Remco Derksen
Business development
Professional Status
Available soon
Open to opportunities
About Me
High tech fan and Entrepreneurial, after having founded a computer import/export company and co-founded an IT service company I joined Logitech and helped driving growth of the streaming media business across Europe over the past 5 years, first as product specialist then as business developer.
Identifying a business opportunity and make it happen, whatever the challenges may be, are key aspects of the business development role I have successfully developed in my previous experiences and enjoy doing.
Identifying a business opportunity and make it happen, whatever the challenges may be, are key aspects of the business development role I have successfully developed in my previous experiences and enjoy doing.
Business Development
ickStream
Since August 2012
Berlin
Germany
- Managing relations with partners
- Define music service support roadmap
- Setup agreements with partners, and administrative documents
- Manage users/customers relations
- Co-Define Company strategic goals and business model
Beta Program Manager
Logitech
October 2011
to August 2012
Lausanne
Switzerland
- Streamline the Beta program for the Digital Home Unit
- Build up a solid Beta tester pool of over a hundred participants, both from within and outside Logitech
- Stand as product & program expert and being the primary contact for Beta users in Europe and the US
- Review and analyze the feedback received from the Beta users and accordingly providing relevant advice to the project and development teams
Global product Manager
Logitech
March 2011
to October 2011
Morges
Switzerland
- Manage the development of new speakers for iPod and iPhone
- Liaise with factories in China to ensure appropriate sample production and accurate user documentation
- Coordinate Program Management as well as mechanical, electrical and acoustic engineering in order to ensure a product delivery on time, within budget and according to initial technical specification
Business Development
Logitech
January 2010
to October 2011
Morges
Switzerland
- Develop new business partnerships with several major music services and Telecom operators in Europe
- Maintain and develop existing music partnerships
- Establish the roadmap for business development in the EMEA Countries
Product Specialist Streaming media
logitech
November 2007
to January 2010
Morges
Switzerland
- Provide European market feedback to Audio product development teams
- Give advice and providing training to regional Sales & Marketing teams on Audio Devices, including the Squeezebox, earphones and speakers
- Offer technical support and setting up systems in key customer demos and during internal or external sales meetings
- Support product launches with our Public Relations team, ensuring key communication channels are reached and spreading the word on the forums/online
- Assist the Tier 3 Customer Support when difficult issues needed escalation
- Create support documents and research reports including competitors overviews, sales reviews, FAQs, etc
- Provide training to field sales, customers and regional experts
- Identify and develop business opportunities in the CE and Streaming media fields in particular.
- Setup and/or work with Marketing, PR and sales teams to setup communication plans.
- Manage and Develop existing partnerships to increase profitability and sustainability.
- Manage various teams and process involved in the creation of new CE products within defined specifications, budget and timeline.
- Identify and plan updates during the product life cycle. Plan product/service introduction and phase out
- Translate technical aspects of a product or service into customer value added propositions, which can be used in the product or service communication
- Internal or partners product/service training to increase product knowledge and key values
- French: Fluent
- Dutch: Fluent
- English: Fluent
- German: Good Spoken, Basic written skills