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1900 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

Lead and represent HGL within The Humberview Group which includes 27 Automotive Dealerships within Ontario. The largest Automotive Group in Ontario. The group represents almost all major automotive brands from North America, Japan, Germany, and South Korea. -Develop HGL's annual and monthly Business and Profit Plans and ensure each department is working towards those objectives-Monitor monthly sales, profitability, asset management, and growth, and reassign resources or make changes necessary to achieve objectives-Monitor and maintain industry-leading customer service levels and initiate programs to continuously improve those levels-Monitor and control overhead expenses-Monitor and reinforce HG policies and procedures to ensure they are understood and followed-Resolve any customer concerns or complaint's unresolved by staff-Responsible for hiring and evaluating performance of Team Member's within HGL

Toronto Ontario

Whitby Ontario

Developed a new store location in north Whitby. Responsible for the construction, staffing, and operation of the 200 seat restaurant. Had a Operating Partner/GM to run the day to day operations overseeing a staff of 70. Profitable operation since inception. Achieved the companies Platinum Award Status since inception with only 15 locations out of 325 achieving this status. Assisted Corporate Boston Pizza in developing a local store marketing program where each location hired a Community Relations Coordinator to promote the restaurant within the local community and achieving increased sales.

Mississauga

Finance, Lease and Supply Technology Equipment and other Corporate Assets to North American businesses. One of the top ten independent Lessors in North America providing financing, asset management, equipment trading, and asset-based financing.-Built, Managed and led the Canadian private sector account sales force along with account specific responsibilities-Responsible for the region's new lease quota representing over $100M of new business-Increased the new lease origination by 80%--Managed the companies pricing activity, profitability and expenses-Continued to rank as one of the top individual performers averaging over $1.5M in gross margin annually

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Finance, Lease, and supply Technology Equipment to Canadian public and private sector businesses and Government. -Monitored, managed, and valued the companies inventory positions, pricing activities, product management and sales activity-established and implemented an Equipment Remarketing Division-Responsibility for specific corporate accounts including the companies largest account-Coached and developed sales staff in strategic planning, territory management and performance analysis

Toronto, Ontario

Financed, Lease, and Supply Technology and other Corporate Assets to Canadian Business, Government, and Education institutions.-Overall responsibility for the Canadian Division reporting to the Senior Vice President in the US-Established the Canadian Division and led a highly successful team to become one of the top three independent leasing companies in Canada generating in excess of $150M in revenues-Directed sales, finance & administration, marketing, asset management, vendor management, budgeting, and strategic planning-Oversaw the successful sale of the Canadian Division to MFP Financial Services

Toronto, Ontario

Financed, Leased, and remarketed computer technology equipment to Canadian business and government institutions. -Business Development opening up new accounts and maintaining ongoing relationships targeting the Fortune 500 corporations in Canada-Achieved in excess of 135% of sales quota each year-Achieved President's Club in each year of service-Contributed to the overall success leading Comdisco Canada to the largest Independent Lessor status in Canada

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