Warren Hammond

Volt.io

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Volt is building the global infrastructure for real-time payments. Our network of networks unites and harmonises the world’s next-generation account-to-account payment systems, enabling merchants across the globe to accept real-time, account-based payments from their customers – seamlessly, and at lightning speed. Real-time payments, everywhere.

Interim CRO

Rhino Consulting BV

At Rhino Consulting, I work with founder owners, business leaders and sales professionals to improve the whole sales organisation - through strategy, structure, methodology and management – analysing the entire organisation that supports the salespeople. And then making it better.
Clients: Studytube, Panda International, Yonego, PCN, Belvilla, Social Talent, SendCloud

CRO| CCO| CSO |Fractional Leader

Green Story

Green Story (www.greenstory.io) is the platform helping brands unlock the potential of their sustainability data and achieve a better way of doing business - whether they are at the beginning of their journey to net-zero or are far into it already.

Thanks to our customer-friendly solutions and using the global standard of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, Green Story enables brands to accurately quantify and show the environmental performance of their products, and offset their carbon footprint, making them carbon neutral. 

As a result, we elevate the customer experience with a brand’s sustainability narrative throughout the customer lifecycle, enhancing transparency, increasing loyalty, and driving revenue. 

Green Story partners with hundreds of leading brands, such as PANGAIA, thredUP, Rent the Runway, and Pact. Our global team of experts works to empower 1 billion people to know their impact and make choices that are better for the planet and the generations to come.

Commercial Consultant & Investor

Pavilion

Executive Member

Innovative and strategic Chief Revenue Officer with extensive experience in leading sales operations, driving profitable growth, and preparing businesses for successful acquisitions in the competitive European vacation rental market. 

At the helm of sales for one of Europe's largest vacation rental companies, I orchestrated the transformation of the business, culminating in its acquisition by OYO in 2019. 

Key Member of the Leadership team which realised a $120m+ profit for the business when we sold to Oyo within 3 years.

Specializing in crafting compelling value propositions, pioneering services, and forging strategic partnerships, I am adept at instilling high-performance cultures, integrating cutting-edge technologies, and implementing industry best practices to scale operations and enhance productivity. 

Passionate about driving SaaS businesses to new heights through visionary leadership and robust revenue-generation strategies.

Played a pivotal role in expanding At Leisure’s portfolio to 115,000 homes across Europe, successfully positioning the company for acquisition through sustained, profitable growth.

Engineered a robust value proposition and launched innovative services that differentiated sub-brands like Belvilla, DanCenter, Danland, and Traum-Ferienwohnungen in a crowded marketplace.

Orchestrated strategic partnerships that broadened market reach and drove substantial revenue increases, significantly contributing to the company's attractiveness for the acquisition by OYO.

Cultivated a culture of high performance within the sales team, fostering a climate of excellence that aligned with aggressive business goals and enhanced overall sales productivity.

Implemented advanced sales technologies and best practices that optimized performance and scalability, underpinning the company's rapid growth and operational efficiency.

Chief Sales & Revenue Officer

Jobrapido

Job Rapido is an AI-enabled Performance Marketing Platform, focused on the recruitment market with 100M users globally, and is a portfolio company of private equity firm, Symphony Technology Group.
I launched new revenue streams for the business that unlocked the value of its audience and prepared the business for strong growth, overseeing sales, account management, and marketing teams, and establishing a customer success function which significantly grew the value of sales from core customers.

Senior Vice President of Sales

HarrisHammond

Social Talent: I worked closely with the founders of Social Talent on the design and execution of a sales strategy that facilitated its growth from start-up to a leading platform for online training. I enjoy working with them as an advisor and active investor.
HR Office: following majority acquisition of Adver Online by USG People, I advised the business on the establishment of a structure to enable development and implementation of new software services into their client base, whilst strengthening sales performance of their existing business.

Director

Monster

As Managing Director of the Benelux business, I held full accountability for this 150-person, $80M business, and was a member of the European Management board. 
The business achieved strong top-line results during this period through development of adjacent market opportunities and development of new solutions-focused products, and made significant gains in profitability through leadership capability and operational excellence.

Managing Director Benelux

As European Head of Sales, I delivered strong double-digit growth, creating a new value proposition that was translated into robust sales strategy and local planning, and delivered via local leaders accountable for 600 Field and Telesales Account Managers.

European Sales Director

My remit expanded to transform sales performance and capability across Benelux and CEE markets, where I enabled all contact centres to meet challenging targets within three months.

Director Telesales Central Eastern Europe & Benelux

I grew the business 100% year-on-year, whilst increasing salesforce productivity by >40%, creating the largest telesales centre in Europe and one regarded as best practice.

Director Telesales Northern Region

CPM Nederland

Appointed to the Netherlands board, I drove significant bottom-line improvement, holding full P&L responsibility for a 180-person operation, with the centre winning the 2005 Nationale Contact Centre Awards.

Commercial Director

Mosaic

Responsible for managing the India offshoring business. Grew the business from one-man team, one centre and 25 seats to 12-strong team managing 4 companies, 7 sites and 550 seats in 3 months.
Owned and managed end-to-end relationship with telesales agencies in India including contractual terms, remuneration, incentives and clawbacks
Drove profitable volume sales for telecom, mobile and energy products for companies like Sainsburys and Orange
Remotely led the London-based client liaison departments
Managed operations for all campaigns - marketing briefs, targets, ROI, operator training, call scripts and product training
Built and ran business processes to ensure high quality, high revenue, low churn
Ensured effective management information systems were in place for on-time, accurate reporting
Promoted to run all the telemarketing operations in the UK, Canada, India and South Africa

Vice President Worldwide Outsourcing

CRO | CCO | CSO

Senior Commercial Executive with a passion for Sales and Sales Teams.
Led fast-growing sales teams (100%+ yoy) in the UK, India, Benelux
Experienced European leader - Benelux, UK, Nordics, DACH, Italy and Eastern Europe
Collaborative leader with a focus on driving high performance with a focus on data, playbooks and inspiring teams to realise their potential.
Natural, enthusiastic communicator with all stakeholders
Financially literate - forecasting, P&L, profitable growth and ROI analysis
Experience with Private Equity and Investors
Successfully exited an Axel Springer business in 2020

For over 20 years, I've been taking on sales targets and beating them - from selling space in phone books straight from university to running international, multi-channel sales and marketing teams. The most enjoyable part of my career has been working with groups of motivated individuals and transforming them into a winning team.

Since finishing my last full-time role, I've worked as an advisor and fractional CRO across Europe,  developing ambitious strategies and building sales organizations that drive growth and increase profitability.
Passionate about helping individuals and teams succeed.

Green Story is helping brands and manufacturers unlock the potential of their product sustainability data and achieve a better way of doing business.

Green Story partners with hundreds of leading brands, such as PANGAIA, Unspun, AGI Denim, HWear, Reliance, Pact, and Pearl Global. Our global team of experts works to empower 1 billion people to know their impact and make choices that are better for the planet and the generations to come.

Awards include Sustainable Technology of the Year 2024, from Apparel Resources.

Over $4M raised to date and backed by investors who want to realize true impact in the world:
- 4Impact
- Aorta Ventures
- Dutch Good Growth Fund
- Collider
- And an array of amazing angels and professionals involved in environmental sustainability and social impact.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change

Developed core policy options for the province's Cap and Trade program and carbon offsets program.
Led stakeholder engagement to design and implement new environmental programs.

Program Advisor

Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities

Assessed financial viability and contingent liability risk for various colleges for new capital investments and expansion
Organized stakeholder groups to review new policy, gather feedback and develop policy proposals

Research Analyst

Hydro One

Developed acquisition valuation and targeting models, leading to acquisition of two utilities in 2013 for total deal values of over $400M 
Generated rate forecasts and valuation models for utilities across Ontario
Supported strategic review of province-wide consolidation plan via acquisitions

Business Analyst, Mergers and Acquisitions

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Graduate with a focus on General Management and Strategy
Vice President, Rotman Net Impact
Teaching Assistant, Corporate Social Responsibility course
Participant, The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) 2013 Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting, Amsterdam

MBA Student

Datamonitor

Nominee, Analyst of the Year (Client Commitment)
Led research on European electric cars market, and the Datamonitor Global Green Consumer Survey

Analyst, Sustainability

Frost & Sullivan

Star analyst rating, led study on roller shutters market within 1st year of joining
Led research on renewable energy, heat pumps, energy efficient lighting systems 
Featured in New York Times and other media for my work 
Delivered projects in person for clients in London and the Netherlands, coordinated team members in Poland, the UK, India and Canada.

Product sustainability intelligence platform tailored for fashion

I want to help 1 billion consumers make choices that are better for the planet.

As CEO of Green Story I work with an amazing team and forward thinking brands to power their transformation into sustainability leaders. We provide the critical data, intelligence and support they need to navigate complex regulations and communicate theirimpact transparently via our platform and suite of services.

My journey has been driven by a passion for combining technology and environmentalimpact. Key milestones include:
- Scaling Green Story to partner with hundreds of leading brands and manufacturers worldwide, including PANGAIA, Unspun and Reliance.
- Securing backing from world-class impact investors such as 4Impact, Aorta Ventures, and the Dutch Good Growth Fund.
- Expanding globally with clientele in 34 countries, and service locations in 4 regions.

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