Dominique Blanc

Sales Business Development for ophthalmic metrology instruments

Monstreux, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

Driven Business Development Manager with extensive track record in starting up businesses and significantly growing product offerings and sales channels in and across many countries. Motivated by helping customers to build smart Machine to Machine (M2M) connectivity for automated equipment and growing multiple IoT solution partners.

Experience

  • Sales Business Development Manager at Lambda-X Ophthalmics
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Ewon Business Development at HMS Industrial Networks
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2022 · 6 yrs

    Global Business Development + country focus in Benelux, France, Italy, India, Turkey ● Leading a global team, achieving 25% annual business growth ● Training and mentoring sales channels and new representatives ● Developing IoT Partner Program to grow business offering with solution partners ● Collaborating with cross-functional teams and improved product offering ● Performing market analysis on competitive landscape and industry trends

  • General Manager at eWON
    Sep 2010 - Oct 2016 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    Launched, established and grew the eWON subsidiary and business in North America ● Established the eWON footprint in North America, going from 0 to 10 employees in three years ● Developed the eWON business in North America to become the top eWON market worldwide in only 6 years ● Trained and mentored high performing sales team and channels with revenue growth >35% annually ● Developed Partner Program to grow solution offering

  • ABB (16 yrs 5 mos)
    • Product Manager
      Feb 2007 - Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      ABB Robotics Led development of new digital services for ABB Robotics, the Remote Service. Launched globally the Remote Services product for ABB robots and developed the associated service business. Trained and mentored service teams around the world. Met customers and conducted market research to establish a successful service business. Product was successfully launched with extensive marketing campaign and is currently used in 50 countries.

    • Project Manager
      Aug 1998 - Jan 2007 · 8 yrs 6 mos

      ABB Corporate Research Lead turn key product development in Automation technology. Last achievements is the Remote Services to diagnose robots and develop Service business for ABB Robotics. Awarded Gold Smart Service 2008 by M2MConnect in Chicago.

    • Mechatronic engineer
      Jan 1997 - Aug 1998 · 1 yr 8 mos

      TRC - Tekniska Rontgencentralen Network communication solution for NDT robots.