Daniel Kostan

Current

World Traveller at trip a'Round The World
Founder and Manager at Czech & Slovak Professional Community

Past

Account Manager & Product Sales Manager at SABIC
Account Manager at Sabic Innovative Plastics
Key Account Manager at Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.

Technical Sales Manager Automotive, North America at Mankiewicz Coatings L.L.C.
Technical Sales Manager Automotive, Eastern Europe at Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.
Project Manager at Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.

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Education

Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave
Gymnázium v Snine

Recommended

15 people have recommended Daniel

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

CSPC

Daniel Kostan’s Summary

Successful professional with 12+ years of B2B sales and technical experience gained during European and worldwide engagement in automotive and industrial domains. A focused problem solver with fast learning and analytical skills, able to co-ordinate teams between the company and the customer. Extensive travel and foreign languages background.

Active networker, covering especially regions of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Founder of Czech & Slovak Professional Community which is connecting professionals from the CZ/SK region, organizing regular networking events as well as other networking activities within the community.

Daniel Kostan’s Specialties:

B2B, Business & Social Networking, Key Acount Management, Sales Management, Surface Treatment, Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Marketing & Sales, Problem Analysis, Automotive, Agriculture and Construction Machinery, Flexibility and Adaptability, CSPC

Daniel Kostan’s Experience

World Traveller

trip a'Round The World

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

Currently (together with his wife) on a Trip a'Round the World.

Visiting Cuba, Hawaii, Seoul, New Zealand, Australia, Oman and Tanzania, Daniel is open to networking or speaking opportunities in the mentioned countries.
Founder and Manager

Czech & Slovak Professional Community

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

CSPC was born as an open initiative of Czech and Slovak community of professionals from LinkedIn and other networks in December 2007.

In October '09 CSPC’s member base holds over 4.300 professionals and grows naturally. Currently the top community in the region, the aim is to stay an active group of professionals in the Czech and Slovak region, to help the members develop good professional networks, and to encourage face-to-face interaction.

Ultimately CSPC aims to develop and strengthen the local business environment, and to ensure that young professionals have the opportunities and career development potential within the region.
Account Manager & Product Sales Manager

SABIC

(Public Company; Chemicals industry)

February 2009 — October 2009 (9 months)

B2B sales activities with commodity polyolefin product range of Sabic. Covering the region of Czech Republic and Slovakia, working with customers from various domains from film and pipe to speciality customers.
Account Manager

Sabic Innovative Plastics

(Public Company; Plastics industry)

September 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 6 months)

Sabic Innovative Plastics (former GE Plastics) is a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, a multi-billion-dollar company with operations in more than 25 countries and over 10.500 employees worldwide.

Account Manager, responsible for region of Czech Republic and Slovakia, especially accounts in "performance" business domain worth of $11 million.
Key Account Manager

Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.

(Chemicals industry)

April 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co. GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, is an European leader in industrial, automotive and aviation coating solutions, operating worldwide with over 700 employees and an annual turnover of $170 million.

Key Account Manager for Region South and Southeast Europe.
Paint and Coating Solutions for Tooling Machines, Consumer Electronics, Railway, and Agriculture and Construction Machinery.
Technical Sales Manager Automotive, North America

Mankiewicz Coatings L.L.C.

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)

May 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 11 months)

Technical Sales Manager - Coating Systems for Automotive OEMs.
Paint and Coating Systems for Car Interiors, Specialization Interior Plastics.
Region North America & Mexico.
Technical Sales Manager Automotive, Eastern Europe

Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)

March 2000 — April 2004 (4 years 2 months)

Technical Sales Manager - Coating Systems for Automotive OEMs.
Paint and Coating Systems for Car Interiors, Specialization Interior Plastics.
Region Eastern Europe, especially Czech and Slovac Republic.
Project Manager

Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co.

(Chemicals industry)

January 1998 — February 2000 (2 years 2 months)

Daniel Kostan’s Education

Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave

Master's , Business and Economics , 1992 — 1997

Graduated “Engineer of Economics” at University of Economics Bratislava, Faculty of Business Administration in Košice, Slovakia
Specialization “Informatics and Quantitative Methods”
Thesis of the Diploma Work “Usage of network technologies through marketing management of the company”

Activities and Societies:

Student's Parliament, Academic Senate of the Faculty, AIESEC
Gymnázium v Snine

1988 — 1992