Vp Sales – Tomra Fresh Food
Feb 2023 - Mar 2024
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Business Transformation I Strategic Thinking I Sales & Marketing Leadership I Global Experience I Financial Leadership I
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Business Transformation I Strategic Thinking I Sales & Marketing Leadership I Global Experience I Financial Leadership I
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Peter Lamb previously worked as VP Sales – TOMRA Fresh Food at Tomra and Chief Executive Officer at Packaging Products Company. Peter Lamb studied at Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand.
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About Peter Lamb
My career has focused on delivering revenue and earnings growth in international markets. A values driven leader with extensive international experience I have led teams to achieve record revenue, earnings and operational excellence results. In addition, I bring significant senior management experience in multi site and country manufacturing and operations, successfully leading and growing businesses in CEO, Sales and Commercial/Finance roles.Industry experience includes food, distribution and capital equipment, packaging, building products, and logistics.Summary Achievements:• NZ and Asia: Achieved record sales and earnings for DS Smith Plastics APAC and NZ Fletcher Building Roof Tile business.• Saudi Arabia: Development and Execution of turnaround Strategy: Packaging Products Ltd.: Development of stabilise, strengthen and grow strategy that brought record operating cashflows and pointed the business to strong EBITDA growth achievement.• Middle East Latin America and Australia: Grew distribution network to achieve record returns.• Employee engagement: Built high performance culture and lifted engagement metrics to record highs.• Brand launch: Successfully commercialised new brand as niche offer with distinct value proposition • Innovation: Led Commercial success of new product launch to NZ and offshore distributor network• Acquisition: Key role in successful acquisition of large Malaysian roofing manufacturing operation for Fletcher Building• Operational Excellence: Implemented LEAN manufacturing and Opex disciplines leading to double digit reduction in wastage and unit costs• Health and safety leadership: Developed a culture to achieve zero harm and key safety metrics• Turnaround: Transformed culture and team capability leading to 40% lift in year on year EBITASummary Experience:• Running business with revenue up to $80 million, multi site and country• Leading global sales teams to $150 million• Leading high performing sales, operations and commercial teams across multiple countries.• Leading manufacturing operations in New Zealand, Thailand and Malaysia.• Customer channel management and distributor networks in the Middle East, New Zealand, Latin America, Australia, South East Asia and Africa.I was born in New Zealand and have worked in the UK, the UAE, Malaysia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. My work experience has included market development and operations in the following markets:• New Zealand and Pacific Islands; • South East Asia and Japan;• Australia;• Middle East;• West and East Africa; and• Latin America.
9 roles · 29 years
Peter Lamb work experience
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Chief Executive Officer
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
Contract Consultant: Logistics Industry
2019 – 2021Execution of a reset growth strategy for a privately owned national transport and logistics company involving the restructure of a multi branch network, negotiation of banking facilities and commercial agreements, drive lift in profitability through pricing, efficiency and productivity measures and cost reduction initiatives.
Jul 2019 - Oct 2021
Managing Director Rapak Asia Pacific
I led the Asia Pacific region for DS Smith, a publicly listed UK company, which is a leading global manufacturer of packaging for consumer and industrial goods.Executed Turnaround Strategy DS Smith Asia Pacific: Transformed culture and team capability and financial performance leading to 40% lift in EBITAAchieved record sales for DS Smith Asia Pacific Grew distribution network in Australia, Asia and Latin America to achieve record returns.Employee engagement: Built high performance culture and lifted engagement metrics to record highs.Managed a multinational team with manufacturing operations in Auckland and Bangkok.
Mar 2016 - Jan 2019
Regional Gm Africa, Middle East And Nz, At The Roof Tile Group, Fletcher Building
I led the development of Africa, Middle East and the New Zealand markets, including setting and executing of sales and operational strategies to drive top line growth and earnings. Brand Launch: Led a branding strategy and implementation that was successfully rolled out across core New Zealand and global markets.Record Earnings: Results for 2016 showed EBITA 50% favourable to plan with ROFI 34% ahead.Innovation: Led Commercial success of new product launch to NZ and offshore distributor networkLean: Improved Operational Capability of the Auckland manufacturing plant though adoption of Lean principlesAdditionally, from Feb 2014, while a replacement was being sought following my relocation back to Auckland, I retained on going responsibility for South East Asia markets including Malaysia and Philippines market teams and the operational and safety performance of the Malaysia plant.
Mar 2014 - Jan 2016
Regional General Manager South East Asia And Africa, At The Roof Tile Group, Fletcher Building
I led the Malaysian based operation with responsibility for the development of Africa and South East Asia markets for Roof Tile Group. Customer and channel development in emerging markets, establishment of sales and technical teams in Malaysia and Philippines.Operational Excellence: Implemented LEAN manufacturing and Opex disciplines leading to double digit reduction in wastage and unit costsIn addition responsible for Roof Tile Group's Malaysia plant operational and safety performance. Full financial responsibility for the region's market and manufacturing performance.
Nov 2010 - Feb 2014
New Zealand Company Manager
Responsible for the New Zealand, Middle East and Latin America markets for Roof Tile Group. In addition responsible for Roof Tile Group's Auckland plant, the worlds largest, operational and safety performance.
2007 - 2010
~3 yrs
Financial Controller And Commercial Manager
Commencing as Financial Controller and then to a Commercial Manager role. Responsibilities included full financial and commercial oversight of New Zealand and then also the Malaysia operation, which was acquired in 2005.Acquisition: Key role in successful acquisition of large Malaysian roofing manufacturing operation for Fletcher Building
1999 - 2007
~8 yrs
Chief Acountant
Airmech Dubai
Responsible for the finance function of the Dubai and Oman operations, reporting to corporate office in Bahrain.
1998 - 1999
~1 yr
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Peter Lamb education
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Foundations Of General Management
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Peter Lamb has worked for Tomra, Packaging Products Company, Self-Employed, Ds Smith, and Fletcher Building.
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