Simon Cairns

Global Sales Director at I-Design

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Current
  • Global Sales Director at I Design
Past
  • Sales Director at efunds
  • Sales Director at s2 systems
  • EMEA Business Development Director at Inktomi
  • European Sales Manager at AltaVista/ Digital Eqpt Corp
  • Sales Director at Tulip Computers
  • Sales Manager at Commodore Business systems
  • Senior Sales Exec at Four Square Drinks (Mars GB Ltd)
Education
  • Ashridge Business School
  • Army apprentice College, Chepstow
Connections
135 connections
Industry
Banking
Websites

Simon Cairns’s Summary

Simon Cairns’s Specialties:

Extensive reseller recruitment and management experience in Europe. Successful Sales Manager, Bus Development and Corporate Sales spanning 20 years in Banking, Telecommunications, ASP and PC Industry


Simon Cairns’s Experience

  • Global Sales Director

    I Design

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Banking industry)

    August 2007Present (1 year 2 months)

    I-Design are the market leaders in providing end to end solutions to Banks for ATM advertising, screen management and campaign distribution. I am in the process of extending I-Designs business to EMEA and International.

  • Sales Director

    efunds

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 2002April 2006 (3 years 7 months)

    New Business Sales in the Retail Banking, Telco and Retail Markets across EMEA both via direct sales and Channel Partners

  • Sales Director

    s2 systems

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 1999September 2002 (3 years)

  • EMEA Business Development Director

    Inktomi

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; INKT; Information Technology and Services industry)

    19981999 (1 year)

    Building european sales partners within the telco and ISP market to provide search solutions in europe including BT, Telia, Telefonica and all major telcos across EMEA

  • European Sales Manager

    AltaVista/ Digital Eqpt Corp

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    19941998 (4 years)

    Setting up european sales channel and direct sales for the first internet search technology, VPN and Firewalls and other leading edge web based solutions.
    Succesful sales into Rover,GCHQ,Telia.

  • Sales Director

    Tulip Computers

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    January 1991August 1994 (3 years 8 months)

    Responsible for sales team selling PC and Servers direct to corporate customers and via distribution and VAR Channel

  • Sales Manager

    Commodore Business systems

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 1988January 1991 (2 years 6 months)

    managing the uk Sales team selling business PC's to corporates and local goverment both direct and through an extensive distributor and var network

  • Senior Sales Exec

    Four Square Drinks (Mars GB Ltd)

    (Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

    January 1985July 1988 (3 years 7 months)

    Selling vending macjines through east anglia, top 3 sales awards each year and elite club awards for over achievements


Simon Cairns’s Education

  • Ashridge Business School

    Sales Management, Sales and marketing, 19871988

  • Army apprentice College, Chepstow

    City and Guilds, Bomb Disposal, Road and Airfield Construction, August 1976January 1985

    Tours in canada,denmark, germany, falklands,cyprus.

    represented my country in Biathon Skiing, Canoeing and Skydiving


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Simon Cairns’s Interests:

Skiing, Golf,Sailing, New Technology,scuba diving

Simon Cairns’s Groups:

  •    Business Intelligence Group
  •    Payment and Fraud Professionals
  •    Madison Black Sales

Simon Cairns’s Honors:

Presidents Club award,for over achievement
Elite Club for over achievement 3 years running.
Top Salesman


Simon Cairns’s Contact Settings

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