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Olaf Lambooy

Sydney

Summary

A strategic, creative and results driven IT&T professional, who brings more than 20 years of General/Country, Sales and Business Development Management experience gained in ICT and Service Provider organizations.

Experience gained has focused on identifying, developing and applying a variety of technology based solutions to address business requirements. During this time have built and managed Sales, Pre- sales and Service Management teams in Australia and across the Asia-Pacific region.

Responsibilities have covered: Sales; Revenue; Contribution; and, Customer Satisfaction. With a keen passion for creating strategic business value through the application of innovative technology solutions, he brings a blend of skills and breadth/depth of experience gained from within the Telecommunications industry.

This experience covers Enterprise, Channels, and, Carrier/Wholesale customer channels. It also covers: Multiple Geographies (local, regional & global), Products (Fixed; Mobility; CPE; etc), Satellite & Managed Services (Hosting; Cloud; Unified Comms; Selective Sourcing; Content). Key Industry experience includes: Banking & Finance; Media, Content & Gaming; Bio-medical/Pharmaceutical; Transport & Logistics. A self-starter, who likes to challenge and is resourceful in providing solutions for the transformation of teams and business.

Possesses excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills; with proven ability in developing collaborative relationships with business partners and stakeholders, to achieve win-win outcomes.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Head of Sales A/NZ

Lumen A/NZ
01.2018 - Current

Responsible for growing new Sales and Revenue of Lumen 4 pillar portfolio:

1. Managed WAN -

SDWAN, MPLS, Ethernet, Media – CDN/Vyvx, DIA, IP Transit;

2. Managed Services - Hosting, Cloud, Professional Services;

3. Network Security –

DDoS, SASE

4. Lumen Collaboration – Hosted Collaboration Services

Primary responsibilities include:

• Recruit, lead & manage Sales & Pre-sales in A/NZ

• Achieve New Sales, Revenue, Contribution & CX targets

• Target A/NZMulti-Nationals to identify & close New logo sales opportunities;

• Support Global Multi-Nationals who require A/NZ support (B-end support)

• Target key industry verticals such as: FSI; Media; Gaming; Bio-medical; Pharmaceuticals


Key achievements:

• Consistently met Sales, Revenue & Contribution targets

• Set-up CX/NPS & EES programs with strong YoY results

• Led key MNC account acquisition program eg NAB, BHP, MBL, Tabcorp, FoxTel, 7 Media, NEC/9

Regional Sales Director - International

Optus-SingTel
01.2013 - 01.2018

Responsible for growing new Sales and Revenue of Optus-SingTel’s Managed WAN Services portfolio selling through Optus Business (OB) Corporate & Government Account teams.


Primary responsibilities:

• People - Overlay Sales & Support teams

• Revenue & Product Contribution

• Sales - New & Retention

• CX /NPS

• Lead ANZ GAM program


Key achievements:

• Over-achieved International Product Sales & Revenue 2 years

• MD Sales club 2 years

• Built new National overlay team across Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra & Perth

• Improved GAM program collaboration with Singtel

Regional Director A/NZ

Telstra Global
01.2009 - 01.2013

Led Telstra Global A/NZ Sales, Sales Support and Service Management teams supporting:

• Enterprise & Government customers (Telstra’s Top 200 customer portfolio);

• Key Telstra Business (SME) customers;

• Key VodaNZ /TelstraClear customers in New Zealand;

Primary responsibilities:

• People - Overlay Sales, Support & Service teams

• Revenue & Contribution

• Sales - New & Retention

• CX /NPS, EES


Key Achievements:

• Grew Global Services revenues +14% YOY & Contribution +21% YOY

• Led successful account acquisition program signing 48 new logos including key FedGovt wins

• Expanded International Media Content business targeting A/NZ media organisations

• Promotion to TET - Telstra Executive Team

• Improved CX/NPS +27%

• Grew Telstra Global team - Canberra, Perth, Adelaide & Brisbane

• Restructured & expanded sales teams creating Account Management & Business Development teams

Sales Director – International & MNC Global Accounts

Telstra Enterprise & Government
01.2002 - 01.2009

Portfolio: Select portfolio of 61 Australian & International MNC customers. Responsible for Whole of Business engagement with Telstra - $122m.

Primary responsibilities:

• People - Responsible for Account Manager/Sales, Pre-sales & Service Management teams;

• Sales - New & Retention

• CX/NPS; EES


Key Achievements:

• Built new Sales, Pre-sales & Service teams – BDMs; Network Consultants; Service Managers

• Grew International Product revenues YOY by 6-9% - over 4 consecutive years

• Established Customer Satisfaction program and improved Overall Sales/Service by 35%

• Built vertical alignment around: Finance; Media; IT; Mining; Manufacturing; Government & Sourcing

• Key International Win-backs included – Volvo; CSL; Visy; Jetstar; Linfox; MBL; Roche; Woodside; Cisco; Ericsson; Alcatel; Teletech; Westpac

• Established International Media unit - Olympics; World Cups; Commonwealth Games - $38m new revenue – securing major short/long term contracts with: FoxTel; Seven; Nine; Ten; SBS; Sky

• Managed TEG’s MNC customer portfolio – 128 customers – with revenues of $158m across Voice, Data, Mobile & Managed services

• Grew MNC portfolio revenues by 18% YOY

Regional Director A/NZ

Saturn Global Network/IXNet/Asia Global Crossing
01.1993 - 01.2002

Channel Manager

Telstra International
01.1991 - 01.1993

Sales Manager

AUSSAT – Australia’s National Satellite Organisation
01.1987 - 01.1991

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Economics) -

Macquarie University
01.1983

Skills

  • Customer & Results Driven
  • Excellent Customer Engagement and Alignment Scores
  • Leadership & People Management
  • People Development
  • Internal & External Relationship Management
  • Change Management

Hobbies and Interests

  • Sport
  • Travel
  • Food & Wine

Timeline

Head of Sales A/NZ

Lumen A/NZ
01.2018 - Current

Regional Sales Director - International

Optus-SingTel
01.2013 - 01.2018

Regional Director A/NZ

Telstra Global
01.2009 - 01.2013

Sales Director – International & MNC Global Accounts

Telstra Enterprise & Government
01.2002 - 01.2009

Regional Director A/NZ

Saturn Global Network/IXNet/Asia Global Crossing
01.1993 - 01.2002

Channel Manager

Telstra International
01.1991 - 01.1993

Sales Manager

AUSSAT – Australia’s National Satellite Organisation
01.1987 - 01.1991

Bachelor of Arts (Economics) -

Macquarie University
Olaf Lambooy