Expert Details
European Business Development, particularly Germany, UK , Scandinavia
ID: 726070
United Kingdom
Expert is an accomplished management professional, equipped with a commanding track record of transforming and organically growing underperforming businesses across European territories. He is a good visionary, with the ability to liaise closely with MDs to identify problem areas and redefine business goals. He has been successful in conceiving and turning innovative business solutions into actuality to bring a product to the forefront of a specific market. He has shown the ability to aid a company to realise its full commercial potential by surpassing its competitors. Expert is happy to combine an in-depth knowledge of technical and manufacturing industry complexities with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to make a difference within and on behalf of an organisation.
Market Penetration: Purposefully review both company and customer DNA in order to devise and drive cutting-edge strategies to break a product or organisation into markets within German and Scandinavian territories for the first time.
Market Research & Analysis: Methodically conduct both competitor and market segmentation analysis, making technical and commercial comparisons with competitors. Interpret findings into results which fuel future direction and strategy.
Pioneering: Skilled in conceptualising a new product, followed by development of both business and marketing plans to achieve specific objectives. Ability to plan and establish revenue, margin and profit-related performance targets.
Product Development: Excel in managing technical, manufacturing and IT application product development projects across European territories. Comfortably work toward bringing a product to market within 12 months of conceptualisation.
Technical Acumen: Possess an acute understanding of technical and manufacturing business processes, and an ability to communicate confidently in technical languages.
Within 15 months from start, Expert succeeded in helping a small British business in the heating market to enter Germany. He successfully implemented this business development project for high-tech made-to-measure products produced in the UK for the German market.As an independent business consultant/coach, Expert has assisted more than 150 start ups from 2003 till 2006 in Germany. He secured EU funding to help entrepreneurs use advanced business concepts to plan and develop their products or services and to grow their companies whilst avoiding the pitfalls. Also, he worked closely with entrepreneurs and their teams to assess their goals, their products or services and to plan the most cost effective start-up programmes with the earliest reasonable break-even points.
He has formulated B2B European export strategy concepts for small businesses.As a coach to small businesses, Expert has whowed entrepreneurs the unlimited business opportunities available in the EU, especially UK, Germany and Scandinavia, and helped them take full advantage in building up their businesses. Expert created the unique Employer model for small businesses in conjunction with Manchester Chamber of Business Enterprises.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1982 | Degree: BA, | Subject: Law | Institution: University of Copenhagen |
Year: 1987 | Degree: MBA | Subject: International Marketing | Institution: Copenhagen School of Economics and Business Administration |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:European Business Development actively assisting businesses in entering Germany, UK and Scandinavia to be a success in no time |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2003 to 2005 | Agency: Germen states. Schleswig-Holstein | Role: Startup Expert | Description: Actively assisting long-term employed in North Germany to start up their businesses |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 2003 to 2005 | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Supported by funding from the European Union he helped actively more than 150 companies |
Additional Experience
Training / Seminars |
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Seminars for sales staff in how to sell high tech products to non-technical people |
Vendor Selection |
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Employer is primarily operating in the B2B area |
Marketing Experience |
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High tech businesses with quality products/services in particular heating and alternative energy sectors |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Starting up a business from scratch in his target European areas and achieve success in record time. He can talk the talk but also walk the walk to a price also a small business can afford. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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German | He is speaking and reading like a native |
Danish | It is his native language |
Norwegian | He worked there as an independent consultant from 1998 till 2001 |
Fields of Expertise
business, business startup, entrepreneurship, small business, business re-engineering, business development, business management, business operations, business analysis, business process management, business strategy, business valuation, corporate strategic planning, business ethics, strategic planning, strategic research planning, market development, marketing, market trend, strategic market planning, new product development, new product development management, product manufacturing, research and development, rapid product development, product improvement, design for manufacturability, new product assessment, planning, post project appraisal, product management, project management, project planning, commercialization, design to capacity, project execution planning, project review, competitive intelligence, proposal writing, joint venture, field testing, design for cost, product development cycle time, project cost engineering, integrated product development, electronic product development, innovation, industrial engineering, software project management, concurrent engineering, business process re-engineering