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Catharina Dember

International business partner France – Nordics

€300/day
Corbie, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Catharina

Throughout my career I have been building relations between France and Sweden and. Welcoming foreign trainees in Gothenburg, importing Swedish wooden houses in France, managing strategic accounts in the Nordics and communicating and translating for French industrial companies, luxury brands and startups.

I have run my own company in France since 2007. I have experienced the challenges when introducing an unknown brand to the French market.
  • Swedish

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Lucite International
    Export sales support
    CHEMICAL
    March 1997 - June 2002 (5 years and 3 months)
    Sceaux, France
    Ensuring customer service BtoB to Nordic and Belgian strategic
    accounts for a large British chemical group. Managing commercial and technical enquiries as well as complaints, liaising with the customers, management, production planning and technical services in different European countries.
    Tracking sales against budget, forecasting sales and analyzing Nordic business.
    International Business BtoB Strategic Partnerships Negotiation Customer Service English Swedish French
  • Idrolia
    Swedish translator - business, finance, web, IT
    IMPORT AND EXPORT
    October 2007 - Today (18 years and 8 months)
    Translation of web sites, e-commerce sites and SaaS localization for startups, scale-ups as well manufacturing industries and luxury brands. International SEO optimization and transcreation. Audit of web sites and applications. Study of food contact regulations in Sweden and Finland. Business administration of my company.
    English French Swedish Translation SEMrush SEO Communication
  • Promofrance Nordik
    Project manager
    IMPORT AND EXPORT
    March 1996 - February 1997 (11 months)
    Key role (project management, business support and development) for a French importer of Swedish prefabricated houses. Interface between the Swedish Export Director and the French agents. Manage complex custom projects, from quotations to the acceptance by the customer. Responsible of the business and technical support in France, liaising with the technical services in Sweden. Responsible for the business development: problem solving, translations, information to the agents and potential customers, prepare commercial documents etc.
    Project Management Technical project management International Business Import-export swedish French

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Education

  • Master of Business
    University of Gothenburg
    1995
    MBA, International Business Program, French
  • Assistant contrôleur de gestion
    IFOCOP - Institut de Formation Professionnelle
    2004
    Assistant contrôleur de gestion

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