Peter Gross

Reporting to the CEO the role covers the strategic business steering and the management of the Dealers network, outlining and securing the successful future market coverage. Provide a strategic platform for the development, steering and management of the retail network, to sustain stable and strong sales and after sales organizations, enabling the market partners to achieve and grow their operative targets, thus ensuring profitability and franchise attractiveness, and proper representation of the MB brand

As Marketing and Export consultant I supported the internationalization and expansion of the export activities for the biodynamic agricultural FMCG. The Sekem Group focuses on the application of biodynamic agriculture methods. ISIS is one of Sekem group companies, specialized in agricultural - organic FMCG, i.e Juices, Jams, Dried vegetables.

Start-up approach to introduce and build businesses in the field of the Nano technology

Country and Business Development Manager for Nabors Drilling International in Egypt. Job to open up and develop the Egyptian drilling market for the company.

General Manager for the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Khartoum/ Sudan. Focusing on the operations and market building aspects of the business, the task was building a profitable and functioning company. Additionally to the management of the company’s operations, by implementing the responsible Sales, After Sales and F& A departments.

Working with the Bayer AG, in the Chemical and High-tech Materials Industry, my main job and objective was to outline and structure a new cooperate strategy and operative regional management concept for securing a better market coverage for the markets in the Middle East. Meeting the different partners and local agents, gave me the opportunity to further develop the needed sensitivity for cultures, different markets and their individual peculiarities.

Building the export markets for the MCV Buses, being responsible for the GCC region (KSA, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen)

With the take over of Schwarzkopf by the Henkel Group, I was in charge of integrating the Schwarzkopf cosmetic products into the exciting portfolio in Egypt and build the related business. Here I have sensed the right handling of the market, the trade and its consumers. Also the so essential aspect of having a sufficient distribution in order to build market share, I have learned and lived during that time.

Business Administration, Arabic, English and regional affairs. intercultural aspects and economics, focusing on the Arabian Markets.