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D. Cross

D. Cross

London
UK

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Head Office T: 01223 257777

Key Skills & Services:

David is an experienced board level director with a 20 year success track record of profitably growing and developing businesses.  He has wide ranging experience and relationships with major retailers and distributors in the UK in the Food, DIY and Department Store sectors.

He provides support to business owners, managing directors and management teams.

Services provided:

Sales and Marketing: Customer Retention and Planning, New Business Development, Sales Training and Recruitment, New Product Development and Launch Strategies, Marketing and Point of Sale Strategies, Own Label and/or Branded Sales.

Strategic Business Development:  New business Start-Ups, Team Building, Succession Planning, Management Coaching, Interim Management.

General Management:  Rigorous Profit Improvement Planning and Implementation, Business Development, Strategic Review, Cost Reduction Analysis, Supply Chain Management.

Career Background:

Following a classical sales training with Proctor & Gamble, David progressed into senior sales management and then moved to GlaxoSmithKline to head up national accounts.  He has since been a Company Director for over 20 years with Polycell, Grenson Shoes and Percy Dalton – an own label supplier of edible nuts and snacks to most large UK food retailers.  David also set up his own food distribution business prior to establishing himself as a business advisor.

Industry sectors:

Food, Footwear, Non food and DIY manufacturing and retailing with considerable export experience.

Qualifications:

HNC Business Studies.
DMS (Diploma in Management Studies).

Comments:

David’s extensive experience in leading companies and management teams enables him to offer a wide ranging insight and advice across business.  It is invaluable to those experiencing difficulties or who want to conduct a strategic review and carry out necessary change in order to successfully meet current and future challenges.

David’s wide ranging sales and marketing experience are also very useful to those who need to drive forward and maintain the impetus for growth in their business.