ACHIEVEMENTS:
Built Global Best Practice Deal Pursuit Program as Cisco Sales Operations Leader.
Delivered P&L control in $10bn+ sales region as EMEAR Commercial Finance Leader Cisco.
Mitigated $300-$400m pricing risk on high profile Country Transformation opportunity.
SUCCESSFULLY:
Worked on assignments, deals, sales operations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, US and LATAM.
Led complex Change initiatives, Deal Negotiation strategies & strong Sales Execution focus.
Influenced Cross Functional leaders on effective post Sales deal execution: Cisco brand protection.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Alumnus of Harvard Business School (HBS).
HBS General Management Leadership Program / Strategy (2013 & 2014).
Advanced Management (Cisco); Negotiation; Qualified accountant; Retail Sales.
INTERESTS / PERSONAL:
Artificial Intelligence, Web 3.0 and Cloud Computing.
Philanthropy, Technology Startups & Macroeconomics.
Running, Soccer (Man. United), Spending time with wife & 2 kids.
RESILIENCE:
Chas completely ruptured his achilles in late 2013.
But he's back to running 10 miles/week: he never gives up!