Philippe Vermande Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto

- Focus on National / International Sales, Strategic Planning and Business Development.- Experience in a broad range of industries: Radio/TV broadcasting, Food/Confectionery, Nuclear and Multimedia/Entertainment/Smart-City Development. Served national and international clients.- Instrumental in a multi-million dollars investment to develop the first smart city in Nigeria. Participated in the set-up of the African Film & Television Academy, in partnership with Whistling Woods, India’s… Show more - Focus on National / International Sales, Strategic Planning and Business Development.- Experience in a broad range of industries: Radio/TV broadcasting, Food/Confectionery, Nuclear and Multimedia/Entertainment/Smart-City Development. Served national and international clients.- Instrumental in a multi-million dollars investment to develop the first smart city in Nigeria. Participated in the set-up of the African Film & Television Academy, in partnership with Whistling Woods, India’s premier institute of Film, Communication and Creative Arts. Assisted in winning the tender for Digital Set-Top-Box manufacturing in Nigeria, in preparation for the analog-to-digital television broadcasting migration. Show less

Toronto

- Closed US$1 million contract for the supply of broadcasting equipment.- Contributed to the success of 2½ years technology trials of next generation European Mobile Satellite Service System. Involved in a consortium of 10 leading European companies, the European and the Canadian Space Agencies. Responsible for UBS involvement in all aspects of the project including technical, commercial, marketing, training, contractual and logistic matters.

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- Qualified candidates complying with the selection process for internet solutions franchises.- Performance achieved twice higher than company’s benchmark.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Recovered the leading distribution channel by rebuilding resellers and end-users’ confidence, involving engineering team to fix software quality issues.- Managed customer base turnaround leading to recovery of major reference.- Carried out telemarketing campaigns identifying 30 new accounts worth over CAN$ 2M in revenue.

Singapore

- Delivered CAN $3.2M turnover, close to 32% of worldwide sales and 182% of target revenue.- Consolidated client base with repeat business from 5 existing clients.- Increased client base by winning 16 new accounts in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

Paris, Île-De-France, France

- Delivered CAN$ 3M turnover through new accounts. Reached over 120% of target revenue.- Negotiated new wholesale agreements with carriers in France.

Germany And Singapore

- Delivered CAN$ 22M turnover over the 3-year period.- Developed new distribution channels in Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia.

Certification, Real Estate Professional

Certificate, Internet Mapping

Master Of Science, Electronics, It And Telecommunication Engineering. Specialization In Mobile Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: President of "Forum des Telecommunications" First Prize from the Louis Leprince-Ringuet Foundation for the best.