Jim Funke

Seasoned General Manager with business planning, marketing, sales, channel management and finance experience in Chemicals and Oil Gas. I can offer assistance in marketing sales strategy and tactics. Throughout my career progression, I have extensive hands on experience in developing and executing marketing and sales plans in US and International markets. I can provide direction in business to business strategy and tactics. From my earliest days in sales and then through my career, I have been involved in developing marketing / sales channels and working with all of the stakeholders. I can assist in marketing segmentation and optimizing value creation through price. I had early mentors when working for Mallickrodt on understanding customers needs and appplications to get the best value for our products. I utilized this experience to mentor others in the practice of market segmentation. I can mentor in developing business plans. I have experience in developing marketing plans and later in having direct reports develop and present business plans.