Entrepreneurial executive from Finance, Technology and Service sectors.Verifiable track-record of achieving outstanding resultsAchieved great successes when managing Sales (e.g. 600% increase at the London Stock Exchange in 18 months), Marketing (huge productivity improvements, awards and, most important, consistent revenue increases) and Product Development (e.g. 74% share of equity trading s/w market in the UK).A “T-SHAPED PROFESSIONAL”Vertically, deep experience in the skills that lead to revenue growth: Sales, Marketing, PR, Product Development, etc. Horizontally, a broad understanding of business, able to collaborate across disciplines and to make a difference in areas of expertise other than my own.My experience at large and small companies has made me aware of the problems that fast growth can cause and the management systems that can be used to prevent these.STRENGTHS• Growth skills: Sales, Marketing, PR, Customer Relations• Strategy: spotting gaps, synergies, opportunities• Communication & influencing skills• International: lived and worked in 7 countries. Managed very international teams• Technology: Not a techy – but someone who understands technology, how it can be used to solve business problems, improve processes, increase productivity, reach new markets – and able to explain it all in simple terms• Building teams and managing people• Managing growing pains: implementation of the appropriate levels of systems and controls as a company grows• Learning: evidenced by the courses and qualifications below• A strong network of contacts in the Financial and Technology industries and among investorsPAST ROLES1. Founder & CEO, Intelligent Growth2. Founder & Chairman, Pelican Investments3. Managing Director, Fidessa4. Head of Sales & Marketing, London Stock Exchange5. Head of Market Development EMEA, Standard &Poor’s6. Head of Product Management, Primark (sold to Thomson-Reuters)7. Occasional lecturer at London Business School, Cass Business School, Nottingham University and King Fahd University
Listed skills include Financial Markets, Business Development, Capital Markets, Financial Services, and 23 others.