Eirik Lyssand Thomassen
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Svensk Professional working proficiency
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Tysk Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Kathrine Raknerud
I’ve had the pleasure of working together with Eirik in EF Education First. He took over the role as Country Product Manager when I started as Country Manager due to exceptional results and unique ownership as Junior Product Manager. The role as Country Product Manager holds a complex aspect of tasks and usually takes time to grasp, but Eirik mastered the role from the very first day. His management skills are rare and he easily manages to get people behind him based on his competence within his field, his ability be strategic and see the business as a whole and his perfect balance between confidence and humbleness. He excelled with creating a One-Team mindset amongst five departments and took great ownership in brand management which helped EF grow their brand awareness within new segments. Eirik has a tendency to create success regardless of area, and with his great efforts he managed to take his team to the Best Year Ever in his first year as a Country Product Manager, which is unique. If you get Eirik on your team you should consider yourself lucky and any employer would be lucky to have him. I hope our paths cross again in the future!
Jenny Wicklund
I had the great pleasure of being Eirik’s Sales Manager for two years and saw him grow from a junior sales position to Country Product Manager. Eirik’s positions required him to be able to take own initiatives, be highly dedicated to his work and to have a strong positive attitude. In addition, as EF is a global company, you need to be able to work closely with different markets and cultures: the ability to maintain a large network through excellent communication and interpersonal skills is therefore a must. All of the above are qualities that Eirik truly possesses. In addition, he served as an inspiring role model at the office in Oslo and was extremely well liked by colleagues and managers. I gladly give Eirik my highest recommendations and congratulate any future employer who gets to work with this dedicated colleague.
Kathrine Raknerud
I’ve had the pleasure of working together with Eirik in EF Education First. He took over the role as Country Product Manager when I started as Country Manager due to exceptional results and unique ownership as Junior Product Manager. The role as Country Product Manager holds a complex aspect of tasks and usually takes time to grasp, but Eirik mastered the role from the very first day. His management skills are rare and he easily manages to get people behind him based on his competence within his field, his ability be strategic and see the business as a whole and his perfect balance between confidence and humbleness. He excelled with creating a One-Team mindset amongst five departments and took great ownership in brand management which helped EF grow their brand awareness within new segments. Eirik has a tendency to create success regardless of area, and with his great efforts he managed to take his team to the Best Year Ever in his first year as a Country Product Manager, which is unique. If you get Eirik on your team you should consider yourself lucky and any employer would be lucky to have him. I hope our paths cross again in the future!
Jenny Wicklund
I had the great pleasure of being Eirik’s Sales Manager for two years and saw him grow from a junior sales position to Country Product Manager. Eirik’s positions required him to be able to take own initiatives, be highly dedicated to his work and to have a strong positive attitude. In addition, as EF is a global company, you need to be able to work closely with different markets and cultures: the ability to maintain a large network through excellent communication and interpersonal skills is therefore a must. All of the above are qualities that Eirik truly possesses. In addition, he served as an inspiring role model at the office in Oslo and was extremely well liked by colleagues and managers. I gladly give Eirik my highest recommendations and congratulate any future employer who gets to work with this dedicated colleague.
Kathrine Raknerud
I’ve had the pleasure of working together with Eirik in EF Education First. He took over the role as Country Product Manager when I started as Country Manager due to exceptional results and unique ownership as Junior Product Manager. The role as Country Product Manager holds a complex aspect of tasks and usually takes time to grasp, but Eirik mastered the role from the very first day. His management skills are rare and he easily manages to get people behind him based on his competence within his field, his ability be strategic and see the business as a whole and his perfect balance between confidence and humbleness. He excelled with creating a One-Team mindset amongst five departments and took great ownership in brand management which helped EF grow their brand awareness within new segments. Eirik has a tendency to create success regardless of area, and with his great efforts he managed to take his team to the Best Year Ever in his first year as a Country Product Manager, which is unique. If you get Eirik on your team you should consider yourself lucky and any employer would be lucky to have him. I hope our paths cross again in the future!
Jenny Wicklund
I had the great pleasure of being Eirik’s Sales Manager for two years and saw him grow from a junior sales position to Country Product Manager. Eirik’s positions required him to be able to take own initiatives, be highly dedicated to his work and to have a strong positive attitude. In addition, as EF is a global company, you need to be able to work closely with different markets and cultures: the ability to maintain a large network through excellent communication and interpersonal skills is therefore a must. All of the above are qualities that Eirik truly possesses. In addition, he served as an inspiring role model at the office in Oslo and was extremely well liked by colleagues and managers. I gladly give Eirik my highest recommendations and congratulate any future employer who gets to work with this dedicated colleague.
Kathrine Raknerud
I’ve had the pleasure of working together with Eirik in EF Education First. He took over the role as Country Product Manager when I started as Country Manager due to exceptional results and unique ownership as Junior Product Manager. The role as Country Product Manager holds a complex aspect of tasks and usually takes time to grasp, but Eirik mastered the role from the very first day. His management skills are rare and he easily manages to get people behind him based on his competence within his field, his ability be strategic and see the business as a whole and his perfect balance between confidence and humbleness. He excelled with creating a One-Team mindset amongst five departments and took great ownership in brand management which helped EF grow their brand awareness within new segments. Eirik has a tendency to create success regardless of area, and with his great efforts he managed to take his team to the Best Year Ever in his first year as a Country Product Manager, which is unique. If you get Eirik on your team you should consider yourself lucky and any employer would be lucky to have him. I hope our paths cross again in the future!
Jenny Wicklund
I had the great pleasure of being Eirik’s Sales Manager for two years and saw him grow from a junior sales position to Country Product Manager. Eirik’s positions required him to be able to take own initiatives, be highly dedicated to his work and to have a strong positive attitude. In addition, as EF is a global company, you need to be able to work closely with different markets and cultures: the ability to maintain a large network through excellent communication and interpersonal skills is therefore a must. All of the above are qualities that Eirik truly possesses. In addition, he served as an inspiring role model at the office in Oslo and was extremely well liked by colleagues and managers. I gladly give Eirik my highest recommendations and congratulate any future employer who gets to work with this dedicated colleague.
Experience
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Elaway
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Norway
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Renewable Energy Power Generation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Key Account Manager
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Aug 2021 - Present
Main responsibility and achivements: - Interim Head of Sales Norway (october 2022) - Selling of multi-unit charging facilities to large accounts B2B (prospecting, offering and negotiating) - Responsible for the largest deal signed at Elaway - Hosting webinars and larger meetings with current and future clients - Acting as the link between Marketing and Sales - Took lead in choosing our new CRM system (Hubspot), and the implementation of it. - Contactpoint and responsible for sales through partners Elaway is a young tech company with big dreams. We want to accelerate the transition from fossil to renewables by accelerating the construction of EV charging facilities in Europe. After two years of experimenting in the world's most potent EV market (Norway), we are now developing a platform to initiate and administer EV charging facilities and bring this to Europe. Show less
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EF Education First
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Switzerland
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Education Management
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700 & Above Employee
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Country Product Manager
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Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Main responsibility: - Sales and sales plans, marketing (online, offline, partnerships), strategy and budget - 40% increase in sales from start of salesyear 2020 (oct-sep) - Part of EF Norways management team - Team Management
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Junior Product Manager
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Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
Main responsibility: - School visits and presentations - Retention - Sales - EDM- Assisting Country Product Manager
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Marketing and Sales Coordinator
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Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
- Schools: in charge of the school program. This includes school visits and lectures at high schools across Norway.- World Wide Bestseller- Responsible for all retention work for departing students.- Salesforce, sending EDMs in Salesforce Exact Target distribution systemAwards: - Weekly World Wide Bestseller - EF Norway Bestseller
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Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Norway
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
Responsibility: - Planning and executing of events (official dinners, official visits, promotion of Norway and Norwegian interests abroad) - Reception - Ad hoc. work within politics, administration and events - Consular affairs Responsibility: - Planning and executing of events (official dinners, official visits, promotion of Norway and Norwegian interests abroad) - Reception - Ad hoc. work within politics, administration and events - Consular affairs
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Totens Sparebank
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Norway
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Customer Advisor
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Jun 2013 - Nov 2016
Partime 2013 til 2015 (during holidays and the summer) Fulltime 2015-2016 Customer service and customer advisor Partime 2013 til 2015 (during holidays and the summer) Fulltime 2015-2016 Customer service and customer advisor
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SPAR South Africa
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South Africa
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Shop Assistant
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Aug 2011 - Apr 2013
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Education
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2012 - 2015
Hult International Business School
Bachelor of International Business Administration (BBA), Managment -
2009 - 2012
Lena High School
Politics, Language and Economy
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