MONTREAL
Biography Bernard Clermont
Bernard spent the last 20 years in the Enterprise Software, eCommerce, IT, high tech and telecom worldwide industries. He held successive senior executive positions, such as Senior Executive Vice President & CEO (ACCESS COMMERCE Inc., Montreal, Vancouver, San Diego, an eCommerce Publisher, with a high degree of integration and with a back office background, ERP, CRM, PDM, SFA), as Senior Vice President International Sales & Marketing (PLANNSOFT Inc., Montreal, a CMMS Publisher, Maintenance software dedicated to the manufacturing industry), and more recently as Senior Vice President Worldwide Business Development, Sales & Marketing (MINDPORT Inc., San Diego, publisher of a product range dedicated to the eCommerce, B2B, B2C, EIM, and to the broadband and pay television industries).
Bernard specializes in business development, sales and marketing (direct and indirect), at an international level, including value added products and services, and low-end mass market (retail), products as well. This experience allowed Bernard to establish extensive worldwide relationships and expertize in business (sales & marketing), distributors, agents, VARs, system integrators, partnerships, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, subsidiaries, OEMs and strategic alliances, including human, technical, financial and legal aspects.
Bernard is a top-performing manager with an extensive business and entrepreneurial background. Although Bernard is a real coach and mentor for the team, he also specializes in prospecting, identifying, qualifying, developing, negotiating and closing new businesses and partnerships.
Prior to working for these North American companies, Bernard worked at a senior level, for Fortune 100 French Companies, such as THOMSON C.S.F., company dedicated to military equipment, MATRA COMMUNICATION, dedicated to computerized telecom and security products.
Before moving from Paris to Montreal in 1995, Bernard was President and CEO of COMPUWORLD INTERNATIONAL Inc., International Marketing, Distribution and Consulting Company for the computer software industry opening and managing worldwide markets for European and US companies.
Bernard is native of Nice, France, is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian. He is also a Canadian citizen.
Bernard graduated with a MBA, majored in International Business. He was teaching International Commerce in different Business Universities in Paris and in Montreal. Bernard also wrote a book titled “How to Set up and Manage an International Partnership Network”. He frequently is an invited speaker at a number of seminars and conferences. Bernard is a Professor of International Commerce at Universite LAVAL.
Mes compétences :
Développement
Developpement d'affaires
Distribution
International
Marketing
Marketing International
Multilingue
Partenariats
Relations internationales
Réseaux de distribution
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