Ben Solomon
Director Operational Fp & a Eastern Hemisphere @NOV
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WORK HISTORY
Director Operational Fp & a Eastern Hemisphere @NOV
Responsibility for driving business improvement and communication across the Energy Products segment in the Eastern Hemisphere with annual revenue of $2 billion +- Responsibility for group of cross-divisional analysts driving collaboration and efficiency with a specific focus on financial planning, analysis and strategy- Budgetary process development and responsibility- KPI development and tracking- Contracts- Financial review and analysis- Coaching and mentoring staff (personnel development)- Review of legal and tax structure- Business channel to market review and strategy- Market intelligence
EDUCATION
University of Bath
MBA, Masters in Business Administration with Distinction
The University of Manchester
Bachelor of Science - BS, International Management with French
SKILLS
ABOUT BEN SOLOMON
PERSONAL SUMMARY• A commercial/operations professional with over 20 years of experience in multiple industries across a multitude of disciplines.• FP & A: Possessing an in-depth knowledge of working within and running successful international teams to provide gold standard internal and external support to business partners.• Strategic alliancing acumen with internal stakeholders, contractors, parastatal entities and government funding/international donors.• Successful business start-up via several channels: OEM sales/Agency/Distributer/Direct to Market.• In addition to strong practical experience, further skills have been added via the by the completion of a Master’s in Business with distinction.Professional Profile: I am a highly accomplished Financial Analyst/Senior Sales/BDM with extensive experience of capital sales/equipment rentals in B2B. An effective communicator with a proven track record of business development, financial control, and operational initiatives, I have successfully created start-up operations and grown new markets, creating, and maintaining working relationships with key decision makers in the oil and gas, geothermal sectors Commercially, financially, and technically astute, I have demonstrated a strong ability to develop, maintain and grow business in difficult institutional/governmental environments. I have strong belief in innovation through strategic partnering and am now looking for fresh senior management opportunities where I can utilize my experience and knowledge.Key Competencies/Successes:• FP & A: long history of FP & A improvement using software, training, and strategic partnering• FP & A: developed team of 19 analysts across Eastern Hemisphere with responsibility for $2 billion+ • Highly experienced in developing new business in Africa by identifying new potential markets including geothermal, mining and water. • Negotiated $150m government funding opportunity with Kenyan renewable energy client • Supervision and training of personnel to broaden their knowledge base and skills in working to international quality standards.• Intelligent decision-making - Strategic thinker with financial acumen • Contract negotiation and close out.• General Management including legal start-ups, infrastructure, and P&L responsibility.• Contract administration including building of tenders and tender negotiation.• Business development- Grown NOV East Africa business 300% in 18-month period.• Influential and effective in people skills• Strong communicator with the ability to act as a link between departments
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