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Business development internationalist with 20 years of experience at BAE Systems working at the highest levels in the defence, security and aerospace sectors across global markets in the air, land, sea and cyber domains. Significant international experience with eight years living in Asia and a particular focus on South Korea, China and Japan. Multi-disciplined background in business winning, strategy and commercial; delivering strategic business relationships and order book growth. Proven track record in market development and major campaign planning and leadership. Strong relationship management expertise across all levels of industry, military and government. Alumnus of Royal College of Defence Studies 2019, the UK Ministry of Defence's senior leadership programme providing a global network of government, military and industrial leaders. Graduate of Cranfield University with a MSC in International Defence & Security Marketing.EXPERTISEInternational Business Development Specialist: significant experience in developing international business and strategy; developed South Korean and Chinese markets in-country; managed teams across 30 countries as Chief of Staff for BAE Systems Group Business Development; early stage development of internationally exportable design for naval ships.Multi-Culturalist: highly experienced in bridging cultural and business gaps which is key to success in international business development; strong cultural understanding and language skills with periods of study at London's SOAS (Mandarin) and Sejong University (Korean).Leadership: proven track record in leading diverse teams; President of BAE Systems Beijing and South Korean organisations; Chief of Staff for BAE Systems Business Development organisation; campaign lead for major land vehicle bid to UK government; international strategy leadership.Collaborative: forming high performing multi-disciplined teams across the business; leading a partnering approach with external organisations and foreign companies.