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Ole Petter Barbo

Senior Account Executive
Oslo,03

Summary

Key competence:
Skills: At my best working in the intersection between technology, business and commercial
Personal: Strategic, creative, structured, analytical
Social: Getting along with all kind of people regardless of position and profession

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Account Executive

Salesforce
04.2021 - 11.2024
  • Led cross-functional local and v-teams in processes towards both prospects and existing customers, including account planning, cold-calling, RFPs and Renewal processes.
  • This experience has refined my ability to craft strategies that close sales through value-based selling while enhancing my understanding of prospects- and customer priorities and governance processes.
  • My background in business strategy and relationship management enables me to foster crucial relationships, ensuring solution value propositions align with business needs and decision-makers.

Dynamics 365 Solution Specialist

Microsoft
01.2020 - 04.2021

Azure Specialist Infrastructure

Microsoft
02.2019 - 01.2020

Data & AI Solution Specialist

Microsoft
11.2017 - 02.2019

-Advance the sales process and achieve/exceed quarterly SQL Server and Azure data services revenue and usage/consumption targets in assigned accounts.

-Enabled customers take advantage of Microsoft hybrid data platform to make their digital transformation, build transform new markets and lead transformational shifts

Director Digital Development

Epinion
11.2015 - 08.2017

-Project Director strategic clients
-Datawarehouse & BI
-Advanced and predictive analytics
-Part of Norwegian senior management team
-Employee Responsibility for business analysts and data scientist

Senior Research Consultant

Starcom
11.2014 - 11.2015

-Project management
-Campaign evaluation
-Develop and execute ROI models

Nordic Research Manager

Egmont
03.2011 - 09.2014

-Led the research department across divisions in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
-Datawarehouse and business intelligence
-Design methods, project management, execution of both qualitative and quantiative studies
-Business development

-Procurement

Senior Client Executive

Nielsen Company
01.2009 - 03.2011

-Key Account Manager and advisor for key clients in the FMCG sector
-International and national project management and sales, consulting
-Datawarehouse and Business Intelligence
-Sales forecasting

Senior Research Executive

Synovate
01.2005 - 12.2008

-Key Account Manager for key clients
-Research design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, specialization segmentation and brand equity
-Presentation, moderate workshops and consulting

Consultant

Brandmark
07.2004 - 01.2005

-New Biz
-Ad-hoc projects

Marketing Consultant

ICA Norge AS
07.2003 - 07.2004

-Trade marketing
-Coordinator of marketing campaigns

Market Researcher

Prognosesenteret
07.2000 - 06.2003

-Business Development
-Project manager and analyst

Education

Cand.Agric - International Economics

Norwegian University of Life Science, Ås
04.2001 -

Skills

Strategic selling

Interests

Kitesurf

Off pist ski

Timeline

Senior Account Executive - Salesforce
04.2021 - 11.2024
Dynamics 365 Solution Specialist - Microsoft
01.2020 - 04.2021
Azure Specialist Infrastructure - Microsoft
02.2019 - 01.2020
Data & AI Solution Specialist - Microsoft
11.2017 - 02.2019
Director Digital Development - Epinion
11.2015 - 08.2017
Senior Research Consultant - Starcom
11.2014 - 11.2015
Nordic Research Manager - Egmont
03.2011 - 09.2014
Senior Client Executive - Nielsen Company
01.2009 - 03.2011
Senior Research Executive - Synovate
01.2005 - 12.2008
Consultant - Brandmark
07.2004 - 01.2005
Marketing Consultant - ICA Norge AS
07.2003 - 07.2004
Norwegian University of Life Science - Cand.Agric, International Economics
04.2001 -
Market Researcher - Prognosesenteret
07.2000 - 06.2003
Ole Petter BarboSenior Account Executive