Loren Williams

Experience

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  Unilever

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

  Development Manager

  Product development manager in large multinational FMCG company with category development responsibilities across personal care,haircare,deodorants categories.

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  Reckitt Benckiser

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Development manager

  Senior Manger responsible for Africa Middle East region from a product development perspective.I managed a large team of people across the region and lead large multinational and cross functional teams to ensure new product launches were delivered on time and within budget.

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  Gemini Consulting (part of the Capgemini group)

  Jan 1999 - Feb 2001

  Management consultant

  Turnaround specialist for companies experiencing financial distress.Experienced Project manager with specific areas of focus being Strategy and Marketing. Project assignments included company turnaround, channel strategy, marketing strategy -implementation and management, sales force effectiveness,coaching and mentoring.

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  Capgemini Consulting

  Mar 1999 - Jul 2003

  Management consultant

  Experienced Project lead, board level influencer with a flawless track record of delivery.Skilled at managing multi discipline and cross functional teams. Speciality; Marketing Strategy,and company turnarounds. During this time I worked across many business sectors (pharmaceuticals,finance,telecoms, manufacturing, agriculture, defence) . Projects managed included, Turnarounds, HR conflict resolution pieces, operations, marketing, channel strategy,sales strategy and mentoring/ coaching roles to senior executives.Exceptional performance ratings achieved on all assignments. Show less

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  Independent Consultant

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2013

  Management Consultant

  Whilst working on a freelance basis for a niche consulting firm I completed a number of assignments for large multi-national clients including Roche Pharmaceuticals, Man Investments and Chugai. I completed a turnaround strategy for a fruit packing operation which included a review of marketing operations,the development of a marketing strategy, a productivity and resource assessment in conjunction with a financial review.In 2007 I invested in a buy-to-let property portfolio which I run as a separate company. Show less

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  Crestwood Capital Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2010

  Business Development

  I coordinated the marketing and setup initiatives for an large international Investment fund ( 1Bn US AUM) with regards to marketing, business development and regulatory approval for the UK and Europe.We covered South Africa,Middle East,UK, Europe and Russian institutional investors

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  CRESTWOOD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD

  Jan 2013 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  Loren owns and manages a specialist Property sourcing and Management company for international and UK based investors wishing to invest in buy-to-let investment properties in the South East of England. We individually select properties to match our clients budget, objectives and profile and our target is to outperform capital growth statistics in our chosen area, whilst ensuring rental yields in excess of 5%.Having over the last 10 years invested in, managed and run a number of buy-to-let Properties, we have extensive networks and knowledge to support potential investors. We have set up a seamless service offering with well respected and appropriately skilled partners to support investors wishing to invest in the buy-to let market in the UK. We provide a service to investors who wish to invest in property in the UK to diversify their property portfolios, hedge against currency fluctuations in their local currency and acquire property in the stable and robust UK buy-to-let property market. Show less