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Experience:General management, turn around, moving of production to low cost countries.People management and Strategy development/executionSales and MarketingFinanceSpecialties: Manufacturing industry within Metal, Wood, Plastic or PaperDevelopment of electronic components and related software. Strong project management experience and mangement of service organisations.General Competences:• Establishing, developing, running and in a few situation closures of subsidiaries in different countries and different business cultures• Key Negotiations, closing of new contracts for supplies or OEM agreements, and tough price negotiations crucial for the company - this applies to both buying and selling of goods or services. All with the goal of ensuring business development and adaptation to market developments.• Establishment of IT systems, like ERP, finance and CRM systems where project management and implementation has been a crucial part of the job.• HR, where it was needed to get companies and departments to work even under difficult conditions, eg. where several cultures had to work together or by relocation or downsizing. I have secured training and development of everything from single person offices and companies in several countries.Personal:Many tests have shown that I am determined and have plenty of drive, I'm very competitive of nature and thrive in leading people under freedom-under-accountability. I have attention to detail / data / analysis and accounting. My collaborators, both colleagues and client relationships will probably describe me as a direct, proper and friendly. I am organized and determined and I reach my goals.

Listed skills include Key Account Management, Management, International Sales, Business Strategy, and 38 others.