Martin Beland

20 years of experience in the retail industry with some of the World's largest retailers and CPG manufacturers. I spent the last 8 years working with pharmacies on technological projects, I am recognized in the industry as a professional, innovative and very proactive expert.

I have extended experience in budget and personnel management, in sales and marketing programs creation, account managment, business development, logistics and distribution, etc.

I have held the positions of President, V-P of Sales and Marketing, Regional Director, Major Accounts Manager, Business Development Representative, Consultant and University Teacher.

I helped more than 100 companies from every categories at getting more than 1,000 different product SKUs listed with most of the largest retailers.

Specialties: RETAIL / HEALTH / IT
I started programming in 1983 on my TRS-80 and have never stopped since. As a multi-technology certified professional, I am an expert with everything regarding technologies; VOIP PBX, CRM, CMS, SEO, PHP, SAAS, SSL, DNS, IP, GSM, HTML, WEB2.0, etc.

I make it my duty to be aware of all the different trends and innovations of the industry. In the last few years I have attended to several trade events held by my different associations. i.e. Tradeshows in Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Düsseldorf, Istanbul, Lyon, Amsterdam, Washington, New York, New Orleans, Austin, Boston, Chicago, San Jose, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.

I also love snowboarding, cooking, fishing, diving and leisure traveling; Bermuda, Grand Cayman, Florida Keys, Miami, San Diego, Mayan Riviera, Jamaica, Bahamas, El Salvador, Hawaï, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Costa Rica, Quebec City, Papeete, Moorea, BoraBora, Tahaa’ and more.