Ben Thornhill Email & Phone Number

Responsible for the development of sales and delivery activity of cyber security services across the Claranet Group.Playing a central coordinating role in the alignment of sales with delivery teams, processes, systems, training, recruitment, marketing combined with supporting of key sales opportunities.Promotion of Claranet's cyber security capabilities internationally and identification of new services with potential to be sold and delivered across the Group.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leading Claranet Cyber Security's UK Consultancy Practice. Encompassing Penetration Testing and Audit & Compliance Services, I built and provided strong leadership to a world-class team of industry-leading technical consultants, driving innovation and automation, and providing continual improvement and insight into critical systems, processes and operational efficiencies.Delivering a pivotal role within the business, providing support to daily sales and operational activity and linking the key functions of the business.Evolving the professional services portfolio in line with the business strategy, through product management, sales planning, forecasting and budgeting. Key role in the acquisition and maintenance of cyber security certifications.Hands-on involvement in the upskilling and development of technical staff and training and onboarding of sales heads.Driven by data, I provided the business with utilisation insight for detailed forecasting and budgeting.Key role in the design and deployment of new business systems, processes and policies.Central to recruitment planning and an integral part of the recruitment process, ensuring that Claranet secured the best candidates.Delivered strong and visible leadership of the department, building and maintaining long-lasting and effective relationships at all levels.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Advising large organisations on effective cyber-security strategy and promoting Claranet's cyber services portfolio. Managing, coaching and developing a high-achieving sales team at Sec-1. Planning and driving sales activities to enable account managers to achieve and exceed demanding targets. Applying focussed sales engineering to Claranet's business development function to increase market awareness of Claranet's industry-leading experience and expertise.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Account management, consultancy and business development for CREST security testing at Sec-1. Public, private and third sector. Advising organisations on how to limit vulnerabilities in networks and applications through professional third party testing, data leakage solutions, forensic monitoring and secure remote access.

Sourcing high-calibre candidates for leading Yorkshire-based property companies.

Sourcing and managing purchase of land on behalf of property developers across the north east. Using the Sequence branch network to maximise sales of residential new-build developments.

Built a sales team at the prestigious El Campanario development in Marbella, Spain. Sold all of the luxury front-line golf properties off-plan. Organised the successful public launch of the golf course and 5 star spar hotel for Occidental Inmobiliaria, which included press, celebrities and local dignitaries.

Day-to-day running and supervision of the Leeds Sales Office. Setting and measurement of targets across the internal sales team and coordinating teams' activity from external sales, to purchasing and production.

European Studies, Economics, Politics, History

Achieved 1st class distinction for final year dissertation examining the impact of Economic Monetary Union and the Single Currency.

Ba (Hons), Money, Banking & Finance With French