Experience

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  Angus Flexible Pipelines

  • Haddenham

  • Sales Manager Industrial Hose

    • Mar 2008 - Present
    • Haddenham

    Responsible for the worldwide sales and marketing of Angus Flexible Pipelines range of products.Travelling in support of distributor network and managing direct sales.Providing technical support and product training.

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  Greenray Engineering

  • Lutterworth

  • sales director

    • Jan 2002 - Jun 2006
    • Lutterworth

    Promotion of the George Failing range of Speedstar and Failing water well drilling rigs in the Middle East. Focussing on Iraq, Libya and Egypt.Sale and sourcing of drilling ancillaries such as tricone drill bits, drill pipe etc.

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  Angus Fire Limited

  • Thame, Oxfordshire

  • Sales Manager

    • 1980 - 2002
    • Thame, Oxfordshire

    Based at HQ responsible for traveling to Middle East and North Africa to develop sales of company's range of fixed and portable fire fighting equipment.Prime areas Iraq and Libya which were visited 4 times a year for up to 4 weeks each trip.Also traveled to Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar in support of local distribution network.Worked with oil company fire and safety departments to update and improve both fixed and protable fire fighting capabilities.

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  Laporte Industries

  • Luton, United Kingdom

  • Export Sales Correspondent

    • Sep 1977 - Aug 1980
    • Luton, United Kingdom

    Supplying export administrative support to both the HQ based sales force and also for the Paris office.Providing support to during the opening of the Hackensack, NJ branch office in USA.Dealing with Letters of Credit and export procedures in Europe and Eastern Europe

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  Royal Marines

  • Various

  • Marine

    • Sep 1970 - Jul 1977
    • Various

    Joined September 1970 JE55/56 Depot RM and CTCRMServed in 41 Cdo.RM, 3 troop E Coy, based in Malta 1971 -1972Served in 42 Cdo. RM , K Coy and HQ Coy, based in Bickleigh near Plymouth 1972 - 1975Served at RM Poole, HQ Coy. 1975 - 1977