Bio Overview An exclusively results-driven entrepreneurial executive with over 20 years of s ales & marketing experience with 10 of those

years in senior management. Directl y responsible for all aspects of marketing, sales and business development. Atta ined a real-world education in all business disciplines that has developed into a passion to do what it takes to build businesses from the ground up. Sales, Marketing and General Management Skill Set Corporate Strategy Decision and Implementation ; Profit & Loss Management ; Team Building ; Sales and Business Development ; Budgeting and Forecasting ; Purchasing and Negotiating ; Brand Management ; Multi-culturally flexible thinking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Hahnemuhle FineArt USA, Woodstock IL Responsible for defining and establishing a multi-channel business model that ef ficiently and profitably changed the business. Under performing US subsiduary bu siness required relocation, rehiring, and innovative Sales & Marketing strategie s to become the most successful Fine Art Paper provider in North America. One of a very samll team of key international team members responsible for the develop ment of global marketing strategies. President 2003 2010 - Effective Brand Management. Nuturing and continued development of a 425 year h istory of fine art paper making. - Development and implementation of parallel sales & marketing strategies for re tail, B2B resellers and e-commerce business models. - Total P&L responsibility. - Accurate forecasting. - Personal Key Account management. Domestic and International. - Development of new business opportunities within complementory businesses in t he industry. - All hiring, outsourcing, resource allocation decisions. Lyson USA, Elk Grove Village, IL A UK owned subsidiary with marginal sales and running at a loss, the main initia l focus and responsibility was to resurrect sales and market share in the digita l ink (inkjet) industry. Established a strong customer-focused foundation that enabled the company to gro w. A creative leader whose ability to clearly define opportunities and build pla ns to consistently exceed the company P&L goals allowed the company to become th

e dominant independent player in multiple markets. General Manager ( 2001- 2003) - Directly involved as a corporate officer in the success of an international corporation. - Defined and developed quarterly sales and margin goals. - Worked with CEO and President to develop company financial goals and strategic plans. - Defined and coordinated new product launches to achieve company P&L goals. - Directly managed all marketing, sales and required product development. - Put in place full production facilities with R&D lab to immediately increase profitability and improved domestic flexibility. Allowed for sales into new economies and market segments. - Responsible for all hiring and resource allocations.

Ilford UK, Mobberly, Cheshire, England The most prestigeous brand in the monochrome photographic world. Head hunted to fill a new position created to move companys reliance away from traditional phot ographic markets toward the emerging digital photographic market. European Marketing Manager, Inkjet (1999-2001) - Directly responsible for all European inkjet product launches. - Worked with and coordinated with all R&D departments for development of indust ry leading technology. - Full product line management responsibilities. Defined product lines, margin m odels and worked directly with manufacturer and OEM partners which resulted in l ong-term profitable relationships. - Product launches coordinated globally with Worldwide Marketing team and all Il ford Sales Companies across Europe. General Information - One year college equivalent attained at University of Natal, Durban, South Afr ica - Very fast learner & extremely adaptable. - Happiest when working as part of a team, collectively delivering results beyon d forecast. - Ability to work with customers across a huge range of interests and goals. - Total trustworthiness as expressed by the absolute support of line managers lo cated in different countries, to manage their US subsiduaries. - Great sense of humor coupled with an absolute resolution to succeed.

Hobbies & Interests Guitar Cooking Fundraising Reading