AlconBusiness Unit Manager - Surgical Ophthalmics
Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaI managed a substantial business and led a team of 25 dedicated professionals. We successfully maintained a leading market share in both the Cataract and Vitreoretinal markets across Africa. Our focus on customer satisfaction, sales processes, and continuous improvement allowed us to solidify Alcon's position as a trusted leader in the surgical field, positively impacting patients' lives and sight throughout Africa. • Successfully launched and commercialized Next Generation Cataract Platform (Centurion Vision System) in the South African market, achieving 67% market share of Cataract consoles. Together with the Centurion launch, introducing the Capital Finance Model for private institutions led to the accelerated upgrade and expansion of the market-installed base of Alcon in the African Markets.
• Achieved consecutive double-digit growth for the Surgical Business for 2017 – 2019, driven by successful market share gain in Cataract Capital and Vitreoretinal Capital markets, strategic planning, innovative marketing initiatives, and strong leadership.