Versatile and results-oriented business leader with experience in strategy, planning and operations across the travel & tourism sector. Skilled in developing and executing business plans to achieve financial goals, high client retention and continually seeking to improve the business. A proven people leader who engages and retains staff to achieve performance and productivity.
After 7 years leading CWT’s client group across Asia Pacific I was asked to assume responsibility for the Australian business that was viewed as under-performing. This turned out to be a turnaround operation that was further challenged by the global financial crisis.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Overall responsibility including P&L for the Australian Business
* Strategy & Business Planning
* EBITDA performance and cash generation
* Client retention targeted at 97%
* New sales – circa USD100M annually
* Employee engagement & retention
* Member of the Asia Pacific Regional Leadership Team
My prior role role focused on two key areas – the successful trading across Asia Pacific of global clients (typically European or North American headquartered companies), and the deliverables from account management teams across Asia Pacific.
Primary Responsibilities:
* The overall management and performance of multinational client contracts across the region
* Leading the global account team of 20 staff spread across Asia Pacific
* Establishing account management standards and practices
* Executive sponsor select APAC headquartered global accounts
* Overseeing the implementation of new multinational business
* Participating in global and national product development projects
* Representing Asia Pacific at global sales bids and global client reviews