Joe Mannion
EuroLink International Sales & Marketing - Aerospace & Industrial specialist
- Location
- Ireland
- Industry
- Management Consulting
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Joe Mannion's Overview
- Current
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- European Business Development Manager, Consultant role at Waukesha Foundry
- Sales & Marketing Director, Consultant role at PT Technologies Europe
- Managing Director at EuroLink International Sales & Marketing
- Past
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- Board Member and Chairman of Southern region at Marketing Institute of Ireland
- International Business Director at Char-Broil
- European Sales & Marketing Director at Ames True Temper
- Export Executive at C & C International
- Education
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- Marketing Institute of Ireland
- Trinity College, Dublin
- Recommendations
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9 people have recommended Joe
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Joe Mannion's Summary
Joe consults in the International Sales and Marketing of industrial products (e.g. Aerospace, Power & Telecoms), as well as f.m.c.g., consumer durable goods. Working throughout Europe and the United States, and as far as Taiwan & China he has also covered Australia and South America.
Over the last 20 years, and prior to setting up EuroLink in 1997, Joe has held a series of demanding and challenging senior international management positions. Responsibilities have included: negotiating with major industrial groups & retailers throughout Europe; (re)constructing and managing sales organisations; developing marketing strategies and business plans; working with state aid agencies; new product development with international teams from Europe, the States and the Far East; market research; developing multi-country logistics bases; customer and sales staff training.
A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he was awarded an honours B.A. Moderatorship degree in Modern Languages (German & French) with distinction for his spoken fluency, and later also received a Masters degree from here. He is also a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland with whom he undertook the Graduateship degree in Marketing, combining his studies with his successful international marketing career. Joe is fluent in German, French and Spanish, and is at ease conducting business in all these languages. Having lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Spain & Portugal, he can combine a deep understanding of cultural and business differences with his expert knowledge of and contacts in the European business environment.
He is a past Chairman of the Marketing Institute of Ireland’s southern region. He is also a past Chairman of a trade body representing exporting North American manufacturers.
Specialties
Business expansion & internationalization. Industrial products (Aerospace, Power & Telecom), international sales & marketing.Consumer durables, international sales & marketing.
Joe Mannion's Experience
European Business Development Manager, Consultant role
Waukesha Foundry
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mining & Metals industry
2011 – Present (1 year)
Aerospace cast tooling for composite parts production. Waukesha Foundry is the leading producer of vacuum-tight cast Invar® face sheets, for applications from resin transfer moulds to automotive composite panels tooling, to complex tooling for aircraft surface & structural composite components.
Managing Director
EuroLink International Sales & Marketing
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry
July 1997 – Present (14 years 11 months) Ireland
Accelerating international sales & profits for client businesses. Focus on quality niche products, across consumer & industrial sectors.
Board Member and Chairman of Southern region
Marketing Institute of Ireland
May 2003 – May 2007 (4 years 1 month)
With in excess of 3000 members nationwide the Marketing Institute of Ireland is the leading professional body for marketing professionals in this country. As chairman of the Southern region I had full responsibility for the activities and operations of the Institute in this region. I was also a Board member nationally for this period.
International Business Director
Char-Broil
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Consumer Goods industry
1999 – 2001 (2 years)
Consumer durables (outdoor lesiure goods). Global sales force reconfiguration, product development, sales team building, major accounts.
European Sales & Marketing Director
Ames True Temper
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry
April 1993 – July 1997 (4 years 4 months)
Responsible for business development across Europe for this leisure products manufacturer, with manufacturing facilities in the US & in Irealnd, as well as sourcing from other suppliers. Key tasks were international key account negotiations, sales rep & distributor sales force building, and delivery of above-average profitability on sales.
Export Executive
C & C International
July 1991 – April 1993 (1 year 10 months)
Worked on export sales development for this Irish alcoholic beverages manufacturer, part of the Allied Domecq drinks group. Alos had responsibility for sales in covred markets of Italian drinks subsidiary, Barbieri. Markets covered at various stages included Northern Europe, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Southern Europe (Italy, Spain, Portugal) and Eastern Euope & North Africa. I also spent 6 months on secondment working in Spain & Portugal.
Joe Mannion's Skills & Expertise
Joe Mannion's Languages
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English
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German
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French
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Spanish
(Full professional proficiency)
Joe Mannion's Education
Marketing Institute of Ireland
M.M.I.I. Grad., Marketing (Bachelors) Degree
1992 – 1995
Trinity College, Dublin
M.A. Mod., Modern Languages, German & French
1986 – 1991
Graduated with Distinction. Scholarship awarded to study for 1 year in Kiel, Germany
Activities and Societies: Co-Founder of Irish Scandinavian Society Chair of German Society, Olympic handball, Kayak Club
Joe Mannion's Additional Information
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- Interests:
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International business, fitness, my family
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SAE G8/G9 Committee Participant; IntAirCoat; Marketing Institute of Ireland South Region, Council Member, Past Chairman;Worldwide DIYC, Board Member, Past Chairman
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- Honors and Awards:
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1st European Chair of North American consumer & industrial exporters' association
M.A. Mod. with Distinction from Trinity College Dublin
Graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland M.M.I.I. Grad.
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