1. Gerry Kealy
10 Norfolk Road, Dublin 7. 087 9626680 gerrykealy@gmail.com
I have a provenhistory of salesdevelopmentandgrowth in newand mature markets in USAand
Europe. By developingandmanaging salesteams in various markets and with a variety of target
customers,I have a very strong record of sustainable revenue,marginand EBIT growth. Excellent
businessinstinctand skills.
EmploymentHistory
Company: GeithInternational,Slane,Co.Meath
Position: SalesManager
Dates: May 2009 to present
Responsibilitiesinclude managinga variety offieldsalesteams throughout Europe internal
customer service and technical service teams and some of the larger national accounts and OEM’s
myself.Revenue inmature and new markets has increasedby 300% since 2010 and EBIT/Margin
has grown strongly.
Company: Oriel Flues,ArdeeCo.Louth
Position: SalesManager
Dates: September2008 to May 2009
Focus was on growing customer base in a start-up company sellingprimarilythrough distributors
in Ireland.I leftOriel having had a strong offerto return to Geith.
Company: GeithInc. Petersburg,Virginia,USA
Position: SalesandMarketingManager
Dates: April 1994 to May 2008
Initially,as part of a small 3 person office team,role was front of office customerservice but in
realityincorporated all aspects ofbusiness. Initiallythe sole salespersoninthe field,coveringall
states, as the revenue andmanufacturing capabilitiesgrew,I developedasalesteam to leverage
opportunitiesinnew areas with sales rising from an initial $2m in 1994 to $37m in 2007. I
developedandnurtured most salespersonnel internallyfromother departmentsand combined
with some experience hiredfromoutside Geith.Successfullygrewgeographical base to include all
US states,Canada and Latin Americaand inparallel ensuredour customerand technical support

2. internallywas the bestin the industry.In an industry where the customer base (OED dealers,
distributors,rental companiesand OEM Manufacturers) did not have exclusive supplyagreements
with Geith,itwas vital that we were seenas easy to do businesswith,somethingthat I believe is
key to sustainable growth in any industry.
Education
 St PatricksClassical School Navan,LeavingCert7honours
 UniversityCollege Dublin 2:1Honoursdegree,LatinandEnglish
 SmurfitGraduate School of Business UCD,2:1 Postgrad diplomainmarketing
 IBEC postgrad internship
Career achievements
 Directly involvedin growthof GeithIncfrom$2M to $37m in 14 yearperiod
 TurnedaroundGeithInternational Europe withincrease insalesfrom€9mto €26m in4 year
period
 Negotiatedandsigneddistributionagreementswithlarge OEM’s(JCB,Komatsu,Daewoo,
Doosan)
 Developedsalesteamfromscratchto facilitate growthinnew marketsincludingLatin
AmericaandCanada, across differentconstructionindustrysectors
 DevelopedNewProductDevelopmentprocesstofacilitateextensionof productportfolio
and highermarginproducts
 Developedsalesof quickcouplerportfoliobydevelopingandhighlightingISOindustrysafety
standards to facilitate competitive advantage
 Reverseddecline inEuropeansalesbyhiringanddevelopingnew salesteaminUK,France,
Italyand Africa
 Responsible forsuccessful extensionof GeithsalesintoAustraliaandSouthAfricathrough
distributorshipandmarketingof pendingISOstandardchanges
 40% increase inOriel FluesYOYrevenue byfocusingoncustomerservice andnew product
innovation
Achievementsoutside ofcareer
 Completed46marathonsand 5 ultra-marathons
 RepresentedMeathGAA fromU14 to U21
 CaptainedandmanagedRichmondCelticsoccerteamfor12 years
 Summitedfour6,000m+ mountains
Personal
Address: 10 NorfolkRoad,Dublin7
Mobile: 087 9626680
Email: gerrykealy@gmail.com
Citizenship: IrelandandUSA