Derk Smid

Head Of Business Development at Vertoro
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, DE
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Netherlands
    • Oil and Gas
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head Of Business Development
      • Nov 2019 - Present

    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2007 - Present

    • Consultant, Market Development Europe
      • Sep 2007 - Mar 2021

    • Consultant, Business Development Director
      • Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

      Responsible for developing new businesses for Vetch Pro and Key Account Management Responsible for developing new businesses for Vetch Pro and Key Account Management

    • New Business Development Director
      • 2017 - Oct 2019

    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2007 - Sep 2016

    • Managing Director & Agent for South America for Actega - Altana
      • Aug 2007 - Sep 2016

      Coatings and Speciality Plastic Additives:European business development for Cellresin Technologies, LLCIndependent agent for South America for Resin Coatings and Adhesives for packing for ACTEGA Rhenania (ALTANA AG)productsIndependent agent for other speciality additives for Thermoplastics. Coatings and Speciality Plastic Additives:European business development for Cellresin Technologies, LLCIndependent agent for South America for Resin Coatings and Adhesives for packing for ACTEGA Rhenania (ALTANA AG)productsIndependent agent for other speciality additives for Thermoplastics.

    • Director, New Business Development
      • 2015 - 2016

      Cooperation with a start-up to commercialize their innovative high tech medical device in Germany and the UK. This device is a Brain Control Interface developed by Liquidweb s.r.l in Italy. It is primarily designed to enable Locked-in Patients (LIS) to communicate via their brainwaves through an EEG reader and a program which interprets the different brainwaves. LIS Patients who can normally not even communicate at all in anyway can then communicate again.Achievements:A major hospital will be using this device for their LIS patients and several distributors in Germany are interested in distributing the device

    • Germany
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Vice President Sales and Marketing
      • May 2005 - Aug 2007

      Developed the business globally and drove the global key account management effort within this business unit.

    • Director Strategy, Marketing and New Business Development
      • Jun 2002 - Apr 2005

      Responsible for New Business Developments, Strategy and Marketing activities of Actega DS. Initiated and coordinated global innovation development projects with industry partners.

    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • EMEA Marketing Manager
      • 1997 - 2002

      Advanced Elastomer Systems- Part of ExxonMobil Chemicals (Initially a Monsanto and Exxon cooperation)Developed new markets and a partnership with DS-Chemie (Altana) for the packaging industry Advanced Elastomer Systems- Part of ExxonMobil Chemicals (Initially a Monsanto and Exxon cooperation)Developed new markets and a partnership with DS-Chemie (Altana) for the packaging industry

    • United States
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Innovation Marketing Manager
      • May 1987 - Apr 1997

      Various positions and accomplishments at Dow Corning.Identified and developed new silicone powder hydrophobing product for the construction industryEconomic evaluations for manufacturing investments and for plant profitability opitmizationIT in Brussels Belgium,IT supervisor in Munich(Germany),Plant Accouting Supervisor in Munich,Product Liner Manager in Munich Various positions and accomplishments at Dow Corning.Identified and developed new silicone powder hydrophobing product for the construction industryEconomic evaluations for manufacturing investments and for plant profitability opitmizationIT in Brussels Belgium,IT supervisor in Munich(Germany),Plant Accouting Supervisor in Munich,Product Liner Manager in Munich

Education

  • Boston University
    MASTERS DEGREE :MSCIS, Business Management and Computing
    1986 - 1988
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
    Bachelor of Arts Degree, Business Management
    1983 - 1986

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