CK Kan

CEO

Hong Kong, Hong Kong33 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in driving significant sales growth.
  • Expert in consultative selling and strategic business alliances.
  • Extensive experience in managing regional sales across APAC.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned executive in high-tech manufacturing and sales, specializing in 3D printing and channel management.

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3D PrintingAEC Design Solutions Knowledge(BIM, GIS, Mapping, Civil Design)AEC Management Solutions Knowledge(CPM, BLM, AM/FM, ILM, LBS)Account ManagementAuto ID & RFID Solutions KnowledgeAutoCADBusiness AlliancesBusiness DevelopmentCAD/CAMChannel ManagementChannel PartnersConsultative SellingCustomer Flow ManagementDirect SalesDirect Sales/Channel/VAR Sales Development & Management

About

CK Kan is a business executive with regional level sales and channel management experience across Greater China and APAC region. He has worked for various Fortune 500 high technology complex solution sales companies such as PTC and Autodesk. He is highly skilled in identifying, developing and closing large-scale revenue opportunities. CK employs a consultative selling approach to achieve quantifiable business benefits for the customers he has worked with in the past. CK has a lot of experience in a start-up situation early in his career. This has helped him to build up skills in organizing and directing regional sales & marketing strategies, building strategic relationships and increasing sales revenue. CK is strategically creative in bringing about new ideas and plan. He often thinks out of box, which can result in new opportunities. He has proven track record in successfully helping his companies to ramp up their channels and major account sales force to cope with the fast growing market potential in Greater China region. CK is noted for ability to motivate performance, communicate strong messages, nurture channels & partnerships, and deliver significant sales growth. He has been consistently successful in identifying and capitalizing upon market opportunities to drive revenue and profit growth. CK has the ability to work independently and with high degree of competence in working with middle & senior management from APAC/HQ. CK has an internationally educated and culturally mixed background. CK had lived in Europe for almost 10 years and received his B.A. in International Business Administration from American University in Paris, France. Beside China, he has also lived and worked in Malaysia for 2 years as well. CK possesses strong verbal and written communications/language skills: Fluent in English, Putonghua/Mandarin, and Cantonese; and knowledgeable in French & Dutch. He used to travel frequently across different regions.

Experience

33 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Desktop metal

2 roles

Vice President Of Channel Sales, APAC

Promoted

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Desktop Metal, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make additive manufacturing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum, named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies, and the 2021 winner of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Award in materials and Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech Award for sustainability.

Regional Director of Asia Pacific

Jun 2017Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

  • Desktop Metal, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with end-to-end metal 3D printing solutions. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make metal 3D printing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world.

✪ qmatic

Channel Director, APAC

Jan 2012Jan 2016 · 4 yrs

  • Responsible for the overall sales & business development of Queue Management System(QMS) and the enterprise-based Customer Journey Management(CJM) solution in APAC including Japan:
  • Report directly to Vice President, Commercial Operations
  • Channel recruitment & sales development across the region
  • Build strategic business & marketing plan for QMS and CJM solution in penetrating the regional Finance, Retails, Healthcare and Public market sectors
  • Provide periodical Sales & Product Training to distributor/partners
  • Provide high level presentation to strategic or global account customers
  • Plan & execute regional channel & marketing promotion plan
  • Over 50% traveling

3d systems, inc.

Regional Channel Manager, Asia – 3D-Printing Products

Nov 2010Dec 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Responsible for the overall sales & business development of 3D-Printing Products in Asia:
  • Report directly to VP of Global 3D-Printing Products
  • Channel recruitment & sales development
  • Build strategic business & marketing plan for RP applications in penetrating the regional Educational, General Design & Manufacturing, Dental, Jewelry, Foundry Casting, AEC industries
  • Provide periodical Sales & Product Training to distributor/dealers
  • Provide key industry presentation in major industry events
  • Build, Develop & Manage strategic business alliances with major CAD/CAM vendors for product awareness
  • Plan & execute regional marketing promotion plan
  • Over 50% traveling

Z corporation

Regional Sales Director, Greater China

Sep 2005Jan 2009 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Responsible for the overall sales & business development in Greater China.
  • Report directly to APAC VP
  • Channel recruitment & sales development
  • Build strategic business & marketing plan for RP applications in penetrating the regional Manufacturing, AEC & GIS industries
  • Provide periodical Sales & Product Training to distributor/dealers
  • Provide key industry presentation in major industry events
  • Major Account Selling for specific industry focus development
  • Build, Develop & Manage strategic business alliances with major CAD/CAM vendors for product awareness
  • Plan & execute regional marketing promotion plan
  • Over 50% travelling

Great generation development ltd.

Director

Feb 2004Aug 2005 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • - Running a family business

Autodesk

2 roles

Business Development Director, APAC

Aug 2002Jan 2004 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Acts as liaison between Beijing Organizing Committee of Olympic Games and Autodesk in order to facilitate effective two-way communication. Play active role in obtaining feedback from customers, potential solution partners, and field sales teams and relays information to Company in order to help assess and determine future solution/product requirements and direction.
  • Identify business opportunities associated with the Olympic project for the different solution groups, including size and buying power for industry customer sets. Recommends coverage model that includes quantity and location for strategic account sales and AE resources.
  • Assists with developing product/solution strategy by providing input to APAC/HQ regarding Olympics related projects customer buyer values and competitive forces in the marketplace.
  • Assist to identify potential partners/system integrators/application service providers(ASPs) for the different solution groups to establish partnerships/cooperation with key partners/system integrators/ application service providers(ASPs) for business opportunities and activities associated with the Beijing Olympics. Work closely with industry lobbyists, system integrators and partners to develop relationships with influential decision makers and to track upcoming bids and pending legislative decisions that may impact the business or projects

Regional Manufacturing Business Manager, Greater China

Feb 2001Jul 2002 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Responsible for the overall Manufacturing Industry Solution in Greater China:
  • Reporting to Regional Director, Greater China Region, and dot-matrix to Manufacturing Business Director, APAC
  • Supervised a regional team of Manufacturing Major Account Sales, Application Sales Engineers, dot-matrix reporting Territory Sales Manager and other dot-matrix reporting Vertical Major Account Sales across Greater China region(Hong Kong, Taiwan and China)
  • Managed regional sales and marketing functions including sales management, product management, channel management & recruitment, sales training & coaching, marketing events, road shows planning, promotion, market research, presales preparations, building client information and industry business development
  • Provides regional market analysis and feedback to APAC/HQ concerning market direction, customer needs, product requirements and business opportunities. Give guidance to localization product roadmaps. Participates in determining local pricing strategy.
  • Provides training and assistance to the VARs directly or through appropriate company resources in the following areas: product training, sales training, account development, presentation and demonstration skills, seminar activity, marketing plans and proposal development
  • Partners with VARs to create sales and marketing plans. Helps resellers manage and maximize co-op fund available. Coordinates marketing efforts to maximize use of materials and resources.
  • Coordinates with sales teams on resellers quotas, authorization requirements, programs and policies

Ptc

2 roles

Senior Sales Manager, Hong Kong/South China

Jan 1998Jan 2001 · 3 yrs

  • Reporting to the Regional Director
  • Account management and setting sales strategies for the company’s MCAD product (Pro/ENGINEER)
  • Responsible for business development and nurturing for revenue opportunities of the company’s new Windchill products (a PLM Solution) beside the MCAD (Pro/ENGINEER)solution sales

Sales Manager, Malaysia

Jun 1996Dec 1997 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Reporting to the Regional Director
  • Account management and setting sales strategies for the company’s MCAD product (Pro/ENGINEER)

New concept information systems ltd.

General Sales Manager, Hong Kong

Apr 1994May 1996 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Reporting to the Chairman of a public listed company in Canada which was traditionally a Canadian-based Consulting Firm in Auto ID Technology (such as Barcode, Mag-stripe, etc.)
  • Responsible for set-up and structure the entire operation and business in Hong Kong
  • Oversees P/L management function and all other executives

Techtrend engineering ltd.

Sales Manager-Mechanical CAD/CAM Division, Hong Kong & China

Jan 1989Apr 1994 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Director with P&L responsibility
  • Started up a team of only 1 member and expand into 15 in total at the end including 8 sales professional & 6 application engineers across the offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou
  • Achieved the increases mark of sales revenue from HK$2 Million to HK$20 Million
  • Directed activities of sales and marketing, contract negotiation and project co-ordination for Mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE(Computer Aided Design /Computer Aided Manufacturing /Computer Aided Engineering) products, i.e. Pro/ENGINEER from PTC and DUCT from Delcam, in both Hong Kong and Mainland China
  • Major customers in electronics and electrical appliances, plastic toy, moldmaking, educational, automobile, aerospace, watches and jewelry such as Philips, Mattel, First & Second Automobile Works, Second Institute of Aerospace and all universities in Hong Kong, etc.
  • Closed several key strategic accounts in China such as 1st Auto Works and 2nd Auto Works which contributed to the acceptance of this new parametric modeling concept in China for PTC

Education

The American University of Paris

BA — International Business Administration

Jan 1983Jan 1986

Antwerp International School

International Baccalaureate Dilpoma

Jan 1979Jan 1983

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