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Kalmar County, Sweden

Essen Area, Germany

• Leading cross functional teams in the development, testing and launching of new ideas and propositions for the changing rapidly energy market across the E.ON group using design thinking methodology. Experienced design.
• Simpler and more engaging digital lead generation PV journey for the Swedish market
• Home wellbeing services using smart meter data
• Simplified commodity product for a specific customer group but still maintaining loyalty
• A digital service for homeowners to easily find a replacement Heatpump using local installers.
• Customer journey to handle the process of rolling out new smart meters in southern Sweden.

Lund, Sweden

• Using network based camera technology and vehicle recognition software Park Falcon provides owners and managers of parking facilities with the opportunity to boost their return on capital investment through improving.
• Defined product market strategy and company revenue model for Park Falcon.
• Secured first customer order to pilot technical solution.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Lead a team of 3 product managers for wired headsets for contact centers and offices.

Lund, Sweden

• Joined the Sales and Marketing Management Office to project manage and drive improvement projects globally.Achievements:
• Key driver in the development, implementation and change management of a new life cycle pricing process for smartphones from conception to phase-out.
• Developed and implemented the end-to-end Sony Mobile product marketing and communications process and governance which reduced costs and improved efficiency.

Lund, Sweden

Assigned to project manage and drive key improvement initiatives across Portfolio and Product Management globally.Achievements. Lead the development and implementation of the following:- Product Life Cycle Management process to plan and manage Sony Mobile products over the entire life cycle. - Framework to have one agreed business plan between the Product.

Lund, Sweden

Established a new team (4 direct reports) which was responsible for internal communication activities, governance and innovation initiatives within Proposition Planning.Achievements:- Developed and implemented governance structures to closely track the commercial development of product propositions from concept to launch.- Lead the activity in defining the.

Tokyo, Japan

Assigned to strengthen and develop the Tokyo Product Planning and Management team (13 employees and 2 direct reports). Team accountable for product definition, launch and product business lifecycle management for global products developed in Japan.Achievements:- Defined and launched successful products, namely Sony Ericsson G705, T700, W705, W880, W890.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Following a major reorganization lead the combined Product Planning and Management team in USA (10 employees and 1 direct report). Team responsible for all US developed global products from conception to phase out. This was a transitional role before moving to Japan.Achievements:- Accomplished the integration of Product Management and Product Planning into.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Lead a team of Product Planners (4 direct reports) to define outstanding propositions for all US developed global products and ensured a high level of cooperation with the global organization. Products included Sony Ericsson S500, T290, W710, W300, W580, Z520, Z525 and Z710. Achievements:- Products generated a combined lifetime volume greater than 48M.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Relocated to the United States to lead a team of Product Managers (4 direct reports) to develop, launch and provide lifecycle business management of products for the North American market. Also provided planning and support of global product launches.Achievements:- Defined product variants Sony Ericsson T306, T316, T616, T637 and S710a for the Americas.

Lund, Sweden

Product Planner for first Sony Ericsson hit product, the T610. As Product Planner, defined product and worked closely with Industrial Design and R&D.Achievements:- Defined first brand building Sony Ericsson product with total volumes of 12M units.

Lund, Sweden

Basingstoke, UK

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Derby, United Kingdom

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Mba, Business Administration. Specialized In Marketing

Diploma In Marketing, Marketing

Hnc, Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Strategic And Operational Product Management Program

The Strategic and Operational Product Management Program was sponsored by Ericsson Mobile Communications and developed and delivered by.

Leadership Core Curriculum

Leadership Core Curriculum was a one-year leadership development program, divided into six modules. It was directed at managers or project.

Sony Ericsson Leadership Development Program

Sony Ericsson partnered with the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flager School of Business to design and develop a leadership.

Leadership Live Development Program

This was a leadership program with a clear-cut focus on middle management challenges and dilemmas for middle managers at Sony Ericsson..

Design Sprint Master Workshop

Built on my skills as a facilitator by using design sprint simulations to receive feedback not only on how well I used and communicated.

Growth Hacking

Introduction course to Growth Hacking, covering lean analytics, driving awareness and acquisition, optimizing for acquisitions and.