A results-driven general manager with a successful track record of profit generation, business development, performance optimization and organizational leadership across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, Russia & India. Excellent strategic planning, communication, presentation and negotiation skills, able to develop and execute a corporate ‘vision’, motivate and deliver trained customer focused commercial and service teams exceeding targets and objectives. Self-motivated and resourceful, providing a powerful combination of leadership, management, marketing and legal skills. Key StrengthsProfessional strategic leadership, management, procurement, distribution and marketing skills.Highly developed and effective multi cultural communication and negotiation skills supported by training and facilitation abilities.Pro active self starter, results orientated and profit focused.Account focused, installs team ethic of service excellence.Financial management, including budgets, forecasting, profit and loss and balance sheet analysis.Numerical and analytical skills to a high level of commercial competence.People management and team buildingComputer literate – MS Office, Lotus Notes, Salesforce.com and Big MachinesCareer SummaryTransitioned practical legal skills, debating, negotiation etc. to a successful consultative retail sales environment culminating in National awards for excellence.Completed front line management training and coaching to move into retail sales management, seizing the challenge of relocation to the Middle East.Successfully developed commercial management career working for principals and distributors in the Middle East across multiple industries.Evolved into general management, creating and developing all aspects of a highly profitable high tech division within a global corporation.