Knut Gaskjenn
Chief Operating Officer @Gred
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operating Officer @Gred
London, GB
As the second team member of GRED, my work entailed to work closely with the CEO to both define and implement strategies to penetrate the Turkish market and drive growth. During my time at GRED, the company grew its revenue 10-fold and progressed to be in a position to sign an exclusivity with a global prime real estate company for the Turkish market.GROWTH- Supported the negotiation with our global real estate partner to define the terms required to facilitate our expansion in Turkey and internationally- Supported the development of our marketing strategy in Turkey, launching our first marketing showroom and quarterly events – working alongside the commercial, operation and marketing teams- Supported the development and optimisation of new revenue channels, including the rental channel to calculate feasibility and increase our profit margins- Digital transformation to grow our online presence, launching a brand-new website in 2021- Supported the hiring of key stakeholders, third parties and partners to deliver growth.SALES & OPERATIONS- Built and implemented new pricing and compensation models for our global sales, doubling the size of the sales team and profit margins in 2023- Defined areas of improvements to reduce operational costs by 40%- Built a standardised onboarding programme and supported our local internal training programme to get new team members operational and optimise in-year revenue,FINANCIALS- Forecasted the company’s revenue streams and built all supporting financial models- Developed investment plans to raise investment, mitigate cash-flow losses and drive growth.
EDUCATION
Macquarie University
BBA, Economics and Finance
St. Olav videregående skole
International Baccalaureate, Majors in Economics, Math & French
SKILLS
ABOUT KNUT GASKJENN
Started my career in management consultancy, providing advisory support to corporate clients, across a varied number of industries. Projects have included cost reduction, due-diligence, post-merger acquisitions, market penetration and growth. This experience helped me develop a core set of skills that I have leveraged throughout my career – including problem-solving, communication, teamwork, collaboration and many more.Thereafter, worked on the client-side delivering internal strategic projects and increasingly worked on the implementation. A natural transition to assess feasibility and measure the impact of strategies proposed.Since 2020, developed and implemented market entry, commercial and growth strategies in the real estate industry, for the Turkish and UK markets. All previous knowledge and experience were leveraged to deliver success, which we did by achieving key milestones and strong financial results.Key Achievements:• +10 year of management consultancy, across multiple industries,• Strategy and implementation experience, with tangible results,• COO in an international real estate company, which grew revenue 10-fold,• Non-Executive Director in a successful tour operator in Spain,• Multi-lingual (4 languages), with work experience in the UK, France, Middle East, US and Turkey.Interests:• Develop, optimise, and implement new strategies,• Enjoy growth, transformation and change management,• Enjoy working with passionate people and strong teams,• Enjoy working in multi-cultural environments.
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