Many smaller technology companies may benefit from professional assistance from an executive coach who can bring a wealth of practical sales and marketing experience to help provide a new perspective on the business.

Briefly my experience includes:

•  A successful track record of growing small and medium UK and European technology companies as a Sales and Marketing focused Director.

• A very customer focused professional, with strong technology Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing skills.

• A range of sales experience of software and services from niche focused corporate solutions to networking desktop packages & Web based business solutions.

• A person who has developed many commercial partnerships including strategic partnerships, resellers and distributors.

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The following summarises my career prior to providing Sales and Marketing Coaching services.

ts.com, 2000-2001, European Sales Director     

ts.com, a Venture Capital funded UK ASP, provides a comprehensive online ticket sale and marketing service enabling ticket vendors to drive sales through their web site and run online marketing campaigns.

Esker SA, 1998-2000, Executive Vice President

Persoft Inc, 1996-1998, Vice President & European MD

Persoft, a US software publisher, developed PC-to-Host & Web-to-Host Connectivity Software. This software was sold worldwide using broadband & niche distributors and corporate resellers. Customers were Fortune 1000 Companies, Government and Health. Esker SA, a French Public Company, acquired Persoft in 1998.

Option Systems Ltd, 1991-1996, Non Exec Chairman

Option Systems, a UK solutions provider, provided an innovative software solution, STYLEman. This was a market leading application for the clothing, footwear and textile industries, worldwide.

The Optimus Group, 1989 – 1994, Managing Director

Optimus, a UK software house, supplied complex turnkey solutions to blue chip companies and Government organizations. In 1993, Optimus were acquired by Aran plc, a manufacturing systems solutions provider, in a Venture Capital funded deal.

UCMS Group Ltd, 1979 – 1989, Group Director & Subsidiary MD

UCMS, a UK start up software house, focused upon selling high end, high value, enterprise wide distribution and manufacturing systems to clothing, textile and footwear companies.  Second phase growth was funded by Venture Capital investment

Nixdorf Computer Ltd, 1977-1979, Education manager       

Burroughs Machines Ltd, 1974-1976, Customer Support Analyst

MSc - Computer Systems Analysis, University College London, 1977

BSc - Computer Science, Bath University, 1974