Andy Bennett Email & Phone Number

London, England, GB

Following the successful sale of the ESS (SIMS) business to Montagu Private Equity, appointed as CEO to ensure business continuity throughout the carve out from Capita, whilst agreeing priorities for investment to ensure the business achieves its full potential. Represented ESS in front of the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) to clear the way for a.

London, England, GB

Initially appointed by Capita to transform the business and unite the team of 750 to get behind the vision of "We exist to improve educational outcomes". Built out and strengthened the senior management team to make certain that the 19000 school customers were placed at the heart of all decision making within the business. Completely transformed and.

Stafford, Staffordshire, GB

I was brought in to the business to be the driving Board presence (only finance and manufacturing not reporting), leading all commercial functions including sales and marketing, procurement, product management, R&D, professional services, etc. The team I led were very successful. We grew EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation.

Brought in as MD, I was instrumental in two very lucrative exits, selling the business twice (retained in the business after the first sale). The first occasion was as a standalone business and then latterly as part of a PLC Group, selling for over £100 million on both occasions. The main element underpinning our performance was radically changing a highly.

I was brought in to the business as it was trading close to break even when there was a great deal of potential lying untapped within. The business traded in IT services and infrastructure, the remit being to bring to full potential, maximise profit and then sell on. In the first year, the trading position was transformed, achieving just over £600,000.

I was initially employed as Business Development Manager at ML Enterprise and stayed with the same management team to develop and implement a new sales strategy for NetConnect, specialising in internet security. We improved the performance of the business immensely and key to doing this was defining, developing and then implementing a robust and attractive.

I was headhunted to secure Cable and Wireless (the business's parent since 2000) as a significant client. We achieved considerable success, positioning the business as the partner of choice to C&W and gaining “first and last refusal” on all appropriate projects. One thing I'm particularly proud of is that I built the entire sales team, achieving over 150%.

London, GB

As Account Director, I was primarily responsible for leading a team of seven sales people who were dedicated to managing the British Airways account which was one of BT’s top ten major business customers with an annual spend of £25 million. Within BT, I was responsible for the entire relationship i.e. sales, marketing, service and profitability. The role.

My primary role at Sterling was to establish a network services business that fulfilled the requirements of value added resellers, network integrators and local corporate users.During what was a very successful time here, some achievements that I am proud of included establishing the business in the market, securing and managing the delivery of projects.

Munich, DE

I was brought into Siemens Nixdorf to establish the organisation in the network integration arena. Through identifying the talent then recruiting and managing the requisite pre and post sales support, suppliers and subcontractors, I made certain that contracts were implemented successfully as well as profitably. From what was a standing start, the.

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