Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.Responsibilities include driving the organisation’s mission by building and maintaining strategic relationships with key external stakeholders. Identification of potential partners that align with the company's goals, particularly in areas of disease prevention, global health, sustainability, and access to quality WHO prequalified bed nets. Importantly, I represent the company in global health forums, conferences, and summits to enhance the company’s reputation and advocacy in shaping public health policies and practices.Responsible for conducting business critical predictive policy horison scanning to anticipate future developments in emerging policy areas.

Responsible for the company’s public health sales throughout the Middle East and the African continent, in addition to global advocacy on disease prevention with governments, multilateral donors, philanthropic foundations and global policymakers. Responsibilities included formulating and implementing a global advocacy strategy with country governments and global health donors. Executive member of growth strategy teams 1) Digital Health, 2) End of Life product management, 3) Sustainability, and 4) Africa regionalisation (manufacturing). The role is also responsible for budgets, sales forecasting, competitor analysis, mentoring staff, development of an Agent network in 25 African countries, and a dedicated sales team of Regional and Country Managers across Africa.• Cultivating and leveraging relations with national and international decision makers and influencers• Managing partnerships with Ministries of Health, public health donors and international health stakeholders.• Company 'Ambassador' and thought leader at global health events (UN General Assembly week and World Health Assembly week)• Speaker at events incl. UN Foundation and Nothing But Nets Leadership Summit• Member of the Private Sector Advisory Council of Friends of the Global Fight and the Private Sector Constituency to The Global Fund• Grants Task Force Team Lead - Private Sector Constituency to The Global Fund• Member of Vestergaard Executive Management team and the Public Health Division Leadership team

Promoted Head of Africa and Middle East, generating 80% global turnover. P&L responsibility: strategy formulation, budgets, sales forecasting, competitor analysis, mentoring staff and development of commercial operations in over 30 countries in Africa with dedicated sales team of Regional Managers and country Agents.• Developed and executed innovative sales growth strategies in Africa and Middle East, including establishment of a new product category, opening new markets - leading to 10-fold growth in sales• Implementation and monitoring of business compliance policies and evaluation of external partners• Speaker and thought leader at global health events • Partnered with Uganda Malaria Program on world’s first pilot (RCT) deployment of PermaNet 3.0• Initiated and developed partnerships with over 25 malaria country programs and Ministries of Health in Africa• 10 year partnership with The Kingsley Holgate Foundation to distribute PermaNet bed nets and LifeStraw water purification filters to remote villages throughout Africa: 3.3 million pregnant mothers and children protected• Extensive Africa travel: +120 days/year

Promoted to manage East Africa. Led restructuring and turnaround process resulting in a leaner and more profitable organisation. Management of Africa staff. Responsible for 20 countries incl: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Sudan, Mozambique and Malawi.• Development of strategic partnerships to promote Vestergaard and PermaNet® brand • Identification of needs and opportunities for new markets, as well as areas of possible risk• Increased portfolio market share by over 10 basis points in highly competitive market• Implemented business compliance policies and evaluation of external partners• Following company restructuring program (closure of 3 Africa offices), managed transition process resulting in re-focused teams and return to profitability in 12 months.

Recruited to establish the Middle East regional office. Set up sales and distribution network in the region. Grew regional sales revenue from start-up to $26 million in 8 years. Extensive knowledge and understanding of the commercial culture in the Middle East• Successfully negotiated complex contracts in Afghanistan and Yemen• Board member of Dubai International Scientific Advisory Board (DISAB)• Exponential sales and market growth for 6 consecutive years: market leader with 90% market share• Extensive Middle East travel: 140 days/year

Managed growth in the retail brand platform in key countries in Europe and North America. Leveraged new strategic international partnerships in USA, Canada, England, Netherlands and Belgium. Responsible for the launch of the new global corporate brand identity.

Promoted to direct and strengthen financial and commercial control of EAC Trading’s Kenya subsidiary: Old East (Kenya) Ltd• Restructured operations across all four company divisions: Consumer Products/FMCG, Telecom, Project Management and Procurement services, leading to 20% cost savings and break-even after 11 months

Identified and developed new markets in Asia. Coordinated and implemented new projects, tenders and partnerships with medical, infrastructure and telecom companies. Specialised in providing project and tender services to large donor organisations, Governments and funding institutions such as World Bank, Asian Development Bank and United Nations.

Formulated effective new export sales strategies targeting expansion into United Arab Emirates, Oman, Lebanon and Kuwait and later on promoted to restructure all marketing, advertising and promotional initiatives for Danish paint and chemicals manufacturer in Saudi Arabia.• Conceptualised and implemented a successful new dealer strategy incorporating all dealers under one brand identity, which led to growth in export sales by over 50% at the end of the first year

Management trainee in Shipping, Production Planning, Accounts, Export, and Marketing for international pharmaceutical company. Managed projects in third world countries, funded by international donor organisations.