Alastair Ling

Alastair Ling has a comprehensive work experience in the medical industry. Alastair started their career in 1987 as a Manufacturing Engineer, where they developed skills in project management, design, and implementation of special purpose machine tools and manufacturing systems. Alastair then transitioned into various marketing roles at Smiths Medical, such as Product Manager for Regional Anaesthesia and International Marketing Manager. In these roles, they managed cross-functional teams, developed marketing strategies, launched new products, and conducted market intelligence gathering. Alastair later worked as a Distributor Business Manager, where they were responsible for customer relationship management, new business development, and sales management through third-party distributor channels. Since 2016, they have been working at Rayner as the International Business Manager for European Distributors, focusing on intraocular lenses and ophthalmic viscoelastics. Overall, Alastair Ling has demonstrated expertise in marketing, sales, and business management within the medical industry.

Alastair Ling's education history includes a Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management Studies from Canterbury Christ Church University. Previously, they completed a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at South Kent Technical College from 1990 to 1994. Alastair also received an additional certification, a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing.