Bernat Ferrete Email & Phone Number

International Business Development and Sales Manager for the EMEA (Europe, Middle-East and Africa) and LATAM (including Caribbean) regions at Flexo Concepts, the leading global polymer doctor blades supplier for narrow-web, wide-web, corrugated and offset markets.- 2014-2015 at the Plymouth MA USA office- 2015-to date Managing the European office

Cambridge, Ma, Usa

Provided administrative, teaching support and new teaching techniques for professor Dan Weingrod for the Digital and Social Media Marketing Course (3 months course). • Responsible for managing 20% of the total grade for 148 students.

Boston, Ma, Usa

Generated the strategy and created the goals for each of the leads in my portfolio to develop our Wash/Sanitation and Water oriented projects in partnership with rural communities of Liberia. • Executed market research to get to know the leads (CSR departments, private foundations or International Organizations) to target.• Prioritized the organizations to manage the forces and time more efficiently.• Managed my donor portfolio by writing and submitting grant proposals, applications and letters of inquiry.• Identified and tracked relevant upcoming funding opportunities.

Cambridge, Ma, Usa

This project was part of Hult International Business School Master in Business Administration Action project, consisting of a 6 weeks innovation consulting project for Liberty Mutual.

Paris Area, France

Managed team of 15 people and handled overall revenue of $2.66M in 2012. Settled annual action plan, fixed trade policies, and managed merchandising and inventories. • Exceeded sales goals for 2011 ($2.37M) and achieved sales goal for 2012 ($2.66M).• Increased year-over-year sales by 17% in 2012 by motivating sales team through collaborative efforts to improve the sales process and employee experience. • Increased customer base by over 21% from 2011 and 2013 by promoting high margin products and developing a local pricing strategy to attract new customers. • Hired and trained approximately 20 staff at high volume depending upon seasonal demand.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Managed the business development into new markets and managed the bidding process and worldwide projects in one of the five divisions of the company. Worked full-time while pursuing university degree.• Increased sales of the business unit by 32.5% in 2008 ($11.1M) and by 147% in 2007 ($8.4M).• Executed market research and focused the resources of the company into potential niche markets. Obtained business advantages by increasing the sales and number of distributors in various countries. • Created the distribution channel including distributors in the new markets for selling the products and solutions and satisfying the customer’s needs more efficiently.• Decreased tender/bid preparation time from 15 to three days by creating and implementing a new tender policy.• Developed new business opportunities by selling to niche markets and new countries including France, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia and Nigeria among others.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Worked part-time during the second year of Associate Degree.• Managed and coordinated customer’s offers payments, claims and deliveries.• Reduced delivery waiting time from 10 days to six days, by providing solutions to customers while ensuring their loyalty to the company.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: • Communications Manager for the Entrepreneurship Club • Board member of the GPI (Get Plugged In) Committee.

Bsc, Business Administration - Marketing Specialization, Us Gpa: 3.67/4.00

• Scholarship and Exchange Program to study at INSEEC Business School in Paris, France • Scholarship to attend the 4th International Trade.

Bsc, Business Administration - Marketing Specialization, Second Class Honours, Division 1 (2.1) In The Uk - Us Gpa: 3.67/4.00

Bsc, Business Administration - Marketing Specialization

Exchange Program at INSEEC Business School (Grand École de Commerce) based in Paris. Home university: EUNCET (UPC) Business School

Associate Degree, International Trade

• Worked full-time during the second year in the international trade business while studying.