
Desmond Alias
Sales, Service, and Business Development Professional
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About
I am an astute, accomplished, high energy and results driven professional with 20 years’ experience in business development, management, and sales.
I possess extensive strategic, operational, and business management experience in the Life/long term insurance, personal lines/short term insurance, insurance broking, including risk management.
I hold a proven success track record in Business Development Management, Sales Leadership, Key Accounts, Relationship Management.
My skillset extends to the establishment of long-term relationships, comprehensive product knowledge, superior client service, and stakeholder management skills.
I enjoy researching business opportunities, viable income streams, mapping and implementing business processes, identifying business opportunities, utilizing business resources to cater for customer needs.
Experience
2024 – Completed a BCom Hons in Business Management
- 2024 – Awarded Top Voice & Digital Sales & Service Manager for achieving 17% YoY
Revenue Growth.
- 2024 – Appointed as Key Individual at Standard Bank Financial Consultancy
- 2017 – 2019 Instrumental in growing the footprint of Discovery Vitality Nationally
- 2017 – Completed a 4-year Degree in Business Administration
- 2014 -2015 – Appointed as Key Individual at Momentum (Middle Market)
- 2013-2014 – Appointed as Key Individual at Alex Forbes (Retail distribution)
- 2011-2013 – Key Individual at Iemas (Insurance sales Distribution)
- 2013 – Completed National Certificate in Wealth Management NQF Level 5
- 2012 – Completed RE-1 Key Individual
- 2011 – Completed RE-5 Representative
- 2009 – Completed National Certificate as a Facilitator in Learning NQF Level 5
Education
MBA (MANCOSA) 2026 – In progress
- BCom Hons. Business Management
- Matriculated from Fred Normal High School
- Bachelor of Business Admin (BBA) obtained at Milpark
Business School
- RE:1 and RE:5 completed through Moonstone
- 128 FAIS credits in National Wealth Management obtained through PSG Konsult
- Financial Wellness completed through Iemas
- Train the Trainer completed through Abasunguli
