Linda Tarifi Kender

Current

• Export Business Development Manager at Step & Step Evi

Past

• Regional Interior Brand Manager at Jotun
• Marketing Manager at Aptec Gulf

Education

• University of Surrey
• Amman Baccalaureate School

Recommended

5 people have recommended Linda

Connections

210 connections

Industry

Retail

Websites

• My Company

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Summary

•Strategy creation & implementation
•Segregating markets
•Multi tasking
•Team work and pro-active thinker
•Strong Communication skills
•Strong presentation skills
•Ability to succesfully drive external agencies
•Successfully hiring & maintaining talent to my department
•High computer literacy (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet)

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Specialties:

Strong branding & strategy accumen

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Experience

• Export Business Development Manager

  Step & Step Evi

  (Retail industry)

  May 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Regional Interior Brand Manager

  Jotun

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  March 2004 — August 2008 (4 years 6 months)

  Managed the full assortment of interior brands available from Jotun for the Middle East region.
  Mapped out the interior product strategies to be followed regionally
  Responsible for the positioning of the different products/brands vis a vis other products/brands in our assortment and our competitors products.
  In charge of pricing the assortment
  Reviewed all statistics of products/brands progress on quarterly basis providing analysis
  Pro-actively introduced new products into the interior assortment in line with Jotun’s innovation process.
  Launched all new products on a regional level
  Produced new colour cards & painting technique brochures to keep in line with worldwide trends
  Launched promotions for individual products/brands.
  Decided on & organised all “interior” events Jotun participates in
  Effectively managed the budget allocations ensuring maximum returns on investments.

• Marketing Manager

  Aptec Gulf

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  March 2000 — February 2004 (4 years)

  Managed the whole marketing department, ensuring the effectiveness & implementation of the marketing activities.
  Implemented & executed all the marketing plans of individual products represented by the company, and the corporate marketing plan itself.
  Responsible for devising all advertisements, press releases & marketing communications, coherent to each individual brand standards.
  Edited & produced the quarterly corporate publication “The Review”
  Organised all company events such as Gitex, the annual corporate event “Aptec University”, reseller trainings, product launches, branch launching & parties…etc.
  Effectively managed and budgeted the acquisition & deployment of financial resources for marketing activities.
  Produced weekly reports to the General Manager of the organisation
  Devised a marketing strategy for newly launched retail mobile phones outlets
  Managed the marketing of the two mobile brands represented by Aptec Mobiles, namely Nokia & Ericsson

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Education

• University of Surrey

  Bachelors Degree , Hospitality & Tourism Management , 1996 — 1999

• Amman Baccalaureate School

  IB Diploma , 1994 — 1996

Additional Information

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Websites:

• My Company

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Interests:

Reading, writing novels, painting, product marketing, marketing consulting, professional networking, travelling & creating new business ideas

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Groups:

•    Luxury & Lifestyle Professionals
•    University of Surrey Alumni
•    ASMALLWORLD.net
•    Paints & Coatings
•    Modern Design Group By DomesticModern.com
•    Hospitality & Gaming Design Professionals
•    Expats in Turkey
•    Future Developers, Architects, Designers.
•    Interior Design Networking Group
•    Marketing Turk
•    Hospitality Providers Non-Food
•    TURKISH BUSINESS NETWORK
•    Yacht Designers

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Honors:

Welcome Host Certificate- Awarded by University of Surrey 1997
Welcome Manager Certficate- Awarded by University of Surrey 1998
Crown Prince Award (Silver Medal)- Awarded by Jordanian Armed Forces (1995)

Linda Tarifi Kender’s Contact Settings

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