Matthew Chittenden

I have been in corporate sales for the past 6 years and currently manage a strategic portfolio within our organisation's key accounts direct sales team. I am a strong, natural leader and work well within a team. I can deliver on a strategy and comfortable at engaging at executive level.

My passion is endurance sport and I participate in competitive road cycling, mountain biking, boxing, crossfit and road running. My favourite events on the sporting calender every year is IronMan, Sani2C and Comrades.

Experience

Account Manager
MTN
August 2007 – Present
Managing key corporate accounts that are strategic to MTN

Account Manager
Centratel
June 2006 – July 2007
Implemented sales acquisition strategy and retained current clients. Drove sales and met targets

Account Manager
Mardigras Marketing
January 2005 – May 2006
Involved in management of the business from end to end. Key focus was to acquire new clients and increase revenue and profitability of the business

Head Rowing Coach
King Edward VII School
April 2003 – December 2003
Formulate and deliver on a strategy that would ensure the King Edward VII School Rowing Club achieved in their key focus areas.
Performance and results are always critical to the school which in its own right is a brand and was the cornerstone of my strategy.
The head coaching role involved a lot of planning and understanding and I was successful in these areas as I had vast experience and high level interaction with the sport.

2nd Team Rowing Coach
Jeppe High School for Boys
October 2002 – March 2003
My key role was to understand and implement the overall club strategy and philosophy. My role was to share my knowledge and educate the 2nd Team on all aspects of the sport. This ranged from the physiology and the effects of training, rowing technique, nutrition and mental preparation

Law Student
Edward Nathan and Friedland
January 2002 – February 2002
Introduction to the commercial legal world. Basic tasks of research and assistance. The programme was aimed at exposing us to the culture of Edward Nathan and an opportunity for us to experience application of our theoreti