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Quebec, Canada
- Past
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- Marketing & Communications Director at Moov - Madagascar
- Sales, Marketing & Communications Director at Wanadoo Madagascar
- Area Sales Manager, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa at Apple Computer
- Senior Systems Engineer at Apple Canada
- Sabbatical Break at -
- General Manager at Dialogue Informatique
- Director of IS&T and Secretariat / Product Marketing Manager at Distribution MBI
- Technical Support Coordinator at Micro-Contact
- Education
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- Université Laval
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- Industry
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Ian Beaudet’s Summary
Ian Beaudet’s Specialties:
Sales Management, Marketing, Team Management, Restructuring, Consumer Electronics, Information Technology and Telecomms.
Ian Beaudet’s Experience
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Marketing & Communications Director
Moov - Madagascar
(Internet industry)
June 2008 — November 2008 (6 months)
Marketing & Communications Director at Moov
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Sales, Marketing & Communications Director
Wanadoo Madagascar
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2006 — August 2006 (6 months)
Strategic direction and management of a team of 40 sales and marketing professionals within the leading Internet and Enterprise networks company in Madagascar. In charge of all sales and marketing activities, and a member of the Executive Board.
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Area Sales Manager, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa
Apple Computer
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
February 2002 — April 2006 (4 years 3 months)
Management and supervision of all of Apple’s sales and marketing activities in the Czech and Slovak Republics, in Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, Serbia & Montenegro, in Romania and Bulgaria, as well as in Greece, Portugal and Southern Africa. Definition and implementation of the appropriate strategies with the local partners, evaluation and redefinition of the sales and distribution resources, accountability for the profitability of the operations, direct involvement with strategic partners and accounts, participation in local events, conferences and trade shows in each of the geos.
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Senior Systems Engineer
Apple Canada
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
January 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 9 months)
Provision of pre-sales support and consulting services to the Apple sales team and their prospective or existing customers, in both the education and business markets of Eastern Canada. Development and delivery of presentations and seminars about the company’s products, technologies and services, as well as identification, engineering and promotion of integrated solutions facilitating the penetration and retention of accounts. Also in charge of the technical services to, and ad hoc training of, the various partners involved in business opportunities.
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Sabbatical Break
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(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
October 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 3 months)
This planned break has been an occasion to travel, pursue personal interests and passions, and enter the MBA program at Université Laval.
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General Manager
Dialogue Informatique
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1992 — October 1998 (6 years 1 month)
Daily management, market positioning and strategic direction of this company specialized in software localization (linguistic and functional adaptation) and technical translation. Dialogue Informatique has been appointed by prestigious clients such as Apple Canada, Apple France, Apple Computer Inc., Claris Corporation, WordPerfect Corporation, Adrenaline Software and STF Technologies, among others.
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Director of IS&T and Secretariat / Product Marketing Manager
Distribution MBI
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
January 1991 — October 1992 (1 year 10 months)
Definition, implementation and coordination of many administrative processes and development of data processing resources. Technical and purchasing support, as well as planning for the introduction of technological resources in new areas.
Design and production of specification sheets, intended to stress the advantages of the company’s products over those of the competition. Implementation of a coherent pricing policy and production of various sales tools designed to help the sales representatives and the independent distributors in their duties. Coordination of all the data-processing operations within the company and supervision of the communications with the distributors.
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Technical Support Coordinator
Micro-Contact
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1989 — January 1991 (1 year 5 months)
Coordination, on a national scale (8 regional offices), of all of the resources available in order to provide efficient technical support to both employees and customers. Investigation and tracking of new technologies, organization and delivery of conferences and seminars, direct customer support, technical training of personnel, and support of the sales representatives in the bidding process and in their meetings with customers. Also accountable for the hiring and training of the technical support team members.
Additional Information
Ian Beaudet’s Groups:
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Apple - Current and Former Employees
