Trish Burgess-Curran

Create the strategy, define the product and develop the client base for a new financial software product line in the UK. Specific activities include research of industry and regulatory trends, analysis of competitive positioning, definition of new financial software products, development of customer list, creation of marketing plans.

Reporting directly to the Global Head of the Business Line (Securities Services), I was responsible for business development across all locations (Europe and Latin America). The main focus was defining and implementing a plan to generate sustainable double-digit growth across geographies working in conjunction with other parts of the organization to create a broad service/product solution for our clients.

With P&L responsibility for business lines of between $100 and $200 million in revenues, managed teams of 4 to 6 marketing experts to develop and implement regional and national marketing strategies across on-line, retail and distribution partner channels such as Best Buy, Wallmart, RadioShack, Target, Kmart.. Specific activities included PR and media campaigns, offer development, partnerships, event organisation, sponsorships and participation in industry bodies.

Commissioned directly by the Head of the Division, lead the definition of a new business model for software development to be deployed across the organization to respond to mounting software development costs. Finalized and laid out the business model’s key components which upon execution resulted a new software development business unit, out-sourcing of key non-essential components, and alliances with key competitors on commodity pieces. Note: MBA interships at The Wharton Business School

Reporting to the European Head of QA managed team of 12 working on concurrent projects, managed relationship and issues among internal development group and external vendors across different locations (France, UK and Japan) and with key customers (such as Canal+).

Recruited from university as member of the European Graduate Rotational Program with assignments worldwide as an applications engineer, sales training consultant, and finally as an audio expert.