{"id":19594,"date":"2024-04-22T15:20:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/?p=19594"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:28:53","slug":"meet-the-team-area-managers-frank-and-suzanne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/es\/newsletter\/meet-the-team-area-managers-frank-and-suzanne\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the team &#8211; Export area managers Frank and Suzanne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-963025570\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-744894910\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-826409804\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1662962785\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dopharma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Frank-en-Suzanne-1-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1662962785 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1558575254\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>Please introduce yourself and tell us about your main tasks and\/or responsibilities?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> I am Suzanne van Dirven. At Dopharma, I look after the distributors in Europe and handle contract manufacturing. I\u2019ve been doing this for 14 years now. At home, I am a mother to three children and in my spare time enjoy cooking and cycling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank:<\/strong> I am Frank Bokkers, responsible for exports to the Middle East and Africa. Working at Dopharma. I\u2019ve been with the company since 1995, so that\u2019s nearly 29 years. I am also married and have three sons. In my spare time, I like to work in the garden.<\/p>\n<h3>What does your working day usually look like?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> The crux of our job is maintaining relationships with our customers. As Area Managers, we are the link between the customer and Dopharma. So we are like a &#8220;hub of the wheel&#8221; liaising with the customer and various departments within Dopharma like regulatory, supply chain, marketing, customer service and labels .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank:<\/strong> In the morning I always start with sending out the quotations and securing orders, which I really enjoy. This sets the stage for other colleagues, like the production team, to get going. Working in the office is a plus because I can pop over to colleagues from different departments instead of just calling or emailing. In the afternoon, I make calls to clients for follow-ups, answering questions, and the like.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you like most about your job?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> The variety between different countries and cultures, interacting with people and visiting clients. That&#8217;s what fuels me! It is always fascinating to see how the farming operates in other countries. Personal contact and short lines of communication are very important and they\u2019re aspects where we really stand out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank:<\/strong> If I look at how things were organized here 20 years ago, a lot has been built up. In addition, I am very commercial and simply enjoy selling. Travelling (the stay) in a country is fun to have face-to-face contact with the client and its team, to get to know the local market, to see the country, etc. However, the travelling itself is less fun (flying, waiting in airports, etc.) Also, to get to know each other in real life is a lot nicer, which makes communication a lot easier down the line.<br \/>When I think about how things were managed here 20 years ago, we&#8217;ve come a long way. Plus, I&#8217;m quite commercially minded and simply love making sales. Travelling and staying in a country are great for face-to-face interactions with the client and their team, getting to know the local market and the country itself. However, the actual travel part isn&#8217;t as fun (flying, waiting at airports, etc.). Meeting in person really helps build a better connection, making communication easier down the line.<\/p>\n<h3>Can you tell something nice about your work or something you experienced while working?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Frank:<\/strong> Getting to know and see the countries is fun: from going on a safari trip in Tanzania, to crossing deserts, etc. makes travelling fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> Here in the Netherlands, we are a bit more about planning and structure, but when travelling, I know that the day is never going to turn out the way I envisioned it.<\/p>\n<h3>Can you share something fun or memorable from your work?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Frank:<\/strong> Getting to know and see different countries is exciting: from going on a safari in Tanzania to crossing deserts, etc. makes the travelling enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> Back home in the Netherlands, we&#8217;re all about planning and structure, but when I&#8217;m on the road, I know the day won&#8217;t go as I had it planned.<\/p>\n<h3>Has work taken you to any special places or allowed you to meet interesting people?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Suzanne:<\/strong> Every country has beautiful and special places, you can&#8217;t compare one country with another, not even in the way you work. 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