Joe Ambar

About Joe Ambar

Lived and worked for multi-national organisations as Managing Director in numerous countries: US, Brazil, Israel, Argentina, Portugal, Dominican Republic and Angola. Handled multi-million dollar budgets. Managed operations with work force in excess of five-hundred employees. Fluent in six languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hebrew and Arabic. Travelled extensively and negotiated deals around the world with high government officials, labour unions, stevedore unions, heavy equipment contractors, distributors, wholesalers, retailers. Deals included selling and marketing products such as: Waner Bros. films (theatrical distribution), licensing and merchandising of WB characters, Coca-Cola bottling operation, jewellery, organic cosmetics and rock salt used in de-icing of roads. On air guest on TV Home Shopping Networks in different countries. Specialties: International trade, sales & marketing, branding, operations, negotiation (government and union).

Experience

1. President

   Moissanite International

   Jan 2016 — Present · Based in Raleigh, NC, US

   Overseeing sales of the new Supernova Moissanite on a world-wide basis.

Education

• University of Haifa

  2 BAs, Political Science and History

  1969 — 1973

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Marketing
• New Business Development
• Retail
• Merchandising
• International Business
• Trade Shows
• Business Development
• Negotiation
• Gems
• Fashion
• Sales
• Diamonds
• Marketing Strategy
• Gold
• Market Research
• International Marketing
• Management
• Jewelry
• Luxury Goods
• Apparel
• Spanish
• Brand Development
• Selling
• Product Development
• International Sales
• Manufacturing
• International Trade
• Sales Management
• Wholesale
• French