Andre Bitton: National Sales Manager in West Hartford, CT

• Utilize excellent customer service skills to facilitate the recommendations, selection and acquisition of merchandise, based on customer's requests • Partner with the marketing team to provide products to advertise based on market trends to boost sales • Continuously maintain knowledge of sales and product promotions • Directly responsible for all sales to all national chains (BB&B, Crate and Barrel and more). • Spearheaded grocery channel markets, by remerchandising products to fit needs of the grocery market. • Created full product marketing presentations for the grocery market. • Provide quality leadership and support for Swissmar's regional sales representation, which entails coaching, mentoring, problem solving, facilitating creative improvements, and inspiring team sales. • Seek out new avenues for sales and growth. Key Accomplishments; - Increased National Accounts sales - 18.3% over last year - Increased Key account sales - 33.2% over last year - Increased Grocery account sales - 200% over last year

Evolve - IBB, Northampton, USA, MA • Sales, Business Development. • Established distribution for Housewares manufacturers in New England. • Wholesale and retail sales of kitchen small wares, kitchen equipment and tabletop for commercial entities and the general public • Developed marketing plans and customer presentations. • Successfully established and maintained relations with over 60 independent retail businesses along with several larger retails chains in order to achieve sales of over $1.2m.

Canada, Quebec • Regional Sales Manager for Key Accounts, • Developed a comprehensive sales plan that established short and long-term revenue goals and objectives that required knowledge of potential customers and the competition. • Directly responsible for managing sales of Key accounts: Linen Chest, Loblaws, Home Depot and more. • Identified, evaluated and captured new customers. • Established new accounts in the Pharmaceutical industry • Practiced a "need-based" selling technique that keeps the client's business needs front and center. • Worked closely with internal groups to gauge customer satisfaction, identify customer needs, develop and present appropriate solutions. Key Accomplishments- - Increased Key Account sales - 16.1% - Increased Pharma sales - 100% all new sales

Canada, Quebec • Developed products and marketing strategies for the new product launch. • Responsible for purchases and inventory maintenance of over 1000 SKUs, JIT stock replenishment • Key Accomplishments-Responsible for the following departments on the selling floor: •Managed an open-to-buy of $20 for several product categories. •Monitored sales, targeted slow-moving merchandise - maximized sales $12M - Increased Gadget sales - 65% - Increased Barware sales - 27.2% - Increased Salt & Pepper sales - 19%