Consultant & Senior Consultant
Plant Location International
Conducted over 100 location, relocation and closure assignments worldwide. Instrumental in generating US$ 1.5 billion in Foreign Direct Investment. Directly contributed to the creation of over 10,000 jobs in Europe;Tasks and responsibilities: the analysis of the investor's critical decision factors, advice on choosing the nature of the investment (acquisition, greenfield investment), calculation of return on investment, location and site selection, analysis of all aspects related to transportation and logistics, environmental issues and permits, negotiations on grants and land cost;Clients worked for include: Morton, Tandem Computers, Olin Hunt, Gulf Canada Resources, Anheuser-Busch, Disney, Nordson, Guardian Industries, St-Roche, Toyota, Citibank, Yamanouchi, Kimberly Clark, Idemitsu Chemical, Janssen Pharmaceutica, SKF, Trinova, Westvaco, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Delphi, etc.Executed over 20 assignments related to site development and the attraction of inward investment for industrial estates, cities, regions and countries. Advice covers investment subsidies, industrial land pricing policies, developing marketing and promotion tools, competitive benchmarking,...