Klaus Bjarner

Klaus Bjarner

Sales Manager Scandinavia at Datacolor

Århus Area, Denmark

Current
  • Sales Manager, Scandinavia at Datacolor
  • Owner at Klaus Bjarner Photo
Past
Education
  • Handelshøjskolen i Århus
  • Viborg Katedral Skole, Viborg, Denmark
Connections
94 connections
Industry
Photography
Websites

Klaus Bjarner’s Summary

Sales Manager Scandinavia - Datacolor AG
At the Swiss company Datacolor AG I work as Sales Manager for the Scandinavian marked. As such I take care of every aspect concerning the regional markeds. This includes distribution and reseller set-up, contact to press and authorities, marked development and end-user contact.

Photography - Klaus Bjarner Photo
Through Klaus Bjarner Photo I do commercial photography and photoshop tasks for business clients. Klaus Bjarner Photo is today a member of the American National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), a meeting place and training ground for more than 50.000+ creative professionals world wide. In 2007 the portfolio of Klaus Bjarner Photo received an "Editors Choice".

Purchase, Product management & general business skills
Having worked at the two leading distributers in Denmark, I have an in debt understand of product management and purchase. Thru my extensive experience in retail and since in the distribution channel - to now working as a vendor in the channel gives a fully closed circle, with a knowledge about the entire chain in business distribution.

Through the years I have gained experience in human resource, product management, contract negotiation, key account management and customer relationship building. Through work and business studies I have developed an analytic and problem solving approach to the tasks I have been given. I have a strategic way of thinking, and posesses good relationship building skills.

Klaus Bjarner’s Specialties:

pack shots, portrait photography, wedding photography, retouching, purchase, product management, contract negotiation, branding, human resource, problem solving, strategic thinking, LEAN implementation, people skills, customer relationship building.


Klaus Bjarner’s Experience

  • Sales Manager, Scandinavia

    Datacolor

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    October 2008Present (10 months)

    After having worked for the Swiss company Datacolor AG as country manager for the Danish marked since July 2007 as of October 2008 this is extended to the rest of the Scandinavian countries, where I will be servicing our distributors and resellers in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.

    Datacolor produces equipment for color calibration of computer monitors, projectors, printers and TV's. Datacolor is known for the line of Spyder calibration products, that helps photographers, add agencies, marketing departments and creative professionals to achieve real consistent colors through out the entire workflow.

  • Owner

    Klaus Bjarner Photo

    (Photography industry)

    July 2007Present (2 years 1 month)

    Klaus Bjarner Photo is doing commercial photography and photoshop tasks for companies in the Scandinavian marked.

    Klaus Bjarner Photo is member of the American National Association of Photoshop Professionals and attends several times a year photographic work shops and courses in Europe and USA.

  • Country Manager, Denmark

    Datacolor

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 2007October 2008 (1 year 4 months)

    Datacolor AG produces equipment for color calibration of computer monitors, projectors, printers and TV's. Datacolor is known for the line of Spyder calibration products, that helps photographers, add agencies, marketing departments and creative professionals to achieve real consistent colors through out the entire workflow. Datacolor, consumer business unit is formerly knows as Colorvision and owned by the swiss brewery company Eichhof AG.

  • Head of purchase & product management

    Rosenmeier Electronics A/S

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    December 2002February 2007 (4 years 3 months)

    Started out as sales specialist on Philips projectors at Rosenmeier Electronics A/S and finished off as head of the purchase and product management team, which consisted of 13 product managers and a yearly purchase volume around €90 million.

  • Product Manager

    Actebis Computer

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    December 2000July 2002 (1 year 8 months)

    Product manager for the peripherals business unit. Responsible for the following vendors: Canon, Lexmark, Sony, Mustek, Epson, Siemens.

  • Deputy Manager

    Merlin

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

    June 1998November 2000 (2 years 6 months)


Klaus Bjarner’s Education

  • Handelshøjskolen i Århus

    HD , 20032005

  • Viborg Katedral Skole, Viborg, Denmark

    High-School Certificate , A-levels in mathematics and physics , 19911994


Additional Information

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Klaus Bjarner’s Interests:

Horseback riding, Paragliding, Technology, Photography, Photoshop, Apple, Mac

Klaus Bjarner’s Honors:

Editors Choice Award (photograph), NAPP 2007
Apple Products Professional 2004-2006
Employee of the month, Merlin


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