Lorraine Blake MBA
ROI Area Sales Manager at Braemar Finance - Republic of Ireland- Claim this Profile
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Denis Murray
Lorraine worked with me for over 5 years in GE Capital and was a very important member of the team.lorraine is a very dedicated and enthusiastic individual .during this time Lorraine achieved all her Targets.Lorraine was never afraid to take on new challenges and her latest achievement is a testament to that.Well done Lorraine.
Martin Keogh
Lorraine is an impressive, driven and highly skilled professional who can lead a task, a team and a business. Lorraine balances vision, strategy and delivery to the optimum. Her skills and strengths lie in her tenacity to break down complex issues into actionable bite size pieces and execute through others. Lorraine’s dedication, passion and commitment assured delivery to the business while successfully championing the cause of the end user, driving customer success as a priority and embedding a customer centric focus within the organisation. Lorraine’s ability to look at the big picture, identify creative solutions to difficult problems and formulate strategies was hugely impressive. This experience along with her people and operational experience make her a highly impressive and dedicated professional. Lorraine is a person with a lot of ability and experience which she deploys to maximum effect.
Denis Murray
Lorraine worked with me for over 5 years in GE Capital and was a very important member of the team.lorraine is a very dedicated and enthusiastic individual .during this time Lorraine achieved all her Targets.Lorraine was never afraid to take on new challenges and her latest achievement is a testament to that.Well done Lorraine.
Martin Keogh
Lorraine is an impressive, driven and highly skilled professional who can lead a task, a team and a business. Lorraine balances vision, strategy and delivery to the optimum. Her skills and strengths lie in her tenacity to break down complex issues into actionable bite size pieces and execute through others. Lorraine’s dedication, passion and commitment assured delivery to the business while successfully championing the cause of the end user, driving customer success as a priority and embedding a customer centric focus within the organisation. Lorraine’s ability to look at the big picture, identify creative solutions to difficult problems and formulate strategies was hugely impressive. This experience along with her people and operational experience make her a highly impressive and dedicated professional. Lorraine is a person with a lot of ability and experience which she deploys to maximum effect.
Denis Murray
Lorraine worked with me for over 5 years in GE Capital and was a very important member of the team.lorraine is a very dedicated and enthusiastic individual .during this time Lorraine achieved all her Targets.Lorraine was never afraid to take on new challenges and her latest achievement is a testament to that.Well done Lorraine.
Martin Keogh
Lorraine is an impressive, driven and highly skilled professional who can lead a task, a team and a business. Lorraine balances vision, strategy and delivery to the optimum. Her skills and strengths lie in her tenacity to break down complex issues into actionable bite size pieces and execute through others. Lorraine’s dedication, passion and commitment assured delivery to the business while successfully championing the cause of the end user, driving customer success as a priority and embedding a customer centric focus within the organisation. Lorraine’s ability to look at the big picture, identify creative solutions to difficult problems and formulate strategies was hugely impressive. This experience along with her people and operational experience make her a highly impressive and dedicated professional. Lorraine is a person with a lot of ability and experience which she deploys to maximum effect.
Denis Murray
Lorraine worked with me for over 5 years in GE Capital and was a very important member of the team.lorraine is a very dedicated and enthusiastic individual .during this time Lorraine achieved all her Targets.Lorraine was never afraid to take on new challenges and her latest achievement is a testament to that.Well done Lorraine.
Martin Keogh
Lorraine is an impressive, driven and highly skilled professional who can lead a task, a team and a business. Lorraine balances vision, strategy and delivery to the optimum. Her skills and strengths lie in her tenacity to break down complex issues into actionable bite size pieces and execute through others. Lorraine’s dedication, passion and commitment assured delivery to the business while successfully championing the cause of the end user, driving customer success as a priority and embedding a customer centric focus within the organisation. Lorraine’s ability to look at the big picture, identify creative solutions to difficult problems and formulate strategies was hugely impressive. This experience along with her people and operational experience make her a highly impressive and dedicated professional. Lorraine is a person with a lot of ability and experience which she deploys to maximum effect.
Experience
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Braemar Finance - Republic of Ireland
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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ROI Area Sales Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
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GRID
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Sales
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Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
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GRENKE UK
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional Sales Director
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Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
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Finance Ireland
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional Sales Director
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Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
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University of Limerick
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Ireland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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MBA Student (full-time study)
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Sep 2012 - Jan 2015
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Enet (Open Access Networks)
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Ireland
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Strategic Customer Experience Manager
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
Responsible for the customer care strategy and ensuring the end to end e-net processes and customer engagement delivered on best practice enabling e-net competitive advantage in relation to customer care. The objective of my role was to drive revenue by elimination/minimsiation of churn and erosion. Key Achievements: ✔ Championed a new end-to-end customer experience. Uplifted customer satisfactions scores. ✔ Influenced key stakeholders. Led taskforce of senior managers to drive customer centricity across culture, communications and all customer touch points. ✔ Spearheaded analytical project. Increased sales,improved turnaround times and automation. ✔ Launched new web portal service. No additional cost to business, delivered incremental revenue Show less
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Leasing Company of Ireland
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Midwest
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Regional Business Manager
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Dec 2008 - Jul 2011
Responsible for identifying and growing a target market for new business and subsequently developing and establishing new business relationships, direct to end users and via intermediaries. In this role I structured funding proposals, negotiating and coordinating the closing of a variety of major and complex equipment, commercial and business loan facilities. Key Achievements: ✔ Created and delivered the business plan that resulted in business achieving high growth and increased revenue despite challenging market downturn. ✔ Leveraged large network of industry contacts. Expanded portfolio of SME and corporate customers, extending sales channels in targeted sectors. Show less
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GE Capital
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Business Leader
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2004 - Nov 2008
Promoted to Regional Business Leader with responsibility for sales optimisation, team budgets, cost controls, leadership and development of a team of business development managers and support staff. This role set the strategic agenda for maximising profitable business volume developing both existing and new business relationships, direct to end users and via intermediaries across a range of industries. Key achievements:✔ Delivered record revenue growth. Exceeded volume, margin and profitability targets annually.✔ Awarded GE Zenith and GE Ingenuity Award for outstanding contribution across business.✔ Elevated region to highest performing region in targeted sectors.✔ Built strong business relationships that uplifted market share and penetration of intermediaries.✔ Led a team of high performing individuals to top results and awards. Show less
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National Industry Champion
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2003 - 2004
Championed construction industry specialist at national level with responsibility for identifying and developing new business opportunities, developing key strategic relationships with leading plant and equipment distributors/dealerships and providing expertise to sales teams and functional teams at all levels within the organisation.Key achievements:✔ Forged strong strategic partnerships. Delivered major contract wins with leading distributors ✔ Tailored new sales initiatives and schemes that engaged customers and uplifted sales.✔ Elevated plant and equipment to the second most profitable sectors in GE portfolio. Show less
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Area Sales Manager
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Apr 2000 - 2003
Headhunted by GE to establish a new commercial equipment portfolio in the South West region. In this role I identified opportunities to boost sales, profit and market share across various industry channels direct to end users and via intermediaries. Key Achievements:✔ Surpassed revenue and income targets by 125-135% annually.✔ Spearheaded sales growth in targeted sectors. ✔ Ranked top performer year on year.
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Lombard Ireland Ltd
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Ireland
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager
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1991 - 2000
Sales Support/Collections Associate . Promoted to Business Development Manager in 1998. Key achievements: ✔ Transformed region from under-performance to exceeding quota by 150% ✔ Spearheaded growth in target markets - agriculture, plant and transport sectors. ✔ Frequently highest achiever, robust portfolio of high growth customers, dealers and intermediaries. Sales Support/Collections Associate . Promoted to Business Development Manager in 1998. Key achievements: ✔ Transformed region from under-performance to exceeding quota by 150% ✔ Spearheaded growth in target markets - agriculture, plant and transport sectors. ✔ Frequently highest achiever, robust portfolio of high growth customers, dealers and intermediaries.
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Education
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University of Limerick
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Executive MBA - Graduate Jan 2015 -
Mid West Business Institute
Diploma in Sales Managment and Marketing, First Class Honours -
University College of Dublin/Insitute of Banking Ireland
Professional Certificate in Financial Advice - Currently pursuing (2017)