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Alessandro Cernuschi
Head of Regional Business Development at Astron Group
Work Experience
Head of Regional Business Development
Astron Group
Aug 2024 - Present -1 yr, 1 month
- Job Details:Leading business development strategy aligned with vision 2030, enhancing market position in Saudi Arabia. Optimizing service delivery through CRM, improving customer retention and meeting regulatory compliance. Training a sales team across three countries, achieving a 30% growth rate annually. Setting KPIs and ensuring these are strictly met to improve our service delivery. Working on a regional business development budget and deploying resources in key strategic areas.
Senior Management and Commercial Consultant
New York, United States / Prague, Czech Republic / Bath, United Kingdom
May 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 4 months
- Job Details:Providing contracted clients with a full consultancy service, ranging from business planning to setting up the SPV to conduct operations in the targeted markets, and from the implementation of policies and procedures to the running and business development of the activities. EMEA business development. Generated ideas and strategies that improved operational efficiency within organizations. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution. Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices. Conducted financial analysis and research to identify investment opportunities. Formulated and actualized strategic financial plans across client investment portfolios.
Astron Group (Trading Division)
Apr 2017 - May 2019 -2 yrs, 1 month
- Job Details:Developed a new division from the ground up. Obtained market intelligence, secured suppliers, and clients across a variety of industries. Liaised with suppliers to provide the most suitable product or solution for any given market, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa. Developed regional marketing strategies to increase sales and brand awareness. Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.
International SOS
Dec 2014 - Apr 2017 -2 yrs, 4 months
- Job Details:Provided leadership to a team of over sixty members in managing the country's offshore and onshore operations in compliance with organizational policies and procedures. Developed and implemented strategies based on collated market intelligence on competition and other changing market dynamics for enhancing penetration across the target market segment. Developed rapport with key decision-makers across existing clients, government, and private institutions for generating sales of existing medical and security services to local and multinational corporations. Evaluated market trends and reengineered policies for accomplishing country P&L, revenue, and GP, and delivering pre-agreed EBITA.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Management
City University LondonBachelor's Degree in Business Management
TAFE Institute of QueenslandBachelor's Degree
Commercial Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Strategic Marketing
- Commercial Management
- Key Account Management
- Strategy Implementation
- Process Improvement
- Team Leadership
- Change Management
- Financial Management
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Languages
English
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