Brian Kane is a professional in their field. He is proficient in Spanish and French. Colleagues describe him as "PEOPLE DEVELOPER: Brian is an excellent manager and developer of people. He aligns with his team on both business strategy and role expectations (including what they would like from him), provides guidance where appropriate, and then most importantly, empowers his team to execute and lead others. This collaborative leadership style was highly motivating for me, as it allowed me to develop professionally and be recognized and appreciated by the broader team. I have had many excellent mentors and leaders throughout my marketing career at companies both large and small - but Brian ranks among the most inspirational. MARKETING AND STRATEGIC ACUMEN: As the leader of our business segment, Brian successfully identified the critical strategic and executional levers to pursue and led with clarity, which ultimately resulted in overall brand growth critical to achieving corporate financial targets. The manner in which he did so was even more impressive: Brian is the rare breed of marketer who combines this strong business acumen with a natural, almost effortless ability to cultivate strong relationships across functions and levels. This combination accords him a high level of respect across the organization, enabling him to effectively lead highly collaborative and productive cross-functional teams. " and "I have known Brian since 2006 when I hired him to lead our new business development effort at S-Mart, which was a new Daymon customer in Mexico. Brian reported to me and we worked closely together for 4 1/2 years. I got to know him very well.. Brian’s mission at that time was to hire and lead a team of people to help S-Mart develop a meaningful store brand program in order to improve its competitive standing in the marketplace. The challenge was complex on many levels, there were cultural and language differences, there were the complexities of a family owned business, exchange rate issues, our suppliers did not know how to do business in Mexico etc. Brian was absolutely the perfect person to take on this challenge. He was unfazed by taking on a challenge for which there was no blueprint. His personality allowed him to build strong relationships at all levels of the customer, his global perspective gave him instant credibility and his expertise in brand building enabled him to quickly achieve success. During the time we worked together Brian demonstrated professional skills In a number of areas. These included: Business development skills- he developed long and short term business plans, set budgets and was responsible for P&L. He consistently hit his numbers. Relationship building- he developed strong and lasting relationships with all levels of management Brand development- he had strong skills in all areas of brand development and these have grown even stronger in recent years. Global perspective- Brian was a big picture person with a great understanding of the international retail business. I thoroughly enjoyed the time we worked together. He is always fun to engage with, he will work difficult issues head on in a non abrasive manner, he can smoothly work through political issues and he always has your back and will always do the right thing. He also delivers results. I highly recommend Brian Kane. If I was not retired I would have Brian on my team in a minute. He would be a great asset for any organization. "