Mark Crowson

Conservation Volunteer @ Nene Park Trust

About

A confident and highly experienced Senior Business Development professional. Significant National & International Business Development experience in the Financial Services and Travel Retail arena, gained through a good solid background within a large, global, ‘blue chip’ Travel organisation, global gateway Foreign Exchange operators and a global payment transfer Company, conducting business around the world, in well over 100 Countries across the Americas, Africa, Asia, ME & Europe. Ability to build strong Commercial relationships, with both existing and new business, by combining a strategic perspective with sound Sales and Relationship Management skills and a ‘Can Do’ attitude. A highly motivated ‘hunter & farmer’, who is strategically focused on winning (and maintaining) new business. Specialties: Consulting, International Business Development, New Business Development, Money Transfers, ATMs, On-line FX, Retail FX, International Payments, Currency Exchange, Pre-paid Cards, Negotiating, Sales Presentations, Closing deals, Networking, new channel business development, B2B payments, B2C Payments, C2C, P2P.Payment Card Processing, Debit Cards, Management, Change Management, Electronic Payments, Mobile Payments, Payments, Product Development, Payment Systems, Mobile Commerce, Financial Services, Remittances, Customer Experience, Credit Cards, Product Management https://www.mtfxconsulting.com/

Country

United Kingdom

City

Deeping Gate

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Product Management, Payments, New Business Development, E-commerce

Experience

managing director - mt-fx consulting ltd

mtfx inc

2017-9 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

* 40 years experience in the Foreign Exchange and Money Transfer sectors, especially in Business Development, Product management, Retail/Wholesale FX, ATM's, On-line, Corporate FX, both domestically in the UK as well as internationally across all Continents. * I can help Money Transfer and Foreign Exchange Companies by; * Identifying business problems and finding solutions * Reviewing current and future strategies * Developing new growth strategies and executions * Undertaking research into industry sectors, markets and competitors * Collecting, analysing and interpreting various industry data and statistics * Compiling and presenting information * Developing, advising about and implementing agreed solutions * Determining and clarifying strategic and operational problems via consultation * Improving margins/commercial revenues * Identifying growth areas/channels/opportunities

non executive director

unity link financial services limited

2018-8 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

managing director - mt-fx consulting ltd

consultant

fx3 consultants

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

Part of a new FX consultancy venture, together with two very experienced colleagues (Pat Roe & Andy Buller) who between us have over 80 years experience in the FX and Money Transfer sectors.

head of partnership development

travelex

2000-12 - 2001-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

Reponsible for the profitability of relationships held in MEA (38 Countries), and introducing new products and services into the region.

head of business development

eurochange

2006-8 - 2007-9 · 1 yr 2 mos

Accountable for developing new business for the Group, covering Bureau de Change, Mail Order FX, CFX and Currency ATMs

head of business development

ice - international currency exchange

2002-2 - 2006-8 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Accountable for globally developing the Group's Airport Bureau de Change business, as well as their Mail Order and Internet FX strategy, CFX , Pre-Paid Catrds & Currency ATMs.

head of partnership development, emea

thomas cook

1978-6 - 2000-12 · 22 yrs 7 mos

Held various positions in operations before moving into Relationship Management and new business development, resulting in my last role whereby I was accountable for the existing relationships and new business development within the EMEA region.