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| Overview: | I am a seasoned professional with a proven record of accomplishment in advertising, communications, marketing and sales, with a vast array of business, management and all round people skills! | |
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| I am a seasoned professional with a proven record of accomplishment in advertising, communications, marketing and sales, with a vast array of business, management and all round people skills! I am seeking a Group Account Director or Client Services Director position in a dynamic progressive advertising agency, where my vast experience and skill levels can be utilised fully, within a mutually beneficial association. Professional Profile I started my career in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare industry, initially as a medical representative, then promoted respectively to Regional Sales Manager, Product Manager, Group Product Manager and Sales & Marketing Manager. I successfully handled, launched, established and ultimately assumed total responsibility for a large number of Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Consumer and Cosmetic brands as well as controlling a marketing team and field sales force of some 30 odd people. As I was not a qualified pharmacist, my future career prospects in the then classic Pharmaceutical/Healthcare arena were limited and I chose to pursue/further my ambitions in the Advertising & Communications field. A daunting and exciting period followed when I was offered a client service/marketing position with the largest South African Advertising Agency at the time (BBDO – International), where I was literally thrown in the deep end by having to operate in 3 completely different agencies within the group. With the imminent closure of BBDO–International due to political and business pressures, I took the plunge and broke away to successfully establish and run my own Advertising & Marketing agency, through various mergers, partnerships, name changes and acquisitions from an original staff of 3 and billings of R150K, to a staff compliment of 24 and income in excess of R40M. I was ultimately persuaded to rationalise and sell the healthcare business of the agency to the Bates Group, who wanted to acquire my accounts as the basis for establishing Bates HealthWorld (the then largest healthcare advertising and marketing agency network globally), in South Africa. After heading up and running the agency as Grapplegroup Healthcare for approximately a year, the group was about to be restructured and merged with Harrison Human, and I opted to retire in the face of the internal political struggles that inevitably ensue under these circumstances. I have subsequently been working on a contractual basis as a consultant/new business development/project manager/strategist/operations director, on various assignments within the communications industry over the last few years prior to permanently joining Ogilvy Healthworld London in May 2007. Due to adverse trading conditions, the consequent redundancy of some very capable team members, and a great deal of disillusionment on my part, I have recently resigned my position as Senior Account Director with Ogilvy Healthworld Advertising in London. |
Employment History
(May 2007 to May 2008)
Senior Account Director
Autonomous Healthcare Advertising Agency in the WPP Stable
Group Account Director of OHWA - London, which for some obscure internal politically sensitive reasons, necessitates me having the official title of Senior Account Director.
Responsible for the day-to-day and long term management, profitability and growth of the agencies international Clients Account Group portfolios, the delivery of award winning creative campaigns, motivating, inspiring, developing, appraising and reviewing account teams and new business development & pitches
(Nov 2005 to May 2007)
Partner and Managing Member
An Empowered Media and Communications Company
I was approached to establish a strategic partnership in the Eastern Cape Province with the largest media independent in South Africa – The Media Shop.
(Jul 2003 to Oct 2005)
Client Service/Strategic/Operations/Media director
2 Boyz AdvertisingAn Integrated, Independent Advertising Agency
An initial consultancy project of six months was continually extended to a period in excess of two years.
(Dec 2002 to Jun 2003)
Chief Operating Officer
Torre Lazur McCann AfricaAutonomous Healthcare Advertising Agency in the McCann Ericsson Group
After being headhunted and accepting the position of Chief Operating Officer, I soon realised that I was facing an uphill battle with serious internal turmoil, and accordingly opted to resign rather than become embroiled in the prevailing politics.
(Aug 2002 to Nov 2002)
Consultant/Project Manager/New Business Development
TC3Conglomerate of full service advertising agencies in the Jupiter Drawing Room Stable
Personal reasons forced me to make a conscious decision to start working as a consultant on various assignments within the advertising industry.
(Jul 2001 to Jul 2002)
Managing Director
Grapplegroup HealthcareSpecialist Healthcare advertising & communications agency in the Bates Group
I was persuaded to rationalise and sell the healthcare business of the agency to the Bates Group, who wanted to acquire my business as the basis for establishing Bates HealthWorld in South Africa (the then largest healthcare advertising and marketing agency network globally). After heading up and running Grapplegroup Healthcare for approximately a year, I opted to retire.
(Dec 1984 to Jun 2001)
Managing Director
Ad-Stream AfricaFull service Integrated & Healthcare advertising and marketing agency
With the imminent closure of BBDO due to political and business pressures, I successfully established my own marketing and advertising agency, through various mergers, partnerships, name changes and acquisitions from an original staff of 3 and billings of R150K, to a staff compliment of 24 and income in excess of R40M.
(Jan 1982 to Nov 1984)
Joint Managing Director – Health & Medical Division
BBDO South AfricaMulti-national and multi-faceted general advertising and marketing agency
I was headhunted and offered a senior client service position with the largest South African Advertising Agency at the time – BBDO.
(Oct 1980 to Dec 1981)
Marketing Manager
E. Merck South AfricaMulti-National Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Company
As I was not a qualified pharmacist, my future career prospects in the then classic Healthcare arena were limited and I chose to further my ambitions in the Advertising & Communications field.
(Jan 1975 to Sep 1980)
Medical Representative/Regional Sales Manager (Kwa-Zulu Natal)/Product Manager
The Boots Company (SA)Group Product Manager/Marketing & Sales Manager
Multi-National Pharmaceutical/Healthcare /Cosmetic Company
I started my career in the Healthcare industry, initially as a medical representative, then promoted respectively to Regional Sales Manager, Product Manager, Group Product Manager and Sales & Marketing Manager.
I successfully handled, launched, established and ultimately assumed total responsibility for a large number of Healthcare, Consumer and Cosmetic brands as well as controlling a marketing team and field sales force of some 30 odd people
Professional Qualifications
| PTD 3 Primary Teachers Diploma – Graaff-Reinett Teachers Training College 1971 - 1973 IMM Institute of Marketing Management Diploma – Natal Technikon, Durban 1975 - 1977 Various College of Marketing Diplomas – Wits University Business School 1979, 1980 Professional Selling Skills III – Institute of Sales Management 1981 The Alan Management Programme – BBDO International 1982 |
Education
Profile
| I am a seasoned professional with a proven record of accomplishment in advertising, communications, marketing and sales, with a vast array of business, management and all round people skills! My particular career skills/knowledge: • Advertising/Marketing/Sales Management • Strategic planning • Advertising development • Revenue growth strategies • Budget management and control • Capital planning/control • Profit maximisation • Competitive strategies • New account/business development • Product launches and strategies • General management • Leadership skills • Creative skills • Staff development and training • Contract negotiations • Sales promotions and strategies • Client service • Customer relations • Media strategy and planning • Customer relationship marketing • Campaign development • Briefing • Project management • Marketing strategy and development • Operations management • Direct marketing • Loyalty programs • Incentive programs • Costing Strategies • Market research and analysis • Public relations • Communication and Interpersonal skills • Liaison at the highest level • Time and resource management • Presentation skills • Computer literate • Professional and well presented My experience in terms of account handling, servicing and strategy is extremely vast and varied and includes amongst many others the following industries and companies: Automotive: Bandag, Castrol Oil, Matrix Vehicle Security, Shurlok Vehicle Security, Ssang Yong Motor Corporation, Toyota. Education: University of Fort Hare, University of the Transkei, Walter Sisulu University. Finance & Industry: Abcon, First National Bank, Gamma Zenith, Guardian National Insurance, Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Murray & Roberts Construction, SA Paving, Sanlam Properties, Standard Bank. FMCG: 3M Consumer Products, Colgate Palmolive, Davroe Hair Care Products, Kimberly-Clark, Marlboro, Martin & Martin, Miele, National Home Products. Healthcare: GE Healthcare, Pfizer, Nycomed/Altana, Merck/Serono, 3M Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Bausch & Lomb, Bayer Pharmaceutical, Boehringer Ingelheim, Boehringer Mannheim, Boots, Ciba-Geigy, Fisons, GD Searle, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoechst, Lederle Laboratories, Lilly Laboratories, Logos Pharmaceuticals & Animal Health, Madaus, Merck, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Reckitt & Coleman, Rhone Poulenc Rorer, Roche, Sandoz, Schering Plough Corporation, Stortz Opthalmics, Tyco healthcare Information Technology: First Technologies, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICL, JBA, Lotus, Maxtech, MC2 Solutions, Nixdorf. Leisure & Tourism: Eastern Cape Parks Board, Eastern Cape Tourism Board, The Fly Fishing Company, Harvey World Travel, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Nelson Mandela Museum, Southern Sun Hotels, Sun International Casinos & Resorts, Swiss Air, Willowcreek Trout & Nature Reserve. Telecommunications: Nokia, Plessey Cellular, Siemens, Vodacom. |
Categories & Skills
Marketing/Advertising/PR
Categories
Skills
- Above The Line
- B2B
- B2C
- Below The Line
- Campaign Evaluation (Campaign Management)
- Campaign Implementation (Campaign Management)
- Lotus
- Microsoft
- Notes (Lotus)
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- Presentation Delivery
- Presentation Preparation
- Strategy Development
- Word (Microsoft)
