Pontus De Geer
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German Limited working proficiency
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Hansi Eigner
A passionate sales leader that drives result! Looking at the years I had the pleasure to work with Pontus - with him as my manager, mentor and coach. I could see that his sales leadership and personality built a platform that made a huge difference for the success of Management Events Sweden - enabling both me and the rest of the organization to fulfill our potential. From the time I entered the company in 2007 until I left in 2011 there was a number of skills that I see as an important part of a modern and efficient sales leadership. Initially Pontus is truly passionate about the business he does and the value he provides to his clients. He genuinely loves to win, and love to sell. In Management Events he had a clear sales philosophy that I would say focus on three major pillars that he lived by with high integrity and leading by example every day: Firstly creating a great sales culture and team spirit, making everyone feel a part of and contributing to their best of ability, wanting to win and celebrating the outcome, and have a lot of fun doing what you do. Secondly, he ensured that his sales people spent their time where they should, out there with the clients. Creating and constantly fine tuning an efficient sales process, as well as synergizing and making all other related processes and support functions in the company contribute to the overall sales efficiency. Thirdly, he has excellent communications skills, both internally in his leadership and externally, creating clear expectations both with internal and external stakeholders which makes it easy to all involve to plan and prioritize. . Working with Pontus was always great fun and inspiring, and on reflection I see that his sales leadership would be a great asset to any organizations that need to improve their sales culture, processes as well as has a need of operationally driving sales.
Sofia Jägerlind Puuri
Pontus and I worked closely on a everyday basis for 2 years. Pontus is a passionate and natural leader. I and many other colleagues are impressed by his journey at ME. Knowing that he has climbed the corporate ladder builds a certain type of trust. He has taught all of us that hard work pays off. Pontus always hires the best people and makes sure to keep them around. He is a relationship builder, both internally and externally, and definitely has the skill to handle all types of people. This, in combination with his sales mind-set makes it a true joy to see Pontus in action! He is very clear in what he expects from you. He is demanding and will challenge you. I appreciate that he trusts you to be independent and handle potential obstacles yourself. In the same time he lets you know that he is there for questions and guidance. What I appreciated the most with our collaboration is that he always set a good example. He is ALWAYS professional and lets his peers know that no questions are too difficult or unnecessary to be asked. He has the skill to turn tough questions into interesting discussion topics and that makes him a true leader and role model. We worked together on many various projects and I enjoyed every one of them. Not because all of them were super fun or easy to complete but I had the chance to learn from a real professional. If you get the chance to work with Pontus in the future, you are one lucky man or woman!
Hansi Eigner
A passionate sales leader that drives result! Looking at the years I had the pleasure to work with Pontus - with him as my manager, mentor and coach. I could see that his sales leadership and personality built a platform that made a huge difference for the success of Management Events Sweden - enabling both me and the rest of the organization to fulfill our potential. From the time I entered the company in 2007 until I left in 2011 there was a number of skills that I see as an important part of a modern and efficient sales leadership. Initially Pontus is truly passionate about the business he does and the value he provides to his clients. He genuinely loves to win, and love to sell. In Management Events he had a clear sales philosophy that I would say focus on three major pillars that he lived by with high integrity and leading by example every day: Firstly creating a great sales culture and team spirit, making everyone feel a part of and contributing to their best of ability, wanting to win and celebrating the outcome, and have a lot of fun doing what you do. Secondly, he ensured that his sales people spent their time where they should, out there with the clients. Creating and constantly fine tuning an efficient sales process, as well as synergizing and making all other related processes and support functions in the company contribute to the overall sales efficiency. Thirdly, he has excellent communications skills, both internally in his leadership and externally, creating clear expectations both with internal and external stakeholders which makes it easy to all involve to plan and prioritize. . Working with Pontus was always great fun and inspiring, and on reflection I see that his sales leadership would be a great asset to any organizations that need to improve their sales culture, processes as well as has a need of operationally driving sales.
Sofia Jägerlind Puuri
Pontus and I worked closely on a everyday basis for 2 years. Pontus is a passionate and natural leader. I and many other colleagues are impressed by his journey at ME. Knowing that he has climbed the corporate ladder builds a certain type of trust. He has taught all of us that hard work pays off. Pontus always hires the best people and makes sure to keep them around. He is a relationship builder, both internally and externally, and definitely has the skill to handle all types of people. This, in combination with his sales mind-set makes it a true joy to see Pontus in action! He is very clear in what he expects from you. He is demanding and will challenge you. I appreciate that he trusts you to be independent and handle potential obstacles yourself. In the same time he lets you know that he is there for questions and guidance. What I appreciated the most with our collaboration is that he always set a good example. He is ALWAYS professional and lets his peers know that no questions are too difficult or unnecessary to be asked. He has the skill to turn tough questions into interesting discussion topics and that makes him a true leader and role model. We worked together on many various projects and I enjoyed every one of them. Not because all of them were super fun or easy to complete but I had the chance to learn from a real professional. If you get the chance to work with Pontus in the future, you are one lucky man or woman!
Hansi Eigner
A passionate sales leader that drives result! Looking at the years I had the pleasure to work with Pontus - with him as my manager, mentor and coach. I could see that his sales leadership and personality built a platform that made a huge difference for the success of Management Events Sweden - enabling both me and the rest of the organization to fulfill our potential. From the time I entered the company in 2007 until I left in 2011 there was a number of skills that I see as an important part of a modern and efficient sales leadership. Initially Pontus is truly passionate about the business he does and the value he provides to his clients. He genuinely loves to win, and love to sell. In Management Events he had a clear sales philosophy that I would say focus on three major pillars that he lived by with high integrity and leading by example every day: Firstly creating a great sales culture and team spirit, making everyone feel a part of and contributing to their best of ability, wanting to win and celebrating the outcome, and have a lot of fun doing what you do. Secondly, he ensured that his sales people spent their time where they should, out there with the clients. Creating and constantly fine tuning an efficient sales process, as well as synergizing and making all other related processes and support functions in the company contribute to the overall sales efficiency. Thirdly, he has excellent communications skills, both internally in his leadership and externally, creating clear expectations both with internal and external stakeholders which makes it easy to all involve to plan and prioritize. . Working with Pontus was always great fun and inspiring, and on reflection I see that his sales leadership would be a great asset to any organizations that need to improve their sales culture, processes as well as has a need of operationally driving sales.
Sofia Jägerlind Puuri
Pontus and I worked closely on a everyday basis for 2 years. Pontus is a passionate and natural leader. I and many other colleagues are impressed by his journey at ME. Knowing that he has climbed the corporate ladder builds a certain type of trust. He has taught all of us that hard work pays off. Pontus always hires the best people and makes sure to keep them around. He is a relationship builder, both internally and externally, and definitely has the skill to handle all types of people. This, in combination with his sales mind-set makes it a true joy to see Pontus in action! He is very clear in what he expects from you. He is demanding and will challenge you. I appreciate that he trusts you to be independent and handle potential obstacles yourself. In the same time he lets you know that he is there for questions and guidance. What I appreciated the most with our collaboration is that he always set a good example. He is ALWAYS professional and lets his peers know that no questions are too difficult or unnecessary to be asked. He has the skill to turn tough questions into interesting discussion topics and that makes him a true leader and role model. We worked together on many various projects and I enjoyed every one of them. Not because all of them were super fun or easy to complete but I had the chance to learn from a real professional. If you get the chance to work with Pontus in the future, you are one lucky man or woman!
Hansi Eigner
A passionate sales leader that drives result! Looking at the years I had the pleasure to work with Pontus - with him as my manager, mentor and coach. I could see that his sales leadership and personality built a platform that made a huge difference for the success of Management Events Sweden - enabling both me and the rest of the organization to fulfill our potential. From the time I entered the company in 2007 until I left in 2011 there was a number of skills that I see as an important part of a modern and efficient sales leadership. Initially Pontus is truly passionate about the business he does and the value he provides to his clients. He genuinely loves to win, and love to sell. In Management Events he had a clear sales philosophy that I would say focus on three major pillars that he lived by with high integrity and leading by example every day: Firstly creating a great sales culture and team spirit, making everyone feel a part of and contributing to their best of ability, wanting to win and celebrating the outcome, and have a lot of fun doing what you do. Secondly, he ensured that his sales people spent their time where they should, out there with the clients. Creating and constantly fine tuning an efficient sales process, as well as synergizing and making all other related processes and support functions in the company contribute to the overall sales efficiency. Thirdly, he has excellent communications skills, both internally in his leadership and externally, creating clear expectations both with internal and external stakeholders which makes it easy to all involve to plan and prioritize. . Working with Pontus was always great fun and inspiring, and on reflection I see that his sales leadership would be a great asset to any organizations that need to improve their sales culture, processes as well as has a need of operationally driving sales.
Sofia Jägerlind Puuri
Pontus and I worked closely on a everyday basis for 2 years. Pontus is a passionate and natural leader. I and many other colleagues are impressed by his journey at ME. Knowing that he has climbed the corporate ladder builds a certain type of trust. He has taught all of us that hard work pays off. Pontus always hires the best people and makes sure to keep them around. He is a relationship builder, both internally and externally, and definitely has the skill to handle all types of people. This, in combination with his sales mind-set makes it a true joy to see Pontus in action! He is very clear in what he expects from you. He is demanding and will challenge you. I appreciate that he trusts you to be independent and handle potential obstacles yourself. In the same time he lets you know that he is there for questions and guidance. What I appreciated the most with our collaboration is that he always set a good example. He is ALWAYS professional and lets his peers know that no questions are too difficult or unnecessary to be asked. He has the skill to turn tough questions into interesting discussion topics and that makes him a true leader and role model. We worked together on many various projects and I enjoyed every one of them. Not because all of them were super fun or easy to complete but I had the chance to learn from a real professional. If you get the chance to work with Pontus in the future, you are one lucky man or woman!
Experience
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Vandra med VANDRA
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Sweden
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Jun 2020 - Present
Vandra med VANDRA is a knowledge sharing and network building hike in the nature for curious and progressive CFO’s. Our mission is to: ✔️ connect CFO’s from different industries enabling them to increase their qualitative network ✔️ share knowledge and insights on topics relating to the development of the modern finance function ✔️ increase creativity, reduce stress and facilitate social interaction by hiking together in the nature The hikes are By invitation Only. How to join? Be part of our network, be a CFO in active duty, be curious and progressive. Show less
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Vandra Consulting Group
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Sweden
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Sep 2019 - Present
Vandra Consulting Group helps companies to become the best version of themselves. We make this happen through projects such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Automation, Process Development, Process Mapping and Finance interim management. Vandra Consulting Group is an organization without formal leaders and with a true belief in each individual's capacity and care to work in the best interest of the company. Vandra Consulting Group helps companies to become the best version of themselves. We make this happen through projects such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Automation, Process Development, Process Mapping and Finance interim management. Vandra Consulting Group is an organization without formal leaders and with a true belief in each individual's capacity and care to work in the best interest of the company.
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Owner
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Jan 2014 - Present
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Co-owner
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Jan 2014 - Aug 2019
Out of Office After Work is a Networking & Nightlife experience during early hours. We mix business with pleasure once a month in Stockholm, Oslo, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Malmö and London. Our guests consists of hard working professionals in the age span 25-45 from service sector’s such as Tech & IT, Banking & Finance, Media, Communication, Consulting etc. The concept has grown exponentially and each year we gather 100 000 guests to our Public events in the Nordics. Our vision is to create the world’s largest network of hard working professionals where we offer both entertainment and opportunities, online as well as IRL. Our corporate service portfolio consists of: 1. Corporate Partnerships: Through the OOOAW platform we offer our clients a creative activation tool for them to strenghten their Employer Brands towards prospective employees and current employees. 2. App: With over 80 000 active OOOAW app members (and growing) where we can segment on Industry, Function, Title, Company, Age etc. we can offer guests and partners valuable opportunities both during the events and in between the events. 3. Campaigns: As we have a large quantitative reach (100 000 hard working professionals annually) and sharp qualitative reach (we can communicate with individuals on a 1-on-1 basis via our app) we can offer brands a great campaign platform for reaching out to a quality certified target group. 4. Corporate Events: For companies who’d like to end a kick-off, summer/Christmas party or equivalent in the best way possible: Our services can be used. Show less
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Management Events
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Switzerland
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Events Services
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Country Manager & Partner & member of Group Executive Management Team
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Apr 2010 - Jul 2014
Initiated and led the change process of making Management Events Sweden AB a more collaborative and growth oriented company. I harmonised the relationships and cooperation between the four different functions within the company, so that they worked for and not isolated from each other. Together we increased the turnover with over 60% and the profit with over 80% in a three-year period. Full profit/loss responsibility, staff- and recruitment responsibility, where I was directly and indirectly responsible for 30+ co-workers. Reported directly to Group CEO. I also worked partly operational with some of our Key Accounts. My main network consists of: Management teams, CEO’s, CFO’s, Sales Director’s, HR Director's, Supply Chain & Procurement Director's and Marketing Director’s from the TOP500 companies in Sweden. Show less
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International Business Development
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Was part of the team that started up Management Events business in Singapore. Main responsibility was recruitment and sales.
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Head of Sales Operations & Partner
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Aug 2008 - Apr 2010
Overall responsible to develop processes, steering methods and modus operandi for the sales organization of the group. Trained the sales organization in sales strategies and developed and led group-wide targets. Reported to Group CEO.
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Sales Manager
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Nov 2004 - Aug 2008
Management Events - originally a Finnish company founded in 1994 - made Sweden their first expansion market back in 2004. I was part of the small team starting the business up in Sweden. Lead the Swedish sales organization parallel with doing both Key Accounts sales and new client acquisition.
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EF Education First
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Internship
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Feb 2004 - Sep 2004
Time bound traineeship at the head quarter in Lucerne, Switzerland. Had a number of responsibilities, including analytical and finance related tasks. Time bound traineeship at the head quarter in Lucerne, Switzerland. Had a number of responsibilities, including analytical and finance related tasks.
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HKScan Sweden AB
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Sweden
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Food Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager
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Jun 2003 - Aug 2003
Sold SCAN’s products to medium and large resellers. Sold SCAN’s products to medium and large resellers.
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United Nations
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United States
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International Affairs
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Summer Internship
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Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
Internship at the Finance Department of IAEA, in Vienna, Austria. Internship at the Finance Department of IAEA, in Vienna, Austria.
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Education
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2002 - 2004
Uppsala University
Master's degree, Finance -
1998 - 2002
Lund University School of Economics and Management
Bachelor's degree, Organization & Leadership
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