipotle Europe
Massive, rapid business impact
03/2011
Costa Coffee acquires Coffee Nationfor £59m (< 600 installations after 13 years).
04/2012
GCX proposes, architects, and leads “Project Marlow” to revolutionize vending.
Target set for 200 machines and the platform architecture to deliver 1b cups of coffee globally.
12/2012
Team delivers the IoT-enabled Marlow system into production only 6 months after 1st meeting.
Marlow debuts at NRF with Intel. Multiple awards won and >125 patents/claims filed.
Marlow debuts in New York at NRF with Intel and drives Costa Express’ international expansion.
09/2016
Costa announces >6,000 deployments worldwide and >23x EBITDA increase.
08/2018
Coca Cola acquires Costa for $5.1b.
Reference & Press
Videos
Intel (abridged)Case studies
London Business School
– Case (A): Costa Coffee
– Case (B): Project Marlow
Atomhawk
BSquare
Costa
– Website
– Brochure
Givaudan
Intel
Pininfarina
Press
Project Marlow redefined global vending (in 2012)…
Industry first innovations
- 250+ hot & cold fresh drink options
- 100+ cup autonomy
- Fully modular, hot-swappable aerospace design
- Data analytics platform
- Audience recognition & metrics
- Predictive maintenance
- Hermetically sealed fresh milk system
- International IoT & payment enabled
- Fully-immersive “5-Sense” user experience
- 27” HD touch interface
- Hygienic coatings & self-cleaning
- Integrated expansion options
- International certifications
- Record low development cost
Accolades
Multiple retail, vending and digital signage awards.
Multiple presences at CES, DSE and NRF.