don gray

founding partner

About

Executive Search and Talent Scout - LEEDS, LONDON, EDINBURGH we provide hope and opportunity for personal growth

Country

united kingdom

City

west yorkshire

Industry

information technology and services

Skill

talent acquisition, marketing strategy, mobile technology marketing, process improvement, project management, new business development, executive search, business strategy, integrated marketing, leadership, change management, sales management, marketing, organizational development, training, recruiting, strategy, business development, mobile devices, strategic planning, crm, team building, account management, leadership development, start ups, negotiation, management consulting, business analysis, program management, mobile technology, management, entrepreneurship, coaching, sales, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, human resources, performance management, business planning, consulting, strategic partnerships

Experience

business development

adventure capital

1987-1 - 2017-5 · 30 yrs 5 mos

* BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT -. BRAITHWAITE GRAY * Executive Search and Talent Search) GRAYLINK (www.graylink.biz) ECO PROJECTS * Electronic Design, Manufacture, Sales, Implementation, Support MySchool (www.myschool.co.za) Schooldays (www.schooldays.co.za) adVENTURE Capital (social media, community radio communication to 2 million listeners with social media, smartphone connection with listeners)

head of talent management

ibm

1971-1 - 1973-4 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Head Talent Search and Resourcing for IBM South Africa.

founding partner

1st connectuk

2017-1 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

ceo, business development, coach, trainer, professional speaker

adventure capital don gray associates graylink

1982-1 - 2017-5 · 35 yrs 5 mos

* adVENTURE Capital * IDENTIFYING TALENT AND SUPPORTING THE SALES EFFORT OF NEW VENTURES * Moving new ventures from 'ZERO to ONE' * zero business to ONE * cash flow 'rich' * sustainable business * includes sales, mentoring/coaching, Team leading). GRAYS Retail * BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, BRAND DEVELOPMENT South Africa's preferred men's international brand retailer * Hugo Boss, Aigner, La Cost, Mont Blanc, Levisons, Timberland, Armani, Facionable and others. GRAYLINK * www.graylink.biz SAAS * BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Graylink * the preferred provider of ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) technology in South Africa * www.graylink.biz. Most successful recruitment product in Africa! Graylink represent LinkedIn in South Africa. VENTURE CAPITAL Investments. ECO Projects: Time and Attendance electronics design, manufacturing, sales and implementation. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DON GRAY ASSOCIATES: South Africa's preferred MANAGEMENT AND STAFF TRAINING Management and Training Business School for IT professionals * BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

chairman

braithwaite gray

1993-1 - 1997-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Braithwaite Gray - preferred executive recruitment and search consultants in Cape Town as well as the IT industry in South Africa. Support of Global Brands establish themselves in South Africa .

Education

university of cape town

economics

1967-1 - 1970-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Focus on the person (psychology), the community (sociology) the culture (anthropology) on a foundation of Economics - with the passion to understand, predict behavioural change as a result of technology and debt. Today's focus is on how mobile technology affects behavioural change and the positive and negative influences of such technology on the person, community, culture.