An accomplished senior executive with a track record of driving markets, products, and business to a higher level of performance by maintaining and cultivating new strategic relationships. A collaborative business partner and relationship builder who creates and implements winning business strategies requiring insight, innovation, process improvement, and perseverance. Consistently surpasses objectives through sales planning, customer-needs analysis, contracting, problem-solving, and customer-centered product development. Proven ability to effectively analyze markets, target areas of highest return, promote effective teamwork, and develop strategies to attain goals. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing and finance. Van has the leadership ability to inspire an organization in a way that builds commitment, creates vision, and strengthens the capabilities of the division and the overall organization. In articulating ideas and plans across the organization, he has the ability to establish rapport, earn trust, and effectively partner and collaborate with key leaders across the company. By doing so, he shares the passion, generates enthusiasm, and fosters strong relationships across the business to successfully accomplish corporate goals.His 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry include eleven years in National Accounts at Dade Behring. For five years, ran Corporate Accounts supervising a team of seven directors and VPs. His team was responsible for developing and implementing strategies for all GPOs, reference labs, and the federal government for which he overachieved aggressive plans every year. He developed and implemented contracting strategies which led to sales of $788 million, growing at a higher rate than the general market.Specialties: Significant experience in developing and leading the implementation of sales and corporate account strategies to consistently surpass objectives through sales planning, customer-needs analysis, contracting, problem-solving and customer-centered product development.
Listed skills include Leadership, Product Marketing, Team Building, Strategic Partnerships, and 43 others.