Summary
Paul Best is a profit-driven commercial leader with over 25 years’ experience building and scaling sales organisations across resellers, distributors and vendors. As a director-level executive he has run £180m P&L responsibilities, negotiated major SLAs and secured strategic alliances and royalty deals with OEMs and technology partners. He excels at spotting unexploited market niches—most recently co-developing an eco-friendly, patent-pending solution and selling the prototype concept into a world-class manufacturer. Known for creating adaptable, high-performance sales teams, his strengths span channel recruitment, partner negotiation and ROI-driven go-to-market strategies. Based in Tameside, England, he combines boardroom experience with hands-on venture development and investor-ready commercial plans. Not obvious at first glance: he has translated technical product insight into tangible commercial outcomes, from e-commerce deals to IP-led global market plans.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
OND Business Studies, OND Business Studies at Oldham College of Technology