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MARFORTEC® B2B Business Development Specialists. JOHN POPE - founder principal partner - FIoM, MCIM.
On joining the American Celanese Corporation was initially responsible for setting up the European Technical Service and Market Development Facility. Then served as the technical, then the sales and finally, Business Director for the American Celanese Corporation, based in London, responsible for the European sales, local manufacturing and marketing of a wide range of high performance engineering plastic materials ($90mm/annum), and achieving market leadership throughout Europe. From 1979 to 1983 worked at the Celanese corporate headquarters USA in a senior marketing position. End user markets covered included:- Automotive, Appliances, Utilities, Electrical/Electronics, Medical and Packaging. A professional engineer (student non-trade design engineering apprentice, Rolls-Royce, Aero Division), a qualified polymer and industrial marketing specialist with 'hands on' experience of international business. Skilled in finding and developing new business opportunities over a wide spectrum of end user industries. Joined the American Celanese Corporation in London during 1972 and left in 1990 to start his own business MARFORTEC®. An organisation specialising in Business Development helping European and non-European companies develop or expand their business in Europe by identifying new business opportunities, finding customers, generating sales, obtaining specification approvals, providing local customer service, managing distribution and providing local office facilities. Before joining Celanese in Europe, worked for ITT as the Technical Marketing Manager of the Plastics Moulding Division, Courtaulds Ltd in polymer R&D and Borg Warner (Polymers) NV, based in Amsterdam, responsible for European Automotive Market Development. John Pope is also actively involved with NPDS, an organisation that helps client companies develop 'New Products from Concept through to Commercialisation'. For further information go: www.b2bnewproductdevelopment.comThe holder of three patents covering plastic aerosol packaging and the author of ten papers on polymers and engineering applications. A fellow of the UK Institute of Materials and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. We specialise in Technology, Plastics, Industrial Products and Services. home Page Introduction
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