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December 2015: Vice PresidentSeptember 2014: Global Account Director at FactSet Research SystemsSeptember 2011: Senior Account Executive at Factset Research SystemsAugust 2010: Senior Vendor Manager at ING Investment Management • Responsible for negotiating global contracts with market data vendors, setting up SLA’s with vendors + developing vendor scorecards.• Pro-actively involved in business projects• Cost allocation and yearly budget planning together with business departmentsOct 2009: Account Director responsible for our Dutch based as well as our London based business.May 08: Appointed Account Director, Netherlands, Focus Group Accounts (FGA). FGAs are the 24 largest global customers of Thomson Reuters.Main responsibilities consists of developing new business, retaining and growing existing revenue, managing a virtual team, translating global strategies into a localised strategy with defined targets and managing key relationships with the strategic customers.Jan 06 - April 08: Account Director and Senior relationship manager at Thomson FinancialAug 04 - Dec 05: Sales Executive at Thomson FinancialBest performing sales person 2005,2006,2007 within the NetherlandsMain responsibilities over the last three years:- target responsibility- managing virtual teams- implementing business strategies to retain and grow revenue in different segments/parts of the financial industry (f.e. hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banking, investment management)- strengthening relationships on key levels (business managers, c-level decision makers, sponsors, it-managers, procurement heads)- negotiating global deals- coordinating activities across assigned territorySpecialties: negotiating global agreements, understanding of the financial markets, expertise within the investment management and investment banking segment, creating, coordinating and managing virtual teams, account planning, result oriented focus, solutions selling

Listed skills include Vendor Management, Financial Markets, New Business Development, Solution Selling, and 46 others.

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  Senior Vice President, Senior Regional Director - Strategic Client Group

  Factset

  Netherlands