Ragnar Lorentzen Email & Phone Number

London, London, Gb

Leading of our marketing, sales and client success teams

London, London, Gb

HICX are on a mission to enable corporations to work better with their supplier base and optimise the experience of suppliers in working with their Enterprise customers. We call this Supplier Experience Management, a new ProcureTech category.We enable clients to consolidate all of their supplier information into one place, ensure supplier information and workflows are governed sustainably and a central portal to improve the supplier experience across a fragmented ProcureTech landscape.Our clients include leading organisations such as Unilever, Mars, Mondelez, BAE Systems, EDF Energy and Graphic Packaging.As CCO I lead the sales, solution consulting, business development, customer success and alliances teams and drive commercial strategy, process and performance.During my tenure HICX grew from 20 to 160 people and achieved a Series A round of $30m. I established the commercial function and grew it to 17 people globally (EMEA & US).

Procurement Leaders™ is a research and advisory organisation and the premier global community for senior procurement and supply chain executives from major worldwide corporations. We provide independent research and insights, tools and advisory and access to a premier expert network aimed at supporting our clients in accelerating their functional transformation journey to achieve more and become a valued business partner.As Sales Director I led the new membership sales efforts and team to continually grow our global membership network. I was also a member of PL's executive management team and involved in the overall company strategy, product development and organisational enablement of Procurement Leaders.Highlight achievements;- Part of leadership team that led the growth of our member base from zero to 700+ and annual sales revenues to over £13mill.- Achieved industry leading yield per client growth.- Initiator, program developer and chair for Procurement Leaders Global Membership Summits (all continents).-Initiator and key contributor to Procurement Leaders’ change in strategic direction towards a more solution oriented approach focused on tools, advisory and new revenue streams. -Initiator and architect of commercial re-organisation aimed at achieving deeper market penetration and growth.

Arlington, Va, Us

Sitting within the Strategy practise I meet with Chief Strategy Officers and Chief Technology Officers in large global companies to develop client plans that address desirable outcomes, related to functional and personal effectiveness, based on a variety of insight and services offered by the Corporate Executive Board.

London, England, Gb

High touch account management position for the Nordic region and Eastern Europe helping clients in their innovation process, monitoring competitors and understanding new and emerging consumer, product and market trends. Extensive travel throughout the regions, consulting and negotiating with corporate level directors.

Gb

Business Service Support manager trainee being responsible for assisting Norwegian and British companies in business related enquiries regarding the Norwegian-British trade such as identifying partners, researching markets, providing assistance concerning trade regulations etc. Additionally, my task was also to build strong relations to different public and non-public trade organisations, recruit new members, give business presentations and attend and arrange over 30 business evening events.

Responsible for day to day operation.Norwegian national top 50 gourmet restaurant.

Mba

International Management, Business