Cost reducion of operations

Managing
He has set up management teams , with members coming from several countries.
Was elected chairman of one of the sectors of the CEPE.

Turn around management
He has restored profitability of companies, having increases Return-on-Sales from zero till 10 %.

Acquisitions
He has been involved in acquisitions of companies in the range of EUR 15 to 50 Million.

Divestments
Has been successfully selling business of loss making parts of the company, on the basis of a Contribution Margin Valuation concept.

Experience
Marten van der Meer has had the following positions: R&D manager Architectural Coatings Strategic Planning department of leading paint company Marketing Manager Industrial Coatings General manager of General Industrial Coating Business unit General manager of a Aerospace Coatings JV General manager of a Protective & Marine Coatings company.

Education
MSc ( Doctoraal) in Physical & polymer Chemistry at the university of Groningen( the Netherlands). International Marketing Management at the IMI (Geneva) Management training, by teachers from INSEAD, MIT and IMI.

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Curriculum Vitae

Motivator
Team Builder
No nonsense and down to earth
Goal oriented
Analytical
Quick  assessment of problems
All-round in the coatings industry