Ari
COO/Managing Director - Finland - iCEO #54356

Experience

Tri-lingual Vice President of Sales with over 20 years experience in building and growing consulting, IT services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) businesses in UK, Continental Europe, USA and India. Sales and target driven individual, who provides leadership at all levels of an international organisations. MBA from Manchester Business School and Indiana University.

Major Achievements

• Grew iGATE 2010 Europe revenue to with XX% profit margin • Build new sales hunting team and created new customer sales pipeline for 2011 • Won contract with Honda and delivered revenue from Swiss Re • Exceed 2008 and 2009 revenue targets and built £XXM new business for Europe • Built and maintained strong CEO, CFO and CIO relationships with Financial Services, Insurance, High Tech, Manufacturing and Retail clients in Europe and North America

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Electronics

IT/Computer Hardware

Software

Systems Integration

Telecommunications

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO

Sector: IT and Business Process services

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Consultant: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Switzerland

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment: 150-350K USD

Countries Covered

Switzerland

UK

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)