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Yorkshire

Leading the business strategy and execution of this £2.5m distributor of roofing tools and ancilliary product to serve the roofing and building market with the aim to create at least 100% growth in a 3 year period.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Principal consultant and founder of Camaleo Ltd a consultancy specialising in supporting organisations in their commercial leadership, strategy and execution. Recent and current assignments include:Director of Business Development, Strategic Proposals – support the Directors in the creation and execution of a sales strategy. Strategic Proposals are a bid.

Responsible for the sales strategy and the development of new client relationships

London, United Kingdom

In a transforming market due to regulatory changes, developed strong commercial value propositions which ensured Loyalty Solutions achievement of net revenue and operating margin targets while also driving MasterCard’s core business via differentiation. Focused and motivational leadership of the European team and sales development in the territory.

London, United Kingdom

Collinson Group is a global leader in shaping and influencing customer behaviour with a turnover in excess of £500m. This is driven from its breadth of expertise in Loyalty, Lifestyle Benefits, Insurance and Assistance services.Accountable for the delivery of Group numbers via direct sales leadership of the insurance/assistance and Collinson Latitude.

Parachuted in as the Managing Director of a newly acquired business, this was in need of positive leadership and team motivation. Reset the business ambitions and brought about a culture change to achieve growth. The leadership of operations, proposition innovation, IT, market development and finance functions. Led a 5 month due diligence process for the.

Interim management role leading CPP’s businesses in Turkey, India and Germany with responsibility for in excess of 100 people across the 3 countries and the regional and individual country P&Ls. Attendee and active participant of CPP’s Executive Committee.

Tasked by the Group Board to develop and lead the Group’s global expansion strategy and agreed investment for country launches in China, Mexico, Turkey, India and Brazil. Additional market assessments made for the Middle East, Russia and Japan. Recruited and led management teams in India and Turkey setting a business strategy and culture that delivered.

Leadership and development of a team of 20 sales professionals. Responsible for revenue and profit growth from existing partners by the implementation of relationship management plans and the introduction of new product and channel strategies. Responsibility for developing sales in new sectors.

Responsibility for managing a portfolio to deliver £22m in new business and drive programmes to achieve appropriate renewal retention of a £60m portfolio; managing a team of Business Development Managers and Account Managers to create and build relationships with client contacts. Led a team managing strategic relationships with organisations such as RBS.

Development of innovative solutions for the use of vehicle data in the insurance market. Market development of motor quotation technology adopted by leading names such as Norwich Union and Admiral Insurance. Developed innovative solutions with Business Partners that were recognised in a number of Industry Awards i.e. Insurance Awards, Marketing Awards..

Managed a £2.3m portfolio; developed accounts through a consultative approach to problem solving. Responsible for new business development for automotive data based solution and e-commerce sales within existing and new marketplaces.

Member of a small management team tasked to set up a green field site direct telesales operation. Original responsibility was for the recruitment and development of a service team and managing a team of 20 people. Final role was as Product Development Manager for a £30m insurance portfolio, accountable for product design, price and target market definition.

Bsc(Hons)

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