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                                                            James Wallseby

22 Riverside Mansions

Worplesdon

Surrey BY6 7KL

Telephone: 01333 99999

Email: wallsebyj@virgin.net

Profile

A chartered accountant with broad experience in General Management where a financial background has complemented man management and leadership skills, particularly in planning, budgeting and in the creation of a lean efficient organization geared to profitability.

Key skills

§    The ability to listen, gather relevant facts and take decisions. Good communicator both up and down the organization on a "need to know basis".

§    Constant development of the ability to decide what, and to whom to delegate and the level of discrete control to exercise.

§    Patience and tolerance with staff "trying their best".

§    Leadership skills compatible with the development of a team effort atmosphere.

Achievements

§    Built an objective driven culture where key team members contributed to setting the objectives and were committed to their achievement.

§    Developed profit awareness at all levels, resulting in an average of 17% growth in profit year on year.

§    Marked reduction in customer complaints.

§    Eliminated key staff erosion to competitor companies.

Job History

1989 - Present            Andover plc

1999 - 2011                General Manager Sales & Marketing

Responsible to the Board for all aspects of sales force administration and management, from the recruitment, training, supervision, performance appraisal to remuneration. Sales team including supervisors of sixty seven male and female.

Directed and controlled the creative and direct work of eleven marketing executives including briefing advertising agents and presenting recommended campaigns to the board for final approval.

1994 - 1999               Sales Manager

Responsible for the motivation and management of the sales force including setting performance standards and in conjunction with senior management selecting products for special promotion During the period sales growth was consistently above 15%p.a.with profits trebled.

1989 - 1994                Sales Supervisor

After just over a year as a representative , appointed supervisor with a team of ten representatives with the primary task to ensure that they used their time to maximum advantage both when planning their work and when face to face with a customer.

1984 - 1989               Bromsgrove Ltd

Representative with a small family controlled firm specializing in developing and selling tailor made business systems for small to medium sized companies.

1980 - 1984                 Jobling and Partners

After completing my accounting studies and passing finals, remained with the company with the principal task of conducting on-site audits.

Personal Details

Non business activities : Gardening, golf, family activities and stamp collecting.

Aged 52 years, married, with two teenage children, enjoying good health