Simon Wilson

Simon Wilson

Simon Wilson has over 25 years experience in industrial manufacturing, international marketing and B2B sales within both corporate and private companies across oil & gas, marine, mining, industrial markets and research & development. As Sales & Marketing Manager and then CEO, Simon was instrumental in building a Melbourne-based marine equipment & systems engineering company to become the international leader in its market.

“I assist companies identify growth opportunities and together we plan a route map, implement actions and deliver on market and financial objectives”

Simon brings nearly three decades of knowledge to the Optimal team and runs the Optimal Executive program. Simon qualified as a Naval Architect, working on oil & gas projects in the UK before studying for an MBA and moving to Malaysia in an Industrial Marketing role and then to Melbourne, Australia.  Work has always had a strong international outlook, managing businesses in Malaysia and Australia and responsible for decentralized sales and extended distributor networks throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Interests include strategy implementation, value addition through marketing and a pragmatic, practical approach to solving business issues. Simon has built a number of high performing teams and enjoys working towards meeting goals in a dynamic environment.

Industry Sectors

 Skill Set

Experience

  • Marine
  • Oil & Gas Construction
  • Mining Services/Products
  • Capital Equipment-Industrial
  • Projects
  • Strategic Diagnosis
  • Market Opportunity Review
  • Export Market Development
  • Strategy Execution/Implementation
  • Change Management
  • Industrial Marketing
  • Sales Structure & Team Management
  • Customer-centric Review
  • Project Management
  • Negotiating
  • Contract Management
  • General Business Management
  • International Sales & Marketing
  • Senior Management
  • P&L Management
  • Private to Corporate Transition
  • Supplier Management
  • After Sales & Service

 

Simon is available for term assignments as project lead/manager or a specialist contributor, or part-time for example as a cost effective ‘Marketing-On-Demand’ manager.

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