Croydon Fernandes, Senior Sales and Marketing Executive

Croydon Fernandes

Senior Sales and Marketing Executive

Sharjah Investment & Development Authority

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree,
Experience
7 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 7 Months

Senior Sales and Marketing Executive at Sharjah Investment & Development Authority
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • July 2015 to June 2021

Promoted to Senior Executive from initial joining as Executive

Certificate of Appreciation awarded by Chairman of SHUROOQ (2019)

Mleiha wins the World Travel Awards Middle East 2019 - Most Sustainable Eco-
Tourism Project

Achieved certificate of excellence status on Tripadvisor

Achieved #1 destination ranking in Sharjah (Tripadvisor - 2 years in a row and
counting)

Increased sales and footfall in the 2nd year by approximately 34% as compared to first year
(half term); further increased 3rd year revenue by 17% over 2nd year figures

Leading and managing a team of 4 sales coordinators and representatives

Brought in the Spartan Race to Sharjah(Mleiha) for the first time; event drew over 10, 000
people and spectators to boost awareness and brand image of Mleiha

Nearly 1.7 Million AED in sales made during the 1st year of operation

Sales Pioneer in the Mleiha Eco-Tourism Project - creating a brand from scratch

Saved over 100k AED in marketing expenses by performing in-house content
creation including video and photography

Social media management of the official Mleiha account(Instagram, Facebook and
Youtube)

Set up sales and marketing plan for the Mleiha Eco-Tourism Project

Monthly report production on sales and footfall KPI's
Reporting directly to the General Manager and part of the higher management
team decision team

Boosted sales through strategic use of marketing tools such as social media and events to
create awareness to Mleiha

Strategised the deployment of new products according to season and population
demographics

Creation and maintenance of supplier and customer databases

recruitment consultant at Iris Executives
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2014 to March 2015

Negotiated and signed recruitment agreements with 16 local and multinational
companies for Emiratisation Recruitment(Clients include Dubai Holding, Al Etihad
Credit Bureau, Jumeirah Group, NASCO Insurance, Tanfeeth, Dubai Properties
Group, GEMS Education, National Bonds, Abu Dhabi Pensions & Benefits Fund and
more)

Brought in approximately AED 100, 000 with placement of Emirati nationals

Awarded Team Player of the Month(September 2014)

Hit weekly and monthly KPI's set by management and myself including Marketing Calls and
CV's sent

Performed over 40+ cold calls to self attained prospects per day using LinkedIn,

Database searches and pure cold calling lead generation.
Helped implement new ideas and business development methods within our company
training manual for New Recruitment Associate joiners.

Sales Manager at Arabian Reach FZ LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2013 to April 2014

Successfully brought in over 13 clients for Aviation Training Show-netting USD
37800 as billing

Creating Client Databases Marketing of Events and Exhibitions Sales including Invoicing
and Contract Negotiations.

Data-mining and managing client databases-added over 150 new companies and
decision making contacts

Exceeding Sales Target Expectations

Project Management-Ran 3 projects simultaneously and successful Implementation
of new ideas and improved existing strategies

Education

Master's degree,
  • at University of Bristol
  • July 2019

High school or equivalent, Biomedical Science Research
  • at University of Leeds
  • July 2019

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Bachelor's degree, Biomedical Science Research
  • at University of Leeds
  • July 2019

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Bachelor's degree, Biochemsitry
  • at University of Leeds
  • July 2011

Specialties & Skills

Lead Generation
Market Research
Cold Calling
Business Development
Recruitment
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE PREMIERE
BILLING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COLD CALLING
Digital Marketing
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DATA MINING
Social Media Management
Content Creation

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Photography and Videography
    Content creation freelancer working with major brands in the UAE including ASUS, Huawei, Majed Al Futtaim Malls, Renault, Toyota, Columbia, Sun and Sand Sports, Timberland, UNICEF and many more.