Curtis pollitt
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Sales Management Executive
Sales Management Executive
Dynamic, top-performing Sales Manager who delivers significant revenue
growth through focused leadership, effective accountability structures and
the ability to BE the sales force while BUILDING the team. Looking for an
emerging firm, or a small team within a larger company, where I can once
again create sales magic from the ground up. Accomplished communicator,
mentor, coach, recruiter, motivator, sales trainer, speaker, and most
important - example setter. Skilled at delivering killer multimedia
presentations to hundreds or asking for the sale over the kitchen table and
capable of teaching others to do the same.
Professional Experience
Greenwich Carbon/Greenwich advisors 2009 to Present
National Sales Director
Key Results:
Created the role of Director of Sales for a renewable energy focused
private equity / asset management company.
Managed and trained in-house sales team in effective sales techniques for
solicitation of high net worth (HNW) funding sources and renewable energy
projects.
Created contact management database of funding and expertise sources.
Analyzed multiple aspects of a variety of U.S. based wind, hydroelectric,
biomass and solar projects. Consulted with project developers, consultants,
Private Equity and Venture Capital sources to facilitate project progress
through various stages of development.
Designed and delivered in-depth presentations for multiple funding sources.
Designed private placement offering for Greenwich Carbon Clean Energy Note
based on the acquisition of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) through
the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Assisted with analysis and eventual liquidation of a stand alone 40 Act
mutual fund.
aTel Securities - San Francisco, CA 2008 to 2009
Senior Vice President - Southeast
Key Results:
Developed distribution marketplace for a large equipment leasing limited
partnership sponsor.
Created and delivered in-depth sales team presentations for use by sales
team. Keynote speaker at several national industry conferences.
Collaborated on the development of sales training program.
U.S. Energy development Corp. - Getzville, NY 2007 to 2008
Regional Manager - Southeast
Key Results:
Recruited to manage Southeastern distribution for a New York based oil and
gas driller.
Developed distribution marketplace for a mid-sized oil and gas drilling
limited partnership sponsor.
Created sales training program for internal and remote sales groups.
Rochdale Investment management - New York, NY 2005 to 2006
Southeastern Divisional Manager
Key Results:
Recruited to developed Retail 40 Act mutual fund division for a small New
York based asset manager.
Created contact management database of over 2,500 Registered
Representatives in Southeastern U.S.
Bank one - One group investments - Columbus, oh 1999 to 2005
National Sales Manger
Key Results:
. Increased sales from $650 million to over $3.5 billion
. Hired, trained, managed and mentored a team of 21 Regional Directors and
Wholesalers
. Developed and implemented compensation plans. Established sales and
budgetary performance measures, created profitability models, led new
product initiatives and drafted annual sales plans.
. Succeeded in creating third party distribution profitability in under 24
months
. Led a wholesaling team named by Dalbar/Research Magazine as the #1 In
Person Wholesalers for 2002
. Created two day sales training program for internal and remote sales
groups
. Coordinated roll out of One Group Market Neutral Fund - (Assets currently
over $1 billion)
. Retained 90%+ of all hires
john hancock investments - boston, ma 1990 to 1999
Sales Vice President
Key Results:
. Managed sales for Florida and Georgia
. Increased sales from under $1 million in 1989 to over $150 million in
1993
. Responsible for variable annuity mutual fund and closed end fund sales
. Sales leader in variable annuity rollout to third party channels
Education
University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth, MA
BA
Professional Affiliations: Florida Securities Dealers Association,
Securities Industry Institute at
The Wharton School, F.P.A.