Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is the Hong Kong Government department that promotes the many advantages of Hong Kong as a base to locate a business; and assists overseas enterprises establish and develop their presence in the city.InvestHK offers free investment promotion, facilitation and aftercare services to ensure that companies have all the support required to establish or expand operations in the dynamic Hong Kong economy. In essence, InvestHK provides an efficient and effective means of completing then implementing business plans of overseas enterprises. InvestHK in Brussels provides these services for companies in 12 European countries: Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania.Whether it is information provision, site visits, business matching, or interface with government departments, InvestHK provides tailored and comprehensive inward investment support services to prospective and existing foreign investors. More information about InvestHK is available on www.investhk.gov.hk

COMPANY: Links for Energy is an independent consulting and management company for the energy sector with special focus on the oil & gas sector. Links for Energy can provide links to new business activities, acts as a business partner to its clients, and aims to help clients improve their bottom line. Links for Energy is based in Madrid, Spain.Key clients: Iberdrola, WAVIN, Sacyr Vallehermoso, Tecnicas Reunidas.Responsibilities: Strategic Consulting and Business Development, including Business Plan & Sales Strategy Development.

COMPANY: InsightAsia is a full service Market Research Agency, providing Qualitative as well as Quantitative Research & Consulting services covering all areas of Marketing & Sales Strategy. IA has 7 offices in Asia; Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and The Philippines. In each country InsightAsia employs its own teams of specialized researchers, interviewers and data entry staff. RESPONSIBILITIES:- Performance and P&L Management- Leading and motivating the direct reports: Regional MT and 7 Country Managers-Talent Management & Organizational Development- New Business DevelopmentAchievements: solid revenue & profit growth in 2012, 2013 and 2014, winning a major 3-year contract for Unilever (7 countries), improving the Budgeting and Reporting process, strengthening the Regional Team, and reducing staff turnover.

International Sales Director & Member of Management TeamCOMPANY: Handicare Group consists of 5 SBU´s and has its head office in Oslo.Annual Turnover SBU Mobility (wheelchairs and scooters): € 85 mln. Main responsibilities: formulate and implement overall sales strategy, business development & sales activities in new countries, challenging country managers re. sales (8 Handicare sales organisations in Europe and North America), coordinate new product launches.Achievements: contracts with distributors in 5 new countries and significant sales growth in existing export countries.

Strategic Consulting and Business Development, including business plan & sales strategy development.

Setting up InsightAsia Taiwan branch from scratch. During my 2 years in Taiwan I formed a good professional team, and built a solid portfolio of international clients.

Responsible for all commercial activities of RWE-Obragas; purchasing and sales of natural gas, electricity and energy services.Formulate and execute commercial strategy; Manage and motivate the 48 employees working in the following departments: Marketing & Sales, Customer Information, Energy Services, and PR.Important achievements:* Tripled annual sales of natural gas to industrial clients from 100 mln m³ to 300 mln m³* Start-up of electricity sales to industrial clients* Introduction to retail clients of green electricity produced 100% with windmills, called Windkracht220.* Introduction of new energy services to retail and industrial clients, saving them money.

Responsible for Marketing and PR of AFCO.Responsible for Marketing of the Plaform group in Europe (16 AFCO members who produce a branded box for fruits and vegetables). Annual turnover of Plaform boxes: US $ 200 mln.

Managed 3 departments: Marketing & Sales, Energy Services, and PR. Number of employees: 34.

Fertiliser division of DSM (Dutch State Mines), a Dutch multinational chemical company.

Lecturer in Marketing