Kent Strobel

Work area: Global Main responsible for the global PPE product category. Selection of products, sales, strategy and training within Kwintet Organization. Which today corresponds to approximately xx million € During my time I have developed 3 product lines under our own brand name (in respiratory, eye and hearing protection). These products have increased our margins significant. In my role as Product Manager I have to analyze the market, develop, launch and deliver own branded products in time to our org

I was responsible for the introduction and implementation of UVEX hearing products on the Nordic market with great success. The products are sold exclusively through distribution. Responsibilities included budgeting and marketing. Reported to our HQ in Nuremberg, Germany

Sales Manager / KAM, respiratory protection. Territory : Sweden, Norway, Germany, Spain and Portugal. Responsible for budget, sales and marketing towards my customers My main task was to develop business together with exclusive distributors. Had great success in Spain and Norway where I opened up new distributers. I also became a important “linguistic link” between our German org. and our Swedish Management. I reported directly to our CEO in Sweden.

KAM, and also product specialist within hearing protection. Work area: Sweden Contributed significantly to the turnover grew from 40-100 million SEK. Responsible for our major distributors, creation of marketing / action / follow-up plans with our distributors. I also did Inform / educate end users, distributors, senior safety, safety engineers, occupational health and government entities. Responsible for sales budgeting. Reported to the Nordic MD in Sweden

Sales Manager with total budget and sales responsibility. The tasks were to sell the company's contract services to both Swedish and foreign industrial companies and the Swedish military industry. Was part of the management team in which I became responsible for implementation of ISO 9001 in the company, and later also where appointed as internal auditor for ISO 9001.

Budget and Sales responsible for the sale of plastic liners to the construction industry sold through distribution but also directly to end customers. Processing, architects, engineers and government agencies accounted for much of the work. I contributed very strong to the development and evolution of the concept of fertilizer containers made of plastic waterproofing membrane to the agricultural segment. Which later became one of our major sales successes. Company sold to ICOPAL in 1998.