Part of an international distribution and manufacturing group. World t/o ?1billion+.11,000 employees.
- Recruited to open and develop the Hong Kong office controlling the company's activities throughout Asia and India.
- Organised SCM & IT installation. EDI liaison with HQ using GE .
- Planned, developed all logistics & procedures for the QC & sale of over 14 million articles per year to European & Japanese customers.
- Established partnerships in China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Philippine, Vietnam.
- Full P&L accountability with a yearly turnover of US$98m.
- Recruited, trained and motivated an effective multinational team of 38.
- Negotiated credit lines of US$50m with five international banks & forwarders.
- Devised and implemented commercial projects under a J.V. or on an agency basis.
L'OREAL . Area Manager
HONG KONG 1989-1990
Responsible for the Sales of the Lanc?me range to new accounts throughout the Far East and Australia . T/o US$8m.
- Planned successful marketing strategy and consistently met or bettered set targets.
- Gained excellent commercial and business knowledge of the region through travel to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Saipan, Guam, Australia and New Zealand.
UNDP, United Nations Development Program . Project Officer/JPO
BEIJING-CHINA 1987-1989
- Monitoring, within an international team, of light industrial projects undertaken in liaison with Chinese corporations and foreign partners. Project ranged from US$100K to US$500K.
- Analysed and wrote a report detailing the legal and financial framework for operating a joint venture.
PARIS. Prior to 1987. Worked as a Market Analyst in the Hotel industry (1982-1986); and 8 months selling communications softwares for Kortex.
EDUCATION
DESS. Sorbonne University. Majored in International Business. BA in Chinese. at Inalco Paris. 1983 Fully Computer literate: XP, Notes, Nortel, Access Novell, EDI. Prepared a web site. Coaching seminars. HIP, Sales Advantage at Dale Carnegie university.
Global crisis & risk management, search on the web & TQM training course.
PERSONAL
47 years old. Triathlon . Willing to relocate globally.
Expat experience & Markets knowledge: 2 years in Beijing, 6 years in Hong Kong, 3 years in UK, 6 years in Southern Europe, 4 months in Algeria.
Member of Interfrench - Coaching
Member of HTBS, INALCO.
Xiangqi Play Chinese chess, it's great for strategic thinking !.
