The AST Group is a satellite Communications Company located in the five main continents with global capabilities in both direct and indirect (distribution) sales. The UK distribution team (based in Great Yarmouth) sells products, services & airtime to our channel primarily in Europe, Scandinavia & the Middle East.

Established in 1985, CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH is a world leader in digital proofing, colour management and production workflows for the professional graphics arts market. Headquartered near Frankfurt (Germany), CGS also has operations in the United States, Japan and many other countries, as well as sales and support partners throughout the world.The aim of CGS is the development of powerful proofing and workflow solutions. For this, CGS has maintained long-term development partnerships with companies like Canon, Epson, Hewlett Packard and Xerox. This guarantees that ORIS systems always benefit the most from the current developments in digital printing devices. Moreover, the company cooperates with the leading manufacturers of spectral measurement technology such as X-Rite, integrating these devices into the ORIS products for colour measurement and analysis. In the area of proofing media, CGS entered R&D joint-ventures with selected manufacturers worldwide early in its history. Within this cooperation, innovative proofing media are being developed exclusively for CGS. These media meet even the most demanding requirements for proofing in a magazine, commercial and packaging printing.

GMG is an industry leading manufacturer of inkjet proofing solutions, its clients span the high quality end of design, packaging, printing and publishing sectors.Responsible for selling inkjet consumables, software and hardware to a defined number of existing accounts, and also for prospecting new clients in order to switch from their existing supplier or change technology. The role required me to build relationships with small business owners, directors of business of all sizes and managers within large enterprises.In a very short space of time, I have to increase revenue on my allocated accounts by 60%, and to introduce a number of new clients to the business.Summary Quickly increased revenue inside allocated accounts.Prospected, identified and introduced a number of new clients to the business.Consistently learning new standards to inform clients of suspected changes in the industry.Broad spread of clients exposes me to selling at multiple levels within a business.Requires a lot of attention to detail and good sales administration.Occasional site visits around the UK.