Rui de Amorim Ferreira
Regional Manager Paper & Board at Vipa Group- Claim this Profile
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Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Vipa Group
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Switzerland
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Environmental Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Regional Manager Paper & Board
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Jan 2023 - Present
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Amberger Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH Co. KG
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Germany
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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May 2019 - Jan 2023
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Feb 2016 - Apr 2019
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Kreatif Bersama
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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BUSINESS MANAGER
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Mar 2011 - Jan 2016
• Maped pertinent VAS services and identify business opportunities; • Contacted Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and developed understanding of market needs; • Developed a business strategy to approach the new regional market; • Built the business development plan for Brazil; • Drove execution and established volume and profitability targets; • Opened the Brazilian subsidiary in 2011; • Management of the Jakarta based technical, design and advertising teams; • Integrated the new VAS services with the 4 main local MNOs (Claro, Oi, Tim and Vivo); • Launched several VAS services; • Digital Marketing: development of mobile and web advertising campaigns; • Opened the Venezuelan subsidiary in 2014. Show less
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PT Kreatif Bersama
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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Sep 2010 - Mar 2011
VAS Market Research and Business Development in Brazil. VAS Market Research and Business Development in Brazil.
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Voith Group
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Germany
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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INTERNATIONAL SALES MANAGER
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Aug 2007 - Jul 2010
• Responsible for the following markets: Russia, Eastern Europe and South Africa; • Sales process management of paper machine rebuild and new production line proposals for board and packaging grades; • Customer acquisition through targeted advice of technologically advanced solutions for the board and packaging production lines; • Responsible for the entire sales cycle, from needs assessment to contract negotiation; • Analysis and definition of regional market potential and trends; • Responsible for the following markets: Russia, Eastern Europe and South Africa; • Sales process management of paper machine rebuild and new production line proposals for board and packaging grades; • Customer acquisition through targeted advice of technologically advanced solutions for the board and packaging production lines; • Responsible for the entire sales cycle, from needs assessment to contract negotiation; • Analysis and definition of regional market potential and trends;
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Companhia de Cartões do Cávado S.A.
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Braga Area, Portugal
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2007
• Portuguese SME with 2 board machines, 85 workers and revenues of 5 MEUR per year; • Specialized in the production and converting of special board grades (shank board, stationary board, compact board) for the shoe, office staples and furniture industry; • Main markets: Sweden (Ikea), Germany (Wilkhahn) and Portugal (Shoe industry and Staples); • Developed and implemented strategic objectives of the business units production, marketing and sales; • Responsible for the production and sales teams; • Developed and consolidated sales activities in the focused markets and product groups; • Developed and expanded distribution structures of agenced markets (Greece, Spain, France); Show less
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Renova
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Portugal
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Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Mar 1998 - Mar 2004
• Responsible for 5 Paper Machines (75.000 t/a) and 75 workers;• Responsible for compliance with all regulations for occupational safety, health and environment in the assigned area, as well as order and cleanliness in the production environment;• Managed the allocated employees of production;• Controled, monitored and optimized work processes, production quality and productivity in application of lean manufacturing concepts;• Ensured the compliance with defined quality parameters and the processing of complaints and deviation;• Implemented ISO 14001 in all production lines; Show less
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Jan 1996 - Feb 1998
• Conducted trials in order to reduce costs and increase productivity;• Responsible for the purchase of all raw materials and subsidiaries for the paper production;• Developed new applications for tissue papers (micro-capsules with hydrating lotions); • Production process optimization;• Technical training of workers;
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Education
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Technische Universität Darmstadt
Master's degree, Paper Science and Engineering