Paul is an experienced and seasoned FMCG sales and marketing professional with a passion for coaching and developing functional competencies with commercial teams and individuals from entry level to board members. He is an experienced coach and facilitator having run training and coaching programmes for some of the world’s largest blue chip companies in different geographies, cultures and languages.
Having had senior management roles at United Distillers UK, Rothman’s of Pall Mall, Philip Morris and News Corporation, Paul has in-depth experience of a wide range of
different commercial functions from sales and business development, corporate and brand marketing, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture business management as well as start–up business successes.
Paul thrives on the challenge of diversity and brings to his coaching skills strategic capabilities gained in large blue chip organisations operating in structured, developed markets enabling him to work with and develop focused, results driven teams. He also has as wealth of expertise from emerging markets, requiring an instinct for the unexpected and the ability to react tactically and rapidly, enabling a cultural understanding for working with teams and individuals from regions and markets where structure is less rigid. He speaks fluent French and German.