Dirk Lüders

Consultancy supporting expansion & developing new opportunities across the Nordics, West, Central & Eastern Europe Define strategic direction aimed at delivering corporate growth irrespective of country, culture or product - SaaS, Pay TV, WFM, FM, OTT, digital, IoT, FMCG. Shareholder in likely the worlds most hip and coolest Cat Café Social media, digital & content marketing. Lived in 6 European. Business footprint across 40+ countries 10 years working directly for Korean corporations.

Working for Flowescape via Greyrock Nordic as a non executive director to support their UK operations during a period of transition. Flowscape is a Swedish company founded in 2011 pioneering the concept of the modern office with the notion of free movement, flowing communication and total accessibility that derives from working close together. The Flowscape field of knowledge is its SaaS software and IoT technology used for Activity Based Workspace (ABW)

Accedo has more than ten years of experience helping TV platform operators, broadcasters, media companies, and consumer electronics manufacturers across the globe to design, deliver and manage the next generation video user experience across a vast range of connected devices. Accedo provide a comprehensive suite of products and SaaS services to help customers launch engaging and successful video user experience, on any device or any technology platform.

Recruited to kickstart the critical sales of Smart TV Solutions using Android TV (partnership with GOOGLE) to European media. (ie: Telco, TV, IoT). Location Stockholm but travelling across Europe & Korea (150+ travel days p.a) to Telco & pay tv operators , 3rd party vendors (IOT AllSeen Alliance/OCF, OVP, SoC,CAS, DRM , UI/UX) & LG subsidiaries. Touch points : Vodafone, DTAG, Telecom Italia, Wind, 3, Telekom Slovenije, ERT, ORANGE, BT, Canal Digital, DNA, United Group, Telia, Rostelecom, Com hem and more

Recruited to direct the pan Nordic Pay-tv Operator sales for Smart Box business to Pay TV Operators, direct-to-retail (chains) and independent Importer sales management. Additionally responsible for overseeing logistics , finance , after sales service set-up and ongoing relationship with all connected parties, including our EU HQ, Korean HQ R&D for product development & design. Footprint : DNA, Tele2, Com Hem, BOXER, RiksTV, Elkjøp, Elgiganten, Gigantti, Expert, Barcom, Conax, Viaccess....

Regional Sales and business development , covering Scandinavia , Germany , Central and Eastern Europe. Own branded FTA and CA embedded dvb-t stb, PVRs , iDTV , Diversity and leaning toward IPTV. Oem sales of FTA and CA embedded dvb-t stbs , PVRs.

Recruited by Strong to relocate & open the HQ covering Central and Eastern Europe. Chose Budapest as the regional hub for sales, marketing, warehousing & service covering over 20+ emerging markets of CEE/CIS. Built a team of 15+ staff. Supplied 100,000's of analogue and digital stbs building the STRONG brand.

Based in Munich & Düsseldorf; launched from scratch the sales , distribution , after-sales and marketing initiatives for Pace high end tv cpe products (now Arris) to then become the #1 set top box manufacturer and brand across the emerging & dynamic markets of Central & Eastern Europe. Travels included having caviar in the Kremlin to pizza's in Pristina.