Mark Andersen Email & Phone Number

Charlotte Metro, NC, USA

Act as a senior advisor consultant to the United States Export Council (USSEC), consulted as well for the Kansas Soybean Commission providing program strategy and implementation to global industry and partnerships by developing and implementing projects for the promotion of U.S. based goods internationally. Created innovative marketing and market access.

Charlotte Metro, North Carolina

Plantae Biotech seeks to globally enrich lives by producing plant-derived compounds and ingredients using the most advanced, efficient technology and processes to deliver the highest quality, purity and the strictest compliance to regulatory requirements for use in foods, beverages, cosmetics and supplements. My role is to identify strategic opportunities.

Metro Charlotte, NC, USA

• Responsibility as the main contact and relations with the U.S. Export Industry while building and managing their participation in USSEC’s programs and further develop USSEC Management Team to facilitate ongoing.
• This position is the contact and industry relations “go to” person with current U.S. based USSEC Members, creating activities for them and increasing USSEC’s Membership numbers.
• Maintain and increase USSEC relations in the soy stakeholders industry for the entire feed and food soy complex (exporters, associations, federations, financial community, logistics companies, etc).
• Work with U.S. exporters and international offices to increase opportunities for exporters in the respective regions
• Create and maintain an open line of communication with appropriate representatives of USSEC’s International Offices to ensure (i) there is an understanding on commonality of goals, (ii) timing to complete specific.
• Provide leadership and innovative ideas to the first USSEC Global U.S. Soy Trade Exchange conference which will have international customers that represent over 60 million metric tons (2.2 billion bushels) of soy.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

As Regional Director this position is responsible for over $1.6 Billion in export sales of US soy products. The region covered Europe (EU27), Turkey and Russia/Ukraine and the Maghreb. The regional offices are based in Amsterdam. As Regional Director of Europe, primary responsibilities are for strategic creation, direction and implementation of marketing.

Guadalajara And Mexico City, Mexico

As Regional Director worked with key stakeholders in opening up new markets, doubled exports of US soybeans, soybean meal and soybean oil (over 1.5 billion USD; working with private companies introducing 17 new soy food/beverage products for human consumption, collaborated with USGOV, USB/ASA won an anti-dumping case that was brought against the USA on.

• Full P&L responsibility of Dairy Foods International businesses, including export sales and joint venture business associations, the development and implementation of the International Strategic Plan and identifying.
• Increased export sales by 50% through aggressive new distribution efforts
• Developed a financial program that is used for planning purposes, setting strategy and understanding the product contribution to provide direction throughout the year
• Initiated new marketing strategies for exports resulting in increasing profits by 3000% vs. the previous year
• Lead the Dairy Foods management team to completion of a long-term plan for international growth
• Developed a system to identify export markets by product categories used for long term strategies

M.I.M. (Masters Of International Management), International Marketing

Activities and Societies: Student Council Representative (Marketing and Finance)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications, And Business

Activities and Societies: Started and played on the university soccer team, Lamba Chi Alpha,