Country Manager - North America
Trissino, Veneto, Italia
Country Manager of the US branch office, Prestige Italia USA, which implied being the liaison between the Italian HQ and the US office, overviewing and managing of all the day- to-day activities and trouble-shooting.I defined, monitored and managed the yearly budgets (sales, marketing and P&L).I scouted and selected the new office location, remodeled and moved the office from Lebanon NJ to Wellington FL.I prepared and managed different types of contracts in English and Italian… Show more Country Manager of the US branch office, Prestige Italia USA, which implied being the liaison between the Italian HQ and the US office, overviewing and managing of all the day- to-day activities and trouble-shooting.I defined, monitored and managed the yearly budgets (sales, marketing and P&L).I scouted and selected the new office location, remodeled and moved the office from Lebanon NJ to Wellington FL.I prepared and managed different types of contracts in English and Italian (office and apartment rental agreements, agents/saddle fitters contracts, top riders and trainers sponsorships, horse shows contracts, insurance policies, alarm system etc) partially in cooperation with our lawyers, Tarter Krinsky in NY.I developed the company marketing plan to revamp the brand in the US, which implied participating to major horse shows, sponsoring top riders and trainers, media plan on social medias and specialized magazines and selecting high standard products to promote the brand.I chose, set up and participated to major horse shows in the US and Canada.I personally selected, managed and supervised the 5 people staff.I developed the business according to the new business model which included finding and training 20 Reps (saddle fitters) throughout the US. Show less