A dynamic retail leader and turnaround specialist with over three decades of diverse international experience in various formats of retail. Achieving incremental business growth through expertise of the "holy grail" of product Sales, Margin Stock Demonstrated success in business concept, fashion management, consumer profiling, buying strategy, merchandising and pricing architecture, maximising resource potential and achieving sustainable bottom-line growthMy India experience started with Trent Retail (Tata) where I was instrumental in strategic buying for flagship fashion retail chain Westside. Subsequently, turned-around operations of their hypermart chain Star Bazaar prior to its joint venture with Tesco UK. I was then associated with Mahindra Retail where I was charged with building the back and front-end capabilities of startup mother and child retail chain Mom & Me. Prior to India I had significant success in Australia and N Z , rebuilding and turning around businesses which had poor trading performances.
Listed skills include Retail, Womens Fashion, Retail Buying, Merchandise Planning, and 28 others.