An accomplished commercial leader and business development executive with significant experience in building, developing and managing business globally from start-ups to multi-nationals. Background comprises expertise in global sales, marketing and team leadership developing engaged and empowered teams that consistently exceed expectations. An experienced strategist with a demonstrated ability to create value, forge strategic partnerships and interact and influence effectively with all organisation levels.I have a proven track record of delivering significant growth and highly engaged teams:- Global accounts at Tate & Lyle, total revenue $90M with profit and net sales growth +25-90% year on year- Category Director at Tate & Lyle, >10% year on year profit increase. The cross-functional team had the highest engagement score in Europe- Turn-around strategy for Northern Europe at Tate & Lyle resulted in >10% increase in profit - Started business from zero at PureCircle UK reaching 1.6M$ after eighteen months- Cargill UK & Nordic, business increased from 54 to 67M€ with CAGR > 6% profit. The UK team had the highest engagement score in Europe.I am passionate about the sales process, KPIs/pipeline and the interface with people - sales is a process but people are not!My areas of expertise include: General management | Food ingredients | Business strategy | Start-ups | Financial forecasting | Growth | New product launches | Emerging markets | Marketing | Sales | Team leadership | Talent development | Cross-functional collaboration | Business turnaround | P&L ownership | Coaching | Large account management When you are ready to fully realise the potential of your team and organisation, let’s connect to discuss.