Andrew Hurt

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About Andrew Hurt

An accomplished senior executive, Board Member and leader with 25 years of experience in the Middle East Region having worked across multiple disciplines including Strategy, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Customer Service and General Management & Interim General Management. Working in both Multinational and Local Family Businesses has provided me with a vast amount of knowledge and experience of multi-cultural environments. I have a proven ability to connect strategy to execution through engaging and aligning organizations and their people to consistently deliver sustained levels of high performance in excess of industry growth in challenging and dynamic markets. Experienced working across a number of industries which include: ICT, Transportation, Food and Airline Catering and Home Appliances Retail and Distribution. I have always focused on driving competitive advantage and differentiation through organizational excellence and service delivery. I am an accomplished sales leader with extensive experience in managing direct and indirect sales teams across a variety of industries, including office automation, managed print services, digital transformation, IT, transportation, car rental and lease, and appliances. Throughout my long and successful career, I have consistently delivered outstanding results and have been recognized as a top-performing sales executive in highly competitive landscapes. My most notable accomplishment was leading a sales team to deliver 14 consecutive quarters of revenue growth, achieving the number one market share position in terms of units and value. This achievement was the result of my personal commitment to training and coaching team players to be the best they can be. By focusing on individual development, I have built high-performing sales teams that consistently exceed revenue targets and customer expectations. Excellent interpersonal skills with high levels of emotional intelligence. I have the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, clients and partners. I am an engaging and motivating presenter with impressive persuasive skills being able to engage and motivate people to create a culture of high performance that drives continual improvement through operational excellence and organizational change. Extremely market connected, and work well under pressure to consistently deliver outstanding results. I am passionate about developing tomorrow's future leaders by supporting people to be the best they can be. It's as simple as that.