Travin Misquith

Senior Manager at Gulf Bank

• Kuwait - Al Kuwait
• My current job since June 2007

Executive Profile

A dynamic and result oriented senior executive with over 9 years experience an M.B.A degree in marketing and a proven ability to lead, drive growth, significantly improve & exceed business performance by skilfully directing multicultural/cross functional teams across all levels.

Skill Highlights

 - Strategic Planning - P&L Management,
 - Business Development, - Business Analytics,
 - Product/Segment Management - Customer-oriented
 - Creative thinking - Team Motivator
 - Proactive & Self initiator - Leader ship & Team Work

Core Accomplishments

 Surpassed business targets and helped achieve significant P&L and market share growth through long term low cost deposit volumes. (Increased low cost deposit mix by 15% in 2 yrs).
 Turned around the Banks declining product (draw account) to a flagship product and achieved 300% increase in deposit volumes in 4 years.
 Significantly improved customer service through enhancements in product offerings, Business/sales strategy, process & procedure designs and turnaround times.
 Spearheaded various key projects across the Bank for Executive/Senior management, (ie Consumer Bank strategy role out, Credit Card loyalty program, Product rationalization, Youth, Salary & Cards campaigns, Bank wide mega sales & various customer touch point initiatives)
 Lead multicultural & cross functional teams across all levels to help grow customer stickiness, loyalty, wallet share & retention, starting from idea generation to project implementation on various projects (i.e Product launches, Segment offerings, channel optimization & customer touch points).
 Created new revenue streams through innovative initiatives (ie Bank at work, GCC account opening etc).
 Played an integral role working with highly renowned business advisory firms (i.e Alix partners, BCG, McKinsey), research firms (IPSOS/TNS) and external IT developers (TCS, SunGard), creative agencies (BBDO/ Leo Burnett) on key projects.
Recognition

 Awarded for being a top performer in the organization for 2 consecutive years for consistent outstanding performance (i.e over exceeding business targets by 130%)
 Lead the team in designing and implementing a unique product that was awarded the “Best Banking Product in 2010” by Banker Middle East (Al Danah account)
 Awarded the “Gulf Bank Star Performer Award” in 2007 for turning around a dying product into a cash cow in just 6 months of joining the Bank.