As a sales-driven Executive Leader, I utilise my 30 years of hands-on industry experience to support the creation and delivery of effective strategies to transform businesses into profit making enterprises. I understand the complexities associated with maintaining EBITDA growth by restructuring business models and organisational structures, which has led to impressive gains during my time at Cuisine de France.My ability to build and leverage networks has allowed me to revolutionise product development and secure lucrative partnerships. With energy and ambition, I seamlessly coordinate P&L while carefully selecting talent to grow high-performance teams and cohesion. Through transparent communication channels, I strengthen relationships and formulate synergies between business units that lead to sustained revenue growth YoY.With exposure to all aspects of business including finance, distribution, operations, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, I gather the ‘bigger picture’ to influence strategic decisions and direct the company’s vision to remain competitive. If you would like to know more about my experiences, please feel free to connect with me.Selected Achievements:✔️ Implemented a cost programme that downsized sales teams by 60% and achieved savings of €1.6m per annum at Carroll’s Cuisine.✔️ Applied business development expertise to penetrate new markets in Russia, Belgium and Italy while overseeing the delivery of a €200m manufacturing facility for Cuisine de France.✔️ A tactful negotiator, who secured €35m acquisition deal of Gallagher’s Bakery and a 5-year exclusivity deal worth €35m with Musgrave.
Listed skills include Leadership, Team Building, Customer Relations, Mergers, and 25 others.