Crown AgentsDirector Strategy and Business Development
Jan. 2015 - May. 2018London, United Kingdom• Member of the senior management team leading on business strategy
• Building our key account management platform, with the right people, skills and tools – a big digital marketing and thought leadership flavour. Now working on deepening our brand in key markets, resulting in significant improvement in brand projection. • Co-author of the UK Ebola Response supply chain approach - project awarded numerous international awards.
• Member of the business winning team for Ukraine’s first “outsourced” health supply chain programme, resulting in significant, and growing revenue and delivering 40% savings for client. • Architect of a “people centred” BD approach for freight and logistics achieving a new 90% win-rate. • Put in place the right governance and management team in Tokyo. Now supporting new Japan team, with ideas and expertise to build a sustainable business in the Japan market. • Key stakeholder in establishing new joint venture in Turkey, to deliver our business in Syria and Iraq, and built strategy for business growth. • Exploring new market trends, blending aid and trade business models to enable better investment flows.