
Executive Board Advisor
Portugal

Executive Board Advisor
Portugal
A proactive, proficient and resilient leader in Sales & Marketing general managment. Creative and inovative business optimizer across all FMCG verticals (Retail, Wholesale, Impulse & On-line). Experienced in Strategic Business Develpment, Brand Building, Account & Category Managment, Above-the-line (ATL) & Below-the-line (BTL), Shoper Marketing, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, New Product Develpment (NPD) and Team Managment. Achiever of quality results within realistic time frames whilst ensuring the highest standards. Generates trust and positive felings at both personal and professional level.
Consumer Marketing - Route to Mind
Trade Marketing - Route to Market
Operational Marketing - Delivery
Market, Business & Competitive Intelligence
Business Development & Optimizer
Strategy & Tactical Planning & Delivery
Team building (Mentoring / Coaching / Training)
Strategic Marketing & Engineering
Experiential Marketing
WOM Marketing
BTL Expert
(Public Company; HEI; Food & Beverages industry)
December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Confidential
(Management Consulting industry)
July 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 6 months)
Cutting edge Brand Building and Strategic Consulting, including NPD (New Product Development), Business and Brand planning and Sales and Marketing strategy development. Innovation in execution and product launching into the Portuguese and Spanish markets.
Advising on business structures, drafting commercial policies and structuring commercial transactions.
Trading - Negotiation of international commercial contracts.
Developing projects with:
> Wayfield / Luanday - Soft Drinks, Spirits & Beer - Producer/Distributor - Angola
> Pernod Ricard - Spirits
> Commercial Advantge - Commercial Consulting - UK/Spain
> Drie Mollen Group - Coffee & Tea - NL
> The Big J - Smoothies - UK
> Channel Instore - elSD (Interactive Electronic Shelf Displays) - AU
> VIAInfo - Multimedia Presentation Platform - AU
> Fierce Angels - Dance Music Label & Themed Dance Music Events - UK
> ExcelFormação - Training - PT
(Consumer Goods industry)
May 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Lead the Marketing & Sales departments in UK & Ireland to profitable development within Drie Mollen Sinds BV holding strategy guidelines.
Unravell and develop brand value across Gala's brands (Lyons, Darvilles of Windsor, Templo Cafe, Melitta and Mill House) and Private Label business.
Business Development of Contract Manufacturing customers, Cafedirect - biggest Fairtrade coffee brand & Costa Coffee - International Coffee Shop chain.
(Music industry)
May 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 3 months)
Co-designed the Concept and developed the Business Model for Approved Music Marketing.
Consultant in several projects.
Launched Inspirit Music label in Portugal:
Promotion: 2 tours with International DJs and several branded events
Distribution set-up
Radio Show in biggest dance music radio station
PR
(Privately Held; Food & Beverages industry)
January 2002 — February 2005 (3 years 2 months)
Directing the sales & marketing development strategy for verticals guaranteeing World Class Execution and abiding by planned P&L.
(Public Company; PEP; Consumer Goods industry)
June 2000 — December 2001 (1 year 7 months)
Vertical sales development via Channel Marketing, Category Management and Consumer Marketing promotions
(Public Company; KO; Consumer Goods industry)
July 1999 — June 2000 (1 year)
Directing the sales & marketing development strategy for verticals guaranteeing World Class Execution and abide by the planned P&L
(Public Company; DEO; Wine and Spirits industry)
September 1995 — June 1999 (3 years 10 months)
Managed the business development of major and more complex Retail Key Accounts surpassing planned sales by 25% and responsible for a team of 4 Key Account Executives
CAP , Training , 2007 — 2007
CAP - Certificado de Aptidão Pedagógica (Trainer Certificate)
Professional Key Account Management 2000 — 2000
Following Train the Trainer Basic and Intermidiate Course done in Diageo
Account Management Train the Trainer Course 1995 — 1995
Glendinning Key Account Professional Course
Graduate , Economics, Management, Marketing , 1990 — 1995
Information Technology 2000
Post Graduate Course
Internet Marketing 1999
Post Graduate Course
Music industry (DJ, Booker, Promoter), Marketing Consultancy (Trade Marketing, PR, A&R), Trend Spotting Motor Sports Tourism
APPM - Portuguese Marketing Professionals Association
SCIP
CPCI
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Q-Awards finalist with Moonsoned Malaber coffee developed for Waitrose
Two times finalist in Portuguese Tennis National Championship in Cadets and Juniors categories