Voula Pantelis

Managing Director (Sales & Marketing)- Canadian Subsidiary @ amoena

About

Amoena, a global leader in women's breast health, catering to needs before and after breast surgery, has evolved in 48 years from quality breast forms and basic pocketed apparel to patented technology to ease the comfort of women that choose Amoena as their after-surgery lifestyle. With experience in starting a subsidiary from the ground up, medical professional sales, consumer and trade marketing, brand management, new business development and account management, and over 10 years in running a business in medical devises, I am dedicated to continuously improving an organization's competitive advantage. I engage in areas that I am passionate about and place significant value on people and their individual strengths. Change is constant. Learning something new every day is what drives me.

Country

Canada

City

Mississauga

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

Medical Devices, Product Launch, Product Marketing, Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Marketing Management, Management, Market Development, Sales, Strategy, Sales Management, Forecasting, International Business, Leadership, Competitive Analysis, Product Management, Account Management

Experience

Managing Director (Sales & Marketing)- Canadian Subsidiary

amoena

2003 - Present · 23 yrs

Mississauga Ontario

As Country Manager, sales as a priority, I was tasked with Initiating and building the Canadian Sales business. In this capacity, I secured office space, negotiated various business contracts, hired sales staff, secured a 3PL, created processes and infrastructures, and thus, to date, built a solid B2B business in Canada targeting national home health retailers, drugstores, hospitals and clinics.

Senior Brand Manager

Bayer

2001-9 - 2003-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Mississauga, Ontario

Managed vitamins and first aid categories. Succeeded in relaunching these consumer products, bringing them to date with relevant messaging, despite the challenge of being mature products. Played a primary role in increasing retail listings across Canada, by presenting to key buyers at national accounts.

Marketing Manager

Wrigley

2001 - 2002 · 1 yr

Toronto, Ontario

A confectionery company that markets leading brands such as Excel and Extra, as well as Juicy Fruit and Doublemint, products that have been favoured world-wide for over a century. As Marketing Manager for the Established Brands (Juicy Fruit, Wrigley Spearmint, Doublemint and Big Red) as well as the Freedent brand, I was tasked with reviving these brands and aligning the youthful imagine of Wrigley's other brands to these as well. Reformulating, repackaging and revival marketing was successfully accomplished within the first year.