Paul Schnurr

International Business Development Strategist with reputation for effectively creating, accelerating and implementing aggressive international growth strategies with a technical foundation and manufacturing background for the Power Generation, Renewable and Consumer Goods industries. Proven track record of successfully leading start-up business units, acquisition of new clients, developing business growth and creating a trustfully relationship with clients in Europe, North-America, Mexico and South-Korea.

Lead Project Management for the company’s biggest wind tower internal project, including the supply of tower doors, platforms, railings, stairs, and service lift/elevator. Lead all sales activities of Hailo with General Electric, Mitsubishi, Clipper/UTC, REpower, Suzlon, Marmen, Trinity, and DMI. Proven track record of winning new clients and increasing product scope with existing clients, such as Nordex, Marmen, CSWind, DeWind/Daewoo Shipbuilding and Siemens. The latter is worth $15 to $20M in sales.

Lead the company’s international representatives in 6 European countries. Established company’s professional lighting division for serving the Kitchen Light Industry in Europe. Routinely awarded new clients and elevated the presence of additional products with existing clients. Represented company at the world’s biggest trade fair for lighting and intelligent buildings. Valuable clients included OBI, bauMax, Leen Bakker, Cactus, and Hagebau.

Negotiated and implemented product price increase. Related Accomplishments: Elevated the company’s total turnover and profit. Accepted honor of being selected from management to attend the company’s management trainee program. Collaborated with members of a management trainee program to analyze multi-billion-dollar market for consumer over the age of 50, resulting in the company CEO committing to investing and bringing one product to the market for which the group received a patent on.

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