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Azat Ananov

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
01.2025 - 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
02.2024 - 01.2025
  • 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
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • 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
07.2017 - 09.2017
  • 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
06.2013 - 06.2017
  • 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
04.2012 - 06.2013
  • 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
10.2010 - 03.2012

Waiter

e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
London, Notting Hill
05.2008 - 05.2009

Waiter

The Forge Restaurant (now permanently closed)
London, Covent Garden
01.2007 - 05.2008

Waiter

Antepliler Restaurant
London, Haringey
07.2005 - 12.2006

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
01.2025 - Current

Senior Delegate Acquisitions Manager

GlobalData Plc
02.2024 - 01.2025

Senior Delegate Relations Manager

New Statesman Media Group
01.2018 - 01.2024

Venue Protocol Manager

Trivandi (5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games)
07.2017 - 09.2017

Delegate Relations Manager

GlobalData Plc
06.2013 - 06.2017

Senior Sales Executive

Marcus Evans Group
04.2012 - 06.2013

Sandwich Artist

Subway
10.2010 - 03.2012

Waiter

e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
05.2008 - 05.2009

Waiter

The Forge Restaurant (now permanently closed)
01.2007 - 05.2008

Waiter

Antepliler Restaurant
07.2005 - 12.2006

LLB (Hons), Bachelor of Laws - Law Degree

University of Hertfordshire

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