David Baker Email & Phone Number

I am an expert in Cisco networking and have been instrumental in the growth of several businesses. I encourage the explosive growth of start-ups and transform them into market leading organisations drawing on expert knowledge and utilising a strong network of connections. I have consistently delivered successful high functioning teams that are still in place today.At present I am the Founder of Linnea a start-up supplying end users with networking equipment and removing excess equipment across the UK, South Africa and the rest of the Sub-Saharan continent. Previously I held several senior directorships working across several business areas (sales, purchasing, operations, system development).See below how I have:• Started as employee 4, as Sales Director, grew EU Sales and team, then USA, then Large End Users. Overall sales grew from £500k pa to an estimated £15m this year (Tomax Technology). • Promoted from a Junior sales role, reaching targets of £100k GP per month into head of Cisco Brokerage division hitting targets of £200k GP per month. I then went on to become head of Purchasing with 5 team members serving 100+ salespeople globally with a turnover of £50m (Zycko and Hardware.com).I am a strong communicator and relationship builder and am able to create and develop new products, teams or ideas quickly. I am generous with my time and knowledge and am always looking to expand the development and knowledge of others.---French & Spanish---Strategic GrowthGlobal Business Development Cross Cultural UnderstandingNetworking LeadershipBusiness TransformationStart-ups Relationship builder

Listed skills include Solution Selling, Sales, Management, Purchasing, and 43 others.

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  Senior Account Executive

  Curvature

  Aug 2021 - Present - London Area, United Kingdom

  Curvature offer high quality networking, server and storage solutions delivered from our global locations. I am very excited to have joined this market leading, rapidly expanding global enterprise.