Sydney, Australia

Will Lizardo

Commercial Leader & 2IC at Glyn High Tech Distribution — ANZ

Engineering background, commercial discipline. I build the operating systems that turn growing businesses into scalable ones — and I'm beginning to share what I've learned with the next generation of sales managers.

Will Lizardo

About

Engineering ground truth meets commercial discipline.

I started as an embedded systems engineer in Brazil, writing firmware for ARM and 8051 microcontrollers. That technical foundation never left me — it's what lets me sit across the table from a CTO and a CFO in the same week and speak both languages credibly.

Today I operate as Second in Command at Glyn High Tech Distribution across Australia and New Zealand, reporting directly to the owners. I lead a team of 26 across sales, operations, customer service and New Zealand, with full P&L responsibility and a formal succession pathway to Director.

Over the past three years I led the business through a commercial turnaround — restoring growth, lifting revenue roughly 40% year on year, and building the management operating system the company didn't have before: KPIs, Power BI reporting, governance, and a Product Management function created from zero.

~40%
YoY revenue growth restored across ANZ over three years
26
Team members across sales, operations, customer service & NZ
$0→$M+
Built an agritech startup customer to multi-million revenue in 2 years
12+ yrs
From firmware engineer to commercial leader across BR, NZ & AU

Experience

A path from firmware to full P&L responsibility.

Twelve years bridging engineering and commercial — across three countries, two industries, and every layer from microcontroller datasheet to shareholder boardroom.

ANZ Sales & Engineering Manager (2IC) Sep 2023 — Present
Glyn High Tech Distribution· Sydney, NSW

Second in Command reporting to the owners. Full commercial responsibility across Australia and New Zealand. Direct leadership of 15 sales staff and three functional managers covering Operations, Customer Service and New Zealand Sales.

  • Restored ~40% YoY revenue growth through disciplined account strategy, margin management and supplier engagement
  • Built the management operating system from the ground up — sales KPIs, Power BI rollout, Product Management function
  • Direct ownership of an ASX-listed medical device manufacturer — one of the business's largest Tier 1 relationships
  • Recognised as Top Revenue Creator by Nordic Semiconductor (2024)
  • On formal succession pathway to Director
NZ Sales & Engineering Manager Jan 2021 — Sep 2023
Glyn High Tech Distribution· Auckland, New Zealand

Promoted to lead the NZ sales and technical teams during a period of significant growth and pressure from the global distribution majors.

  • Delivered consistent double-digit annual growth and exceeded gross profit targets
  • Built a strategic agritech start-up customer from zero to multi-million dollar revenue in two years
  • Elevated a connected-vehicle and fleet management customer to Tier 1 account status
  • Introduced structured CRM and forecasting that lifted pipeline visibility
Technical Solutions & Sales Engineer Nov 2018 — Jan 2021
Glyn High Tech Distribution· Auckland, New Zealand

Technical sales and business development for embedded, IoT and power management solutions across New Zealand. Bridged engineering and commercial teams. Consistently exceeded sales and gross profit targets.

Field Sales Application Engineer Apr 2016 — Nov 2018
Future Electronics· São Paulo, Brazil

Technical support and training for customers across Brazil — microcontrollers, connectivity, FPGA and power-supply solutions.

  • Managed 30+ active accounts with combined annual turnover exceeding USD $5M
  • Delivered seminars, schematic reviews and board-layout guidance
  • Awarded Rookie of the Year 2017 — Future Electronics Americas (Montreal)
Electronics Engineer Feb 2012 — Apr 2016
Toledo do Brasil· São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil

Embedded firmware and control systems for weighing and industrial-automation products. Where the engineering foundations were built.

Coaching — Coming Soon

Helping young sales managers build the operating system their business needs.

When I was promoted into management, I learned that running a team is not the same job as being a great individual contributor. I had to build the structure I'd never been given — KPIs, forecasting, governance, the way decisions get made. That's where I plan to focus my coaching practice: working with sales leaders who've outgrown their original operating model and need to install the next one.

Operating System

Sales KPIs, forecasting cadence, pipeline reviews, reporting discipline. The infrastructure that lets a team scale without you in every conversation.

Commercial Discipline

Margin management, account strategy, pricing frameworks, supplier negotiations. Turning gut-feel decisions into repeatable judgment.

Leadership Transition

Going from doer to leader — building team structure, hiring deliberately, and learning to be measured by what your people deliver.

Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you're hiring, partnering, or interested in early coaching conversations — the door is open.