Edward M. Email & Phone Number

Experienced, diverse, entrepreneurial hands on start up and problem solving executive with a broad background, most recently in the ergonomic furniture&home goods industries working with international Scandinavian brands. I am open to new challenges and opportunities after a successful 11 year collaboration with Varier, in which I achieved double digit growth year over year, provided the global marketing vision, conceived and launched new products and line extensions, established a solid US distribution.International brand building experience in both B2C consumer and B2B markets. As the person chiefly responsible for startup and implementation all operations within the North American Market this has involved: Sales, sales team management, marketing, collateral materials, distribution, importing, customer service, shipping, trade shows, social media.I have been central in establishing the Variér Furniture brand in the US and Canada as one of the leading manufacturers of premium ergonomic seating solutions for the home and office environments as well as having made positive contributions to the global brand in areas of product development and communications platform. Specialties: Problem solving, negotiation, entrepreneurship, import, distribution, strategic management, sales management, brand building, international commercial operations, cultural understandingKeywords: Global, Nordic, Product Marketing, Solutions, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Import, Export, Channel, eCommerce, Negotiation, B2C, B2B,