Summary
More than 20 Years of work in automobile / truck / trailer / agricultural / Earth Mover industry and transport environment in the European arena. Result driven international leader and strong business developer with extensive management experience in automotive industry. Successful result track record of leading countries and business units. People leadership managing and motivating large multicultural teams. Still learning! Great expertise in tire- and parts business acquired by covering all aspects of this sector, replacement and OE. Further experience with both purchasing and sales, fleets, wholesalers and dealer networks, automotive intelligence products, wheels, LED ramps, logistics and IT. A deep understanding of the automotive industry and heavy vehicles business, identifying the key drivers and focusing on the result. I am fluent in 6 languages, have resided in 7 countries, managed projects in almost all European countries and travelled to a big part of the world. I have been continuously exposed to different cultures and as a result building up my ability to easily relate to diverse populations and perform well in multicultural environments. As a stellar listener and negotiator, I can forge and maintain lasting, productive relationships with clients and other stakeholders. Extreme commitment and passion to win!
Professional experiences
Business development manager nordic
PROMETEON TYRE GROUP
Since 2. march 2024
Prometeon Tyres is the former Pirelli commercial tyres division, e.g. Pirelli Industrial
Sales & marketing director emea
NINGBO SIMING AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD
From June 2023 to January 2024
Sales manager tpms & ev chargers
AUTEL Automotive Intelligence – Europe
From January 2021 to May 2023
Responsible for sales in; BeNeLux, Denmark, Hungary, Norway, Russia & CIS
Country manager sweden, norway and denmark
Lazer Lamps Ltd
From May 2018 to August 2019
Built up the distributor platform for heavy vehicles in Scandinavia
Sales manager scandinavia
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products Inc.
From November 2016 to May 2017
Responsible for the trailer OEMs in the Nordic countries, the distributors and the contact with the Nordic fleets
Country sales manager commercial tires norway
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
From May 2012 to April 2014
Manager of the field salesforce including 3 direct reports, and responsible for the sales of Truck-, Machine (OTR)-, Farm- and Retreaded tires
Member of the Management group of GYDU Norway
Responsible for the sales of truck tire brands; Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, Sava, and retreaded tire brands; TreadMax, MultiTread, and NextTread
OTR tire brands; Goodyear and Dunlop Industrial
Farm tire brands; Goodyear and Fulda
Fleet first manager nordic
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
From October 2009 to April 2012
Responsible for Truck Force, ServiceLine24h, Fleet Online solutions and retreaded tires (warm and cold), and manager over a Nordic back-office team of 5 direct reports
Country sales manager truck tires; baltic, denmark, and finland
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
From August 2007 to October 2009
Manager over 6 direct reports in the field sales force in 5 countries
Responsible for the sales of truck tires; Goodyear, Dunlop, Fulda, and retreaded tires, TreadMax, MultiTread, and NextTread.
Sales manager commercial tires
GOODYEAR DUNLOP NORDIC , Sodertalje
From August 2007 to March 2014
Senior adviser purchasing
Scania CER
From February 2007 to August 2007
Purchasing manager
Norsk Scania AS
From February 2006 to December 2006
Sourcing manager outbound logistics
Scania CV AB
From September 2003 to February 2006
Coordinateur de projets
Scania France
From November 2002 to June 2003
Sourcing manager it sw
Scania France
From January 2000 to October 2002
Inköpare
FMV
From January 1997 to December 2000
Degree
Languages
Français - Limited working proficiency
Italien - Professional working proficiency
Espagnol - Professional working proficiency
Allemand - Elementary proficiency