John Poulakis

Director Global Business Development @Magris Talc

Manage a Global Sales and Technical Support team based in 3 Continents, including 3 regional business managers, a technical service manager, 3 technical consultants and a marketing/sales support executive. 2.Deliver of the annual “Territory” sales revenue estimated at $40-50M across North America, Asia Europe and South America. Responsible for the negotiation of all Key Account contracts in the “Territory.” Maintain relationships with all customers in order to pro-actively manage contract renewals. Develop the company\'s Global Sales Network attracting highest caliper channel partners. Participate in major international conferences promoting existing and new products in the Application markets. Acquire new technical knowledge. Diffuse this knowledge throughout the sales force. Support and Lead the New Product Development pipeline, with New Product launches, pushing innovation through surface modification technology, or processing innovations, from conception through value development and sales execution as key interface with customers and field sales force during the product launch phase.