Meir Amarin

Meir Amarin Kfar Saba, Israel • Tel:- MA, Executive Master in Public Administration, Budgetary Control Email:-Summary Strategic business leader, experienced in P&L management & business development. Strong Commercial and sales planning capabilities, with emphasize on process optimization, improvements and growth. Recognized proficiently as master relationship builder and dexterous innovator. Experience 2015     Business Growth & Strategy Advisor GlobalStart Business Innovation – business development & strategy advisor to VCs and startups CEOs. Northeastern University - Expert Technology & Startups Evaluator - IoT Open Innovation Lab JHTP – assisting the Governor of Wyoming as Innovation Advisor and Advanced Technologies Scout iSTAR UAV - Startup formation, developed the UAV company as Business Development leader 2014 – 2015 Unilever - National Sales Manager, Unilever  Leading & managing UFS Sales organization (60 persons): managers, sales team & customer’s center.  Full P&L responsibility, direct sales contribution by developing new growth strategies.  Building loyalty and business development plans. Implementing new IT tools. 2011 – 2014 3M - Country Business Leader, Israel, Safety & Graphics Business Group  Leadership and management of the Group (5 different P&Ls) and full responsibility for the planning, marketing, sales and business development as well as the team professional growth.  Focused on developing business strategies, supporting every aspect of the business value chain. 2010 – 2011 American Express GBT - Business Development Manager  Driving sales performance, significantly, by winning new Global customers, operating in Israel.  Business development initiatives with Credit card companies, Websites and other ventures. 2006 – 2009 HLS & Biotech Portals - Founder, Sales & Business Development Director  Established from scratch an interactive, highly segmented, premium content delivery platform  Lead the vision & strategy, managing value-add services & business development activities. 2003 – 2006: Actelis Networks, Inc – Executive Director, European Sales Office  Managing the strong growth with Telco-grade Ethernet based networking products and solutions.  Build distribution network and established business relations with leading European partners. . 2000 – 2003: Visonic Group – Director of Sales & Marketing, Europe  Directing European office managers, enhancing activities with Utility and Telecom companies.  Managed headquarter sales, marketing team, export & customer support departments. 1997 – 2000: Israel-America Chamber of Commerce – Business Development Manager  Managed the design, development and implementation of business projects and strategies Education: Tel Aviv University, Israel- MA, Public Administration, Executive Master in Public Policy. Specialization: Budgetary Control- BA, The Interdisciplinary Program, Management & Philosophy Languages : Fluent English, Spanish & Hebrew.