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New York, New York, Us

Padova, It

In this position, I direct commercial operations for wholesale channel and strategic accounts for a portfolio of 25 luxury, fashion, and sports brands with approximately $200M+ annual sales in US and Canada, serving as a member of the extended global leadership team. Some key achievements:1. Instrumental in engineering a complete business turnaround resulting in 4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) spread over 3 years. 2. Created positive impact on customer and sales force satisfaction parameters during 2019 – 2022, increasing net promoter score (NPS) from 19% to 46%, customer satisfaction from 3.8% to 4.4%, and sales force satisfaction from 4% to 4.4%. 3. Collaborated with internal stakeholders and Franklin Covey Coaching Company to improve sales leadership team’s competencies to build a high-trust culture that encourages innovation and speed to market, resulting in reducing turnover by 50%.

Padova, It

As Country Manager of the Canadian subsidiary, I led the executive team oversaw and all functions.Some significant achievements:1. Led successful turnaround of Canadian subsidiary by restructuring commercial organization and revamping go-to-market strategy to capitalize on emerging market trends, develop new key strategic accounts, and open additional revenue streams with existing key accounts, leading to double-digit growth of 21% versus previous year.2. Expanded brand distribution by developing key account business with prominent brands as well as reinstating agreement for mutually profitable relationship.

London, Gb

Manage on an ongoing basis key relationship within assigned key account groups. Develop and lead the strategic direction with Canada's largest organized accounts. Drive these principals through the annual planning process, engage internal & external stakeholders to attain annual corporate objectives.

London, Gb

Developed category strategies and execution plans to drive profitable volume, and share growth with Canada’s largest organized accounts.

As VP Sales and Business Development, I played a significant role in the founding team of an entrepreneurial venture offering loss prevention consulting to grocery and pharmaceutical retailers in small and medium enterprises segment. While doing that, I also managed a team of 20+ direct reports including sales managers, finance team, and technical staff. Some key achievements:1. Orchestrated and managed negotiations for acquisition and merger of two security firms in key markets worth $1M, enabling higher capacity and improved ability to serve customers nationally. 2. Settled national consulting contracts with FMCG senior management of pivotal partners in Canada, securing recurrent annual revenue of $5M. 3. Advanced digital integration with crucial partners between point of sales and surveillance systems, creating new revenue stream of approximately $2M annually.