A motivated Sales Professional with 23 years in the plastic packaging industry. Strong new business development skills enhanced by years of Account Management, Sales Management, Operations, and Engineering experience.

Director of Sales, Household and Chemical Vertical @ From March 2015 to Present (10 months) Greater Atlanta AreaVice President of Sales - International Operations @ • Pioneered sales strategy for all regions outside of USA. • Strengthened global sales organization and created a cohesive interface for customers. • Established sales budgets and P&L for European plants. • Led European sales organization while locating, hiring and training new leadership. From 2013 to 2014 (1 year) Paris Area, FranceGlobal Account Director @ • Directed domestic and international strategy on Global accounts like P&G, Henkel, Reckitt-Benckiser, and L’Oreal. From 2012 to 2013 (1 year) York, Pennsylvania AreaDirector of Market Development/ Director of Distribution @ • Set Go-To-Market strategy with end use customers looking out 12-18 months to establish direction for R&D and engineering research. • Developed strategy for distribution segment leading to new CRM developments to support growth, along with hiring of new internal sales personnel to support sales team. From 2009 to 2012 (3 years) Greater Atlanta AreaNational Business Director @ • Managed multiple national accounts in the beverage and household chemical industry including Coke, Pepsi, P&G and Dial. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Greater Atlanta AreaNational Account Manager @ • Manager for national accounts in the building products industry including Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and National Gypsum. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) North American Sales Manager @ • First sales employee for the North American operation in order to create a domestic sales force and obtain business in North America. • Responsible for North American sales of plastic packaging for the Austrian parent company. From 2002 to 2004 (2 years) Greater Atlanta AreaFocus Factory Manager @ • Managed the P&L for the extrusion blow molding plant. • Led department of 250 hourly and 8 salary employees. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Financial and Administrative Manager @ • Administration of the plant's cost control functions including coordination of planning, preparation of forecasts, and setting annual budgets. • Managing direct staff of 30 personnel including warehousing, payables and payroll. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Technical Manager / International Sales and Marketing Manager @ • Managed technical services between corporate engineering and 20 licensees in 13 countries covering injection of closures and blow molding of bottles. • Technical liaison between US engineering group and foreign engineering firms in implementation of new projects including machinery installations and new plant installations. From 1994 to 1997 (3 years) Toledo, Ohio AreaPackage Development Engineer @ • Project Management from initial design to final production of product in plants. • Key role in designing, planning, and implementation of flexible packaging technology from Japan. From 1992 to 1994 (2 years) Toledo, Ohio Area

Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business and Change Management @ Aalto University From 1994 to 1995 BSMET, Engineering @ University of Dayton From 1987 to 1991 Christian Klauke is skilled in: Packaging, Plastics, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, International Business, International Sales, Product Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Strategy, Food Packaging, Injection Molding, Extrusion, Lean Manufacturing, Sales, Key Account Management