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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Lead change, driving the strategic development of innovative, market-leading digital and print product lines across the full Higher Education digital and print portfolio; inform Higher Education division strategy, partnering with key leaders across the business; launch solutions designed to help students achieve better outcomes through learning science and the interplay between content, learning technologies, instructional design, course delivery, and implementation; oversee recruitment, retention, and development of a team of 145; manage a $39M plant budget and $13.8M Operating budget.

New York, Ny, Us

Directed a 125+ employee integrated digital product management and marketing team; oversaw P&L, product and marketing innovation, financial planning, product acquisition and research; developed digital, product and marketing strategy for 50% of Higher Education portfolio of integrated educational solutions; managed a $20M operating budget; implemented new business models to improve competitive position and capabilities; expanded business and position in adjacent markets; attracted and developed top talent.

New York, Ny, Us

Led an 81-person product and solutions management organization that generated $261M in net revenue and $128M in NOI in 2011; directed all aspects of business development, product operations, product acquisition, product development, organizational design and P&L with an emphasis on realizing growth through transformation, forward-thinking strategy, innovation and opportunity identification; oversaw a $12.5M annual operating budget and a $20M plant budget; led content acquisition to develop a portfolio of hundreds of integrated educational product solutions across multiple markets and platforms; trained teams in value selling, financial analysis, market development, content development, messaging and brand audits; negotiated partnerships for joint product offerings; managed major supplier relationships.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed all facets of a national sales organization that generated $233M+ in annual revenue from digital and print solutions; led a team of 133 full-time and 74 part-time employees; managed a $25M annual budget; directed sales strategy to drive top-line growth and profitability; reconfigured the team by recruiting and coaching high performing talent and fostering competencies to succeed in the new marketplace; created a culture defined by performance and accountability.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Managed all aspects of Canadian sales across a 45-person Higher Education sales organization, a $55M portfolio (digital and print) and four key imprints/business units; led new competencies training for sales team and developed/managed channel partner programs; co-chaired the division’s Innovation Committee, served as Executive Sponsor for a cross-functional Integrated Learning Leadership Council, represented McGraw Hill Ryerson on the Canadian Publishers Council Board (CPC).

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Oversaw all aspects of national sales across Business and Economics disciplines; managed an 11-person national sales team and a $22M+ sales portfolio; directed sales recruitment and developed/managed a Digital Solution Sales Competencies Training program for new sales reps; led the commercialization workstream for an innovative Mobile Learning Consortium (mLearning) and a 2-year pilot project to monetize handheld device content and improve mobile access to educational materials in the marketplace.

London, Gb

Managed a $20M+ national products and solutions portfolio; directed new media development, technological innovation, product management, opportunity identification and P&L.

London, Gb