Chief Commercial Officer
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Transforming Trade Shows: Crafting Strategic Exhibitions for Unrivaled Impact and Engagement
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Transforming Trade Shows: Crafting Strategic Exhibitions for Unrivaled Impact and Engagement
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
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Shitij Taneja is listed as Transforming Trade Shows: Crafting Strategic Exhibitions for Unrivaled Impact and Engagement at Vertex Next, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Shitij Taneja.
Shitij Taneja previously worked as Chief Commercial Officer at Vertex Next and Chief Commercial Officer at Vertex Learning.
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About Shitij Taneja
A management professional with a stellar record of driving projects and growing business YoY in all assignments, over 16+ years of strategic and operational experience across the events and engagement management sector across the Middle East, Africa and India. Possessing core competencies in the rollout and execution of several ground breaking events while maximizing profitability and ensuring sustainable growth of the top and bottom line across all assignments.Acknowledged for expertise in large scale exhibitions planning and management, strategic sales & marketing and business development initiatives, campaign coordination, regulatory advise and collaborating on trade shows and exhibitions across diverse markets. Additionally, also having a proven track record along with exemplary relationships and networks across the industry with major business houses, government entities and decision makers.
Listed skills include New Business Development, Event Management, Marketing Strategy, Team Management, and 12 others.
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Chief Commercial Officer
Sep 2022 - Dec 2024
Event Specialist
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
Event Manager
- Retaining key focus on business development, planning, implementing and coordinating sales activities to achieve sales and gross profit margins. Nurturing key customer relationships and negotiating customer agreements.
- Managed an event outlay of USD 2 million while with the company and managed a multi-disciplinary team.
- Implemented digital platform on my show for incremental revenue generation by providing digital/ hybrid solutions for our current exhibitors and new exhibitors.
- Eliminated a competitor show by implementing different strategies and gaining confidence of exhibitors by providing more ROI and value for them.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Event Organizer
- Achievements:
- Augmented the revenue of the Power Nigeria exhibition by 30% from 2017 to 2018.
- Generated revenue on sponsorship and exhibition space for the prestigious Middle East Electricity worth USD 5.2M in 2016.
- Increased the sales volume by adding 112 new accounts in the assigned territory over a period of 4 editions.
- Managed a portfolio of 321 accounts totaling USD 5.2 M in the year 2016.
- Exceeded company targets under exhibitor retention schemes for future scheduled events by 40%.
Sep 2016 - Apr 2019
Senior Sales Manager - Electricx Egypt & Middle East Electricity
Portfolio included Middle East Electricity (world's largest power exhibition) which is held in Dubai, UAE as well as Electricx in Egypt.
Jul 2015 - Sep 2016
Sales Manager - Middle East Electricity & Power And Water Exhibition
Jul 2010 - Jul 2015
Team Leader - Conferences And Training
- Marquee Events as Sales Manager
- Cityscape Dubai 2006 onwards
- Cityscape Abu Dhabi
- Saudi Insurance Summit
- The International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF).
- IT in Healthcare (Arab Health).
Sep 2006 - Jun 2010
Team Leader
Aug 2004 - Sep 2006
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Shitij Taneja works for Vertex Next.
What is Shitij Taneja's role at Vertex Next?
Shitij Taneja is listed as Transforming Trade Shows: Crafting Strategic Exhibitions for Unrivaled Impact and Engagement at Vertex Next.
Where is Shitij Taneja based?
Shitij Taneja is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates while working with Vertex Next.
What companies has Shitij Taneja worked for?
Shitij Taneja has worked for Vertex Next, Vertex Learning, Informa Connect Middle East, Informa Markets, and Vcustomer.
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Shitij Taneja is listed with skills including New Business Development, Event Management, Marketing Strategy, Team Management, Market Research, Marketing Communications, Business Development, and Trade Shows.
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