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International Business/Expert Profile
Expertise
General questions about bringing American and British business models/ideas to Europe and CIS (former soviet countries).
Experience in the area
My main area of expertise is in IT, Consulting and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). I've worked in: Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Philippines, Poland, Saudi, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UAE, UK and the US. I have experience in company start ups and business re-engineering, working in the soft drinks, snack foods, distribution, real estate management and telecoms industries. I have strong skills in process design, systems development, systems integration and cross-border team building.
Publications
Budapest Sun
Education/Credentials
BA from SUNY Purchase, New York. Graduate work at NYU, Courant Institute of Mathematics.
Past/Present Clients
Pepsi, British Telecom, Pernod-Ricard, Digital, Chase Manhattan Bank, British Steel, Matutano, General Bottlers, PepsiAmericas, A&P doo, Frito-Lays, Britvic, Dataserv, AT&T, Kidder Peabody
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | 02/05/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your generous effort and ..... |
| pradheesh | 01/02/10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | this help me alot |
| Tiny | 10/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much. |
| zilla | 12/22/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Brad M. | 12/15/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | great person and very knowledgeable |
Recent Answers from Eric Hofer
2011-03-13 Which country to incorporate in?:
David, I am no tax expert. I know what works for our company and I can only gloss over the basic thoughts that we went through deciding how we set ourselves up. For each person, situation, etc. the
2009-12-08 Sale and Purchase Agreements:
___ FOLLOW-UP ____ As of 2010-01-02 Are you going to read this? I'm happy to volunteer time here, but it seems kinda silly if you're not going to bother reading the replies. ---- Jennifer,
2009-12-07 Sale and Purchase Agreements:
Jennifer, I'm not a lawyer, nor an M&A person and you MUST seek legal counsel in the US. For what it's worth, an LLC names particular individuals and limits their liability; it allows these people
2009-11-27 costing:
Pradheesh, According to AllExperts, you've not bothered to read the answer. Is this true? Is there a problem with AllExperts? Or do you not value the time of the people bothering to answer you?
2008-12-14 help with idea:
Brad, Hospitality and general sales involve some similiar skills, but it's not necessarily the same. (Unless perhaps you're selling "Hospitality" and/or involved in the equipment, etc.) Sounds like
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