Sales Manager

Dear Sirs,

I am looking for new challenges in South America.

I have an excellent ability to integrate teams,leadership to develop a

culture of innovation, listen and work with leaders, implementing business

plan, profitable growths objectives on long term vision, proven commercial

and industrial experience in Regional Latin America.

Name : Robert Hendrik Jan van Arnhem

Nationality : Dutch.

Education : MTS - Mechanical Engineer graduated in Utrecht Holland

Languages : Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German and English

Birth : 08.05.1947

Material Status : Married

Visa : Permanent for Brazil and Argentine

e-mail : ******@***.***.**

Tel. xx551998111143 /xx5519763400.

1968 - 1978 Stork Brabant BV, Holland (Manufacturer of textile printing

and poultry

equipment). Service Manger for Latin America

office located in S o

Paulo - Brazil. Responsible for equipment assemble,

start-up and after

sales. 70% of the time dedicated for business

travels in Brazil, Argentina,

Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela and Holland.

1978 - 1983 Bran & Luebbe, (Manufacturer of high-tech metering pumps

serving the oil-,chemical-, pulp and paper-, textile-,

pharmaceutical-industry and special markets). General Manager,

280 employees, responsible for sales, after sales,

manufacturing, quality, monthly report for Mother Company in

Germany and budget administration. 40% of the time dedicated for

business travels in South America and Germany.

1983 - 1987 Herion - Automatiza o do Brasil (Manufacturer of hydraulic

and pneumatic components for general application and automation

of equipments). General Manager, 320 employees, responsible for

profitability growth, business plan development and Integrated

Business Plan with monthly report to Germany. 30% of the time

dedicated for business travels in South America and Germany.

1987 - 1990 Rel gios Kienzle do Brazil (Manufacturer of watches). General

Manager, 380 employees, responsible for sales, after sales,

administration, HR and quality of S o Paulo and Manaus

factories. 50% of the time dedicated for business travels (two

weeks in S o Paulo and two weeks in Manaus).

1990 - 2002 Faber - Castell do Brazil (Manufacturer of pencils and

writing

instruments). COO, Director by Law, CEO of Faber

Costa Rica,

Corporate HR, Purchase, Quality and Process

Development, 2900

employees (350 employees from saw mill), responsible

for improvement

of quality by introducing FSC, ISO 9000, ISO14000,

leverage the

production capacity achieving 14mio gross of

pencils per year,

purchasing of Pine seeds, nursery, 15,000 hectares

of reforestation,

implementing new procedures and equipments for wood

drying and

plastic injection molds. 40% of the time dedicated

for business travels in

South

America,Germany,Indonesia,India,Taiwan,China,and Costa Rica.

Activities developed:

. Managing of annual investment plan of US$ 10mio.

. Logistic for local market with 85% market share and export to

62 countries.

. Cost reduction of inventory, logistic and process.

. Purchasing of Alamo slats from Mendoza - Argentina for the

cosmetic pencils and transferred know how of reforestation to

foresters in Mendoza.

. Manufacturing of equipments for the writing instrument

production in combination with imported equipments form

Taiwan, Italy and Argentina.

. Start-up of saw mill in Indonesia.

. Viability study of wood supply in India and Nepal.

. Define appropriate local in a tax free zone and Turn-Key of a

new saw mill and pencil manufacturer in Costa Rica.

Actual Cooperativa Veiling Holambra - Brazil (cooperative of

300 flowers and

plants suppliers). General Director, 330 employees,

responsible for Euro

157mio. revenue, and 500 clients. The cooperative

is a

supplier of commercial service: auction,

intermediation and total logistic

as from the grower-suppliers from flowers and

plants. In 2009 the

cooperative moved to a new plant with 60.000m2 air

conditioned logistic

building with the lay-out and construction under my

responsibility.

I am reporting weekly to the Board and every 3 months to the

stakeholders. Main responsibilities are concentrated on sales,

logistic, administration and financial areas. 20% of the time

dedicated for business travels in Brazil and Holland.

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