Colin Watts

Experience

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  Lecta UK

  Feb 1999 - Jun 2018

  Regional & National Sales Manager

  Lecta is one of Europe's leading paper product manufacturers, As sales manager to national and key accounts in the UK, Colin outperformed most annual budgets, and demonstrated a highly focussed ability to deliver solution-based sales targets. With experience on all types of selling, from cold calling to long-term relationships built on trust and 'can-do' attitude, from the factory floor to board level, with a demonstrable technical knowledge of paper production and printer performance utilised by technical issue resolutions. Colin successfully managed a huge range of printing and speciality paper product ranges, to a broad range of customers throughout the UK, including paper merchants, large printers, retail and corporate accounts, label producers, etc.Able to work under pressure, complete tasks on time, and a definite 'eye for detail' and 'ear for customer needs' has defined his many years of successful relations within the paper industry. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2018 - now

  Analyst - Pulp and Paper Industry (Global & European)

  Colin works as an independent analyst for the global and European paper industry, covering all aspects and trends from end-to-end, pulp and raw materials to end user inclusive. Analysis includes publicly available information from trade press, reporting and websites for investors, clients and company case studies.