Michael J.

Freed
19 Dogwood Hill
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
(201) 819-5848
Fax (201) 934-1782
Michael_freed@verizon.net

Professional Summary
Experienced senior executive with over 25 years of sales/marketing experience in
the Fashion Footwear and Mortgage Banking Industries.
Special competencies include:
Diversified background with knowledge ranging from initial product concept, prod
uct design and development, to marketing research and development of marketing p
lans
Worked with major national accounts to monitor business including sales and marg
ins
Strong ability to drive sales organizations to achieve strategic sales goals
Results oriented leader able to develop and grow account relationships
Highly skilled manager able to recruit, hire and motivate effective sales teams
Effective public speaking skills demonstrated at trade show and product line pre
sentations
Four years of experience in the Mortgage Industry with exceptional sales achieve
ment and new business development

Experience
Peter Kaiser Footwear
US Representative
US Sales Agent for the entire country.
June 2009 a" Present
Manage all aspects of the US business for this Organization
Bernardo Footwear, Houston, Texas
June 2008 a" 2009 Territory Manager

Responsible for sales of all major and independent stores in the Northeast
and Midwest.
Increased Account base by 50% in a ten-month period.
Citi Home Equity (division of Citigroup)
Aug 2004-April 2008
Account Executive
Developed a strong account base and added many new accounts to Corporationas bas
e
Consistently in top 20% of total sales force loan submissi
on rankings As Account Ex
ecutive in the North/Central Jersey territory, experienced consistent sales grow
th
Opened and maintained o
ver 90 broker accounts in New Jersey Neg
otiated many pricing agreements with upper management and owners
As a retail loan originator, quickly built a large pipeline
Freed and Co. LLC
March 02- June 04
Co Founder
Created and started Interior Design and Home Accessories Firm.
Assisted in developing business to two million dollars in volume within two year
s.
Constructed and launched an e commerce web site for this firm.

Stuart Weitzman, Inc., New York, NY

July-2001-Jan. 2002
Director of National Accounts
In this newly created position, which reported to the senior executive vice pres
ident, managed all aspects of national department store business and specialty i
ndependent retailers including sales, profitability and sales management
Was recruited to help manage wholesale division of this luxury salon footwear an
d handbag company
Responsible for annual sales volume exceeding $35 million
Launched two new concept shops including business plan implementation, staff man
agement, and liaison with department store management
Nina Footwear, Inc., New York,
1989 - 2002
Vice President of Sales, Nina Division
Regional Vice President
Account Executive
Developed and helped grow total North American sales by 75% during career
Managed major accounts with consistent increases in annual sales and profitabili
ty
Met or exceeded sales goals for 12 consecutive years
Participated in the line building process including contributing to product desi
gn, development and line merchandising and presentation
Responsible for sales staff, marketing, and customer service organization
Initiated idea and helped design, build and promote, through national advertisin
g, new product brand subdivision from inception which added millions of dollars
of additional revenue to existing brand
Nine West Group, White Plains, NY
1988 - 1989
Account Executive
Successfully represented the Enzo Angiolini Division in the New York metropolita
n area
Increased account base by 20% and significantly grew volume by 8f0%
U.S. Shoe Corporation, Cincinnati, OH
1981-1988
Bandolino Account Executive - Marx & Newman Division
Directly contributed to dramatic East Coast sales growth
Responsible for East Coast sales for major department stores and large independe
nts
Explosive sales growth of 300% during this seven-year period
Education
George Mason University, School of Law, Fairfax, VA
Juris Doctor
George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Affiliations
Licensed attorney in State of Virginia
Virginia Bar
Ten International Footwear Foundation, Life Member