Education

• ‘O’ levels in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, French, History, Geography, Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Economics
• ‘A’ level in Mathematics, Biology, Business Studies/Economics

Employment Details

• Hiring the venues and performers
• Selling sponsorship at events
• Designing marketing programmes for tickets to both corporate clients and the general public
• Assisting with the management of the events

• Setting up operating systems in United States, South America, Far East offices
  Recruiting over National Accounts representatives and managers and implementing European client relations system into new territories
• Training sales staff in all aspects of the business
• Setting up specialised presentation techniques
• Liaising with Opera houses, orchestras and event co-ordinators in both the US, Canada and Far East to develop new cultural events

• Responsible for opening and managing a new office in Sydney, Australia and later staffing and overseeing offices in Auckland, New Zealand and Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
• Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programmes linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
• Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.
• During this period I was also CEO of international projects, which included opening new offices in Hong Kong, Bermuda, Barbados etc. This also included developing worldwide sales training and procedure guidelines and rolling out their implementation across all global offices.

• Responsible for opening and managing a new office network of THG sales offices across the United States.
• Directed the implementation of the Group’s global strategy.
• Establishing and overseeing the management of up to 11 offices across the USA, employing over 450 staff.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
• Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programmes linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
• Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.

• Reporting directly to the Chairman. Current responsibilities include overseeing all operations in the US.
• Responsible for opening and managing a new office network across the United States. Direct the US implementation of the Group’s global strategy.
• Establishing and overseeing the management of up to 11 offices across the USA, employing over 565 staff.
• Responsibility for ensuring that all operations build and maintain sales and profit in line with objectives and criteria set at Group level.
• Oversee introduction of enhancements and improvements of operating systems and employee training programmes linked throughout the region for new and existing staff.
• Overseeing new office operations in order to generate revenue comparable to other global offices.
• Overseeing the introduction new products into the North American market including the launching of our television division which will be producing and distributing programmes across North America.
• Developing new markets and establishing new offices in North America.
• Seeking, managing and developing new and existing business opportunities that create value and new clients to the Group.
• During this time up until Dec 2007 I was also managing Barbados and Bermuda offices. This role ceased at the end of Dec 2007.
• Directing and supporting management teams as new offices and opportunities are developed and provide clear focus and winning attitude.