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Articles by Mike Downey

About Mike Downey
Mike Downey is the ANZ Country Marketing Director at Jabra with a demonstrated history of working in the semiconductors industry for over a decade. Mike has developed his marketing skillset across the UK and Australia in sales, consumer electronics, people management, business development and commercial product.
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