ERIC KASTLER

I'm open to job opportunities

Experienced CEO , strategist and leader having a strong passion for the future technologies.
Trained and Successful in all business domains : Pricing and methods, H.R & Team Management, IT and Web, Purchasing, Quality, Sales, Recycling, Just in Time ...
Management Experience with companies : company takeover, saving a company from bankruptcy in one year (starting with 1million$ debt), start-ups...
"Take time to THINK slowly but ACT quickly"
·Leitmotivs : Think Bigger, Just Do It ! ...
·What I like : Out of the Box,Strategy, achieving goals.
·What I need : Autonomy and challenge.
·What I want : Responsibility - "the more the better"
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I am actually looking for a new challenging career opportunity.
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1 ) I have a strong background as a CEO in packaging & plastic manufacturing industry ( polyethylene foam extrusion ). I worked as a supplier for famous industries such as Hewlett Packard, Dell, Loréal, Baccarat, Lalique, Décathlon, Diagnostic Pasteur, Bull, Thomson, Alcatel, Schlumberger, Essilor, Valeo, Illbruck …
2) I can run Hotels and Restaurants ( owned and run 3 restaurants in my life )
3 ) I also pioneered in IT and WEB technics. Some good experience in programming.
I can start, develop and run companies in this 3 fields or even study a new challenge. Feel free to contact me for details. I am ready to move anywhere in the world.
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You work in Human Resources / Executive Search / Head Hunting please don't hesitate to contact me.
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Specialties
CEO , entrepreneur , leader , founder,
business,strategy,B2B,B2C,HR,purchasing,relationship,key,customers,pricing,methods,quality,IT,networking,international,
partnership,project,communication,recycling,JIT,Just In Time,20 years packaging,sapronit,induspack ivex,marion foam

Experiences

• World Citizen Program : 09/2007 - Present
  Founder
  I am founder of a worldwide project that draws on all the exciting opportunities offered by web 2.0 / e-learning, working through a not-for-profit organizational model.
• Exclusive distribution for a famous French Brand : 05/2008 - 04/2009
  Director Development
  I spent my last year developing exclusive distribution for beauty products for a whole country in Europe.
  
  For very PERSONNAL reasons this project is in stand-by mode.
  
  Here are key actions already done:
  
  - Tariff negotiation with the manufacturer,
  - Contract is signed & account is open (ready to order & to ship),
  - B2C (for direct sales): Networks with thousands of members have been developed for e-commerce and direct sales.
  - B2B (resellers): Hundreds of potential contacts (Spas, Luxury Hotels...). Only 1 of those contact I did a meeting with and who is interested in the products can bring 15 000 potential customers PER DAY to the project.
  - Some other "structural" contacts have been made: retail & distribution (for B2C), professional schools (beauticians) etc.
  
  This project was a multi-million project (not MLM).
• Restaurant Ireland : 02/2007 - 03/2008
  CEO Consultant
  Teaching management (business development).
• Pho-tex Ltd Ireland : 10/2005 - 01/2007
  CEO
  Established this new polyethylene foam manufacturing start-up (A2Z).
• Marion Foam Ltd Ireland : 02/2002 - 10/2003
  CEO
  Saved this factory from bankruptcy: dealt with a debt of $1000000 and made it highly profitable in just over 1 year.
  
  Increased production and sales by 2.5 (8 figures)
  
  Reduced staff by 2
  
  HR: Established a strong leading team. Trained and motivated staff at every level.
  
  Purchasing: Negotiated with suppliers (prices, payment terms). Invested in new machinery.
  
  Customers: Established strong relationships. Decreased dependence to main customer (DELL Computers Limerick IRELAND) and developed new markets.
  
  Manufacturing activity: Polyethylene foam extrusion (rolls); Lamination in planks; die cutting; welding; recycling; JIT delivery ...
• Sapronit Group France www.sapronit.com : 04/1987 - 01/2002
  Manager ( 15 years / 25 years )
  Pricing and Methods Manager: Pioneered computerised price quotations. Fully and successfully developed Bar Code GPAO (Computerized Production Management). Appreciated new markets leading to new methods and machinery.
  
  IT Manager: Initiated big IT systems (IBM Unix) and pioneered communication by modem with sister companies. Developed all necessary IT tools.
  
  Quality Manager: Successfully trained people at all levels. Established quality tools.
  
  Strategy Advisor: Negotiated with all main customers. Improved group strategy.
  
  Group sister companies: Obtained CEO’s “Carte Blanche” for financial audit at handover. Implemented full organization and trained staff.
  
  B2B customer relationship: HEWLETT PACKARD, BULL, SIEMENS, MILLIPORE, ALCATEL, DECATHLON, LOREAL, DIAGNOSTIC PASTEUR, MERLIN GERIN , ESSILOR, ILLBRUCK AUTOMOTIVE, MESSIER BUGATTI etc.
  
  Since 2007 SAPRONIT is now part of the group INDUSPAC - IVEX PACKAGING
• Hotels & Restaurants experience : 08/1982 - 03/1987
  Manager
  Some great managing experiences in the hospitality, food & beverage industry.
  
  Development of my managing skills on the field.
  
  B2C experience.

Education

• Lycee Alexandre Dumas : 01/1977 - 12/1982
  B.T.S Brevet de Technicien Superieur
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  ManagementActivities and Societies:
  Advanced training courses : IT, Quality, Communication (PCM Taibi Kahler)