Stephen Strittmatter

The American German Business Club (or AGBC e.V.) is a private, non-profit, international organization, presently consisting of ten AGBC Chapters: Bonn, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Munich, Saxony, Stuttgart, and Washington / Baltimore. Its activities are designed to strengthen the ties between representatives of American and German business through personal networking in an informal atmosphere. The AGBC is open to all nationalities who support its goals.

Experienced recruiting consultant with more than 22 years industry and consulting experience in the USA and Europe. Recruiting executives and specialists in a variety of industries including Automotive, Electronics, Heathcare, IT, Manufacturing, Medical Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, and Software. About AIMS International (www.aims-international.net) http://youtu.be/-UwFuQQa_Sg

Ranked as the largest executive search firm in the world, AIMS International is present in over 50 countries in 5 continents. AIMS International has more than 90 offices and more than 350 consultants. As a partnership of owner-managed executive firms, AIMS International provides a wide array of customized solutions in retained executive search and talent management. Offices in Germany are located in Neuss, Stuttgart, Munich and Hamburg

• Managed directly 3 HR professionals located in the Slovak Republic. • Had dotted-line responsibility for 3 Regional Staffing Managers in France, Germany, and the Slovak Republic. • Actively participated in global steering committees for the implementation of the Taleo candidate management system, as well as for a global HR reporting system. • Responsible for identifying gaps in senior level succession planning gap • Personally responsible for managing executive level recruiting either through personal di

• Responsible for liaising with hiring managers in all of Europe, defining hiring needs and search methodology. • Identifying and recruiting candidates for various positions in IT Consulting, Sales, Technical Support, Project Management, and Finance, from Entry Level to Vice President • Sourcing

• Responsible for liaising with hiring managers in all of Europe, especially in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, to define hiring needs and search methodology. • Identified and recruited candidates for positions in IT Consulting, Sales, Technical Support, Proj

• Actively marketed and sold Glotel’s recruitment services of IT Contractors to Global 1000 companies. • Responsible for organizing Glotel’s participation at international trade shows. • Established new marketing methods not only for the Düsseldorf office, but for others within the Central Europ

• Identifying and recruiting potential candidates for IT Consulting companies, as well as classic personnel consultants working in the Healthcare and related industries

• Actively marketed and sold OUTSIDE IN’s personnel recruiting services. • Responsible for interviewing and presenting candidates to client companies. • Introduced a database system for organizing candidate and client information.

• Managed all recruiting activities for marchFIRST, an internet-based global service solutions provider, in Amsterdam, Chemnitz, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Zurich. • Implemented new procedures to optimize the recruiting of qualified senior management and IT Specialists.

• Responsible for identifying and actively recruiting potential candidates for positions in national and global companies in the Advanced Technologies, Consumer, Healthcare, Industrial, and Scientific Industries, such as General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer AG, Aventis, Roche, and Underwriter

• Actively developed sales growth of TP Orthodontic’s products in Austria, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Switzerland through visiting customers in their practices, attending tradeshows, and visiting universities. • Initiated mailings which introduced new products to present customers and enabled TP to gain new customers. • Initiated and helped to organize Tip-Edge Bra

• Actively developed sales growth of orthodontic products through telemarketing, trade shows, and hospital and university visits in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. • Organized and participated in trade shows selling Masel's product line. In addition to those countries mentioned above, these trade shows were also held in other countries (i.e. Norway, Finlan

• Developed sales growth of electrical connectors to manufacturers in the electronic and consumer products industries. • Provided technical assistance to assigned accounts in the Boston District. • Prospected for, and secured new accounts.

• Responsible for sales and marketing of premium priced language courses and translation services to accounts such as AEG, ALCOA, PPG, Siemens, Westinghouse, etc... • Initiated new innovative approaches to building business which enabled the Pittsburgh center to grow and consistently remain a leader in the Cincinnati District. • Executed promotional activities such as direct mail, seminars, telemarketing, and free press. • Responsible for hiring, training, and managing over 30 employees. • "Bottom-Line" Res

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