This document is a curriculum vitae for Roald Skår. It outlines his work experience marketing pharmaceutical products for various companies from 1986 to the present. It also lists his education in nursing, management, and accountancy software. His hobbies include sea scouting, kayaking, snowboarding, and public speaking. He is married with three adult children.
For more than 10 years I have worked very much with commercial NPD-projects, recipe development, assortment optimization and customer loyalty in other large passionated international companies - VM Margarine / Puratos Nordic, Tulip Food Company, GLS Denmark, Arla Foods and at Dr. Oetker, and I have through all the years worked very much with converting sales and market data to customer insights. Furthermore I have worked very much with NPD projects, and a.o. at VM Margarine / Puratos Nordic I was for more than 7 years teamleader for the test bakery and for the support re. recipes and baking that was offered to both craftsmen bakeries and foodservice customers, so that the customers remained loyal customers (at that time we trained the craftsmen bakeries in producing "Best in Class" "Danish Pastry" domestically and internationally, and we made already in 1999 an international website - www.margarine.dk, where the craftsmen bakers could get tips and advices re. baking of "Danish Pastry".
Through all the years I have worked very much with finding and spreading "Best Practices" across markets, stores, distribution channels and product categories, and exactly these experiences are VERY RELEVANT in your VERY PASSIONATED TEAM. In 2016 - 2017 I worked with relationship selling and "Best in Class" customer experiences as part of Thomas Elong's very passionated team at Skousen in Hilleroed, and most recently I have worked in another very passionated team at Netto i Dronningmølle in order to be trained at "Best in Class" in-store sales and Trade Marketing. I have been both a Shop Manager and a BtB Salesman for more than two years, and I have in 2017 taken the Truck driver's license (C) and the Qualification Card for Trucks at EsNord i Hilleroed.
I have ALWAYS BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON MAKING MY COLLEAGUES AT THEIR BEST, and I am a very dedicated networker internally in your team, so that all "Best Practices" internally and externally will continue to be exploited maximally across your strong brands, products / product groups and the different customer segments. Externally I am a very dedicated networker on a.o. LinkedIn, where I have more than 5,100 connections within international retail and food industries which I every single day use for learning, for being inspired and for networking.
For more than 10 years I have worked very much with commercial NPD-projects, recipe development, assortment optimization and customer loyalty in other large passionated international companies - VM Margarine / Puratos Nordic, Tulip Food Company, GLS Denmark, Arla Foods and at Dr. Oetker, and I have through all the years worked very much with converting sales and market data to customer insights. Furthermore I have worked very much with NPD projects, and a.o. at VM Margarine / Puratos Nordic I was for more than 7 years teamleader for the test bakery and for the support re. recipes and baking that was offered to both craftsmen bakeries and foodservice customers, so that the customers remained loyal customers (at that time we trained the craftsmen bakeries in producing "Best in Class" "Danish Pastry" domestically and internationally, and we made already in 1999 an international website - www.margarine.dk, where the craftsmen bakers could get tips and advices re. baking of "Danish Pastry".
Through all the years I have worked very much with finding and spreading "Best Practices" across markets, stores, distribution channels and product categories, and exactly these experiences are VERY RELEVANT in your VERY PASSIONATED TEAM. In 2016 - 2017 I worked with relationship selling and "Best in Class" customer experiences as part of Thomas Elong's very passionated team at Skousen in Hilleroed, and most recently I have worked in another very passionated team at Netto i Dronningmølle in order to be trained at "Best in Class" in-store sales and Trade Marketing. I have been both a Shop Manager and a BtB Salesman for more than two years, and I have in 2017 taken the Truck driver's license (C) and the Qualification Card for Trucks at EsNord i Hilleroed.
I have ALWAYS BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON MAKING MY COLLEAGUES AT THEIR BEST, and I am a very dedicated networker internally in your team, so that all "Best Practices" internally and externally will continue to be exploited maximally across your strong brands, products / product groups and the different customer segments. Externally I am a very dedicated networker on a.o. LinkedIn, where I have more than 5,100 connections within international retail and food industries which I every single day use for learning, for being inspired and for networking.
More than 12 years experience with sales and implementation of logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical industry primarily on GDP but also on GCP and GMP activities.
I am a skilled professional with an extensive knowledge within many different areas of marketing and business development – on strategic, tactical and operational level. My speciality is B2B marketing of technical products and I enjoy developing tools and processes that offers the optimal support to a sales organization.
Key competences:
- B2B marketing of technical products and solutions.
- Solid marketing experience on all levels from operational
hands-on to strategic marketing.
- Creation of efficient marketing tools offering optimal support to
salesman and distributors.
- A strong commercial understanding including experience with
business development.
- A systematic and analytical way of working.
- Gathering market intelligence and performing business
analyses.
More than 12 years experience with sales and implementation of logistics solutions for the pharmaceutical industry primarily on GDP but also on GCP and GMP activities.
I am a skilled professional with an extensive knowledge within many different areas of marketing and business development – on strategic, tactical and operational level. My speciality is B2B marketing of technical products and I enjoy developing tools and processes that offers the optimal support to a sales organization.
Key competences:
- B2B marketing of technical products and solutions.
- Solid marketing experience on all levels from operational
hands-on to strategic marketing.
- Creation of efficient marketing tools offering optimal support to
salesman and distributors.
- A strong commercial understanding including experience with
business development.
- A systematic and analytical way of working.
- Gathering market intelligence and performing business
analyses.
1. Curriculum Vitae
Roald Skår, 15.12.1957
Rabben 28, 5108 Hordvik, Norway
Phone +47 906 07 732
Roaldska@gmail.com
Key competences
Strategic and analytic, ambiguous and strong commitment
Experienced in the mix of marketing and sales,
from the role of field product manager
Diplomatic and team oriented; clever in building relations and trust with
customers and colleagues
Critical care nurse with engagement for patients; strong internal
motivation
Job experience
2013 09
-
Business manager Scandinavia
Medicom is publisher of a variety of medical journals and images
enhancing communication in medical conditions. Responsible for
Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Medicom
Medical
Publishers
Holland
2010 07
2013 08
Product manager oncology/ tender business
Marketing and selling haematology/ oncology products to hospitals in
Norway. Frequently meetings with Norwegian key opinion leaders in
oncology and haematology. Was in this period also involved in the tender
business for our anaesthesia portfolio, which I knew well from the time as
EU marketing manager.
GSK Norway
2008 01
2010 07
EU marketing manager for anaesthesia
The GSK-Anaesthesia Hub was located in Munich, Germany. The focus of
responsibility was to keep the GSK EU anaesthesia team (all countries
from Finland to Israel) focused and energized. I also dealt with our key
external experts across Europe during the last period of the lifecycle of the
portfolio due to end of patent protection period. (See attached
recommendation letter for more details). Responsible for an annual
promotion budget of 350-500 K €. Annual sales was 70 mill. €.
GSK Europe
2004 07
2008 01
Field product manager anaesthesia
Marketing and selling anaesthetics to hospitals in Norway. Daily attending
operations for practical guiding.
GSK Norway
2002 10
2004 07
Product manager smoking cessation
In the period when law to make all public zones smoke free in Norway
was passed, I was responsible for the launch of Zyban™ for smoking
cessation.
GSK Norway
1999 08
2002 10
Regional sales manager
Responsible for the performance of a sales team of 6-8 people in west
and southern Norway.
GSK Norway
1990 01
1999 07
Product manager ENT
Marketing responsible for ENT. Key opinion leader follow up and serving
the sales team with campaigns and selling materials.
Glaxo
Wellcome
Norway
2. 1986 09
1990 01
Recruited as sales rep
Sales responsible for the western part of Norway.
Glaxo Norway
1982 01
1986 09
Practical nursing
Coronary intensive care unit.
Haukeland
University
Hospital
Education
2014 08
2015 06
Leadership, power and meaning
Final module in Executive Master of Management degree.
Norwegian
Business
School (BI)
2014 01
2014 04
Accountancy software
Introduction to Mamut (accountancy software).
Folke
universitetet
2013 09
2013 11
Book keeping Folke
universitetet
2004 09
2005 04
Science methodology and ethics
This is a pre- course needed for students with bachelor, aiming for master
degree in nursing or physiotherapy.
University of
Bergen
2002 08
2003 06
Team management
This module of the Master of management study addresses the
methodology of how to develop and maintain high performing teams.
BI
1995 08
1996 06
Marketing communication
This is one of the modules of master of management study, addressing
marketing management, brand marketing and marketing communication.
BI
1984 08
1985 12
Intensive care nursing Haukeland
University
Hospital
1983 01
1983 05
Government employee HR Norwegian
School
of Economics
(NHH)
1979 01
1981 12
Registered nurse Haukeland
University
Hospital
Hobbies Sea-scout leader, Kayak enthusiast, Snow-boarder, Board leader at the
local marina, Toastmaster and often used as Speaker at local public
events.
Language Speak and write Norwegian and English well, my German is tiny and my
Polish is minimal. I communicate easily with Danish and Swedish.
Licenses Car, truck, bus and day coast sailing.
Relations Married, three grown up children.