Frank Plas Email Address

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Doosan Group people are the most important asset.

* more than 25 years of experience has been gained by working in 3 different sectors: agriculture, automotive and construction equipment * aligning a business turnaround: new product development process at Tenneco within a market of decreasing replacement rates together with different plants and design centers; cover severe coverage gaps in the dealer network in France, with sense of urgency * enabler to drive growth in mature markets: Gates product portfolio of belts/hoses & timing belt kits; launch of new skid-steer loaders S100 and S330,S630/S650, T650, S/T/A770 * enabler to start up new businesses: Trico wiper blades introduction at Gates; catalytic converters, Walker lambda sensors & Diesel Particulate Filters within Tenneco; Bobcat 2200D utility vehicle through Bobcat channels, strategic projects with Bobcat/Doosan * Commercial Engineering degree achieved with distinction at Solvay Business School, provided a broad background and foundation for prior and current professional experiences. * Successfully established new dealers in the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Austria, Finland, Norway, Iceland, UK, France, Spain; made the needed changes! Specialties: * Sales Management, Dealer Development * Marketing - Product Management - Business Management * Multi-cultural, multinational minded * Multilingual (Dutch, French, English, German) * Customer minded * Teamplayer & ability to work independently