Experienced professional helping companies develop growth. Organisational management, Product Marketing and Sales, increased bottom line.With passion, integrity and leadership.

Group Board Director, responsible for all commercial P&L aspects of a £140M turnover business; Responsible for setting budgets, planning and implementation through Marketing, Product Management and Sales divisions.Key Commercial Director for all stakeholders and partners across the Group.Responsibility for over 80 staff in 4 European territories, whom I managed via a team of direct report Divisional Directors.Led and managed a Business Management team to achieve agreed financial results with over 100 brands, both IT and CE focused, ranging from low value high volume consumer to high-end capital goods.Responsibility for leading and managing a sales team to generate, grow and maintain business through multiple routes to market, including value-added resellers, retailers, e-tailers, independents and software licensing.

Responsible for research and identification of new technology and brand opportunities.Negotiated commercial terms and contracts with vendors.Successfully launch vendor brands within the UK marketplace, ranging from start-up’s to well established multinational companies.Enhanced CU’s reputation as the go-to distributor for products within the Apple IT marketplace.Acquisitions – identified target companies, risk, due diligence etc.

As a result of a management buyout I ran this business as General Manager. £45M revenue representing major brands for the Apple marketplace.Negotiated and won the rights to represent Motorola with their Apple clone hardware and built channels for the business to achieve over £15m revenue in the first year.Successfully represented brands such as Adobe, Aldus, Farallon, HP, Meta-creations, Microsoft, Motorola, Sharp, Shiva, SuperMac and Symantec.

Reported to the CEO of this public IT company.Full P&L responsibility for the Mac distribution division within Group.Led the team to achieve 100% growth for three years in succession.

Sold a range of video hardware in early days of PC graphics. UK region through distribution and dealer direct.