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Stuart Bell

Email: *********@********.***

Address: *** ******** *******

City: Princeton

State: NJ

Zip: 08540

Country: USA

Phone: 609-***-****

Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: > $250,000

Willing to Relocate

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STUART L. BELL

187 Highland Terrace, Princeton, NJ 08540 * 609-***-**** * *********@********.***

PRESIDENT / COO - SR. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE

Growth Strategies / Change Leadership / P&L / Operations / Startups & Turnarounds / Key Accounts

C-Level Selling / Performance Improvement / International / Marketing / New Products / Team Building

Strong leadership skills with an exceptional track record in business development and C-level selling for market leader Bloomberg L.P. and smaller/early-stage entries in the financial services/information sectors. Top individual producer with many accomplishments in operations, key account management, new product development and building international sales teams. Looking for a substantial challenge. Can immediately contribute by:

Developing effective long-term growth strategies

Leading successful startups & turnarounds

Building strong and enduring relationships with major accounts

Recruiting, developing and mentoring top performing teams

Hardworking & highly-analytical, with an ability to remain focused on the bottom line. An effective strategist and negotiator who builds the confidence of customers and internal stakeholders with thoroughness & consistent follow-through. Received a BA degree in English from Dartmouth College.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Increased Revere Data sales 70% first year. Despite years of effort, company had limited success in penetrating financial service accounts. Took over and hired experienced sales talent, creating team selling environment with defined territories. Doubled number of clients, closed firm`s largest contract and increased sales sharply first year.

Managed successful startup at Datamyne. Played key role in raising $11M private equity for startup. Acquired two South American companies in import/export trade data business. Hired 25-member sales & support team. Worked with data center in Uruguay and sold first 50 corporate clients to gain firm market foothold.

Partnered with Morgan Stanley on new product. Datamyne needed to expand product offering. Teamed-up with Morgan Stanley energy trading to develop new capabilities for crude oil traders. Created new products covering crude oil, gas and distillates. Sold 20+ banks, energy traders and hedge funds for $1M in new revenue.

Built $200M European operation for Bloomberg. Sent to London by Mike Bloomberg to build business in Europe. Over next nine years, hired 450 staff including 200 sales people, establishing technical centers in more than 100 cities in Europe the Middle East & Africa. Added nearly 2,000 accounts to generate $200M annual sales.

Reorganized and built global customer service team. Bloomberg customer support was struggling to keep pace. Member of five-person Management Committee running day-to-day operations . Created a 500-person global team to improve customer support and training. Reduced completion time 20% on 10,000 daily customer calls.

Achieved #1 sales ranking at Bloomberg. Hired as the company`s first Sales Rep. Developed an aggressive marketing program of 30-40 outbound calls per day. Averaged 8-10 trials customer trials simultaneously. Closed 3-5 accounts per week and became Bloomberg top sales performer in second year.

CAREER HISTORY

Managing Director, Global Client Solutions, Revere Data LLC, 2011-Present. A supplier of specialty data, analytics and index solutions for hedge funds and others. Reorganized sales team to increase sales 70% year-over-year and made key contributions to new product development.

CEO & Director, The Datamyne, Inc., 2005-2011. Business intelligence services covering import/export market from 50 countries. Managed startup and opened 100 new accounts for energy reports with banks, hedge funds and energy traders. Recruited and developed 15 sales and support staff. Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2011.

Principal, Nassau Point Investments, 2004-2007. Played key role in raising $11M in private equity to acquire two South American companies to form The Datamyne, Inc. Named CEO of this new company in 2005.

Global Manager, Operations, Bloomberg L.P. and other responsible positions, 1985-2004. Managed up to 1,000 staff with $150M budget. Served as Managing Director in London during a period of rapid expansion, 1987-1996. Started with Bloomberg as an Account Manager and rose quickly through the ranks.

Personal: Married, three children. Lead an active lifestyle: travel, reading, tennis and exercise for fitness.

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