Edward Freer

Full end to end P&L responsibility across all functional areas, including sales, marketing, operations, supply chain, finance, HR, governance Business unit consists of 6 manufacturing plants globally and sales and distribution offices. Key markets include USA, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland

Full P&L responsibility across all functional areas. Led M&A deals in China, Australia (2), and Malaysia. Set up green field sites in India and Thailand Launched digital marketing team in Shanghai to speed up market penetration Established new regional team based in Singapore to lead across the region.

Essentra Components Commercial Director for Asia Pacific Region, based in Singapore. The Essentra Components Division manufactures and distributes 100.000 standard industrial components available for immediate dispatch. I have full responsibility for the following markets: Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, India and China. I sit on the Essentra Group Regional Board for APAC and the Essentra Global Leadership Team.

Country General Manager with full P&L responsibility for distribution businesses in Nordrhein-Westfalen and Stuttgart.

Graduate management trainee programme. Responsibility for geographical area of UK, product management.

Managed a research project which was presented to divisional directors