Experience

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  The Momentum Group

  • United Kingdom
  • Financial Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Business Development Director

    • May 2019 - Present

    As part of the Board at Momentum I am responsible for the strategic direction of the business focusing on business development, account management and the introduction of new services to the market.

  • Corporate Business Manager

    • May 2018 - Present

    I originally started at Momentum Group with a focus on working with clients to ensure that they maximise the optimum benefits available from the R&D Tax Credit Government Initiative.

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  Santander UK

  • United Kingdom
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, International

    • Jan 2014 - May 2018

    Having spent almost 5 years as International Trade Director for Santander, I have taken the plunge to do something new and different in a fast moving and exciting space. During this time I was involved in all manner of International Trade facilities including Supply Chain Finance, Letters of Credit, Trade Loans, Foreign Exchange, International Payments etc.

  • Sales Director

    • Jul 2008 - Dec 2013

    Working in a small product group within Santander Corporate Bank to promote a very innovative approach to Supply Chain Finance in the UK market, offering highly competitive finance rates to suppliers of UK buyers.

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  Bottomline Technologies

  • Business Development Manager

    • Sep 2007 - Jun 2008

    As Bus. Dev. Manager, I am now responsible for strategic focus on growing our market opportunity from within our existing customer base, developing sales strategies, product strategies and profitability growth for our sales teams. The role is both challenging and rewarding and provides a new area of focus which supports and is supported by, the experience I have gained over the years various roles with Bottomline and in the software industry in general.

  • National Sales Manager

    • Oct 2005 - Aug 2007

    Managing a team of 9 Sales people across the UK. Managing a £5.5 million target reporting to the board.

  • Public Sector Sales Manager

    • Jun 2003 - Sep 2005

    Following a restructure I was asked to take on the repsonsibility for a new vertical sector sales team, selling directly to the Public Sector with three UK based team members and myself heading up the team, with a responsibility for £2.2 million of sales.

  • Celtic Sales Manager

    • Sep 2000 - Jun 2003

    Following the successful take over of Checkpoint by Bottomline, my role changed to managing the Sales team across Scotland and Ireland without the managment responsibility og the engineering staff. My responsibility was to continue to drive the business forward towards £1.5 million in sales across the region.

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  Checkpoint Security Services Ltd.

  • Manager - Celtic Region

    • Sep 1996 - Aug 2000

    Expanded the position in Ireland to include Scotland with two sales people reporting directly to me and two engineers who were responsible to the Branch office under my authority. The business unit was responsible for £1million in sales and support of over 500 customers.

  • Account Manager

    • Jan 1993 - Sep 1996

    Promoted to Account Manager following the successful growth of the business to include an additional 150 customers (quadrupling the original customer base) and employing a full time engineer with direct reporting to me.

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  Checkpoint Security Services

  • Marketing Engineer

    • Jun 1991 - Jan 1993

    New position in Northern Ireland to look after the existing 47 customers and expand the business.

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  BT

  • Senior Technician

    • Sep 1981 - May 1991

    Senior Technician - Telephone Engineer