Sales Customer Service

GEORGE BAN

*** ******* **. ***. *-*

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Tel:1-845-***-****

Cell: 1-201-***-****

E-mail: ******@*****.***

Professional Summary: Sales/Marketing/Purchasing

I possess extensive and worldwide experience in various functions and industries. This has allowed the smooth transfer of my skills and the quick grasp of new environments & challenges resulting in successful creation/turnaround of organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• My excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills have facilitated successful interaction with clients from diverse ages, cultures, professions, and social-economic levels.

• I have consistently provided superior customer service, focused on establishing trust with clients.

• I have excellent organizational and management skills with an ability to be analytical and strategic in thinking for the long term with sound judgment.

• I am creative in developing opportunities and solving problems.

• I have demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• I am highly self motivated to learn new concepts and to be a team player.

• I have numerous years of manufacturing supervisory experience

EXPERIENCE

7/96 – Present NORTHSTAR CHEMICALS, INC.

Manager/Consultant Poughkeepsie, New York

• Started and created a new specialty chemical company and grew the business to $ 14 million in sales.

• Developed a worldwide network of purchasing and sales partners in Europe, Asia, the Far East and Latin America.

• Opened an office in Paris in order to purchase and sell specialty chemicals in France and as a result obtained multi-year contracts from numerous French companies including Roussel and Hoechst.

• Obtained and manages purchase and sale/agency agreements with Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Italian specialty producers and negotiated and entered into purchasing and sales agreements with major US companies such as Texaco, Bristol Myers, Ashland Chemical.

• Advises and provides market information such as purchase prices, sales prices and quantity trends & amounts to major multinationals.

8/95 -- 7/96 EXCEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL

Division Manager Islin, New Jersey

• Responsible for the start up and growth to $12 million in sales for a specialty chemical company.

• Managed a staff of 17

1/89 - 8/95 PAREKH CHEMICALS USA

Division Manager Fort Lee, New Jersey

• Created and managed a $20 million dollar North American operation selling pharmaceutical raw materials (produced by the parent company) to the generic pharmaceutical industry.

• Bought and sold specialty chemicals and held a seat on the board of the parent company headquartered in Switzerland. Involved in the financing and long term planning of the entire company.

• Commercialized over 12 new businesses worth over $16 million dollar.

8/87-1/89 PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS, INC.

Manager of Phibrochem Division Fort Lee, New Jersey

• Sales and P & L responsibility for $40 million dollar agency and chemical trading business (food, pharmaceutical, industrial, nutritional, cosmetic and feed additive-import and export).

• Directed and managed 35 specialists including marketing, sales, customer service, traffic and financial managers.

• Traveled to and negotiated long term purchase and sales agreements with factories located in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Western Europe and former Comicon Countries. Generated profits each quarter following the first year.

12/84-8/87 ICC INDUSTRIES

Manager of Pharmaceutical Division New York, New York

• Sales and P & L responsibility for $35 million dollar business worldwide, including pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic and industrial divisions.

• Directed trading offices in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Hong Kong and Japan in buying, selling, traffic and finance.

• Traveled to and negotiated with companies in China (Canton Fair), Europe, Japan, South America and Mexico.

• Generated over $0.5 million dollars in profits each year after the first year.

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Washington University, School of Business Administration, St. Louis, Missouri

B.S., Chemical Engineering Washington University School of Engineering

St. Louis, Missouri

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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