Influential sales & marketing leader with 15+ years senior level experience. Proven track record of initiating and successfully executing innovative marketing strategies through multiple channels to develop and grow organisations. Specialties: Works with clients on a daily basis, helping them to understand their current infrastructure and activities, and how a strategic approach could deliver improvements to their business. Persuasive communicator and influencer who engages extensively with sales forces, clients, business partners and press.

Group Marketing Director @ I am the Group Marketing Director of Apogee Corporation Ltd, responsible for all marketing strategies and activities across the Apogee Group. We are the UK’s largest independent Europe-wide managed service provider for print, document and process technology. Our mission at Apogee is to be the first choice for organisations looking to optimise the way they produce and manage their documents, across the UK and Europe. As the leading independent, we can treat every client as an individual, and combine the latest technology from multiple brands with our own industry-leading managed service support to meet their exact requirements. From August 2015 to Present (5 months) London, United KingdomGroup Marketing Director @ I managed all marketing strategies and activities across the Balreed Group, as we grew and evolved the business into an industry-leading managed services provider with a turnover of £45m. The core principles of innovation, pro-active managed services and quality of aftercare helped us establish a reputation as a premium MS provider and it was this that led to Apogee Corporation acquiring the Balreed business in August of 2015. From May 2010 to August 2015 (5 years 4 months) London, United KingdomMarketing Director @ Director with full responsibility for all marketing across UK, initiating Europe-wide marketing strategies and co-ordinating with US. Instrumental in driving IKON’s transition to a recognised provider of integrated document workflow solutions, developing and launching new service offerings and industry-leading sales approaches supported by extensive marcomms in all media. From September 1993 to May 2010 (16 years 9 months)

BA (Hons), Economics @ University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne From 1985 to 1988 St. Marys College Gary Downey is skilled in: Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Managed Print Services, B2B, New Business Development, Account Management, Direct Sales, Marketing, Sales, Solution Selling, Business Development, Sales Management, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Team Leadership