Todd Olson Email & Phone Number

Amsted Rail is the world's leader in the development, production and distribution of freight car rail systems and components. Employing over 10,000 people worldwide, Amsted Rail generates over $2.5 billion in turnover per year. It is a world class organization. In my current position, I have had the opportunity to develop and manage the organization's commercial footprint in India, Egypt and the Middle East. This has included maximizing profitability on a $70 million book of business, spearheading an $80 million new business project in India, and securing $18 million in new, high margin contracts in Egypt. Professional skill set transcends business acumen to include cross cultural sensitivity and high level diplomatic skills. Amsted Rail is the world's leader in the development, production and distribution of freight car rail systems and components. Employing over 10,000 people worldwide, Amsted Rail generates over $2.5 billion in turnover per year. My current position empowers me to develop and manage the organization's commercial footprint in India, Egypt and the Middle East. This includes maximizing profitability on a $70 million book of business, spearheading an $80 million new business project in India, and securing $18 million in new, high margin contracts in Egypt. Amsted Rail has offered the opportunity to leverage the diplomatic skills needed to be successful commercially overseas, the foreign language skills not often possessed by US based executives, and the opportunity to develop and leverage relations with US Commerce Dept organizations.

Chicago Area, Illinois

Geneva, Il

Team co-leader to establish manufacturing operations and identify target customers in China.

Vieux-Charmont, France

• Spearheaded integration of French and Italian acquisitions• Recruited and managed pan-European sales team• Strategic plan development for European facilities

Geneva, Il

•Coordinated annual strategic planning processes of two business units totaling annual revenues of $130 million.•Identified acquisition candidates and developed business justification leading to profitable acquisition of enterprises in North America and Europe.•Managed all sales forecasting activities with 5% accuracy for seven manufacturing facilities totaling over $120 million in annual sales.

Geneva, Il

• Marketing liaison to cross-functional business development teams• Tactical Marketing Activities: Advertising / publicity, trade show coordination and development of sales collateral materials