* General Manager Southern Area, NZ Signature Security Group (SSG)
Pocket CV
Name: Blake Swift
Delivery Manager, Major Growth Projects, Sept 2003-Aug 2004, Meridian Energy, Christchurch
Account Manager, March 2000-August 2003
EDS, Wellington, New Zealand
Account Manager, Sept 1998-Feb 2000
MCI Systemhouse, Ottawa, Canada
Business Development Executive, Aug 1994-Aug 1998, Systemhouse, Canada,
United States and Britain
Q: What were you doing before accepting your new position?
A: My partner is from the South Island and we recently moved from Wellington to Christchurch to be closer to her immediate family.
Q: Why did you apply for this job?
A: I was looking for a leadership role in a small-to-medium-sized business that has considerable potential for growth. In addition, I believe there are numerous similarities between the IT services business and the electronic security services business and I saw this as a good fit for my experience.
Q: What are the major challenges ahead of you?
A: The challenge will be to continuously build and enhance a common customer service culture across each region while sustaining a high level of profitable sales growth.
Q: What qualities do you bring to the job?
A: I have held executive level positions in finance, business development, customer service and operations in the IT services business. I am delighted that the SSG general manager role will provide me with an opportunity to leverage this broad-based experience.
Q: What does being a Signature Security Group general manager mean to you?
A: I am personally inspired by the responsibility to provide strong leadership to our team. It is more enjoyable to work for a successful business and I feel a personal obligation to ensure that our team has the essential ingredients to realise our potential.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: Playing ice-hockey, travel and spending time doing activities with my family.