The course made me aware of the French behavior at work and what is expected of me as a manager"

Katie K. Sanofi-Aventis

World Executives is an Anglo-French consultancy designed to give companies operating in France the preparation, support and services they need to conduct their affairs in the most effective way. The company started operating in 1995 and has been successfully providing senior executives and managers with the necessary knowledge .....

Our resident speakers :

	Michel d'Ornano ENSIA, IFFI. General Manager, founder of World Executives. Previously President of Coca-Cola France, Vice-President of Coca-Cola International and member of the Greater Europe Executive Board. Director of the Union of the National European Soft-Drinks Association and President of GENFA (Groupement des Fabricants / Gencod)
	Maurice Contal - Director; has been developing and facilitating worldwide, Cross-Cultural Management Systems® programmes since 1995. He currently teaches part-time at ESCP-EAP and HEC (both premier Paris business schools). He was previously Finance Director for The Coca-Cola Company and also held senior management positions with Colgate-Palmolive. Maurice is French, received a Franco-British education in London and is an ESCP graduate
	Maureen Rabotin is the founding director of Effective Global Leadership. Prior to becoming a Cross-Cultural Training Consultant in 1996, Maureen held managerial positions for 9 years in two multinationals, first as European Product Leader in a medical diagnostics multinational, then as Export Director for a French electronics company. Her position within these companies allowed her to travel and negotiate with clients and suppliers across Europe, Middle East and Asia. In 2005, she became a certified Coach, started her own company, Effective Global Leadership to better serve her clients who are high-level executives and leaders in companies going through the globalization process. Maureen's approach to coaching focuses on leadership development through intercultural awareness, Cultural Intelligence (CQ/CI), Emotional (EQ/EI) and Social Intelligence (SQ/SI) as well as team coaching with the brand name of M.E.E.T. ™ (multicultural, efficient and effective teams). Maureen divides her time between USA and France, and is bilingual.
	"Shari Leslie Segall, an American in Paris since 1985, has taught Cross-Cultural Communication at Sciences Po and gives "Doing Business with Americans" seminars for several training institutes. Under her nom de plume she is the author of France...REALLY!!!, a lighthearted look at the differences between the Anglo-Saxons and the French. She is founding director of the international-communications company Foreign Affairs and chair of the Professional Women's Task Force of the American Chamber of Commerce in France."
	Dr. Knut Ripken - Managing Director for Ashvata, a consultancy in Information Systems. Teacher at l'ESCP-EAP business school. Formerly Global Product Manager for Automatic Data Processing Inc.and Vice-President Europe for Rational Inc. Education in Germany (Dipl. Phys., Doctorate) and in theUS (MS Computer Science).
	Francis Le Van currently advises French investors in China on cross-cultural issues. He has worked with Andersen as head of French desk in Shanghai for 4 years and with Hewitt Associates, LVMH and Johnson Higgins in the fields of Expatriation policy and administration, human resources and Compensation and benefits. Francis received his BA in economics and Chinese language from Sorbonne University.
	Danielle Daguisé 15-year experience in human resource and intercultural management. Expertise in career coaching and consulting for managers. Strong experience in project management & professional training. Trilingual French, English & Japanese Worked as senior consultant, associate manager & manager either for private, public companies or for consulting groups.. Training & recruitment manager for the French/Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo (JAPAN)
	Deodoro C. Valle, Native of Spain, Madrid University. Extensive international experience as a Coca-Cola executive first in Spain, General Manager in 3 European countries, Mgr. for International Issues (USA),Vice president Marketing Division of The Coca-Cola Company. Deodoro is currently a consultant in strategic marketing, sponsoring and sales organization. Based in Madrid, his clients are world famous companies
	Jerome LANTZ Strong Marketing experience in various positions: Consultant, Project Manager, Marketing Manager. He lived more than 2 years in Russia where he developed the Marketing department of one of the Russian cosmetics retail leaders. Double graduated : Engineer and HEC Specialized Master in Marketing.

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