Melissa W.

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Senior Account Manager at Rystad Energy @ Rystad Energy
oslo, oslo, norway
Melissa W.'s Location
Greater Houston, United States
About Melissa W.

Successful global sales and consulting director with over 27 years of professional work experience, working in the energy and financial markets for over 20 years, and a further 7 years in the technology and insurance industry. Responsible for leading large profile projects and sales efforts with many oil and gas companies, governments and financial corporations; from the Americas to Africa and the Middle East. Expertise in team leadership, project management, forecasting opportunities, business development, revenue growth, and value-add presentations.

Melissa W.'s Current Company Details
Rystad Energy

Rystad Energy

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Senior Account Manager at Rystad Energy
oslo, oslo, norway
Website:
rystadenergy.com
Employees:
281
Melissa W. Work Experience Details
  • Rystad Energy
    Senior Account Manager
    Rystad Energy Mar 2023 - Present
    Houston, Texas, United States
    • Managed large-scale accounts in energy, financial, and supply chain markets, identifying new business opportunities for high revenue growth.• Developed strategic plans to drive client engagement and satisfaction, resulting in increased client retention and revenue growth.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions tailored to client needs.
  • S&P Global Platts
    Commercial Manager
    S&P Global Platts Oct 2020 - Mar 2023
    Houston, Texas, United States
    • Responsible for managing a book of business over $20 million dollars for clients in the energy, financial and utilities segment, which includes Platts Market Data and Analytics. Average managed contract is $3 million dollars. • Surpassed my 2023 sales target by 300% by building trust in clients and identifying new opportunities.• Developed value-add marketing material to present to clients which was vital to closing large contracts and assisted clients in understanding complete life-cycle value proposition.• Maintained detailed account plans, accurately forecasted opportunities and developed white-space strategies.
  • Ihs
    Director, Energy Natural Resources
    Ihs Dec 2012 - Jul 2020
    Muscat, Oman And Dubai, Uae
    Director and Country Manager, Energy Natural Resources, IHSMarkit, Nov 2012 ‐ July 2020• I sold, and project lead over $8 million in new business for IHSMarkit with energy, shipping, chemicals, renewable, and government clients in the Middle East, which included full- life cycle solution- sales. Result in obtaining in the IHS Peak Sales Award.• Lead discussions with IHSMarkit clients regarding global energy trends including the impact of IMO, ESG, energy transition, fiscal balances, macro environments and geopolitical risks through intense stakeholder interactions.• Opened the IHSMarkit entity and office in Oman and developed new client relationships, such as the Oman Ministry of Finance; represented IHSMarkit in Oman as the only IHSMarkit employee in the country and led the consulting sales efforts through developing personal relationships.• Past projects include (not exhaustive): Project director and sales lead for the development of a long- term National Energy Strategy for Oman. The study covered all aspects of energy policy from upstream to midstream to power generation, maritime and shipping, renewables, energy demand, energy efficiency, energy security and ESG policy drivers; led over 70 individual stakeholder meetings over a 3- year project span including Ministry meetings. Project director for leading a customized schedule for a large Middle East NOC at IHSCERA Week in Houston, which included ad- hoc meetings with IHSMarkit experts.Director, Energy Natural Resources, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDecember 2012 – January 2013 (relocated to Muscat, Oman with IHSMarkit)• Responsible for generating new consulting and product sales and leads in the Middle East, Africa and India which resulted in achieving an annual sales target of $750,000.
  • Wood Mackenzie
    Senior Client Consultant
    Wood Mackenzie Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
    Dubai, Uae
    • Contributed sales from new clients via workflow workshops and consulting opportunities.• Client manager for the leading energy NOC's and IOC's in the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa.• Responsible for managing and training energy clients on oil and gas products using the Wood Mackenzie product suite - fiscal analysis, exploration, capex/opex, and economic briefing reviews.
  • Wood Mackenzie
    Senior Manager - Team Leader - Houston, Tex
    Wood Mackenzie Feb 2003 - Dec 2011
    Houston, Texas Area
    • Responsible for solution-based selling, managing, training energy clients on oil and gas products using the Wood Mackenzie product suite - fiscal analysis, exploration, development mapping, and economic briefing reviews.• Lead a team to ensure effective delivery of training, revenue targets, and pipeline execution. • Routinely met with the Wood Mackenzie Board to inform the company of the team performance, maintained the team budget, KPI's and value gap analysis.
  • Nuview Corporation
    Consultant Sales Engineer
    Nuview Corporation Jan 2002 - Feb 2003
    Houston, Texas, United States
    • Assisted in developing and maintaining policies, plans, and procedures for executing quality development across a diverse portfolio of technical applications and networking/cloud technologies.• Constructed from a zero-baseline external client consulting needs in an IT environment.
  • Concord Communications
    Senior Manager, Information Technology Team
    Concord Communications Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
    Houston, Texas, United States
    • Responsible for training clients and developing consulting and software product opportunities on the Concord suite of products - which included IT solutions based on training needs analysis and sales strategy.• Supervised business operations, working closely with senior executives to develop KPIs, build operating dashboards, and monitor performance.• Performed analysis to inform key strategic decisions and presented data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Valic
    Director, Corporate Learning
    Valic 1997 - 2001
    Houston, Texas Area
    • Directed a staff of ten employees which implemented the new Learning Management Center, which was a combination of classroom-based and e-learning training for corporate employees; Developed internal training curriculum and needs assessments for sales employees.• Prepared operating and capital budgets for division, reviewed expenditures and took corrective action as needed

Melissa W. Skills

Leadership It Strategy Presentation Skills Solution Selling Sales Process Europe Consulting Sandler Selling The Middle East Gas Executive Management Africa Upstream Sales Energy Industry Teaching Data Analysis Forecasting Natural Gas Business Development Government Oil And Gas Industry Team Leadership Finance Energy Management Energy Customer Relationship Management Strategic Planning Strategy Management Consulting Direct Sales Marketing New Business Development Training Oil/gas Market Analysis Training Delivery Management Project Management Due Diligence Workflow Analysis Presentations Analysis Macroeconomics Oil And Gas

Melissa W. Education Details

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Melissa W. works for Rystad Energy

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Melissa W.'s current role is Senior Account Manager at Rystad Energy.

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Melissa W. attended Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Tech University.

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Melissa W. has skills like Leadership, It Strategy, Presentation Skills, Solution Selling, Sales Process, Europe, Consulting, Sandler Selling, The Middle East, Gas, Executive Management, Africa.

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Melissa W.'s colleagues are Alison Wong, Maiken Økern Hågård, Himanshu Agarwal, Martin Vagle, Avani Bhatnagar, Cian O'rafferty, Selena Remmen.

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