Experience

PR Newswire Cision MEA

• United Arab Emirates
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Director

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Cision is a leading global provider of earned media management software and insights to public relations and marketing communications professionals.Main Responsibilities include increasing sales and revenue across existing relationships with PR agencies and high value/enterprise clients in the region by establishing Cision as their exclusive, preferred or transactional supplier for press release distribution and Media Intelligence software.

• Business Development Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2019

  PR Newswire is the global market leader in commercial news communications, providing electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, digital and multimedia services. Main Responsibilities include: Develop new business sales across existing and prospective clientsMaintaining and developing pre-existing relationships with PR Newswire clients throughout the regionIdentifying and sourcing Leads from a variety of sectorsOrganising face to face meetings with prospective businessesConsultative selling and professional Presentation of PR Newswire's portfolio of products Show less



TURRET MEDIA

• United Arab Emirates
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager - SIAL Middle East

  • Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  SIAL Middle East is part of the Largest Network of Food and Beverage Exhibitions in the world, with exhibitions in China, Canada, South America, France and Abu Dhabi Main Responsibilities included: Identifying and sourcing Leads from a variety of sectors within the F&B industry Organising meetings with prospective businesses within the F&B industry Presentation of SIAL as an event Using a consultative sales approach in order to sell floor space/stands at the event through effective questioning techniques Maintaining relationships with established clients Maintaining accurate records of all sales activities using Salesforce Project Management at the event itself Show less



Groupon Middle East FZ LLC

• Senior Account Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

  Main Responsibilities included: Managing all aspects of the deal – from identifying leads, face to face contact, presentation of Groupon, closing deals and signing contracts Liaising with local businesses on negotiable offers for our subscribers Ensuring that leads are continually generated and existing contacts and business are routinely maintained Organising meetings with prospective businesses Maintaining relationships with established clients Generating revenue to help meet daily and weekly sales targets Keeping up to date and accurate records of all sales activities Show less



Santander

• Spain
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Planning Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2011

  A client facing, sales based role providing full and professional financial advice to a portfolio of new and exisiting clients after full financial analysis Main Responsibilities included: Outbound calling to the company’s pre-existing database of clients in order to make appointments which would allow me to re-assess and service these clients with a view to meet any changes in personal circumstances Providing training and support to Cashiers, Personal Banking Advisers and other members of staff in order to enhance the new business coming in through the branch network Show less



Co-operative Financial Services

• Financial Adviser

  • Oct 2007 - Mar 2009

  A client facing, sales based role that included providing full financial advice to a portfolio of new and existing clients after full financial analysis Main Responsibilities included: Outbound calling to the company’s pre-existing database of clients in order to make appointments which would allow me to re-assess and service these clients with a view to meet any changes in personal circumstances A client facing, sales based role that included providing full financial advice to a portfolio of new and existing clients after full financial analysis Main Responsibilities included: Outbound calling to the company’s pre-existing database of clients in order to make appointments which would allow me to re-assess and service these clients with a view to meet any changes in personal circumstances



Cafe Buongiorno

• Canada
• Restaurants

• Manager

  • Jun 2003 - Oct 2007

  Main Responsibilities included: Managing, training and developing staff members (approximately 5 members of staff) within a high pressure environment Helping create menus and handling/banking cash Main achievements included: Being very heavily involved with the launch of a successful new Cafe in a busy shopping centre in Dundee, Scotland Main Responsibilities included: Managing, training and developing staff members (approximately 5 members of staff) within a high pressure environment Helping create menus and handling/banking cash Main achievements included: Being very heavily involved with the launch of a successful new Cafe in a busy shopping centre in Dundee, Scotland