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Derek Gralewski

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Current Role:	Client Relationship Manager at Expense Reduction Analysts
Previously:	Director at Communicate Ltd Chairman of Business Management Team at Spotlight Advertising Limited Production Director, Managing Director at Cogent Elliott
Summary:	New Associate of the Year 2008
Specialities:	Cost Reduction and Cost Management. Profit improvement via Cost Reduction and Cost Management. System and operating procedure efficiencies. System Control.
Experience:	Client Relationship Manager Expense Reduction Analysts Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry 2007 – Present (5 years) Cost Reduction and Cost Management. Profit improvement via Cost Reduction and Cost Management. System and operating procedure efficiencies. System Control. All aspects of advertising and marketing including television, radio, cinema, poster, outdoors, consumer magazine, trade magazine, national press, local press, marketing print, direct mail, promotional and point of sale. Director Communicate Ltd January 1997 – 1999 (2 years) I ran Communicate successfully for two years building the turnover and establishing the companies’ profile. Chairman of Business Management Team Spotlight Advertising Limited 1995 – 1997 (2 years) Spotlight was a boutique style advertising agency with progressive ideas on business management and employment firmly believing in total staff empowerment. The owner was looking to take a lesser role in the company and I was employed to chair the management committee with a remit of increasing turnover, introducing a computerized system throughout the company and generally moving the company forward. When two colleagues and myself decided to start our own advertising agency in 1997, I worked with the owner of Spotlight to facilitate the sale of the company. Production Director, Managing Director Cogent Elliott Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry 1984 – 1995 (11 years) Cogent was the largest advertising agency in the Midlands billing £45-60 million. The company produced across the line advertising covering all aspects of marketing communication including TV and Radio. Initially I was employed as Assistant Production Manager by Cogent Midlands Ltd and over a period of 7 years progressed to the level of Production Director. In 1993 I was given the additional position of Managing Director of Drury Lane Studios a company in the Cogent Group that was in decline due to lack of management direction. In the two and a half years I held this position I increased the turnover from £800,000 to £1.4 million and increased the profit from under £40,000 to over £500,000. Production Director Rock Kitchen Harris Ltd 1976 – 1984 (8 years) I joined Chetwynd Streets Ltd which underwent a MBO and became Rock Kitchen Harris Ltd. My initial appointment was as a Production Controller. The company was medium size turning over £5-7 million. Above the line activity was mainly restricted to national & local newspapers, magazines and billboards. Below the line activity was mainly conventional print work with small amounts of Point of Sale. In 1982 following a series of promotions I was made Production Manager. Although I had a good career progression with Rock Kitchen Harris I felt that I needed to seek an opportunity with a larger agency. Production Controller John Halifax Advertising Limited 1973 – 1976 (3 years) I entered the company as an office junior with a view to deciding which department I would be most suited to. The company was small put functional and after spending time in several departments I decide that my future lay in Production Control. Derek Gralewski's Education Wycliffe Secondry Modern 1968 – 1973 Braunstone Hall Junior School 1966 – 1968 Cort Cresent Junior School 1964 – 1966 Derek Gralewski's Additional Information Websites: Company Website Groups and Associations: 2%ers Club Honors and Awards: New Associate of the Year 2008 Contact Derek for: consulting offers new ventures expertise requests business deals reference requests getting back in touch View Derek Gralewski’s full profile to... See who you and Derek Gralewski know in common Get introduced to Derek Gralewski
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