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Shelton, Connecticut, United States

Level 9 is a web and CMS software development firm specialized in providing innovative content management technology solutions in the financial services and travel & tourism industries. Level 9 assists customers in optimizing the web as the principal business channel with a strong focus on building effective solutions with clearly defined customer benefits.• Develop the overall business strategy and key objectives together with the other managing partners• Decide the best resources allocation to achieve objectives and targets and maximize ROI• Support partners in active customer acquisition and recruitment of consulting assignments

Advise and work with management and marketing staff on all aspects of social media marketing. Manage and maintain the active presence of the company in all social media. Research and recommend new tools to expand activities in this area of communications.Project specific work for research clients in destination marketing organizations (DMO). Support the custom research and analysis group in DMO client related services.

Member of the executive management team of this new on- and offline tour operating venture, majority owned by Rail Europe Group the largest rail distribution company in North America.• Worked on the development of the overall business plan and the corporate strategy.• Researched and analyzed business development and strategic alliance opportunities for the company to assure continued business growth and maximize profit potential.• Developed and managed the relationships with key strategic partners.• Formulated the corporate marketing and communication plans.• Established and expanded the company presence in the travel industry and the relevant media through effective corporate communications and active industry relations.• Concluded a key contractual agreement with the largest online travel site to sell the company’s product through a co-branded website.

Responsibility for the overall management and marketing of Switzerland as a preferred destination for travelers from the United States, Canada & Mexico. Supervision of the New York based Travel Industry Relations, Media Relations teams and Customer Contact Center as well as the regional offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and Toronto.

Responsibility for the overall management and marketing of Switzerland as a preferred destination for British and Irish travelers. Profit & Loss responsibility for the sale of Swiss railway products and airline tickets. Annual Revenue: $ 4 Mio.

Overall responsibility for the management and marketing of Switzerland as a preferred destination for Canadian travelers.

Overall responsibility for the management and marketing Switzerland as a preferred destination for Japanese and South East Asian travelers.• Established Switzerland's first presence in this fast growth tourism market with the opening of the tourist board’s first Asian office in Tokyo. • Expanded the activities to other emerging key tourism source markets; Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Responsible for the sale of group travel services to the major travel companies in Japan.