Bent O. PALMVANG

International Key Account Manager

Coordination of the sales and service to multinational customers across industry- and national frontiers.

Sector: Industry

Area Manager France

Introduction in France of Thule Rentals U-Haul inspired, European variant of the concept for rental of trailers for cars at service stations.

Sector: Car rental and leasing - Miscellaneous

Manager of Liaison Office, Export Manager, and Consultant

Medium class forklift trucks: Establishing of liaison office in Nantes. Working up the French, Spanish, and Portuguese markets. Cooperation with key-account customer with daughter companies in all three countries, and simultaneously establishing of three parallel networks in France. Establishing of cooperation with regional distributor in Spain. Conducting of market analysis of each of the four markets Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and selection of potential distributors.

Reference: General Manager Michael LAURSEN, SMC-Biler Århus Nord A/S, Grenåvej 347, 8240 Risskov, Denmark (former Commercial Director at DanTruck-Heden Lifttruck A/S) – mobile: +45 2428 9095 (speaks Swedish, English and German).

Sector: Industry

Export Manager

Agricultural machinery for production of forage for dairy cows: Responsibility for markets in Europe, in Central - and South America, and in Africa. Member of the Product Development Commission and of the Organization Committee of the recurring Rally for all Foreign Distributors. Creation and launching of the French affiliated company JF-Stoll France. Selection of the Commercial Director for the company JF-Stoll France and increase in the sales to France from €0.5 mill. to €5 mill. Coordinator of production cooperations with two South American manufacturers. Creation and developing of cooperations with importers in more than 30 European, Latin American, and African markets, including developing from scratch the market in the region between Saint Petersburg and Moscow in Russia.

References:

1. Sales and Marketing Manager Søren LETH, JF-Fabriken A/S, Linde Allé 7, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark – mobile: +45 2025 1524 (speaks English and German).
2. Commercial Director Joël FOUCHER, JF-Stoll-Lemken France S.a.r.l., 94, avenue Denis Papin, 45801 St. Jean de Braye cedex, France – mobile: +33 686 053556 (speaks English and French).
3. Product Manager Manuel FRANCO, Agric-Bemvig S.A., Ctra. C-17, Km. 72, 08508 Les Masies de Voltregà, Barcelona, Espagne – mobile: +34 669 881 847 (speaks Spanish and English).
4. Commercial Director Pedro FURTADO, Comercio de Maquinas Agrícola, Armazem B-0, 2565-641 Ramalhal, Portugal – mobile +351 9330 41340 (speaks Portuguese, French and English).

Sector: Industry

Marketing Manager

Conducting of a market survey of the Saudi market for decorative paint and industrial coatings through personal interviews with key persons throughout Saudi Arabia. Subsequently implementation of suggestions from the concluding report.

Sector: Construction materials

Marketing Assistant

Marketing of Methane Gas Plants in Denmark. Desk research of the market for turnkey slaughterhouse projects in Mexico. Telephone marketing and direct mail to housing societies promoting the company’s consultative services.

Sector: Consulting and Services