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Reported to the Shareholder; responsible for strengthening a fledgling company.Key achievements • Improved the overall quality of products – sports books and magazines.• Streamlined internal office practices to improve efficiency.

Reported to the CEO; led a team of 12 people; responsible for creating a new, more select image and for building a stronger marketing and communications department. Key achievements • Successfully managed the design, production and dispatch of new point of sale materials.• Initiated the production of new marketing and advertising documentation.

Reported to the Director, Event Marketing; lead a team of up to 6 professionals; responsible for the overall signage and logistics, 1998 summer site visits, print material and photography.Key achievements• Significantly raised the profile of the UEFA Champions League brand and partner company logos; contributed to enhanced TV and stadia visibility through staff and supplier training. • Made major improvement to the quality of the logistics over two-year period following the League’s expansion in 1997 from 16 à 24 clubs and 61 to 85 matches per season, while remaining within multi-million Swiss franc budget.• Achieved savings of approximately 10% on signage and logistics expenditure by introducing a cost-plus system with main supplier.• Implemented the UEFA Champions League concept successfully as Venue Manager for all Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona home games (with a team of 5 to 15 people, including stadium decoration, signage, hospitality for 450 guests, management of media accreditation system, TV camera positions and TV interviews).

Reported to the Director; led a team of 4 people; responsible for identifying new opportunities for pan-European logistics, developing TNT services with subsidiaries and managing key accounts.

Reported to the Managing Director; responsible for the preparation of key bids and setting-up of pan-European projects; managed internal and external communications.Key achievements• Spearheaded pan-European distribution project for Nike: pioneered coordinated sales approach combining 5 subsidiaries and 3 partner companies, led commercial and contractual negotiations and implementation of project with annual turnover of 5 million Euros.• Played key role in acquisition of pan-European logistics project for Sega video games: led preparation and presentation of bid; selected 3 partner companies and handled overall management of the account with annual turnover of 6 million Euros.• Advised Managing Director on communication strategies; participated in building the image of TNT France through management of media relations, marketing and advertising initiatives; contributed to the introduction of a new corporate culture, in particular through the organization of seminars intended to unite teams from the five companies acquired by TNT in France in a few years’ time.

Reported to the editors of TESN and TV Sport London; responsibilities included the production and coordination of specific, multilingual programmes and commentary work for basketball and motorsports events.Key achievements• Coordinated multi-lingual coverage of events such as the Paris-Dakar and Paris-Beijing rallies.• Delivered live commentary of NBA and German League basketball games, Le Mans 24 Hours, Indy 500.• Produced hourly news bulletins throughout the 1992 Olympic Games.

Account Director - Camel Formula 1, Camel Rally-Raid and Camel Trophy – LondonReported to the Managing Director; led a team of 3 professionals in initiating and managing international communication programmes to promote the Camel brand on behalf of R.J. Reynolds.Key achievements• Devised public relations strategies which resulted in high levels of media exposure for Formula 1 and Camel Trophy campaigns and immediate returns on investment for Rally-Raid activities, including Paris-Dakar and Paris to Cape Town events.• Coordinated all PR activities with 25 RJR subsidiaries worldwide.• Acted as Press Officer for Camel on event and handled dissemination of information, management of press conferences and private interviews, production of feature stories and worldwide media coordination – press, television and radio

Sports sector clients included Newsport magazine (NBA and NCAA basketball). Le Sport (Formula 1 and NBA Finals in 1988) and ACLA (co-author of “L’Année Formule 1” yearbook, 1985-1988). Other clients were ODT and Artice; responsibilities included the creation, design, management and development of internal and external publications for blue-chip companies such as Citroën, Michelin, Peugeot and Matra Communication.

Reported to the Editor; responsibilities included writing articles and conducting interviews, translating stories from English to French, selecting photographic material and ensuring overall quality of the editorial content of the French version of the magazine (104 page bi-weekly).