Karin van Deurs

Karin van Deurs has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Karin started their career at Nokia as a Sales and Marketing Assistant from 1999 to 2001. Karin then worked at TDC Mobil as a Customer Support in Telemarketing for B2B clients in 2004. In the same year, they joined IBM Danmark as a Sales Assistant in Business Development for a few months before transitioning to the role of Sales Operations for Strategic Sales from 2005 to 2006.

At IBM Danmark, Karin held various roles related to bid management and sales. Karin served as a Bid Manager from 2007 to 2008, where they processed tender bids and provided business process guidance to sellers. Karin then became a Complex Cross LoB Bid Manager from 2008 to 2011, focusing on pricing standard Global Business Services engagements and performing quality assurance on Strategic Outsourcing standard services documentation. From 2012 to 2015, they took on the role of Proposal Team Leader and Senior Complex Bid Manager, leading medium to large top segment tenders and managing the tender process.

In 2015, Karin became a Program Manager for Strategic Sales Outsourcing in the Nordic region at IBM Danmark. Karin'sresponsibilities included driving the implementation of the sales strategy, managing the sales tender expense budget, and coaching new top sellers. Karin held this role until 2017.

In 2018, Karin joined Itadel A/S as the Head of Bid and Solution Management, where they established and led a new support department for sales. Karin'sresponsibilities included hiring resources, implementing a more agile approach for providing support, and contributing to the new sales strategy. Karin also served as the Problem and Vendor Operations Manager, where they implemented vendor management processes and resolved customer vendor complaints.

Currently, Karin is working at EPICO-IT. Karin started as a Bid Manager in 2020 and later became the Head of Bid Management in 2022. In 2023, they transitioned to their current role as the Head of Commercial Management and ESG.

Karin van Deurs obtained a Bachelor Degree in International Sales and Marketing from the Business Education Collage from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, they attended the Copenhagen Business School from 1990 to 1994 where they earned a degree as a Foreign correspondent in English, specializing in English Language and Literature/Letters. Karin also has a certification in "Webinar - Inspiration til ledere: Forandringsledelse" from Dansk Erhverv, though the specific date of obtaining it is not provided.