Simon Shepherd

Leading the company's commercial team and responsible for its day to day efficient running and focused on achieving set sales targets and on winning major new business. In charge of developing strategy, direction and tactics at national level through implementing a commercial plan to create new revenue streams, setting sales objectives and targets, identifying customer’s needs and developing commercial relationships with key customers and partners..

Lead a team of 30 personnel generating a turnover of £6M and responsible for UK and export sales, marketing, field service engineers and a European office. Created and implemented a sales and marketing plan to develop distributor sales, service and enhance customer service. Major UK clients include NHS, purchasing consortia, dental, podiatry, laboratory and medical distributors.

Successfully managed a European business unit and led a team of 50 people and reported to the group managing director. Had full profit & loss and executive responsibility for a turnover of £18m generating a £2.5M profit. Led a multi disciplined management team in UK direct sales, export, after-sales, marketing, project management, finance and customer service. Geographical responsibility extended from UK, Europe, Africa and Middle East. Primary responsibilities were to lead and motivate the team, tak

Successfully recruited and managed a UK field sales team established a US sales office and created a network of international dealers and led a global sales team. Jointly responsible with Operations Manager for the running of the company and oversaw purchasing, logistics, human resources and customer service. Created and developed an annual business plan, set and agreed budgets and created a strategic sales and marketing plan to market specialist industrial and consumer gloves direct to new clients and th