Kuben Govender

Commercial Director Northeen Europe @Converse

Head of GrowthChanel Manager💼 C-level Executive👍 Sales & BizDevCOO

Kuben Govender is an accomplished professional in the commercial sector, currently serving as the Commercial Director of Northern Europe at Converse. Previous experience with Nike in Africa/ Middle East. With a longstanding career in the footwear and apparel industry, Kuben possesses a deep understanding of sales strategies, merchandising, retail, business planning and market growth. His expertise has led him to work with high-profile brands, driving growth and expansion in various regions. At Converse, Kuben is responsible for commercial operations in Northern Europe, leading the sales team and developing strategic initiatives to boost the brand's presence and profitability. His leadership, combined with his market acumen, has been instrumental in strengthening Converse's position in the competitive footwear industry.

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Work Background

ConverseNorthern Europe Omnichannel Director

Nov. 2019Berlin Area, GermanyTotal General Management responsibility for AGS, BENELX & SCANDI. Develop and execute growth strategies that will better serve consumer demand and shape the marketplace to deliver the best of Converse.

Nike EMEAStrategic Enterprise Capabilities Director EMEA

Nov. 2018 - Nov. 2019Amsterdam Area, NetherlandsSelect group from Nike Global to focus on enabling efficient business process, changing the "way we work" and deploying tools to supercharge Digital Transformation. I led and built a team of subject matter experts to facilitate efficient process enhancements and program execution; connected with cross functional functional leaders to best facilitate insights and best practices to incorporate in new capabilities; operated as primary point of contact on Demand & Supply Management issues and delivered and partook in Global Strategic Enterprise Capabilities workshops for solution design and requirements definition. Additional projects: Go to Market Council member supporting the development of retail digital strategy

Nike South AfricaDemand & Supply Management Director(COO)

Oct. 2017 - Oct. 2018Johannesburg Area, South AfricaI formed a new global demand and supply management (DSM) function to support general management of the business and realign strategy; cut retail inventory on hand from 24 weeks to 17 weeks; met USD 6M demand in South Africa from an over-supply in Europe; applied agile leadership to establish and implement new DSM frameworks in the EMEA and successfully led regional reporting transfer from APLA to EMEA, ensuring business continuity and systems integration.

Nike AfricaSales Director : Africa

Aug. 2014 - Sep. 2017Johannesburg Area, South Africa, Dubai, Casablanca, MaltaI completely restructured the Africa sales strategy portfolios in 18 months; raised revenue by 20%, produced a 4% incremental increase in margins, delivered double digit growth for 28 consecutive quarters; created an integrated consumer data collection methodology for Johannesburg, enabling a more personalised shopping experience and developed the Employment Equity Strategy and Committee and led on the Diversity and Inclusion strategy for Africa.

Nike South AfricaSales Director

Jun. 2014 - Aug. 2014Johannesburg Area, South AfricaLead the consolidation of the South Africa and Africa business. Planned and executed organisation restructure to focus on medium to long term objectives.

Nike AfricaMerchandise Director for South Africa and Africa

Aug. 2010 - May. 2014I implemented Nike Merchandise principals and initiated a pricing strategy that simplified pricing across multiple currencies, set relative to European markets due to consumer shopping patterns and proximity to North Africa and reset product strategy from commodity-based consumption to a uniform of youth focused assortments in Nike doors and broader distribution.

Nike SAStrategic Account Manager

Dec. 2007 - Aug. 2010Johannesburg Area, South Africa

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Nike SAFootball Specialist Exec

Nov. 2004 - May. 2007JHB

Incredible ConnectionBranch Manager

May. 2000 - Apr. 2004JHBRetail Store Manager for IT related retailer. Larger specialist IT retailer. Manage store P&L, staff and revenue generation. Involved in various tasks and projects, from store opening to training.

John OrrsFlag Ship Branch Manager

Jun. 1998 - Apr. 2000JHBRetail manager, 3000 sqm, 236 staff in Sandton City Mall. P&L, Revenue generation

Reebok South AfricaOperations Manager

Jun. 1994 - May. 1998Cape TownManaging distribution, sales and product manufacturing for apparel for SA.

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