Running the sales operation of the newly formed Hearst International Digital team. Based in London our remit is to develop commercial partnerships with international agencies & brands and provide consultative support on how leverage the Hearst digital portfolio to satisfy business objectives.

We develop strategies for a portfolio of blue chip international and domestic luxury and fashion focussed clients. My role is to provide consultative and strategic support from which our clients can succeed and solve fundamental business problems within the context of a rapidly changing media and cultural landscape. Clients include Nike, Burberry, Rolex, Puma, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer

My primary focus has been to provide agencies and clients with marketing solutions and to generate revenue for the business across desktop and mobile platforms.I have represented the international arms of Group M, Zenith Optimedia and Universal Mccan across my 3 years at Facebook. In my role as client partner I have focussed on a smaller number of key clients such as Burberry, PPR, Arcadia , Ford, Mastercard and the European CommissionNotable achievements include:Delivering a highly successful and complex Nike World Cup; in my first 6 months at Facebook.Generating $11m in revenue in 2011, the largest contributor to the Pan Euro annual sales target. Playing a significant role in negotiating a $7m Bacardi global deal for 2012. At the time the largest deal brokered outside of the US. Generating significant yoy growth on Paramount and Burberry accounts in 2011. Project leading Facebook's first ever Pan European research study - a deep dive into how affluent audiences interact and use the Facebook platform. Culminating in a launch event “The WorldWired and Weathly”.

Since joining Eurosport in May 2007 I have secured a promotion to Account Manager within the International agency sales team. My agencies include Aegis/Group M and most recently Omnicom. The role currently entails:Generating sales revenue across a number of media platforms including TV, Online and Events, by both trading and negotiation and by generation of creative solutions. Regular forecasting of sales figures/targets for the London office.Working in tandem with Eurosport events and yahoo! (our online partners) to generate new revenue streams Training and developing my sales team. Developing new business and facilitating direct client contact whenever possible.Additionally, with my strong network of UK contacts through my time at ids; I contribute heavily to generating revenue on a local level for British Eurosport.Key accounts include: Shell, adidas, Aviva, Philips, Sony Ericsson, Nokia & Skype

idigitalsales (Virgin Media Sales UK); During my time at ids I worked in the agency sales team, working across a number of agencies such as Zenith, Initiative, Starcom, Mediavest, PHD, Walker and Group M. I managed to secure regular promotions and reached Group Head level in March 2006. Initially my role was admin-based and internally focussed: Ensuring campaigns were delivered in line with agency deals both from a qualitative and quantitative perspective vis a vis agency contactsDealbase management As my responsibilities increased I was required to become more external facing:Regular presentations to buying teams Regular forecasting across agenciesChasing incremental revenue outside of the traditional volume and share deals that ids had in place. i.e. Universal music, DR clients Managing and developing a sales team of six in my capacity as Group Head on the Group M business.Generating early revenue streams after ids was awarded the sales contract for Setanta Sports in the UK and brought in the first TV campaign with London Pride to help communicate their new golf-based UK strategy.Aside from my day to day role, I was also part of the UKTVG2 channel team and was part of the team that lobbied for a brand name change to help increase the channels awareness to viewers, culminating in the successful channel re-brand to 'Dave'.

My role at Exxon was to coordinate and fix petrol prices across UK filling stations. This was done through analysis of the crude oil market and competitor activity. This was my first job post university and provided me with great experience of working within a team for a multinational corporation. It also helped me hone my negotiation skills given my day to day contact with station managers.