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Duplo Appoints Angela Osborne As Uk Trade Manager
Monday 21. January 2008 - Duplo International (UK) has announced the appointment of Angela Osborne as UK Trade Manager. Angela will be responsible for managing the companys nationwide dealer channel and their business within the UK.
Reporting into Duplo Internationals UK General Manager, Jan Jefferies, one of Angelas key tasks will be to further increase Duplos market share by appointing new dealers throughout the country and managing the existing dealer base. In addition, Angela will support current regional business managers by coaching and motivating their teams to help them achieving their business objectives.
Prior to Duplo, Angela worked for Katun, one of the leading product and service providers to the business equipment industry, where she was responsible for the dealer sales teams in the UK, Ireland and Sweden. With a varied career in the printing industry both nationally and internationally, Angela brings an immense amount of experience to her new role at Duplo; including working with Canon and Lexmark in South Africa where she was in charge of direct and indirect sales to corporate customers and channel partners.
Commenting on her new appointment, Angela says, “Duplo not only offers a world class portfolio of office products and solutions, but also pushes the boundaries to provide a unique service offering to its dealers, which in turn, helps them to widen their business opportunities.”
Angela continues, “The ongoing expansion of Duplos product portfolio and dealer network has placed Duplo in a position of considerable strength in serving the office market. In addition, our office dealer business can also draw on the facilities of a multi-million pound operation to benefit from excellent after sales service, product training and development facilities as well as ongoing marketing support.”
Jan Jefferies, Duplo Internationals UK General Manager, adds, “We are delighted to welcome Angela to the Duplo team and feel fortunate to have secured an industry expert with such vast experience. Angela has not only proved herself with over 20 years in sales management, but she also brings to the team excellent leadership, communication and negotiating skills.”