International marketing & business development experience with varied business m
odels encompassing: 1) Development and management of the international division for a US recruitment consultant in financial services, 2) Development and manag ement B2B proprietary software sales, distribution and CRM. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003-Present MARC NICHOLS ASSOCIATES-Director New York Developed and managed an international client base for this previously domestic recruitment firm which resulted in significant positive impact to the firmas bot tom line. Executed successful searches across a broad array of finance speciali zations. Developed an international recruiting practice in commodities and futu res, drawing upon personal experience in commodities trading and sales. Engaged in active searches on behalf of major providers with whom I maintain active cli ent relationships. 1999-2003 RECRUTOR, LLC-Managing Partner Prague Engaged by European Commercial/Investment banks to recruit senior management sta ff to support development of their Eastern European branch system. Representati ve Searches: SOCIETE GENERALE a" for a Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manag er in Bucharest; METRO GROUP - for a Retailing Director in Prague, Czech Repubic ; RENAISSANCE CAPITAL a" for five Eastern European Security Analysts in Moscow; ROSNEFT Energy Commodity traders, in Moscow; GAZPROM-PROJECT for a Finance Manag er in Moscow; TAFNEFT-NATURAL GAS for a Sales Relationship Management in Moscow . 1996-1999 USOFT (Subsidiary of Unisys)-Manager Paris As Manager for Marketing/Business Development, responsible for introduction of t he USOFT proprietary operations administration system to French companies. Succ essfully established and managed client relationships with major corporations in a diverse industries (Financial Services, Publishing, Government Contracting, e tc.). This resulted in recurring IT sales with fees in the multi-millions. 1992-1996 NEW EUROPE CAPITAL GROUP (NECG) -Managing Directo r Prague With five direct, Eastern European reports, developed a Western European institu tional clientele of Banks, Insurers and Portfolio Managers eager to invest in e merging Europe. Introductions made to Eastern European corporations seeking fund ing through a variety of capital raising enterprises. This included private plac ements of equity or fixed-income and Venture-Capital. This activity was recogni zed by New Europe magazine, noting NECG as aBest EM brokera in 1993. In a prio r role, I received an introduction to Eastern European financial services as a r ecruitment consultant developing qualified tiers of management for recently priv atized organizations.
1991-1992 Valeurs et Patrimoine, S.A.-Commercial Directo
r Paris As commercial director with 9 direct reports, I managed the development of an in stitutional fund (MUTUELLE du MANS, ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI, et.al.) for a privat e High Net Worth clientele. Clients serviced with mutual funds and options instr uments trading on the Monep and Matif. 1985-1991 DREXEL BURNHAM LAMBERT-FX Options Sales Trader New York Developed a European institutional clientele (EDF, RENAULT FINANCE, TOTAL S.A., MICHELIN, et.al.) trading in FX options. Advised clients on advanced foreign cur rency hedging strategies. Grew client base from a standing start to 15 active i nstitutions. In a prior position performed an identical function serving a clie ntele of US based branches of French financial institutions. Successfully comple ted MBA management training which led to a position as an assistant options trad er. 1984-1985 DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION-Asst. Planning Manag er San Diego For this US military contractor, managed in-house logistics of distribution of c omputers and computer parts to company subsidiaries in Montoire Fr., Baton Rouge LA and Ciudad Juarez MEX. Posted to Montoire Fr., with the brief to facilitate this activity, within the parameters of geographic and cultural divergence. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY PARIS IX-DAUPHINE, 1978-1983 BA and MBA - Financial Management Diplome daEtudes Superieures Specialisees 203-Financial and Capital Markets Graduated Second in Class out of 32 Advisor: Yves Simon specialist of the commodities markets and Director of Mba 20 3 UNIVERSITY PARIS X NANTERRE, 1982 (concurrent with above MBA) MA, International Finance Graduated 7 out of 65 Advisor: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Director of IMF OTHER INFORMATION Nationality Dual US/French citizen Languages Fluent in English and French. Proficient in Spanish. Basic German. Interests History, technology, classical and modern music, swimming, martial art s, cinema. Award winning filmmaker, best American Short film-Surveillance, scre ened Avignon June 2003.