John Samson Email & Phone Number

Ayrshire, Scotland

* Consulting/Mentoring projects in Consumer Goods in Sales and Marketing Management* Including Sales Force build, back office set-up, Market analysis and targeting, training in the field and in the classroom, coaching and key account management. * Develop Sales and Marketing Plans for SMEs* Design and implement targeted Marketing initiatives including Exhibitions....space negotiation, stand design, stand manning planning and enquiry follow up.* Consumer Goods (majoring in Toys, Nursery, Gift and Lifestyle) is a an area of strength.* BUT, I have also worked extensively, in various Operational, Sales and Marketing capacities in Automotive Component Manufacturing, Computer Manufacturing, Bespoke and System Signs and in Secondary Aluminium Manufacturing.

Whiston, Merseyside (Registered Office)

* BoxKart Limited was created to formalise the relationship of 4 Directors in collaboration in the design, development,manufacture, marketing and sales of a flat pack kit-form plywood Gravity Racer for children aged 7 years plus.* Multiple routes to the Consumer are planned and the first of these sees BoxKart (the product) being sold, on a licensed basis, by Kiddimoto Ltd, market leaders in development, production, marketing and sales of wooden Balance Bikes for children 2 years and upward.* BoxKart was formally launched on a dedicated stand at the 2013 Nurnberg Toy Fair and was also shown, on the Kiddimoto stand, at UK ToyFair, Springfair (NEC) and Maison et Objet in Paris.* Moving forward, the BoxKart Team will be directly involved in sales of BoxKart at consumer-facing shows and events throughout UK (e.g. Royal Highland Show) and will increase BoxKart revenue through development of web-based channels for Branded accessories.* The BoxKart Ltd strap-line is "Making Memories" and the team are working on new ideas to bring traditional toys, espousing traditional values, to Toy Markets worldwide.

Loughborough

* BRIO is the Swedish-owned, global leader in Traditional Wooden Toys and is also Nordic Market Leader in Prams and Nursery Furniture.* Recruited by new MD to build a new Sales Force, manage National Accounts and launch BRIO Prams and Furniture Ranges into the UK Nursery Sector. * Throughout the period, BRIO internationally was struggling to cope financially with development of new products and new markets and, in 2009, when compelled to devote resources to their home (Nordic) market they closed the UK business, opting for a 3rd Party distributor solution. * At the time of this closure, the UK business over 6 months was ahead of the full previous year's turnover.

Ayrshire

* Independent Sales Agent for Character Options, Trends UK and Hermanex of Holland in Toys Sector.* Also, Agent in Gift/Lifestyle Sector for Broste Copenhagen.

Wrexham And Slough, Uk

* LEGO is the global leader (60% plus market share) in plastic, interlocking brick based Construction Toy Systems.* Managed / Developed Field Sales Team of 20 to deliver £10 million p.a. revenue from Independents* Managed Team of 30 to deliver revenue of £40 million p.a. from all UK customers* Tasked with establishing 10,000 new points of distribution for LEGO Toys across Europe North

New Cross, London, Uk

* Pearce was the largest bespoke sign maker in Europe.* Sales Manager with team of 10 and revenue of £5 million p.a.* Personally managed business with major corporate clients

Northampton, Uk

* Modulex were European Market Leaders in Sign Systems for Commercial and Industrial premises and for institutions such as schools, hospitals and transport facilities* Managed team of 5 Area Managers to deliver annual revenue of £5 million* Personally managed major signing projects.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

* Hulett started as a small Alcan (Aluminium Company of Canada) foil mill and grew to be the, Anglo American owned, largest semi-fabricator, extruded and rolled products, in the Southern Hemisphere.* Joined as Industrial Engineer in Rolled Products with the usual responsibilities of Time and Methods Studies and development of working methods.* For those, and they are many, who become Aluminium "fanatics", Engineering and Science backgrounds are ideal grounding for Sales and Marketing Management.* The Market Manager role was responsible for National Sales and Marketing with a team of 10 located in offices in Jo'burg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban.* Business focus was securing aluminium specifications for industrial and commercial construction projects and managing sales of painted aluminium sheet to 3rd party producers of Caravans, White Goods etc.* Personally responsible for securing, for aluminium, the largest industrial developments in South African history....2 Pulp and Paper Mills, 2 Sugar Mills and a Nuclear Power Station.* Final position was General Manager of a downstream business producing architectural sun control and cladding systems. This included commissioning of production machinery, establishment of the manufacturing plant and appointment and management of a national network of 3rd party, licensed, assembly and installation contractors.

Greenock

* At the time, the global leader in Computer Systems and Business Machines* Responsible for parts sourcing and development of build processes for a variety of products.* Whilst working on the first "Consumer Transaction Facilities" (Cash Machines) was seconded to the San Jose (California) Development Laboratory as the first-line of contact for build in UK for the world (outside of USA) market-place.

Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

Full practical training in Engineering, qualifying me to take up a trade...Fitter, Turner etc.....but, with a focus in final year on Technical Departments qualifying me for careers in back-room disciplines such as Draughtsman or Production Engineer.

S.E.C. Highers, Maths, English, Chemistry/Physics And Technical Subjects

Bsc, Mechanical Engineering, 2Nd Class Honours

* Admitted to straight to 3rd year after successful HNC at Kilmarnock Technical College. * Classic subjects....Dynamics, Structures.