Reinhard Wind

Leading the Operations of The Phillips Group in the GCC and beyond

• Developing an industrial communications company with 5 magazines from scratch • Consultancy for industrial suppliers, companies and corporations from Europe • Coaching, motivating and leading a team of sales people and industrial specialists to success • Delivering expertise to various industries in the Middle East • Working together with universities and industrial umbrella organisations (SCLG, ICC UAE) • Mediating between educational institutions, suppliers and the public

• Setting up sales structures, industrial networks and sales operations in the UAE and the Gulf Council Countries • Working for SWISSLOG, AUTOMATION X, Supply Chain and SCLG, REDWELL, H&P Trading, SGS INDUSTRIAL etc. • Global sales and project management from acquisition to the implementation of the projects • Leading, coordinating and executing industrial sales projects of different nature • Developing and selling comprehensive service solutions

• Acting according to the guidelines, directives and budgets of the headquarters of Ecolog in Austria • Planning, presenting and selling solutions to the logistics and supply chain industries • Being responsible for a team of specialists for implementing conveyor technology, mini load storage solutions, high bay warehouse solutions with stacker crane technology, package sorting solutions, warehouse management software solutions with a comprehensive IT structure, etc.

• Setting up sales and marketing networks for different clients across Europe and the Middle East for public information terminals, software solutions for the hospitality industry, water treatment solutions, water purifying solutions, hovercrafts, automation solutions for different industries, etc. • Creating solutions for SMEs to position their products and services on the international market place • Running, leading and coaching a team of sales and administration people and grooming them to perform

• Running the operations in 12 different countries in Austria, Poland, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Belarus, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria • Selling sophisticated automation solutions and comprehensive service contracts • Coaching, motivating and leading sales & service teams with different nationalities to success • Developing alternative payment methods for increasing revenues • Full budget and P&L accountability

• Working in the Middle East and the Far East like Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and China for selling cipher and telecommunication solutions • Approaching governmental clients like the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and presenting the offers in commercial and technical terms

• Journey around the world through 49 countries on 5 continents from 19th April 1992 to the 21st April 1994 • Organizing various sponsorships, writing regularly for an Austrian newspaper and holding photo exhibitions

• Working as a technical sales executive for moisture measurement gauges, ultrasonic thickness measurement equipment, flow measurement equipment, flow control solutions for the oil and gas industry etc. • Presenting international brands like Panametrics, Pier Elektronik, Magnetrol, Daniel and presenting German, Belgian and American technology to prospective clients in Austria and in the former Eastern Europe