An inspired cruise & travel industry, product development, IT and commercial director, excited to be playing an integral leadership role in driving the cruise business in Australia and now with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises in southern California! With an extensive history of successful partnership building in two hemispheres, I have a proud record of negotiations, delivering suppliers, brand-partners and company stakeholders, excellent winning relationships. Armed with the latest in digital and traditional marketing prowess, I’m excited about the growth opportunities ahead in the cruise and travel industries. Having delivered successful robust sales growth to a number of high-profile brand partners, global travel corporations and a specialty niche of loyalty & closed-user-groups, I have a unique and powerful set of cutting-edge specialties to tap into, "my bag of tricks." These include:- A flair for strategic global supplier negotiations, contracting, and management across multiple international brands and markets.- New product vision. Adept at strategic forecasting and procurement.- Resourceful "deal-maker" with extensive diplomatic, yet assertive negotiation skills to finesse and drive sales through strategic and tactical agreements. - Keen ability to execute and deliver on all stages of product development including sourcing, technological integration, sales and marketing (digital / traditional).- An eye for strategic new business development, database (retention & expansion) and loyalty programming.- Extensive key relationship and global account leadership skills to harmoniously fuse operational and executive level goals. - A vast knowledge of all cruise (ocean & river), escorted tour and packaged holiday products across all leisure distribution channels (wholesale & retail).- Unique cruise, travel and hospitality industry perspective, having worked in multiple international inbound and outbound channels, globally.