Andy Potsides

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Andy Potsides

Commercial Director

Current Location

London, UK

Andy is available for work

Outgoing, creative and adaptable sales and marketing professional offering proven experience in multichannel hospitality and FMCG sales and marketing growth across UK & EMEA and the USA.

Multilingual - Fluent in French and Spanish with Conversational Russian

Areas of expertise:
• Business Development & Marketing
• Key Accounts Management
• Consultative and Strategic Sales
• Sales & Revenue Generation
• Sustainable Tourism and Hotels
• Leadership & Staff Training
• Digital Campaigns & Support
• Hotels and Hospitality
• Vendor & Contract Negotiation
• Spanish
• French
• Russian
• Continuous Process Improvement
• FF&E and Interior Design
• FR
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Google Analytics
• Luxury Events and PR
• Cvent, Hotelligence, STR, LEO, RFP Express, Opera
• Salesforce, Zoho, Insightly

  • Brands Andy has worked with
    • Fusion Interiors Group
    • Living In Style Gallery
    • Azura Retreats
    • Cheetah Conservation Fund
    • Indiegogo
    • The Leading Hotels of the World,
    • School for Startups Ltd.
    • Perlumen - Luxury Hotel Representation
    • European Encounters
    • Credit Suisse First Boston
  • Andy's past titles
    • Head of Business Development
    • Commercial And Marketing Director
    • Regional Sales Director
    • Head of Marketing Department
    • Business Development Consultant
    • Sales Director
    • Regional Director Of Sales And Marketing
    • Co-Founder
    • Regional Sales Representative
    • Event Producer
Work Preference
Location Preference

To be discussed

Work Pattern

Open to Full-time work

Employment Preference
  • Freelance Assignments
  • Permanent Positions
  • Hourly Consulting
Experience

Head Of Business Development

Fusion Interiors Group

Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

Working as Head of Business Development for Award Winning Interiors Global Design Studio https://fusioninteriorsgroup.com/work/

Maintained existing relationships with hotel operators and owners, esta...

Commercial And Marketing Director

Living In Style Gallery

Dec 2019 - Present

As commercial director for this family-run boutique start I am fully responsible for all aspects of the sales, marketing and PR strategy for the Gallery specialising in mid-century modern furniture, a...

EMEA Regional Sales Director

Azura Retreats

Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

As a EMEA Sales & Marketing Director
EMEA representative for collection of Chic Boutique Eco Hotels in Mozambique and Tanzania. Devised and managed EMEA sales and marketing plan as well as created ope...

Head Of Tourism Department

Cheetah Conservation Fund

Feb 2017 - Sep 2017

As a Head of Tourism
I developed commercial sales, marketing, and PR strategy for the launch of new Eco lodge in support of the conservations of cheetahs in Namibia. I led and trained cross-functional...

Business Development Consultant

Indiegogo

Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

As a freelance brand consultant
i managed the UK brand launch of SaasS crowdfunding platform and tech start-up to the UK Film Vertical. I was deputised to creatively concept and deliver series of ...

  • Business Development Consultancy

    (Advanced)

  • Business Consulting

    (Advanced)

  • Sales Leadership

    (Advanced)

  • International Sales

    (Advanced)

  • Spanish

    (Advanced)

  • french

    (Advanced)

  • Russian

    (Intermediate)

French

Work Proficiency

Italian

Basic

Russian

Work Proficiency

Spanish

Fluent

Durham University

Bachelor’s Degree

Modern European Languages

1992 to 1996

Lord Wandsworth College

A Levels

french, Spanish, Classical Studies

1985 to 1991

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