Christopher Dawe

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPERT

High-energy entrepreneurial executive with a proven track record of driving business development, creating innovative products, and implementing successful sales and marketing strategies within the printing industry. Visionary leader commanding respect with a can-do attitude and take-charge strategies. Strong sales acumen consistently exceeding sales goals, growing businesses, and expanding territories. Skilled in overseeing day-to-day operations and cultivating long-term relationships with customers and clients to ensure sustained business growth.

• Transformed small company into a national, innovative growth organization. Grew from $5M to $26M. Secured over two dozen Fortune 500 accounts in eight years.
• Over 20 years marketing experience, leading new product projects to create sales growth of 20% annually across several product platforms. Leveraged trade shows to market new product lines.
• Partnered with Quad Graphics to develop cutting edge cover inks, used for National Geographic magazine, for high-speed production, resulting in a $3 million contract.
• Pioneered soy-based vehicles and pigments lowering VOCs and used by McDonald's, Hershey's and Milton Bradley. Development of these product lines forged 1.8 million more in annual sales. Perfected aqueous coatings.
• Established formal network of distributorships across Canada and South America via web-based sales, boosting annual sales by $3.5 million.