Stephen Stewart Email & Phone Number

Reading, Pa, Us

London, Gb

Guildford, Surrey, Gb

Guildford, Surrey, Gb

Guildford, Surrey, Gb

Consult to Eseye on the African M2M/IoT market

Led the strategic direction of the North Europe (UK, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany, Nordics and Baltics) telecoms sales team within the broader confines of the EMEA sales strategy.As a subsidiary of the multi-national corporation Morpho Card GmbH (part of the listed SAFRAN Group), strategically directed the company in all its business facets.Concluded supply agreements with new customers (VGE UK, Telenor Norway, Tele2 Sweden, Elisa Finland) and extended supply agreements with existing customers (EE, TeliaSonera and KPN/E-Plus).Reduced operational costs in the first year responsible for the UK office and in following years contained costs. Set pricing structures which maintained group sales margins in a very price competitive market. Achieved and exceeded sales and EBIT targets and grew the turnover in very tough economic and market conditions.Successfully project managed the physical move of the UK office to its current premises. Managed all Financial and HR related matters to Group and managed all IT and Multi-media requirements of the UK office.

Established Sagem Orga’s first subsidiary in Africa and manage it to profitability within 15 monthsSecured MTN Group with 23 MNOs throughout MEA and the Airtel Group (formerly MTC/Celtel/Zain) with 21 MNOs throughout MEA, as new customers.Project managed the successful commissioning of a card production facility in Lagos, Nigeria after successfully bidding for a license to manufacture from the NCC (Nigeria Communications Commission). For a further 12 months, managed the company remotely until a suitable local manager was appointed.Successfully managed and operated the African office in a challenging multi-state, multi-culture and multi-language environment.

Started-up and managed the African subsidiary of Bluefish Technologies to a profitable entity within 2 years of start-up in the highly competitive GSM market.

Za

Part of the company’s senior management team, developed new customer business (Anglo American Health) and managed customer accounts (MTN SA) in the smart card market

Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

Assessed debt financing applications by SMEs in the manufacturing industry of South Africa.

Project Managed and System Engineered the telecommunication sub-system of the main Observation Satellite project

Mba, Business Administration

B.Eng, Electronic