Evren Aykol

Key Account Manager for Wind Energy in the U.S.

Country Sales Manager - Turkey Worked for SAERTEX HQ in Germany from home office in Vienna, Austria.

Working as sales and marketing executive at the US Division of a German manufacturer of Industrial Non-Crimp Fabrics selling to major companies in North America such as Boeing, General Dynamics, GE, 3M etc. Directing advertisiment and PR functions, served as Trade Show manager for all Industry Trade Shows in the US. Preparing quotations, costs calculations and customer relationship management.

Launched start-up firm and held full responsibility, accountability, and decision-making authority for core business development functions, including sales, marketing, purchasing, finance, and customer service. Performed extensive market research for the feasibility of new products and possible distribution channels in Turkish Educational Toys Market. Visited several trade shows especially in Hong Kong, China and in Europe. Closed deals with domestic distributors and biggest chain retail stores such as D&R,

Developed and implemented Strategic Retail Business Expansion Plan for European Retail Operations for the next 10 years. As a first step of this plan, established German Division of the company in Dusseldorf, Germany and opened a retail store in Centro Shopping Center, Oberhausen Germany. Worked very closely with commercial retail estate companies, real estate owners and city municipalities. Made strategic decisions about the retail store locations and products-to-sell regarding the target country. Reported

C.I.S.M. – Conseil International Sport de Militaire – International Sports Federation, Geneva, Switzerland. Worked as an organization coordinator at C.I.S.M. office in Turkish Naval Academy for European and World Championship organizations of Naval Pentathlon. Cultivated and promoted a positive working relationship with sponsor companies. Designed Championship Graphics and Booklets.

Organizational Theory