Senior Operating Partner specialising in Commercial Excellence transformation programmes within H.I.G. Capital’s European Private Equity and Infrastructure funds. Collaborates with and advises portfolio companies on strategy, product, pricing, and sales focused value creation initiatives to deliver margin enhancement and multiple expansion. Draws on 27 years' experience across private equity, consulting and industry.- Board level advisor on commercial growth topics: strategy, product, pricing, and sales.- Generated strong profit enhancement results for clients across Europe and North America.- Broad experience gained working across private equity-backed businesses, corporations and venture capital-backed start-ups on over 150 projects across a wide variety of B2B and B2C sectors. Specialisms:- Commercial strategy: market sizing/prioritisation, customer segmentation, channel management.- Product portfolio management: new product introductions, portfolio management, bundling/package design- Price and revenue management: revenue model definition, price increase campaigns, list/net price optimisation, discount & rebate harmonisation, tender/project pricing.- Sales effectiveness: sales incentives, value selling & negotiation, cross-sell/up-sell/win-back campaigns.Written extensively for recognised publications such as The Professional Pricing Society, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Institute of Sales Professionals and The Manufacturer. Regular speaker/panellist at conferences and Awards judge.Prior to H.I.G. Capital, was an equity Partner at Simon-Kucher focused on pricing and sales. Before that, worked for digital marketing and technology consultancies focusing on eCommerce and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programmes. Started career in sales within a global key account team.
Listed skills include Strategy, Management Consulting, Crm, Product Management, and 18 others.