An experienced and innovative board-level Vice-President with sophisticated Commercial, Marketing, Sales and Project management skills High personal integrity and able to relate to and create trust in all both within the company & with CEO’s & Managing Directors of Retail Partners. Highly articulate, confident and persuasive team builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance Dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling team effort to produce genuine long-term sustainable development. Persistent and flexible approach to the mutually beneficial achievement of business plans and personal goals of staff, suppliers and customers.

Country Manager @ Acrelec is the leading supplier of ‘click and collect’ solutions in the world. With over 500 employees worldwide, including specialists from its target market sectors, the company operates in 12 countries and has customers worldwide in over 49 countries. Acrelec was established in 2004 and offers comprehensive solutions for the following market sectors: • Quick Service Restaurants • Interactive Kiosks • Cloud-based ordering systems • Self Service Kiosks • Digital Signage and Digital Menu Boards Acrelec offers hardware solutions to include EPoS, support and service to some of the leading foodservice, stadiums, florists and retail organisations in the world including the top six retailers in France. It is one of the leading providers of Omni Channel solutions to the world. Our customers include, McDonalds KFC Costa Coffee And the top three grocery retail chains in the world. From May 2015 to Present (8 months) Vice President of International Retail @ 1. Identified Acquisition of Christys Group • Identified category partner in dress-up • Pitched to US board as acquisition target • Part of acquisition team 2. Identified Acquisition of UK’s No 1 Online Party Retailer 3. Developed & Implemented Store-in-Store Party Concept(s) • Created Market Intelligence methodology to identify retail partners in key territories • Built team to deliver retail partnerships • Added substantial incremental sales through partnerships 2011-2012 4. Trend & Market Intelligence • Led the group to establish a Market Intelligence & Trend process UK business success with new accounts using MI to underpin commercial proposals 5. Web Strategy Development – B2B & B2C • Directed team that delivered Amscan International B2B web solution that has since been adopted in the US. • Setup partnership with white-label web provider to be part of solution to retail partners 6. Development to Acquisition of Party Packagers Retail Chain - Canada • Partnered with new management of their business • Led the re-brand, re-range & new concept store • Supported acquisition pitch & eventual successful buy-out of Party Packagers by the Amscan Group From January 2011 to May 2015 (4 years 5 months) International Retail Development Director @ From January 2009 to January 2011 (2 years 1 month) International Marketing Controller @ From January 2005 to January 2009 (4 years 1 month) International Merchandising Manager @ From June 2000 to January 2005 (4 years 8 months) Merchandising Planning Manager @ From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Space Planner @ From 1990 to 1998 (8 years)

Michael McGillion is skilled in: Brand Management, Merchandising, Key Account Management, Consumer Products, Retail, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, New Business Development, Negotiation, Product Development, Forecasting, Brand Development, Sales Management, Account Management, International Marketing