benjamin köll

BENJAMIN KÖLL
154 Jenkinson Way, Scarborough
Ontario, M1P 5H4
Tel: +1 416 792 82 63
[email protected]
PROFILE
Bilingual: French and English
International Management - Business Development - Marketing - Sales
Self-starter, determined, challenge-seeker, responsible, team-player
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Languages, Singapore
Feb – June 2008
◙ Conceptualized, planned out and delivered customized French and Russian tuitions, to
professionals from multinational companies such as Sony
Embassy of France in Singapore – Trade Commission – IT sector
Mar – June 2007
◙ Assumed key role in drafting, editing, publishing and promotion of a regional directory on
the Telecommunications and Internet sectors, articles and market studies and presentations on
the IT, Media and Services sectors
◙ Planned and organized business to business meetings for the French exhibitors and visitors
at trade shows, such as CardsAsia and IMBX (Infocomm Media Business Exchange, which
includes CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia)
BETANOL France, Paris
Jan - May 2005
◙ Contributed to purchases and exports inside the E.U.R.L. BETANOL France, subsidiary of
the Russian company BETANOL Ltd, within the context of the opening of the first
FAUCHON franchise store in Moscow
◙ Created and implemented a bilingual database and operational system for the treatment and
forwarding of orders
◙ Translated documents in French and Russian
◙ Coordinated marketing operations and purchasing orders with the Russian franchise
Crédit Lyonnais, Vincennes
Jul - Aug 2003
◙ Actively participated in several tasks inside the Commercial Development department, in
view of the annual marketing campaign during the admission into French Business and
Engineering Schools: achieved mailings, designed posters, contributed to the set-up of a
commercial audit
Crédit Lyonnais, Montrouge
◙ Managed customer relations at the commercial agency
La Poste, Paris
◙ Phoning/Telemarketing
Oct 2002 - June 2003
Jan - Apr 2001
EDUCATION
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2005-2007
Masters in Management and International Business - with honors
(Master 2 Professionnel Gestion d’Entreprises et Affaires Internationales, avec mention Bien)
Main subjects : International Economic Environment, International Marketing, Logistics,
Finance, International and European Business Laws
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2002-2004
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration - with honors
(Maîtrise de Sciences de Gestion, avec mention Assez Bien)
Main subjects : Marketing & Advertising (major), communications, Accounting, Finance,
Business Law
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Degree in Economics and Management - with honors
(D.E.U.G. de Sciences Economiques option Gestion, avec mention Assez Bien)
Lycée Henri IV, Paris, France
A-Levels, specialization in Mathematics
(Baccalauréat scientifique, option Mathématiques).
LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLS
Languages :
French : Fluent (Mother tongue)
English : Fluent (Studied for 15 years)
Russian : Good (Studied for 10 years)
Spanish : Intermediate (Self-taught)
Portuguese : Beginner (Self-taught)
Computer skills :
Microsoft Office, Internet, DBMS/SQL, Photoshop
INTERESTS
Sports :
Soccer, Swimming, boxing, power yoga
Other activities :
Music (Latin and African drums – self-taught), drawing, arts, cinema
2000-2002
1999