Gareth S. Smyth

Background

About Gareth S. Smyth

Love to create & contribute to growth in business, connect & engage with people and cultivate a sustainable, inclusive & high performance environment. A resourceful, impactful influencer & agile enterprise leader with a passion for people development & wealth of experience in the defining, aligning & implementing of ambitious profitable growth strategies across multiple regions & industries at pace. I have both corporate & portfolio experience, delivering in B2M, B2C & B2B environments, operating through various corporate structures PLC, PE & family-owned at varying stages in their business life cycles including start-up, turnarounds, divestment & integrations. A successful track record in delivering transformational change, revenue growth management and driving continuous improvements that adds value. A natural leader who can build, develop & manage high performing teams. A strength in building trusting relationships, collaborating & engaging with a variety of stakeholders. Adaptable communication skills that can engage, influence & negotiate commercially successful outcomes. Multi-Industry experience: SaaS | Consumer Packaged Goods | Consumer Healthcare | Consumer Electronics | Data Analytics | Management Consulting | Retail | Licensing Multi-Category experience: Food | Beverage | Fresh Produce | Health & Beauty | OTC | Well-being & Fitness | Apparel Roles performed: Chief Commercial Officer | Managing Director | General Manager | Sales & Marketing Director Areas of Accountability & Responsibility included: Business Strategy | P&L | Revenue Growth | Profit Optimisation | Building Organisational Capability & Engagement | Business Transformation | Change Management | Divestment | M&A | Strategic Investor Funding | Strategic Alliances | Partnerships |Commercial | Sales | Marketing | Operations | Manufacturing | Licensing |