Simon Hudson

Sales & Account Manager with Marketing skills

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Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth District, NorfolkMember since September 16, 2025

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Results-driven Sales, Product, and Marketing Manager with over 25 years of progressive experience, including 10 years with a global brand. Proven track record in sales & account management, product lifecycle management, and strategic marketing coordination across European markets. Highly organised, proactive, and an excellent communicator with the ability to lead teams, manage projects end-to-end, and drive business growth through innovative approaches.

Experience

UK & Ireland Sales Manager (Field/Remote), European Distribution Manager, Product Manager, Marketing Co-ordinator (Hybrid Role)

Pearl Music Europe BV, (Head Office Venlo, Netherlands), 2015-2025

Store Manager/Sales Manager

Cookes Band Instruments, Norwich, UK, 2001-2015

Avionics Mechanic (Technician)

HM Forces, Royal Air Force, UK, 1996-2000

Trainee Manager/Sales Assistant/Yard Assistant

Travis Perkins Ltd, Great Yarmouth, UK, 1995-1996

Zone leader

Wilkinsons Stores, Great Yarmouth, UK, 1994-1995

Education

EDUCATION

Great Yarmouth College of Further Education | Great Yarmouth, UK, 1990 – 1993

A-Levels: English, Business Studies
GCSEs: English, English Literature, Sociology

Claydon High School | Gorleston-on-Sea, UK, 1986-1990

GCSEs: Mathematics, Computer Studies

Royal Air Force Cosford, UK, 1996/1999

City & Guilds CG 2249 – Electronics Servicing
National Certificate Engineering Modules – Industry & Society, Electronic & Electronic Principles, Mathematics for Engineering