Simon John

About

MBA in Marketing with over 2 decades of International sales & marketing, operation's experience being based out of South Africa, UAE and Bangladesh handling specialty chemicals, food colours, micro nutrients in the area of Sales & Marketing, Startup's, Factory Operations, Business Development, Relationship Management. Regions covered Gulf and Middle East, Southern Africa, SEA besides Iran. Industry Experience : Fine chemicals, Food Ingredients, Specialty chemicals & Industrial products ) P&L, Sales & Marketing, Operations, New Set Ups, Strategic Management, Business Development for South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman,Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria Kenya and India Specialties: Experience in working with new setup's, operating & scaling up, contributing, profitability.

Experience

• Country Head at Virgo Chemicsls Ltd. Zambia
  Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• General Manager (Sales & Marketing) at KIRAN GLOBAL SILICA SA
  Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

  Responsible for new business in Southern Africa.

• General Manager - International Marketing at Refnol Resins and Chemicals Limited
  Apr 2019 - Feb 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• DGM - International business at HEXAGON NUTRITION (EXPORTS) PRIVATE LIMITED
  Jun 2018 - Mar 2019 · 10 mos

   Responsible for setting up operations in South Africa and Nigeria and scaling up.  Heading South Africa and Nigeria project.  Entrusted to locate financial capable JV partner for setting up SA blending unit Attainments:  South Africa – Identified companies who are capable to market and partner for setting up joint venture.  Nigeria – Project is headed to an advanced stage wherein partner has been identified.

• Vice President at Indokem Limited/Refnol Resins and Chemicals Limited
  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos