Christopher Blake Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Espoo, Fi

Espoo, Fi

Responsible for global Product Marketing, Content, Analyst Relations and Customer and Market Intelligence. At Basware we fully automate complex and time-consuming invoice processes for the world's best finance departments.

Espoo, Fi

Led a team of 26 field marketers and BDRs across Europe, North America and APAC with accountability for demand generation and business development.

Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Gb

Full P&L responsibility for 3D business unit in EMEA. Led sales, marketing and operations for a €6M business employing 31 dedicated sales and marketing FTEs across 12 countries, selling industrial printing solutions into engineering, electronics, automotive and education sectors.Key achievements:- Launched business from scratch as start-up within corporate, setting up sales, marketing, service and back-office functions- Delivered 2 years of consecutive +150% growth in revenues and gross profit - Achieved doubling of business in targeted segments through delivery of vertically targeted sales and marketing programs- Launched innovative digital marketing campaigns delivering over €2M incremental business from a €150K marketing budget- Secured deals with top-tier multinationals including Philips, Vestas, and Cap Gemini

Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Gb

Instrumental in the foundation of the newly established Corporate Development function at Canon EMEA. Leadership of corporate strategy planning process, corporate PMO, key strategy projects and corporate innovation program, working directly with EMEA CEO and CFO.Key achievements- Played critical role in the foundation of the new Corporate Development function at Canon EMEA, establishing the remit, operating model and culture and values of this critical function and promoting and establishing the function internally- Implemented new strategic planning process for Canon EMEA, moving away from an annual planning process to an iterative and agile approach- Delivered new consumer digital services strategy resulting in acquisitions of Lifecake (photo sharing start-up) and Kite (The web’s print button)- Established innovation program in Canon, resulting in the launch of key new businesses including 3D printing

Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Gb

Leadership of business unit strategic planning process. Responsible for definition, resourcing, and delivery of transformation programs for the EMEA consumer imaging business unit, including technology delivery and organisational change.Key achievements- Ran strategic planning process for €3Bn business unit- Led and delivered a European-wide business transformation to implement a new commercial model for Canon’s consumer business, resulting in rationalisation of the retail channel, effective implementation of controls on channel marketing spend and ROI analysis and improved gross margin for a €3Bn business unit- Headed the transformation of the European sales operations organisation and the delivery of supporting technology platforms (incl. Salesforce.com and Demantra)- Led the business change workstream for the design and implementation of new Demand Planning systems and process across the EMEA region- Implemented Collaborative Planning and Forecasting processes with select European retailers resulting in 60% reduction in stock outages

Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Gb

Responsible for the management and delivery of business process improvement projects.- Developed and implemented an improved payment process for settling customer invoices across 17 European countries resulting in 40% reduction in processing time- Impact assessment of business transformation program across 17 countries

I joined Canon as a graduate on the EMEA graduate scheme - a scheme for high potential graduates. The scheme consisted of three. 6-8 month placements. For me this meant assignments in The Netherlands, The Czech Republic and Italy working on various projects related to business operations, ERP implementation and marketing.

Teaching English classes for both adults and children from the age of 3 years.

Fr

Responsible for assessing and improving manufacturing processes at key suppliers.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Responsible for assessing key cost drivers for major seating supplier.

Msc Photonics And Optoelectronics, Physics

Bsc Physics, Physics