Rickard Jonsson

Experience

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  Programma Electric Ltd.

  Aug 1998 - Nov 2001

  Managing Director

  Founded a sales company, subsidiary of the Swedish parent company with the outset to penetrate the UK domestic market. Built up an organization including direct sales as well as sub-distributor network. Local sales, service and training. From July 1998 until December 2000 sales numbers increased by more than 250% with EBITA >10%. Coming early 2001 the GE acquisition came about and one of the early tasks was to transfer the business over to a master-distributorship. This to meet the ownership requirement of roof-top and legal structure reduction requirements. Show less

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  GE ENERGY - NRPS

  Nov 2001 - May 2007

  • Established successful OEM sales both in Test and M&D in a coordinated global perspective. Global Test contract signed with ABB. Negotiated and signed global M&D contract with ABB.• Worked closely with different parts of GE Energy to identify and drive boundary less opportunities.As a result an LOI of €30M was signed in January 2005 involving O&G, Jenbacher andGE Commercial Finance - EFS.• Supported GE EP prequalification and budgetary quotation of Sydkraft - Oresundsverket 440MW CC power plant, order 2006. Initiated and facilitated partnership discussions with ABB for the same project.• Globalized C&I product offering into Europe and AIM• Assisted in European Marketing Studies and strategy setting for the Capacitors business in Europe• Helped introducing Caps to RAO FSK, RussiaIdentified and driven cross-sales: Worked with GEComFin. to supply financed package with SCA for on-site power gen; Pre-qualifying GE to tender on replacement of 1500MVA generator at Swedish nuc power station. Show less • Implemented distributor network for transformer monitoring range in Europe including training.• Driving and taken ownership of defining future Sales Strategy for Variable Sales Channels withinSAS• Supported Sales Management in the continued integration of European SAS product sales team• Supported the team in Six Sigma and ACFC activities and training.• Worked closely with different parts of Energy Services to identify and formalise boundarylessopportunities.Been recognised in the GE stock option program 2002 Show less

  • Product Segment Leader AIM/EUROPE

    Jan 2004 - May 2007

  • Global Variable Channel Manager

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  • Team Leader - SAS Products

    Nov 2001 - Jan 2003
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  Megger

  Jun 2007 - now

  • Key Account Manager, Nordics

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Senior Advisor, Business Development

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

  • Sales Director, Europe

    Jun 2007 - Jan 2021