Michael Blaser Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

Coordinating projects to implement gebana's vision of a fairer trade, which is better for the farmers and their communities, the environment and the local economy.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Strategic lead and supervision of country programmes in Cambodia and Myanmar. Supporting the teams with thematic guidance, quality assurance and business development.

Cambodia

Strategic and technical support to the teams in Asia; Capacity building and coaching of own and partner staff in Market System Development approach and DCED standard for monitoring; project advisor Cashew Nut & Access to Land Project

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Processing and marketing of organic cashew-based products

Yangon, Myanmar

Memories of Myanmar is a social enterprise promoting agricultural products with the aim of providing better income to farmers and increasing value addition in Myanmar

Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar

Overall management of SECO-funded regional Value Chain / Private Sector Development project “Biotrade”. Establishment of project structure, financial management, monitoring, and knowledge management; Recruitment, planning, budgeting; Training and coaching of staff in market systems development approach; Strategic guidance to market assessments as well as to value chain and private sector partner selection

Switzerland And Cambodia

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Head Office, Switzerland: Study on alternative financing models of rural agricultural advisory services for a project in Kyrgyzstan; Development of a training of trainers on business plan development; Project lead integration of technical monitoring into overall management systemHEKS Cambodia: Assessment of the application of the M4P Approach in a pepper value chain project

Nepal

Capacity building in Market Systems Development Approach (M4P); Technical assistance to projects with regards to market development, Access to finance, Business Planning; Knowledge Management; Acquisition. (temporary engagement)

Bangladesh

Assessment on financial management of farmers and elaboration of business models including Micro Finance Institutions for the “Making Markets work for the Chars (M4C)” project. (temporary engagement)

Bangladesh

Study on different market development projects (Katalyst/Samriddhi/M4C). Topic: Analysis of service delivery models (last mile models) aiming at improving the poor farmers’ access to inputs, information and output markets. (temporary engagement)

Switzerland

Leading the group “International Accounting”; training and advisory of Heads of Finance of the programme countries (E/F/Sp); official training and support trips to Albania, Burkina Faso, Kirghistan, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Peru, Tajikistan; Financial controlling the departments Fair Trade, International Programmes and Advisory Services; advisory of departments in financial issues; annual closing of the financial accounts of the organisation; Lead in internal projects: Development and implementation of the Process Management System and of the Internal Control System; concept design of anti-corruption programme

Switzerland

Preparation/implementation of the re-organisation of department stores

Guatemala

Switzerland

Support of accounting application and internet shop; presentations at fairs

Australia

Switzerland

Handling of orders, invoicing, customer advisory service

France

Switzerland

Support in several sales projects

Switzerland

Work in different Departments (Sales, Purchase, Human Resources, Accounting, Services)

Master Of Advanced Studies (Mas), Development & Cooperation (Nadel)

Certificate Of Advanced Studies (Cas), Business Process Engineering

Business Economist (Betriebsökonom Fh), Business Administration