Rob Hukezalie

Experience

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  Laird Plastics

  Jan 1985 - Sept 1991

  President, Director

  CRYSTAPLEX PLASTICSToronto, CanadaPresident, Director – Authored the company's growth strategy from $15 million to $50 million annual revenues in a 3 year period. Instrumental in selling the company to a London PLC company. I continued to run the Canadian division for 3 years.Held full profit and loss responsibility and handled business strategy development and implementation for this $50 million plastics distributor and manufacturer. Developed International arena business installing first arena in China and provided dasher boards for 10 of 21 NHL Teams.Crystaplex Plastics-(Finished and Semi-finished plastics distribution/Hockey Dasher Boards) Toronto, CanadaVice President, Finance/(owner) – Responsible for all financial aspects of the operation, including financial strategies. Handled all financial issues and reporting for U.S. and Canadian operations. Show less

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  Achievers Unlimited

  May 1992 - May 1994

  Managing Director-Europe

  Achievers International-(Network Marketing Company) October 1992-May 1992London, EnglandManaging Director – EuropeManaging Director – International Business Development – in this dual role, responsible for opening, developing and managing businesses in 6 countries. Also continued development of new markets including Russia, Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, Brazil, Scandinavia, Australia and Canada.International Director of Operations – Responsible for all domestic and international operational facets for this $40 million nutritional Supplement company. Show less

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  Dynamic Essentials

  Jun 1997 - Dec 2000

  CEO and Founder

  Dynamic Essentials (Nutritional and Skin Care Network Marketing Company)Dallas, TexasPresident/CEO/Founder-Direct Sales of Nutritional and skin care products.Led and managed this nutritional and skin care company from inception to sales of $500,000 per month in 7 months. Instrumental in securing the sale of the company to a $750 million NASDAQ Company

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  Internet Services

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  VP Business Development

  Successfully managed a staff of 40 supporting a field organization of over 1 million IBO's.Responsible for day-to-day contact with the top domestic and international field leaders, high-level Distributor Relations(Crown Ambassadors/Diamonds-involved in all high-level distributor steering committees) on-going promotions, on-line replicating web site strategy, implementation and management, Field Training programs for all levels of Distributors, Field sales/promotional/training materials strategy and development including web, print and A/V, organizing, managing and overseeing all aspects of Events/Leadership Training with attendance from 300 to 20,000. Show less

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  Lifestyles

  Dec 2006 - Dec 2007

  Vice President International Business Development

  Responsible for reviewing and initiating necessary changes in operations and field issues in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.

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  Chews-4-Health

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2010

  COO

  Grew company from inception to $700,000/mth in revenues in 5 months.Responsible for all aspects of this nutritional mlm startup including: Field Development, webinars, sales and marketing tools, website, social media, financial and accounting Systems, cash management, financial reporting and budgeting, operations, software, call center, media buys (radio, print, billboards), events.The owner made the decision not to develop international markets as a necessary growth strategy

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  RMH Enterprises

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

  President RMH Enterprises

  Domestic and International Business Development, start-ups, crisis management turnaround situations.CONSULTING CLIENTSTalk Fusion: My role was to develop a fragmented international core field leadership team into a functional and focused team.Family Vacation Network (Owned by Westgate Resorts and Vacations: $700 million Parent Company)Orlando, FloridaExecutive Director of Operations (Proof of Concept Model)David Siegel, owner of Westgate resorts had a vision of changing how Time Share units were sold. I was hired to develop a Proof of Concept network marketing model which included developing a detailed business plan, setting up operations, recruiting established leaders/field development, web sites, commission plans, distribution, etc. It was determined that network marketing conflicted with existing sales channels.Heroes and Lifeboats: Ottawa, CanadaDeveloped a complete business model used to raise capital for this eCommerce model.It Works Global: ($500 million nutritional network marketing company)Sarasota, FloridaDeveloped and implemented various levels of regulatory network marketing and registration compliance for Canada, Australia and EuropeLiveSmart 360Sarasota, FloridaI was Instrumental in securing a long term private financial partner for this under-capitalized business through development of proforma financials and growth strategy.LifeStyles:Toronto, Canada/South East AsiaVice President of Business Development (South East Asia)Responsible for reviewing and initiating necessary changes in operations and field issues in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.Harvest Global Management LimitedI was part of a small direct-selling consulting group that developed direct-selling models for companies as an alternative sales channel. Show less

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  PM-International HQ Americas

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2022

  COO/CFO-HQ Americas

  PM-International, a $2.5 billlion direct sales Company, headquartered in Luxembourg. Premium Nutritional and Skin Care products; Fitline and FitSkin brands with over 45 world wide patents.Chief Operating Officer for PM-International Logistics Center America, responsibilities include; Administration, Finance, Logistics for the Americas. The Americas Headquarters is vertically integrated with GMP Certified supplemental and packaging facilities, supporting the Americas supply chain and logistics.PM-International USA; General Manager and CFO with full P&L responsibilities for USA direct sales. Show less

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  Princess House Inc

  Feb 2022 - May 2023

  Chief Financial Officer

  Responsibilities include overall financial strategy, treasury, and finance management, liaising with Financial Institutions and Private Equity family. Focused on providing accurate and timely financial reporting within a manual environment. Reduced over-investment in inventory by 25%. Instrumental in securing a 8-figure line of credit. Brought new focus to forecasting and cash requirements to the business.