Maria Korshunova

Experience

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  Protey LLC

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2010

  Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
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  Protey (packaging manufacture)

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2015

  Regional Chief Executive Officer
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  ELFA PACK (LLC FNC ELFA)

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2019

  Chief Sales Officer (CSO)

  -Responsible for all sales decisions and planning, marketing strategy and packaging product development;-Management and administration daily sales activities;-Recruited, trained, coached and mentored sales managers and sales associates;-Research and development of a new form of packaging for various markets: cosmetics, food, household and aggressive chemicals. Full support from idea to shelf;-Working with the customer and the designer to develop a new bottle or jar based on requirements. Support during implementation on the customer's side;-Selection of colorants for coloring preforms (bottles and jars), caps coordination of samples with the customer. Show less

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  Danone

  Apr 2019 - now

  -Portfolio replenishment with innovation ideas for the marketing team and productivity projects with C&P;-Responsibility for the timely launch of innovative and productivity projects on the packaging side;-Working with different packaging materials: PS, PET, PP, HDPE, cardboard, films, sleeve and wrap-around labels etc.;-Participation in the development of a brief for INNO products together with related departments, responsibility and recommendations from the packaging side.-Responsible of developing the packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary) according to the principles of eco design. -Development of new forms of bottles, cups based on existing bottling lines (without or minimal CAPEX) with subsequent implementation, as well as the development and implementation of packaging as CAPEX projects;-Responsible for the packaging part of the projects from the define to the launch stage and in particular ensure the management of projects, directly or through collaborators, in terms of quality, time and cost;-Projects management directly or via pack-team;-Development of a group packaging long-term and short-term strategy for different types of packaging;-Responsible for the validation of the performance and quality of the packaging developed, through industrial test sequences in order to confirm the launch of the product;-Responsible for the creation and management of technical drawings, Food Safety Visa, FSV and final specifications. Show less

  • EU R&I Packaging Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Sr. R&I Packaging manager

    May 2022 - Jan 2024

  • R&I Packaging Manager

    Apr 2019 - May 2022