Drawing from a diverse international background in challenging roles, I grew strengths in sales, marketing, employee/partner development, key account management, product growth, training and project management. It was a long road and I learned a lot. Now I have an accomplished track record of success in maintaining market share, maximizing profits, and generating high outputs. What have I learned over the years? In highly competitive industries, it’s more than experience that matters but rather your connections with people. Trust is the key to building strong relationships in this field and through my empathy I easily build strong ties with both internal and external stakeholders. If you want to achieve initiatives, you must strengthen ties with the people involved in every part of the process. I build connections.A few accomplishments I'm proud of include:► Delivered Net Sales Growth (ZAR) for the Colgate-Palmolive SA Walmart Account while heading Customer Development strategies at Walmart, resulting in record share growth in several categories for the Makro Banner.► Gained recognition for implementing a Global Planning Tool for South Africa cited as a best in class globally. ► Strengthened the competitive position of Colgate-Palmolive’s Toothpaste Category by designing a margin enhancement program determining market size, most profitable target segments, and key retailer strategies growing margin and increasing market share.► Improved employee performance by developing an extensive sales training curriculum for the Colgate-Palmolive sales organization globally, developing 11+ training programs and new learning approach for 20 different countries.I am focused on putting my passion and skills to good use.