Consultant to Diplomatic Trade
Maritime And Mercantile International - MMI
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
I was appointed on a Consultancy Basis to work with MMI to develop their presence in the Diplomatic Supply Market.
My objective was to develop the Key Markets in the Middle & Far East.
Working closely with each member of the team, we strategized and approached each market with a fresh outlook that I designed.
Traveling to meet with potential customers and presenting them with a new view on MMI proved to be a huge success and resulted in us securing new orders for Q4 2017 and Q1 2018 which will be recurring each quarter from then on.
Results lead to a 5% increase in revenue from the previous year and a 24-30% increase forecast for 2018.
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