Sentence examples for sales backgrounds from inspiring English sources

On top of that, many chief executives of big universal banks, the ones that combine all sorts of financial services under one roof, "only understand a small part of the business," Mr. Griffin said, suggesting too many of them come from sales backgrounds.

• Mr. Burckmyer and Mr. Noll, both 32 years old and with entrepreneurial and sales backgrounds, set up Knob Hill Partners last summer and persuaded a dozen investors to provide them with a total of $500,000 in operating capital to look for promising businesses whose owners were interested in selling.

While a typical publisher comes from a sales background, Mr. MacArthur makes much of his editorial experience.

"Daniel comes from a footballing sales background and so do I.

Dad came from a purchasing and sales background, Mom had a manufacturing and quality background, and my background was accounting and general business.

It requires tighter registration and reporting of arms sales; background checks for all sales, including private ones; and re-certification requirements for gun owners.

And, with my sales background, I began to think what you could do with this business if you had a really aggressive sales program".

He pointed to Mr. Apotheker's sales background and said he could take advantage of his existing relationships with big customers.

How does that sales background help you now? A. First thing I'll tell you is, I didn't think I was going to be the C.E.O.

Coming from a sales background at Google, the ABC's managing director, Michelle Guthrie, has been quick to embrace ways of making the public broadcaster leaner and fitter.

A16 Blocking Gun Sales Background checks blocked 204,000 of the 8.6 million prospective gun sales last year, according to a Justice Department report that shows that state and local police rejected a higher percentage of would-be gun buyers than the F.B.I.