Dipl.-Ing. Paul-Gerhard Itjeshorst
Employee, Executive Director, Europe region, Partner Markets, Vodafone Group
Düsseldorf, Germany
Timeline
Professional experience for Paul-Gerhard Itjeshorst
Current , since Oct 2015
Vice President
Grün-Weiss-Rot Büderich
Vice President of sports club "Grün-Weiss-Rot Büderich" with approx. 500 members across various disciplines.
Current , since Apr 2006
Executive Director, Europe region, Partner Markets
Vodafone Group
Growing and managing partner markets footprint in Europe with 12 partners in 22 markets. Relationship management on C-level. Development of commercial models for maximizing value to Vodafone and Partners in consumer and business customer segment, Roaming, Procurement, Carrier Services, Global Enterprise and M2M/ioT Line of business. Full line and P&L responsibility.
6 months, Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
Chief Executive Officer (interim), Partner Markets
Vodafone Group
Leading global Partner Markets organization with approx. 100 FTE and P&L of EUR 200m. C-level relationship management with more than 35 network operators globally. Driving further development of the business and aligning strategies with other customer facing Vodafone business lines.
8 months, Oct 2010 - May 2011
Chief Commercial Officer (interim), Partner Markets
Vodafone Group Services GmbH, Düsseldorf
In addition to Head of Europe role, managing the commercial support function for Partner Markets globally. Leading budget management, providing decision support for sales regions, defining innovative commercial models
1 year and 7 months, Sep 2004 - Mar 2006
Head of Sales, MEA region, Partner Networks
Vodafone Group
Acquiring new partners and manage relationship on C-level in the MEA region. Overall P&L responsibility. Evolution of organization from project set-up to full business unit of Vodafone Group.
11 months, Oct 2003 - Aug 2004
Account Executive, Partner Networks
Vodafone Group
Acquiring network partners for Vodafone in new territories in which Vodafone does not operate themselves
9 months, Jan 2003 - Sep 2003
Director Sales, Business Development D-A-CH
Ericsson
Sales and Portfolio Development for Ericsson products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
2 years, Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
Director Key Account Management Mobilcom/France Telecom
Ericsson
Development of new sales leads and value segment for France Telecom/Mobilcom
3 years, Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
Head of Business Development 3G/UMTS
Ericsson
Market development for 3G/UMTS in Germany
1 year and 6 months, Jul 1996 - Dec 1997
Customer Solution Manager
Ericsson
Designing complex network solutions for Network Operators in the area of fixed networks and Intelligent networks. as member of large account teams for leading operators and carriers entering the German market
1 year and 3 months, Apr 1995 - Jun 1996
Product Marketing Manager
Nokia
Introducing Nokia Telecommunication products into the German market (fixed line, Intelligent Networks fixed & Mobile)
2 years and 2 months, Feb 1993 - Mar 1995
Technical Sales Engineer
Alcatel
Defining product roadmap for international digital switching systems
Educational background for Paul-Gerhard Itjeshorst
1 month, Apr 2009 - Apr 2009
Advanced Industrial Marketing
INSEAD Business School
2 years and 2 months, Aug 2000 - Sep 2002
Executive MBA
WHU Koblenz, Kellogg University Chicago
General Management, Marketing
6 years and 3 months, Aug 1986 - Oct 1992
Communication Technology
TH Aachen
Languages
German
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English
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