Lars G.O. Soderstrom Email & Phone Number

Trinidad And Tobago

Producer of high quality "Tobago Chocolate Rum Cream". 17% alcohol, high quality Caribbean chocolate (cocoa), spices and rum. www.TobagoGold.com. Highest international competitive rating in (Q1/2020) in Europe by buyers, industry experts and customers. We are seeking suitable European & US and international distributors now. Contact CEO: Lars Soderstrom +1-868-4952552 and Lars.Soderstrom@TobagoGold.com.www.TobagoGold.com

Trinidad And Tobago

Business development and investment company offering management consulting and management for hire services and managing portfolio in land (Trinidad and Tobago) and real estate investments in Trinidad, Tobago, Sweden and Italy.

Caribbean & Latin America

Business development and business planning projects in Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Suriname, Guyana & Trinidad. www.compete-caribbean.comICT, Waste-to-Energy, Carbon credits, Mobile phone application for farmers, forestry industry strategic plan for growth and enhanced competitiveness.

Portland, Oregon & Trinidad

Business Planning, Budgeting, Fund raising, Recruitment, Marketing, Sales, Product Launches. Delivery of large files (Gigabyte size-so far 115 GB/email. .Launched company in USA and EU and raised USD 2.3 m VC & Angel funding. Appointed special advisor to Minister of Science & Technology & IADB in Jamaica on strategies for growing the local ICT/outsourcing industry.

Barbados

Business Planning, Budgeting, Managed 3 divisions with 325 employees. National TV station, 4 Radio stations and country's only Cable TV network. Reported to Prime Minisier through Board of Directors. Defined 5 year Stategic Plan with USD 18 m CAPEX which was approved by Parliament. Modernization of TV, IPTV, VoD, HD TV.

Caribbean, Trinidad

Management consulting, interim management and strategy consulting to broadcasting, telecoms and industry in the Caribbean. Clients included: TV, Radio, Cable TV, Airlines, Construction companies, services (hotel/yacht harbour, restaurants).

Trinidad And Tobago

Managed marketing department of around 100 staff with a USD 28 m spend. Largest marketing department in the Caribbean. Member of Senior Management Team and Investment Committee. Competed heavily with new mobile telecom entrant, digicel, and maintained highest marketshare in the Caribbean. Increased marketing spend effectivenes.

London, Uk

Product planning, Product launches, Marketing management. TV, IPTV, web technologies. Won "Best New technology in TV industry) at NAB (Las Vegas) and IBC (Holland) for video database and editing system out of some 2,000 exhibitors.

London, United Kingdom

Management consulting to telecoms customers (Ericsson, Intellinet, Wireless Online). Interim positions as CEO for: Nordpointer Software AB, Interwoven Software (Scandinava), Satama (Web) Interactive (UK).

Stockholm, Sweden & Oslo & Copenhagen

Founded and managed a videoconferencing value addedd reseller in Scandinavia. Opened up offices across Scandinavia and reached market leadership position. Launched VTEL Inc, Intel proshare, Smart Technologies. Reached highest marketshares in Europe for VTEL.

Malmo, Sweden

Led turnaround of electronics design and manufacturing company. Introduced SMD technology, obtained and led implementation of ISO 9001, computerized operations and doubled volume in 2 years.

Manchester & London, England

Managed global marketing and sales to telecoms sector. Achieved largest growth in the company. Managed market entry into Germany successfully after company trying for over 30 years. Established and grew global OEM customers and supply agreements. Interfaced with both mobile operators, mobile OEMs, PTTs and telecom OEMs. Managed internatonal sales force and distributors into this global market.

London, United Kingdom

Led Business Plans for startup of Solar Energy Company (Chloride Solar) and led business plan and project management of Fuel cell project for telecom operators (Al-Air). Condusted group straategy reviews of electronics division and recommended management strategy for post acquisitions.

Hamburg Area, Germany

Managed group strategy projects, business plans, group marketing initiatives. 5 group companies involved with PC/software retailing, Software programming, Electronic Book project, Viral software production, Online E-Com solutions. Part of world's second largest media company and no 1 in Europe.

King Of Prussia, Pa, Usa

Managed technical support to US sales force and US distributors. Trained sales force. Assisted in sales process. Defined and produced world's first bearing application programs and databases which became implemented world-wide within SKF. First to use PCs within SKF (Apple 2 in 1979).

Gothenburg, Sweden

1. Produced Master thesis project in R&D department.2. Worked on assembly line while at universty.

Msme, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Class representative for mechanical Engineering class to Student Government MScME and international marketing

Mba, Business Administation

Activities and Societies: Co-President of the International Business Club. Full tuition scholar from Marcus Wallenberg Scholarship.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General