Elevate - IntertradeIreland

Elevate
Darren Richardson
Phone No: +44 28 9146 4649
Email: darren@consultcore.co.uk
Website: www.consultcore.co.uk
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Darren is a highly experienced business advisor with 17 years commercial
experience in both industry and consultancy. Darren has worked with a large
number of businesses across Ireland during his 12 years of management
consultancy experience, which included 7 years in the marketing
consultancy practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Prior to moving into consultancy, Darren spent 5 years in industry as Export
Marketing Manager for a major pharmaceutical company in Northern Ireland,
where he was responsible for the development of export business through
a range of channels, including direct exports to end-users and the use of
partners such as agents and distributors.
Darren’s skills and experience are predominantly focused on business
development through effective marketing activity and proactive marketing
planning, with particular expertise in:
• Export marketing, including cross-border business development;
• Marketing research focused on practical results, to inform effective
business development activity;
• Successful tendering, to both the public sector and ‘big business’.
Darren has worked with a large number of businesses of all sizes on
both sides of the border, from microbusinesses and start-ups through to
established exporters, providing practical advice on the development of
action plans and strategies informed by effective market research, through
to hands-on assistance with implementation, always with a clear commercial
focus on revenue and profitability growth as a basis for sustainable business
development.
Darren has worked with companies in a wide range of sectors, from
traditional businesses in construction, engineering and food & drink to
high-potential, high-growth businesses in digital content, biotechnology,
renewable energy & environmental engineering.