K&R Negotiations Welcomes Vivek Rawat

Senior Executive Joins K&R Negotiations Firm as Director for Indian Affiliate

Danbury, CT. – December 21, 2020 – K&R Negotiation Associates announced today that Vivek Rawat has joined its leadership team as Director for K&R’s India affiliate, VR Consulting. Based out of Bangalore, he is responsible for managing K&R’s business within India.

Vivek is a highly experienced executive whose expertise encompasses, creation of business alliances, entrepreneurship and structuring large deals as well as complex client engagements. His experience in sales management and building high-performance teams is a major asset.

Vivek has over twenty-five years of success in the technology, design, and manufacturing industries, with companies like Sonata, Oracle, IBM, SAP, and CSC. He has led many new initiatives to expand markets, grow revenue, and increase profitability. His accomplishments include building new business models, increasing market share, creating channel and alliance strategies; and launching global initiatives. Vivek has led many negotiations that have delivered significant results and revenue worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

“We are very pleased to welcome Vivek Rawat to the K&R Negotiations team,” stated Mladen Kresic, CEO and co-founder of K&R Negotiations. “Vivek is a highly experienced executive who can add great value to our clients and partners, who will benefit from his experience in negotiating critical deals and launching new business initiatives. Vivek has the expertise to enable organizations in the fast-growing India marketplace to thrive.”

Added Rawat, “I have applied the K&R Win Wisely™ methodology for many years, and am excited to work with the K&R team to help grow the company’s negotiation training and consulting market in India and the region. Most important, I look forward to utilizing the K&R Negotiations’ Win Wisely methodology to help our clients build long-term profitable relationships with their customers.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates LLC (negotiators.com), is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional sales and negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell Technologies, as well as smaller companies such as PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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Global Negotiation Firm Welcomes New Senior Team Member

Nevenka Letina Joins K&R Negotiations as Managing Director for K&R’s DACH Region

San Juan, PR. – January 21, 2020 – K&R Negotiation Associates announced today that Nevenka Letina has joined its leadership team as Managing Director for K&R’s DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) region. Nevenka brings her extensive executive experience in engaging and empowering teams, thus enabling them to sell and deliver complex solutions. Nevenka is adept in the art and science of negotiation that manifests itself in her profound deal-making skills.

Prior to joining K&R Nevenka served as IBM Managing Director for Novartis Global with P&L responsibility, working as a relationship partner with Novartis’ senior leadership while managing IBM teams delivering technology and business solutions. These solutions included Watson, cognitive computing, big data, and back office transformation for finance, HR and procurement organizations. Prior to this she was the Global Client Director for UBS and Zurich Insurance company.

Ms. Letina is a board member for a local private hospital in Switzerland and is their subject matter expert for IT digital transformation, including the IT operations model and innovation alignment across various business areas. She holds an Advanced Economics Diploma from the Zurich Business School. She has earned a certification for Client Executives at INSEAD (Insurance Industry) and a Global Deal Making Certification from INSEAD/University of Pennsylvania/ IBM.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Nevi’s caliber on our team,” said Mladen Kresic, CEO and co-founder of K&R Negotiations. “Her proven management style, combined with outstanding communication skills in multiple languages, will make Nevi a strong asset to clients as well as the entire K&R organization.”

“I’ve been familiar with K&R’s leadership in sales and business negotiations for some time,” added Nevenka. “Their extensive training and consulting services have benefited many great companies and I am happy to add to the success of our clients and partners.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional sales and negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell EMC, as well as smaller companies such as PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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K&R Negotiations Launches Accredited Negotiator™ Program

Global leader in negotiations certifies skilled negotiation experts

San Juan, PR., – (October 8, 2019) – K&R Negotiations announced today the launch of their Accredited Negotiator™ certification program to recognize individuals that demonstrate negotiating excellence. Using a rigorous review process, they will issue verified digital badges to qualifying negotiators to mark their expertise.

“We recognize the ever-expanding need for skilled business negotiators,” said Mladen Kresic, President of K&R Negotiations. “With the launch of our Accredited Negotiator program K&R reinforces its dedication to working closely with professionals and organizations in order to identify and recognize high-quality business negotiation skills. We are working with Credly to extend that commitment by publicly acknowledging individuals that demonstrate excellence through our rigorous review process.”

K&R offers five types of credentials to help business negotiators of every profession build a sense of trust with current and future employers and customers that they have the necessary expertise to prepare, plan and execute successful business negotiations.

Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly commented, “Employers around the world are looking for signals they can trust to make effective hiring decisions. By offering digital credentials through Credly, K&R Negotiations is providing verified evidence of hard-earned skills to the professionals who earn their Accredited Negotiator™ certification and the organizations that employ them.”

More information regarding the Accredited Negotiator certification program can be found here.

About Credly

Credly is a leading digital credential service provider, helping the world recognize lifelong achievement with the most popular platforms for verifying, sharing, and managing digital credentials and badges. The enterprise-class system allows organizations to officially verify skills and competencies; distribute portable and secure digital credentials and open badges; and gain actionable data and insights. Thousands of education institutions, industry associations, employers, and workforce development programs use Credly to make achievements visible. https://info.credly.com/.

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a Puerto Rico based consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional sales, negotiation and leadership experience and apply a practical results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell EMC, as well as smaller companies such as Aggreko, PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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K&R Negotiation’s CEO Accepted into Forbes Business Development Council

Mladen Kresic joins Invitation-Only Community for Senior-Level Sales and Business Development Executives

San Juan, PR., – (August 20, 2019) – Mladen Kresic, President and CEO of K&R Negotiations, has joined the Forbes Business Development Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level sales and business development executives.

Kresic was vetted and selected by a Forbes review committee based on the depth and diversity of his experience. Criteria for acceptance include a track record of successfully impacting business growth metrics, as well as personal and professional achievements and honors.

“We are honored to welcome Mladen into the community,” said Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, the collective that includes the Forbes Business Development Council. “Our mission with Forbes Councils is to bring together proven leaders from every industry, creating a curated, social capital-driven network that helps every member grow professionally and make an even greater impact on the business world.”

As an accepted member of the Council, Kresic has access to a variety of exclusive opportunities designed to help him reach peak professional influence. He will connect and collaborate with other respected local leaders in a private forum. Kresic will also be invited to work with a professional editorial team to share his expert insights in original business articles on Forbes.com, and to contribute to published Q&A panels alongside other experts.

Finally, Kresic’s K&R team will benefit from exclusive access to vetted business service partners, membership-branded marketing collateral, and the high-touch support of the Forbes Councils member concierge team.
According to Kresic, “I am excited about joining this valuable community of professionals because all the individuals who participate have the opportunity to share and help organizations with an impressive range of skills and advice.”

About Forbes Council

Forbes Councils is a collective of invitation-only communities created in partnership with Forbes and the expert community builders who founded Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC). In Forbes Councils, exceptional business owners and leaders come together with the people and resources that can help them thrive. For more information about Forbes Business Development Council, visit forbesbizdevcouncil.com. To learn more about Forbes Councils, visit forbescouncils.com.

About K&R Negotiations

Mladen Kresic is founder and CEO of K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, a Puerto Rico, US based consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. Mladen is a former counsel for IBM as well as General Counsel and Board Member of Bristol Technology. He founded K&R in 1994 as a consultancy specializing in technology transactions. He is author of “Negotiate Wisely in Business and Technology,” an Amazon e-book best seller.

K&R has delivered services in over 50 countries. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys who average over 20 years of high-level sales, negotiation and leadership experience and apply a practical results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell EMC, as well as smaller companies such as Aggreko, PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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K&R Negotiations Expands Management Team to Better Serve Enterprise Sales Customers

Growing Team Matches Company’s Rapid Expansion

San Juan, PR.,  – (June 25, 2019) – K&R Negotiations , industry leader in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world, is proud to announce the newest members of its growing global team. Kevin J. Jones is General Manager for select European Accounts and Steve Kuras is Vice President of Business Development for Americas.  These two leaders are the latest additions to help strengthen K&R Negotiations’ capacity to assist customers throughout the globe with developing negotiation expertise and achieving revenue and profit objectives.

Jones has a unique leadership background that enables him to successfully steer challenging and complex negotiations to a balanced and profitable conclusion. Kuras provides a blend of technical experience in IT administration and brings over 30 years of financial, business development, sales and sales management experience in the IT industry. Having led large-pursuit sales teams and complex client engagements for Fortune 100 clients, both seasoned sales professionals will be focused on helping K&R Negotiations continue to grow, bringing technology sales skills to help support K&R Negotiations’ expanding base of clients.

K&R Negotiations’ CEO Mladen Kresic said, “We’re excited about the skills Kevin and Steve bring to the K&R consulting team. They are both experienced leaders who will help our company continue its growth trajectory, as well as provide our existing and future clients with top-level sales negotiation services they deserve.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a Puerto Rico, US based consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional sales, negotiation and leadership experience and apply a practical results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell EMC, as well as smaller companies such as Aggreko, PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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Global Negotiation Firm Adds Senior International Sales Talent

Mike Weston Joins K&R Negotiations Team as General Manager and Partner for Strategic Opportunities

San Juan, PR – May 8, 2019K&R Negotiation Associates announced today that Mike Weston has joined its leadership team. Weston will serve as General Manager and Partner for Strategic Opportunities in Europe and the Middle East regions, where he will bring more than 25 years of sales, consulting and delivery experience and leadership. He will also assist with select opportunities in the Asia Pacific and North America regions.

In 2016, while leading CISCO’s business across all Middle East countries, including 14 major operations in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Levant, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Turkey, Mr. Weston was recognized by Forbes as a “top 100 most influential executive across all industries-Middle East.” CISCO recognized business worth $1.5 Billion under Mike’s tenure.

Most recently, Mike served as IBM General Manager, Global Technology Services, ASEAN / Asia Pacific where he successfully steered the company’s Global Technology Services business, with leadership of thousands of employees and full P&L responsibility for all operations, HR, finance, accounting and legal functions.

Mike has also been Executive Vice President & Advisory Board Member in the Midis Group, and, prior to 2013 was the Vice President of Worldwide Sales for IBM’s Integrated Technology Sales business responsible for $10.2B in annual revenues.

Mike’s career has been full of successful competition, having started as a professional footballer in his native England.

“Mike is a strong global leader who excels at motivating sales teams and solving complex management and negotiations challenges faced by organizations around the world,” said Mladen Kresic, CEO and co-founder of K&R Negotiations. “His expertise and leadership will be critical to meeting our goals, particularly in the Europe and the Middle East regions.”

“K&R Negotiations’ excellent team, their proven methodology—and the integrity with which they approach their work—made joining this team an easy decision,” added Weston. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to communicate this message and to make a difference in our clients’ success using K&R’s powerful toolset.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional sales and negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating results. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco and Dell EMC, as well as smaller companies such as PTC, Akamai and Priceline (Booking.com). For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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K&R Negotiations’ Leader Shares Six Ways to Shorten the Sales Cycle

 

Sales Experts Channel Webinar to Feature Mladen Kresic

six-ways-to-shorten-the-sales-cycleSan Juan, PR – January 29, 2019 – K&R Negotiations announced today that Mladen Kresic, CEO and founder of K&R Negotiations, will be the featured expert at a special online event titled: Six Ways to Shorten the Sales Cycle: Reduce Complexity and Increase Win Rates, to be held 1 p.m. eastern time, February 13, 2019 on the BrightTALK network.

Negotiation expert Kresic will discuss the realities of today’s complex selling environment and how to avoid pitfalls that lengthen the process. He will also cover methods to maintain the value of your offering while keeping your credibility and leverage strong. Most important, he will give you the details of six proven strategies to shorten the sales cycle:

    1. Factor in the decision process.
    2. Stop excessive and unnecessary reorganizations.
    3. Sell solutions that impact the customer’s business.
    4. Manage internal expectations.
    5. Don’t overcomplicate it.
    6. Avoid unprincipled concessions.

The BrightTALK Sales Experts Channel consists of 64 global sales professionals, authors, trainers, coaches and thought leaders who share industry best practices with the community of over 35,000 professionals. Complimentary registration for this event is open to sales executives, sales reps, company executives and other individuals who can benefit from learning about the impactful negotiation strategies that have led to $3 Billion plus in successful deals.

According to Christopher Ryan, CEO of Fusion Marketing Partners, “I look forward to hearing from Mladen Kresic and I am sure everyone who attends will benefit. Mladen not only shares transformative strategies, but also illustrates his points with lessons learned from many real-life successful negotiations.”

About Mladen Kresic

Founder and CEO of K&R Negotiations, Mladen Kresic has more than 30 years’ experience negotiating business transactions both as a lawyer and businessman. Prior to forming K&R, Mr. Kresic served as counsel to a number of different IBM businesses and as General Counsel and Board member of Bristol Technology. He has appeared as a guest lecturer at the MIT Enterprise Forum, Yale School of Business, Knowledge@Wharton, and has been a keynote speaker with the International Licensing Executives Society and is the author of the highly acclaimed book, Negotiate Wisely in Business and Technology.

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating success. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, Dell/EMC and Xerox, as well as smaller companies such as PTC, Akamai and Priceline. For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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For more information please contact:
Gail Carson
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Global Negotiation Firm Adds Affiliate in China

XueYan Meng Joins K&R Negotiations Team as President of Beijing-Based
Affiliate, Bringing Deep Sales, Technology and Instruction Expertise

 

DANBURY, Conn. – May 8, 2018 – K&R Negotiations announced today that XueYan Meng has joined the firm as President of Beijing-based ZhongHengKaiQi Enterprise Management and Consulting Limited Company, which will serve as K&R’s Chinese affiliate.

XueYan is a technologist, instructor and sales leader whose career spans leading global technology and sales organizations, including IBM. XueYan has designed, delivered and run successful training and sales programs across the world, earning plaudits that include entry into the Hundred Percent Club, the IBM BRAVO Award and Best Team Award (GCG GM).

A proven servant-leader with a unique mix of disciplines, XueYan integrates her engineer’s training with a deep perspective on international sales training, execution and business development. She majored in Image Transmission & Processing at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu).

“XueYan brings powerful new capabilities for K&R clients who seek to better understand and execute on their opportunities with Chinese businesses,” said Mladen Kresic, CEO and co-founder of K&R Negotiations. “Navigating both the cultural and business landscape of important deals can be challenging. We look forward to great things with her anchoring our presence in Beijing.”

“K&R Negotiations is now in a unique position to create opportunities for both Chinese companies that want to create lucrative relationships and deals outside of China and international companies that desire a more predictable path to important deals within China,” added Meng. “I am honored to join the K&R team and help grow these important relationships.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating success. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, EMC and Xerox, as well as smaller companies such as Merkle, Akamai and Priceline. For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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For more information please contact:
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Global Negotiation Leader Adds New Manager for Asia Pacific Region

K&R Negotiations Taps Greg Morris to Head Asia Pacific Strategy and Operations

DANBURY, Conn. – Aug 29, 2017 – K&R Negotiations announced today that Greg Morris has joined the firm as General Manager, Asia Pacific Strategy and Operations. Morris’ addition will help K&R deliver market development and negotiation expertise for global companies operating in the region.

Morris previously served as Partner Global Business Services and Leader Sales Execution Complex Deals, Asia Pacific Region, for IBM. He also held senior management positions with the IBM Growth Markets Unit and Asia Pacific and as IBM Business Strategy Leader Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to his 15 years of service with IBM, he was Partner Business Strategy Leader, Asia Pacific and Australia New Zealand, for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Morris holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney and has completed executive programs including Advanced Business Strategy at Harvard University; Systems Dynamics at MIT; and Strategy Master Class at Oxford University. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants – Australia and New Zealand and member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Morris, who is an accredited negotiator, trainer and executive coach, holds two patents and has been widely published on the subject of creating shareholder value.

“We are incredibly excited to have Greg joining the K&R team,” said Mladen Kresic, CEO of K&R Negotiations. “He adds significant depth to two of our key strengths — global expertise and managing complex deals and business relationships. I am certain our clients will benefit from his knowledge and wisdom.”

About K&R Negotiations

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating success. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, EMC and Xerox, as well as smaller companies such as Merkle, Akamai and Priceline. For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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For more information please contact:
Nate Warren
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K&R Negotiations Launches E-Learning Program in Negotiation Fundamentals

Self-Guided Online Program Offers Aspiring Negotiators an Introduction to the Meaning of
Negotiations, Influence of Credibility and Leverage and the Critical Concept of Principled Concessions

DANBURY, Conn. – Jan 6, 2017K&R Negotiations today announced the launch of its e-learning program, “Fundamentals of Negotiation.” The self-guided online approach offers aspiring negotiators a quick introduction to principles of successful negotiations.

Each program module features interactive Q&As to help students apply and retain what they’ve learned. The modules focus on three main areas:

  • Introduction to Negotiation: This module demystifies the practice of negotiation and introduces fundamental concepts.
  • Credibility & Leverage: Learn how these interlocking principles create powerful dynamics that move the other side closer to your desired position — without coercion or intimidation.
  • Principled Concessions: See how to make every exchange value-based instead of leaving money on the table or giving things away unnecessarily.

These fundamental courses are based on K&R’s decades of experience as negotiators, trainers and consultants for some of the world’s leading organizations. Businesspeople who want to build a foundation for improving outcomes in negotiation can take all three modules online for $94.50.

“These three courses will give aspiring business negotiators solid building blocks for improving a practice that everybody has to engage in at some point in their career,” said Mladen Kresic, CEO and co-founder of K&R Negotiations. “Many people are intimidated by the negotiation process, but it is easy to improve if you understand its mechanics and break the process down into steps.”

About K&R Negotiations

Mladen Kresic is founder and CEO of K&R Negotiations LLC. He has more than 30 years’ experience negotiating business transactions both as an attorney and businessman. Prior to forming K&R he served as counsel to a number of different IBM businesses and as General Counsel and Board member of Bristol Technology. He has appeared as a guest lecturer at the MIT Enterprise Forum, Yale School of Business and a keynote speaker with the International Licensing Executives Society.

K&R Negotiation Associates, LLC, is a consulting firm specializing in structuring and negotiating business transactions around the world. The company is comprised of professional negotiators, sales executives, and business attorneys. K&R professionals average over 20 years of professional negotiation experience and apply a results-driven methodology to change sales and negotiation behaviors and improve negotiating success. K&R’s clients include Fortune 200 companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, EMC and Xerox, as well as smaller companies such as Merkle, Aricent and Priceline. For more information, please visit www.negotiators.com.

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For more information please contact:
Nate Warren
720.244.4734
[email protected]