David Riley

David Riley

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  • About me

    Development Director at Amulet Security

  • Education

    • Bangor Grammar School

      1985 - 1992
    • University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

      2007 - 2009
      MBA Merit

      I had the fantastic opportunity to go back to university and work to gain an MBA. This was a part time course which spanned three years and included a diversity of modules including accounting, organisational behaviour, entrepreneurship, global political economics and management.The most interesting and rewarding parts of this course were the field trips. We had the opportunity to work in New York with the board of Thomson Financial for a week, conducting focus groups and engaging… Show more I had the fantastic opportunity to go back to university and work to gain an MBA. This was a part time course which spanned three years and included a diversity of modules including accounting, organisational behaviour, entrepreneurship, global political economics and management.The most interesting and rewarding parts of this course were the field trips. We had the opportunity to work in New York with the board of Thomson Financial for a week, conducting focus groups and engaging with senior management in relation to their merger with Reuters, and in the second year we traveled to Warsaw to work with a small interior design company on a strategy for future growth.The MBA experience is one which was both hugely rewarding and enjoyable and I am thoroughly convinced of the positive impact which this had upon my life. Show less

  • Experience

    • The Cobra Group

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2002
      Business Manager
    • City Executive Centres

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
      Centre Manager
    • Reliance Security Services Ltd

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      BDM
    • Chubb Security Personnel

      Jun 2006 - Sept 2009
      Regional Sales Manager
    • Axis Security Services

      Oct 2009 - Jan 2020
      Commercial Manager

      Covering a large region, encompassing Yorkshire, the North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland, my role within Axis is to source new contracts, win them and start them successfully. I have an account management role with all new business in order to ensure that the promises I made are upheld. In addition to this, I manage the company telesales team based in Newcastle.

    • Securitas UK

      Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
      Sales Manager
    • Amulet Security

      Apr 2021 - now
      Development Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MBA

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chair of Governors

      Issued by Wylam First School on Jan 2017
      Wylam First SchoolAssociated with David Riley