David Wright Email & Phone Number

Washington, Tyne & Wear

Responsible for developing and then rolling out the Export Strategy for the Group, I work with Schiedel Plants and Business Units across Europe to develop world wide Export Sales, in both Residential and Non Residential segments for both Steel and Ceramic Chimney Product Ranges as well as Stoves and Garden Fire. Additionally I am Product Manager for the UK & ROI, developing new product solutions and managing the product portfolio for Schiedel and Schiedel Metaloterm product ranges.

Washington, Tyne & Wear

Managing the Key Account Managers, the Residential Sales Teams in UK and Ireland, Tele-Sales and Technical Support alongside the Marketing Dept.

Washington, Tyne & Wear, Uk

Working out of UK Head Office, I report directly to the CEO and I am responsible for :-- Developing Marketing Strategy in UK & ROI- The creation and management of the HETAS accredited Training Centre at our Washington plant- Developing new Export Strategy- I am also Innovation Manager for UK & ROI with further responsibility for:-- Product Development in Steel, Pumice and Ceramic product ranges- Developing and delivering training in UK & ROI on Steel and Mineral Product Lines.

Vienna

Working from Head Office in Vienna, Austria, I reported to the International Marketing Director and was responsible for :-- Developing a Strategic concept for the Steel Product Portfolio for the Group- Managing a Product Portfolio with Annual sales volume of >€45 million- Supporting Country Managers in 28 countries in implementing the Steel Strategy- Creating Country Market Profiles to look at Market Segmentation, Product Mix, & Competitive Position- Creating tools for benchmarking Schiedel versus top competitors on Price and Quality- Managing Projects with R&D in UK, Germany and Austria to develop new Product lines to meet the Steel Strategy- Rationalizing the product ranges produced in Schiedel Steel plants in UK, Czech Republic, Italy & Germany- Creating the concept of a Steel Academy for the Schiedel Group - Creating Technical Training Centres at the steel plants in Teplice, Washington and Truccazzano- Designing and delivering training courses for all Steel Sales managers within the Schiedel Group.

Washington, Tyne & Wear

Following the sale of Rite-Vent to Schiedel in November 2004, I reported direct to the Schiedel ECS and I was responsible for handing over the management of the Export customer portfolio in countries, where Schiedel had their own Business Units, to the local Country Managers. I retained full responsibility for developing Export Strategy in countries where Schiedel did not have a local presence.

Washington, Tyne & Wear

Working out of Head Office in Washington and managing a team of 2 people in Washington as well as one salesman based out of France, and the team at Rite-Vent Italia, our Italian subsidiary, I was responsible for developing Export Strategy for Rite-Vent, first as Export Manager and then as Export Director. The strategy took Rite-Vent from being a player in a few key countries in Western Europe to opening up new markets in Eastern Europe, the Nordic markets, the Middle East and the Far East. Export Sales increased to >£4.5 million annual turnover, and accounted for >50% of Rite-Vent's sales of Twin wall insulated chimney systems and single wall connecting flue pipes.

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