Stephane Gay
Africa region Account Manager -, Frost & Sullivan
I have just created French Touch, company offering excellent value for money translation services in Cape Town.
This is complemented by an offering of sales & marketing services, like creation of marketing campaigns, sales training...
I am passionate at helping people solving their challenges in their business environment and am strongly customer oriented.
My main skills are:
- Marketing experience in competitive markets developing image and business on various continents
- Imaginative & analytical problem solving abilities
- Strong sales skills linked with the knowledge & passion of training staff.
- Major E-commerce & new technologies focus and interest
- Personal interest in human relationships & personalised solutions
- English French bilingual
93 contactsDevelopment of commercial relationships with key companies in the Energy & Power Systems, Industrial Automation & Process Control (ABB, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Alstom, Legrand, GE ...), Chemicals (Sasol, Air Liquide...), Environment & Building Technologies (ADT, Murray & Roberts...) offering market research and growth consulting services to facilitate growth and expansion in Africa.
Direct interaction with C-level executives to facilitate their growth strategies.
Founder of French Touch, combining translation offerings (English, German and Spanish to French mainly, interpretation, copywriting and training.
Our training modules are:
- French tuitions (both for french pupils and for english speaking persons taking up french as a foreign language)
- Sales techniques for professionals (how to become more efficient in sales activities by using the appropriate sales techniques)
Check our website www.frenchtouch.co.za for more information or contact us on +27 73 073 88 88 or via email contact@frenchtouch.co.za
2007 - 2009I am involved with the development of our sales between Asia and South Africa, especially on the Automotive sector.
Coordination of the imports of cars to South Africa with global freight forwarders, chinese, indian and other asian car manufacturers and south african importers.
Development of customer relationships with creation of personalised shipping solutions for each customer.
2003 - 2007Safmarine is the leading south african maritime shipping company, part of the APMoller group, world leader of the sea shipping.
I have been successfully involved with the development of the brand all over Africa, in the training of all our sales people in sales skills, in the development of our Ecommerce sales in Africa, in the creation of social projects, in the surveying of all our customers in Africa, in the financial & sales reporting for the Board of Directors.
1998 - 2002GTS Omnicom was one of the alternative telecommunication and internet operators in France and has been sold to various consortiums in 2002.
I was Key Account Manager in the Rhone Alpes area developing business for telecoms and internet.
1995 - 1997AGS international is a renowned removal company mainly focussed on Africa and providing professional removal services for expatriates.
I was in charge of the sales development in Mali and managed the logistical side of the business and the relationships with the international agents overseas.
