Fred Rauner

• Developed a market business strategy, growing sales 47% from $1.49 million to $2.2 million in eighteen months • Created and developed Salomon North American Leadership and Change Management call • Identified opportunities to drive brand awareness increasing traffic 15% • Set the division NPS standard of 88%, and Helpfulness score of 9.7 out of 10

• Joined Salomon to launch the first stand-alone retail outlet in North America • Partnered with the District Manager and Global Visual Merchandising Manager to create a more logical and consumer friendly in-store experience, impacting UPT with a 40% increase and an average basket with a 25% increase within the following thirty-day period • Partnered with the Global Allocation Team to bring Salomon reproduction product to the North American outlets, resulting a 478% increase in Salomon Outlet apparel sales • Assisted in the planning and presentation of the Salomon segment of the 2017 and 2018 North American Retail Summits

• Oversaw multiple departments with thirty direct reports • Planned, organized, and lead all management meetings to establish a clear, consistent direction for the business • Lead recruiting efforts to create a forty-two-member team with first year retention of 75% • Controlled and managed expenses by coordinating with the IC and Visual Department to ensure supplies, inventory, and fixture needs were met without impacting bottom line results

• Drove business development and leveraged a partner relationship with the independent Doctor of Optometry to increase sales and in-store traffic, yielding a 25% percent sales increase in the first year • Analyzed business and OD traffic trends to drive sales volume and increased profitability in the store, yielding a 15% top line profit increase • Rolled out E-schedule to a twenty-four-store market, hosted conference calls and meetings, as well as provided ongoing support throughout the region • Spearheaded On360 Omni Tablet deployment activities for 24 stores to enable effective change management • Organized and hosted Regional and Market training meetings for 50 managers and regional leaders