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CPGJOBLIST
CANDIDATE DOSSIER
Mark J.L. Buss
 General Management/
International Development
Richmond, VA
EXPERIENCE
Results-driven senior executive with more than 25 years developing and directing international business development initiatives in highly competitive markets. Visionary leader who has recruited and built successful sales and marketing teams in startup and growth situations. Multicultural and multifunctional expertise in strategic business planning, sales, brand and product development in differing consumer business environments. Early background in manufacturing finance and logistics. Conversant in Spanish.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Served as division head with P&L responsibility; charged with international sales and business development for $500 million consumer products company. Increased divisional operating profit in 2004 by 66 percent, driving division to nearly double revenues in five years to $38 million. Served as general manager for a leading pharmaceutical and consumer products company in Europe in an expatriate capacity for seven years, covering areas as diverse as Central/Eastern Europe, Middle East and Italy. President, HECNA Group of International Housewares Association, 2002-2004.
RECENT POSITIONS
Vice President International
Hamilton Beach/Procter-Silex, 1997-2004
Vice President, International Sales and Development
Seymour Housewares Corporation, 1994-1997
General Manager, Eastern Europe/Russia
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1992-1993
EDUCATION
BS, University of Richmond, Virginia
PERSONAL
As a father of three trying to balance extensive global travel with family obligations, I am merely an aspiring golfer.
IN HIS OWN WORDS
“The most valuable tools I have acquired during my life are an appreciation and integration of different cultures and business practices. Quite often American executives forget that while the United States plays a large financial role in the global economy, best practices are not necessarily home grown and our culture is, at best, only a few hundred years old! My experiences have been honed outside of the U.S. marketplace in both highly leveraged and very profitable companies. I believe that open-minded companies will see my combination of leadership skills and business acumen transcends specific product categories or geographies. That should make me equally valuable to an international or domestic business in a division head or senior sales and marketing role."
CPGJOBLIST APPRAISAL
“Mark’s global background and solid career progression across multiple industries and functional areas, as well as small-, mid- and large-sized corporations, is a combination that is difficult to find. He would be a great fit for a small company CEO or mid- to large-sized general management role.”
Posted 10/2/05 by CPGjoblist. Contact Michael Carrillo for a free referral to this candidate, (626) 535-0143.
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