Sean Stringer

Results-driven professional provides customers with tailored solutions to meet needs. Successfully establishes relationships with customers and delivers quality service. Agile individual with excellent communication and customer service skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Innovative Product and Marketing leader with 20+ years of experience delivering exceptional marketing campaigns, content and collateral based on established and innovative strategies. Implements strategic and tactical marketing campaigns to drive engagement and sales. Bringing solid history of success in boosting program operations efficiency, conversion rates and performance. Well-versed in both digital and traditional marketing approaches. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Talksure

• Group Exco and Member of the Social, Ethics and Responsibility Committee - responsible for Customer Responsibility - complaints reduced by 54% over 2020 to 2021.
• Business case developed to move the insurance business to its own Underwriting Manager and Cell Captive model highlighting a 15% profitability improvement.
• Completed a product and channel due diligence that highlighted the need for an experienced and talented Product and Marketing team.
• Sourced and coached new Product, Marketing and Digital Lead generation teams and introduced new operating models for each, resulting in:
• Significant improvements to the Elixi Health commercial model through negotiating with partners for acquisition cost funding leading to a profitability improvement of 50%.
• Improved lead generation activities through digital marketing and partner selection that improved annual gross sales by 38% in 2020-2021.
• Updated all product value propositions and brand essence including product modifications that improved retention rates 2021-2022 by 15%.
• Maintained insurance book size despite the severe economic impact of Covid-19.
• Negotiated a new partner underwriter for Apex Motor that improved overall profitability by 19%.
• Moved the Apex Motor model from a fixed to variable premium that enabled improved sales, better collections and enhanced retentions.
• HelpMe Mobile App launched on the Android and Apple App Stores.

A seasoned executive and management professional offering over 30 years of versatile experience across an array of corporate, SME and start-up financial services entities. Directs and leads problem-solving solutions in strategy development, product management, marketing and sales and customer service initiatives on behalf of organisations and clients operating in South African and selected African markets. Combines gathered market insight with collaborative partnerships and commercial acumen, to move concepts into deliverable outcomes realising sustained organisational transformation and growth. A positive pragmatist, Sean develops close relationships with internal colleagues and creates external partnerships with clients and suppliers to make a difference, deliver shared purpose and realise commercial success. Having strengths in relationships, creating context and understanding, utilising the skills of a diverse collective and being able to analyse the causes of problems enables Sean to join the dots and deliver solutions through the value chain into a successful outcome.

Consulting

African Markets I Due Diligence I Business Case Development I Product Strategy I Product Research I Product Roadmaps I Stakeholder Relationships I Partner Management

Talksure

Group Exco I Social, Ethics and Responsibility Committee I Business Case Development I Product Strategy I Product Research I Product Roadmaps I Go-to- Market Strategy I Marketing Strategy I Lead Generation I Customer Service Strategy I Stakeholder Relationships I Partner Management I Coaching and Mentoring I Project Management I Change Management

Emperitus

Business Case Development I Product Strategy I Product Research I Product Roadmaps I Go-to- Market Strategy I Marketing Strategy I Lead Generation I Customer Service Strategy I Stakeholder Relationships I Partner Management I Coaching and Mentoring I Project Management I Change Management

Blake and Associates

Company Exco I Business Case Development I Call Centre Strategy I Go-to- Market Strategy I Marketing and Sales Strategy I Lead Generation I Call Centre Sales Execution I Stakeholder Relationships I Coaching and Mentoring

Nedbank - Head of Marketing and Product Development

Divisional Manco I Business Case Development I Product and Consumer Research I Product Strategy I Product Roadmaps I Go-to- Market Strategy I Marketing Strategy I Project Management I Data Management I Budget Management I Cross-Functional Leadership I Stakeholder Relationships I Partner Management I Coaching and Mentoring

Nedbank - Head of Strategic Projects

Divisional Manco I Business Case Development I Process Development I Go-to- Market Strategy I New Business Development I Project Management I Data Management I Budget Management I Cross-Functional Leadership I Stakeholder Relationships I Partner Management I Measuring and Reporting

Nedbank - General Manager Contact Centre

Divisional Manco I Business Case Development I Call Centre Management I Go-to- Market Strategy I Partner Selection and Management I Project Management I System and Process Development I Data Management I Budget Management I Cross-Functional Leadership I Stakeholder Relationships I Coaching and Mentoring I Risk Management

NBS Bank - Marketing and Sales Manager

Business Case Development I Product Strategy I Marketing Strategy I Agency Management I Staff Development I Campaign Development I System Development I Customer Sales Strategy I Stakeholder Relationships I Budget Management I Risk Management I Product Research I Card Management I Website Development I Go-to- Market Strategy I Marketing Strategy