Michael Armistead

National on Premise, Reserve & Sponsorship Manager @Diageo

Toronto, ON, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2015 — Present

National on Premise, Reserve & Sponsorship Manager @Diageo

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CA

2018 Diageo Canada Presidents Award recipient2017 Diageo Canada Presidents Award recipient2016 Diageo Canada Presidents Award recipientDevelop and execute the strategy in Canada for World Class - Diageo\'s global bar tending competition and education platformOver the past 3 years moved World Class from being a 3 month long competition in Canada to a year round platform that encompasses education, trade & consumer activation, retail, PR & Social Media as well as the competition. Canada won the 2017 global World Class Bartender of the Year beating over 55 other countriesOversee all national sponsorship agreements - including contract negotiation

EDUCATION

1996 — 1999

University of Lancashire

BA (Hons), Government & Politics

1997 — 1998

Southwestern University

BA Government & Politics, BA Hons

SKILLS

MerchandisingWine SalesConsumer InsightsStrategyHigh Performance TeamsBusiness StrategyTeam LeadershipBudgetsSales ProcessBudgetingSalesTeam ManagementSales ManagementPromotionsCustomer ServiceAlcoholic BeveragesProcess DevelopmentTeam BuildingManagementSpiritsMarket SegmentationContact & Coverage StrategyCross-Functional Team LeadershipTraining & DevelopmentMarketing StrategyHospitality IndustryEvent PlanningOn PremiseAccount ManagementChange ManagementKey Account DevelopmentStrategy DevelopmentEvent ManagementKey Account ManagementMarketing ManagementBeerBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementRetailP&L Budget Management

ABOUT MICHAEL ARMISTEAD

I am a target driven and competitive senior sales & trade marketing professional with a proven track record in the Beverage Alcohol Industry. I have over 25 years’ experience exceeding business performance targets in terms of net sales value, SOM growth and sales tool development. Throughout my career I have led Sponsorship, Retail, On-Premise & Trade Marketing teams. My key strengths lie in building effective teams; strong negotiation skills; working collaboratively on cross-functional project groups; developing insights & commercial propositions and identifying and creating innovative sales tools.

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