Azat Ananov
London,England
Summary
Results-driven professional with a strong background in the pharmaceutical, consumer and finance industry. Skilled in consistently exceeding sales targets and delivering high-impact events. Recognized with multiple awards for excellence, demonstrating a track record of success in driving new business and client satisfaction. Passionate about leveraging industry expertise in a role that fosters continuous development and organizational success.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work history
Delegate Acquision Executive
ConvergeX Connections
London, England
2025.01 - Current
- Responsible for delivering high-quality bespoke dining events and virtual panel discussions, tailored to diverse industry audiences. Managed events with capacities ranging from 10 to 25 attendees, ensuring meaningful engagement and valuable discussions. Adapted event formats to suit different sectors, facilitating thought leadership, networking, and knowledge-sharing among key stakeholders.
Senior Delegate Acquisitions Manager
GlobalData Plc
London
2024.02 - 2025.01
- Successfully delivered bespoke pharmaceutical roundtable events, facilitating tailored discussions for industry leaders. Led planning and execution of large-scale annual clinical trial conference, hosting up to 400 attendees from pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. These events fostered strategic industry connections, enabled high-level discussions, and contributed to advancing critical conversations in clinical research and development
- Led complimentary delegate acquisition for other conferences in Finance and Consumer sectors. Successfully contributed to two-thirds of total event attendance in most cases, consistently exceeding targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Senior Delegate Relations Manager
New Statesman Media Group
London, England
2018.01 - 2024.01
- Responsible for delegate acquisition of bespoke events, conferences, forums across many different industries.
- Contributing more than two thirds of the delegates attending almost on all events by myself.
- Led team of 2 (for 6 months after which, structural changes took place within company).
- Enhanced business development through proactive networking and relationship-building at events.
- Branded products through effective salesmanship and maintained long-term relationships with senior level clients.
- Cross-sold complementary products and services to customers.
- Immediately addressed problems with customer accounts to promote quick resolution.
- Consistently achieved and exceeded against personal goals and KPIs
Venue Protocol Manager
Trivandi (5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games)
Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
2017.07 - 2017.09
- Managed, trained and motivated 20 volunteers in Futsal competition venue to continuously provide excellent service to Foreign VIP Delegation from their arrival to their departure.
- Managed VIP lounge, seating and special operational premises.
- Coordinated leadership workshops to educate team members on best practices to optimize productivity.
- Scheduled volunteers for shifts.
Delegate Relations Manager
GlobalData Plc
London, England
2013.06 - 2017.06
- Contacted key decision makers via telephone/email and delivered compelling pitch to attend company events.
- Nurtured and maintained interest for all delegates and ensuring their attendance and engagement with sponsors through delegate introductions or scheduled meetings.
- Ensured company's CRM system (Salesforce) is updated and kept accordingly whilst splitting time between nurturing and new delegate acquisition.
- Provided visibility into pipelines and forecasts on expected attendee number for each event.
- Earned numerous performance awards for consistently exceeding KPI's and sales targets.
Senior Sales Executive
Marcus Evans Group
London, England
2012.04 - 2013.06
- Delivered strategic business conference solutions for banking, financial services and insurance sectors; clients included Tier 1 Investment & Retail Banks.
- Executed sale of 5 different conference products across EMEA attracting wide range of senior business executives.
- Imperative focus on building long term partnerships among delegates and speakers.
- Earned performance award for securing £10,000 deal within 3 months of starting job.
Sandwich Artist
Subway
St Albans, Hertfordshire
2010.10 - 2012.03
Waiter
e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
London, Notting Hill
2008.05 - 2009.05
Waiter
The Forge Restaurant (now permanently closed)
London, Covent Garden
2007.01 - 2008.05
Waiter
Antepliler Restaurant
London, Haringey
2005.07 - 2006.12
Education
LLB (Hons), Bachelor of Laws - Law Degree
University of Hertfordshire
Skills
- Customer centric/Client service
- Relationship building
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Team management
- Target-driven
- Sales expertise
Languages
English, Turkmen
Native language
English
Native
Turkish
Native
Turkmen
Native
Custom
Personal Information
Timeline
Delegate Acquision Executive
ConvergeX Connections
2025.01 - Current
Senior Delegate Acquisitions Manager
GlobalData Plc
2024.02 - 2025.01
Senior Delegate Relations Manager
New Statesman Media Group
2018.01 - 2024.01
Venue Protocol Manager
Trivandi (5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games)
2017.07 - 2017.09
Delegate Relations Manager
GlobalData Plc
2013.06 - 2017.06
Senior Sales Executive
Marcus Evans Group
2012.04 - 2013.06
Sandwich Artist
Subway
2010.10 - 2012.03
Waiter
e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
2008.05 - 2009.05
Waiter
The Forge Restaurant (now permanently closed)
2007.01 - 2008.05
Waiter
Antepliler Restaurant
2005.07 - 2006.12
LLB (Hons), Bachelor of Laws - Law Degree
University of Hertfordshire