Experience

WHSmith North America

• United States
• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Leasing Manager

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Ensure strategic management of existing portfolio and renewals in co-operation with business development department; focus on maximising income in compliance with set business goals/objectives. • Oversee all aspects of a lease portfolio of more than 300 stores and storage spaces across North America and Canada; generate new revenue and profit growth opportunities with an emphasis on enabling business success. • Monitor and streamline annual sales audit process for all stores aimed at establishing effective sales improvements. • Uncover and mitigate potential risks as well as deliver high-level insights into prospective leasing opportunities. • Receive and respond to queries of potential lessors; prepare and maintain accurate paperwork. • Create, evaluate, and upgrade leasing terms and conditions; finalise deals as per defined policies. Key Achievements • Delivered exceptional assistance to Chief Financial Officer in preparing the $55M IFRS16 budget to provide an overview of the total anticipated rent expenses for all North American assets for FY22/23, implementing cost-cutting initiatives and strategies. • Currently implementing new strategies and processes to ensure within the lease management team, by setting up new leases and creating an effective way for the annual lease compliance audits. • Lead overall facets of lease abstraction, enabling easy access to critical elements of a commercial lease. • Met and exceeded requirements of IFRS16 accounting standards by analysing and updating reporting process. Show less



APWireless Infrastructure Partners, LLC

• United States
• Wireless Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate

  • May 2019 - Present

  • Managed, negotiated, and renewed contracts with Telecommunication operators such as Vodafone and T-Mobile. • Determined and set winning renewal rates aligned with emerging market conditions, operators’ developments, and rental growth; processed processing monthly billing and cleared outstanding rent as per company policies. • Prepared and administered legal documents, including leases, lease amendments, and renewals; focused on maintaining information accuracy and privacy whilst contributing to management of financial matters. • Responded to landlords, network operators, and tenants’ enquiries related to leases, renewals, and rent payments. • Performed CPI calculations as well as assessed and updated lease terms, payment schedules and tenant information by utilising Yardi and CRM; enabled terminations and removal of operator equipment from cell tower sites. • Followed and promoted regulatory requirements for negotiated leases in collaboration with legal team in Germany. Key Achievements • Directed 155 cell tower sites across the German portfolio with a total income of close to £1M annually. • Accomplished rent increase of 10% across the portfolio for 2021 through strategic planning of rental rates. • Provided excellent services to 155 tenants, achieving maximum satisfaction and retention rate. Show less