After graduating with a science degree, I started my IT career in programming.

 

In this role I met Technology salespeople selling hardware and software, who seemed to

have much more interesting, exciting and better paid jobs than me!

 

So in my mid-20's I applied for a Trainee Sales position in the UK, selling network

hardware and services for a $2bn US Corporation incorporated in Florida. 

 

Here I won:

 

• Top New Account Achiever of the Year

• International Salesperson of the Year

• Runner-up International Salesperson of the Year (the following year)

• Runner-up International Salesperson of the Year again (two years later)

• EMEA Top New Account Achiever of the Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My next career step was selling high value (multi £m's) IBM-compatible mainframe computers and services for a global US/Japanese Corporation. 

 

Here I won:

 

• Top European Salesperson of the Year

• Top European Salesperson of the Year again (two years later)

• Top European New Name Region (as a manager)

 

During my seven years with the company I was promoted from Account Manager to

UK Southern Regional Manager, where I managed the largest of two UK regions.

 

I was then head-hunted into a main board position as Director of Business Development for a quoted £200m IT recruitment company. Here I led an international business development team, and achieved a 70% growth in international revenue.

 

The CEO then asked me to become Director of Sales and Marketing for their new IT Solutions business providing applications management, outsourcing and e-business services.

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Over the following 15 years I held positions as General Manager, Director of Commercial Operations, Head of Business Development and Director of Strategy and Business Development.

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I have worked in both permanent and interim roles, and I have experience of working in services, solutions, software and hardware, and both direct and indirect channels.

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Having seen a wide range of sales issues from 'both sides of the fence' as a salesperson myself, and also as a manager and leader of sales teams, I now focus on transforming sales achievement for my clients.

 

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