Experience

International Fertilizer Association (IFA)

• France
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability Director and China Initiative Leader

  • 2021 - Present

  Paris, Île-de-France, France Mr. Volker Andresen is a seasoned business development executive from Germany who joined the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) as Technical Director in 2012 and assumed the position of Sustainability Director in 2021. Volker led the development of IFA’s product stewardship certification (Protect & Sustain), regular benchmarks on employee safety, production emissions and energy efficiency, as well as reports on the sustainable management and use of Phosphogypsum. More recent… Show more Mr. Volker Andresen is a seasoned business development executive from Germany who joined the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) as Technical Director in 2012 and assumed the position of Sustainability Director in 2021. Volker led the development of IFA’s product stewardship certification (Protect & Sustain), regular benchmarks on employee safety, production emissions and energy efficiency, as well as reports on the sustainable management and use of Phosphogypsum. More recent projects included the development of a decarbonization roadmap for ammonia production which was presented at UN COP 26 and the launch of IFA’s Sustainable Fertilizer Academy (www.ifa-sfa.org). On top of his technical and sustainability tasks, Volker has coordinated IFA's activities in the former Soviet Union for seven years and is focusing on China since then. Prior to IFA, Volker has held senior-level positions at IBM, Survey Sampling International, and the World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association. Show less



International Fertilizer Association (IFA)

• France
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director and China Initiative Leader

  • 2012 - 2020

  Paris Area, France See full bio above



KTM Advance SAS | iSphere Group

• France
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Marketing and Business Development Director

  • 2010 - 2012

  Paris Area, France Advised KTM Advance how to become a leader of the fast growing global e-Learning & Serious Games industry.



Survey Sampling International

• United States
• Market Research
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Marketing Director Europe

  • 2007 - 2010

  Paris Area, France Established Survey Sampling International as a leader of the fast growing regional online market research industry.



World LPG Association

• France
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Sales Director

  • 2004 - 2007

  Paris Area, France Developed the association’s and LP Gas’ image, organized and sold the industry’s largest global conference and exhibition (Shanghai, Chicago, Cape Town, Seoul), supported the Global Technology (GLOTEC) initiative by launching regular conferences and more.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing and Communications Manager Europe Middle East and Africa

  • 1996 - 2004

  Paris Area, France Positioned ibm.com as a new cost-efficient sales channel, trained executives in public speaking, enabled sellers with the latest competitive information, as well as helped build IBM's On Demand and e-Business brands.



US Embassy

• Executive Training Programme

  • 1995 - 1995

  Paris Area, France Evaluated French markets on behalf of American companies and marketed “Gold Key” reports.