Patrick Tordeur

Patrick Tordeur

European Business Development Manager

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  • About me

    Business and Communication Trainer for professional and international clients | Experienced International Sales manager | Bit of a linguist | Lead Trainer at Penstock Training

  • Education

    • Athénée Royal de Rixensart, Belgium

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    • Universitat de Valencia, Spain

      1995 - 1996
      Part of BA Erasmus Year
    • Canterbury Christ Church University

      1997 - 1998
      PGCE Modern Languages Teaching
    • University of Essex

      1993 - 1997
      BA Hons European Studies

      A fantastic blend of European history, law, economics and languages

  • Experience

    • Automotive Distributors LTD

      Jun 2005 - Jan 2010
      European Business Development Manager

      Management of business in Scandinavia, Iceland, Benelux, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia and Ireland.Development of network of distributors.

    • Nippon Pièces Services

      Feb 2010 - Mar 2014
      Head of Export

      Nippon Pièces Services is an international specialist for Japanese and Korean spare parts with offices in Japan, France and the Carribbean, franchises in Portugal, Serbia, Benin, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Réunion, Guyana, Guadeloupe As Export Sales Manager, Patrick planned, implemented and executed his well-developed Export strategy, the appointment of franchises and distributors in over 30 countries, resulting in an important increase of turnover year-on-year.In September 2011, Patrick also included the management of Nippon Pièces Services direct presence within the Spanish market, stock, sales and customer support. Show less

    • Link Export Consulting LTD

      Mar 2014 - Jan 2017
      Founder and director

      Channelling years of international business experience into a new and exciting venture.International Business Consulting, specialised in optimising revenue streams between UK and continental markets.From conception to realisation, the consulting cycle matches your requirements for an improved international commercial position and return.Sales representation, Kent based manufacturers, service providers or producers wishing to sell products abroad.

    • Hybrid-UKT

      Apr 2014 - Dec 2014
      Export Sales Manager

      Creation and implementation of export strategy for UK based manufacturing company.

    • Contacta Systems Ltd

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
      Export Sales Manager

      Export Sales Manager for a leading Hearing Loop and Speech Transfer Systems company, looking to develop their overseas business and presence in chosen markets. Contacta is a serious, professional and forward thinking company with a range of products and support services primarily aimed at the assistive listening devices arena.

    • Kent Export Club

      Aug 2015 - Dec 2016
      Team Member
    • Folkestone and Hythe Business Advisory Board

      Sept 2015 - now
      Team Member
    • Multipanel UK, Ltd

      Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
      Sales Manager
    • NIPPON PIECES SERVICES

      Jan 2017 - Jun 2019
      Western Europe Sales Manager

      Delivery of commercial sales strategy Prospecting, generation of commercial opportunities and closing commercial deals in line with overall sales plan.Management of CRM and development of customer base.Management of UK based staff and overseeing if Spanish and Benelux based staff.

    • MailXpertise

      Jul 2019 - Feb 2023
      Global Commercial Director

      I was responsible for a team of highly skilled digital marketing team within MailXpertise Group, a global ESP (email service provider), specialists in tailor-making email and SMS solutions for marketing professionals.Provided:- Sales Team management, - P+L reporting and forecasting- Staff training (from creation of a training resource, to on-going staff in-house training modules)- Secured and developed new clients, including Lego, Helly Hansen, Musto, Lindt, Disney, All Saints, Superdry, Samsung and Nespresso.- Development of Group and multi-market level clients. Show less

    • Beesmart International

      Jul 2019 - Feb 2023
      Global Commercial Director

      Beesmart is a leading dynamic Premium Digital Agency, part of the MailXpertise Group, a global digital marketing and email specialist solutions provider. As a successful digital agency, we generate performance related direct marketing campaigns across a number of digital channels, worldwide.Beesmart's international team of commercial, technological and marketing experts offer you several competences and multi-disciplinary approaches, coming from a variety of industry backgrounds, including pure online digital media, logistics and supply chain, marketeers, IT developers and data scientists Show less

    • Sellindge Tennis Club- Kent LTA Club of the Year 2021

      Jan 2021 - now
      Treasurer
    • Motivating Minds Training and Coaching

      Feb 2023 - now
      Lead Trainer

      re-branded to Penstock training

    • Penstock Training

      Mar 2024 - now
      Lead Trainer and Business Development at Penstock Training

      Responsibility for commercial development of Penstock Training in the UK and abroad.Development of business connections and associate course providers.Training course associate, courses include:-Improving workplace culture-Multi-cultural workplace understanding-Managing an international Workforce-Developing your brand/company abroad-Setting up a Franchise/ Satellite operation abroad-Setting up an Export Department-International English for non-native communication-International Language Training for Presentations-Techniques for improving staff moral and eradicating bullying in sales teams.Provision of company business audits (website language, culture, digital marketing communication, back-office planning and effectiveness, analytic tools etc) Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced Google Analytics

      Google analytics
      Apr 2022
    • Post Graduate Certification in Education

      Canterbury Christ Church University
    • Email Marketing: Strategy and Optimization

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • The Fundamentals in Digital Marketing

      The Open University
      Sept 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning GDPR

      LinkedIn
      Oct 2021
      View certificate certificate