Dylan Heslop

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Finance Director - Europe & MENA at Pattern®

Truro, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Dylan is a Finance Director at Pattern® with over a decade of experience leading teams in high-growth international companies like Nike, Converse, and Dyson. His expertise lies in analytics, planning, and performance management, with a focus on partnering with sales and marketing. He attended the University of Exeter.

Outside of his finance career, Dylan is passionate about supporting causes close to his family. He has participated in fundraising efforts, including running the London Marathon, to support vision research in honor of his sister.

He ran the London Marathon to raise money for Fight for Sight, a charity dedicated to curing eye disease.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Example Seeker

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Strategic Finance
His experience focuses on turning finance into a strategic partner for sales, marketing, and operations within major global brands like Nike and Dyson.
DTC & eCommerce
He has held senior finance roles focusing on Direct to Consumer (DTC) and digital channels at both Converse and Dyson, indicating expertise in this area.
Supporting Vision Research
He actively supports the charity "Fight for Sight" and ran the London Marathon to raise funds for the cause in honor of his sister.

Media Appearances

Dylan has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Finance Director - Europe & MENA at Pattern®
10-2022 - 10-2024
Finance Director, EMEA Kids at Nike
8-2019 - 10-2022
Finance Director, Direct to Consumer at Converse
12-2017 - 7-2019
Finance Director, Dyson Korea at Dyson
12-2015 - 1-2018
Head of Commercial Finance, Digital & Direct at Dyson

Education

1997 - 2000
Education details unavailable from University of Exeter
1990 - 1997
Education details unavailable from South Island School, Hong Kong

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Exp : 11 Location : Truro, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Finance Director - Europe & MENA at Pattern®
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Insights For Selling To Dylan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dylan is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dylan

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dylan move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Dylan take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Dylan

Personality Compatibility


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