Background
Schirmer, Ralph Bernhard was born on December 5, 1936 in Fukuoka, Japan. Arrived in United States, 1982. Son of Friedrich Emil and Claire (Loeffler) Schirmer.
Schirmer, Ralph Bernhard was born on December 5, 1936 in Fukuoka, Japan. Arrived in United States, 1982. Son of Friedrich Emil and Claire (Loeffler) Schirmer.
Degree, Hohere Handelsschule, Cologne, Germany. Degree in Fgn.Ttrade, Berufsschulen, Bremen, Germany.
With Martin Sturcken & Company, G.m.b.H., Bremen, Germany, Venezuela, 1956—1960, Del Monte Corporation, 1964—1967. Sales representative to sales manager special accounts C.A. Firestone Venezolana, Caracas, 1960—1964, 1967—1971. Sales manager private markets ITT de Venezuela, Caracas, 1971—1973.
Industrial sales manager, national sales manager, marketing manager Corimon Group, Caracas, 1973—1975. Assistant general manager Vencobre and Griven (Phelps-Dodge International), Caracas, 1976—1977. Marketing and export manager Grupo Siderpro, Caracas, 1978—1981.
Director international sales and marketing IMI-Information Marketing International subsidiary Ziff Davis Public Company, Oak Park, Michigan, 1983—1984. Consultant international marketing and business management Spectrum International Associates, 1986—1988, planner personal finance IDS/American Express, 1985—1987. Sales manager Peninsula Metal Fabrication, San Jose, California, since 1988.
Founding president Venezuelan-British School, Caracas, 1966.
Member of Venezuela Association Exporters.
Married Astrid Lucia Pedersen, December 9, 1961. Children: Lillian, Alberto, Ernesto.