Biography Arno Coster

Arno Coster is a Dutch national who has lived in London and Saint Petersburg for many years. He is the Director of Sales & Business Development - Trade Facilitation & After Sales Services · at Ahlers in St. Petersburg, Russia. The business unit focuses on supporting international premium brands to develop their business in complex markets. 

This means that as a logistics provider, Ahlers does not only do the logistics but also takes care of the import and the further sales of the goods, on behalf of its customers. In this sense, companies can outsource the complexity of doing business in a challenging region as Russia, CIS, Ukraine, or China to Ahlers and receive real value from it. 

Mr. Costers started in sales with Ahlers in August 2020. He holds a master's degree from James Madison University.

Topics on which Arno speaks:

• Doing business in Russia, CEE, CIS countries, and China.
• Sales acceleration from “West to East”.
• Go-to-Market strategies, sustainable business growth.
• Security, Compliance, Continuity.
• Strategy and Vision for Trade- and After Sales Services.