2021 -
Partly retired
Still undertake some project work; still enjoy teaching part-time.
2016 -
Teacher for graphic design skills and sometimes tutor for business exercises — part-time (± 120 hours p.a.) at ISCOM Paris in their International Global Communications stream.
2010 -
Co-founder of BOLDSET, a communication agency in Paris: designing and developing visual identities, printed and digital media, custom dynamic websites and on-line applications; providing also communication consulting and information technology services.
Design — content — technology!
2002 -
Independent communication consultant and designer, in Paris, providing communication and content design.
1998 - 2002
MSM FININCO (now absorbed into the MSM GROUP), a financial and consulting services company in Winterthur, Switzerland.
From 1999 responsible for private equity (venture capital brokering).
Built up a private equity activity from scratch. The MSM Group became a value adding venture capital broker and also provided finance and consulting services to startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
1994 - 1997
M-TEC HOLDING (then including PORTEC), in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Managing Director of a holding company and its small subsidiaries. Conceived, raised the finance, and lead the management buy-out (MBO) of two new materials technology groups from Sulzer. Consolidated these ventures, furthered applications, and put new products onto the world market, thus establishing a sound and growing business.
1990 - 1994
SULZER, World Headquarters, in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Development Manager in the group Corporate Market Development.
Managed the development and divestitures of proprietary inventions and groups (corporate innovation prize); involved in various corporate strategic initiatives, typically in recruiting new business alliances and exploiting young technologies; composed and implemented corporate communication pieces.
1989 - 1990
“Sabbatical”: drove a Citroën 2CV alone from Geneva to Cape Town.
1984 - 1989
HEWLETT–PACKARD, European Headquarters, in Geneva.
Product Manager responsible for the introduction, marketing, and development of consulting and custom project services in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
1981 - 1982
RADICON – HLW, managing supervision contracts for turn-key construction projects, at the company headquarters, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aide-de-camp to chief executive, for project mobilisation and administration.
1979 - 1981
WILLIAM J. MARSHALL, a consulting practice specialising in the investigation of engineering failures and professional negligence, in London.
Investigative Expert investigating failed structures in preparation for litigation.
1977 - 1979
HAWKINS, HAWKINS AND OSBORN, a civil/structural engineering design consultancy specialising in transportation, in Cape Town.
Design Engineer, then (concurrently) Computer Manager.
1983 - 1984
MBA, International Management Institute (now IMD Lausanne), Geneva.
1973 - 1976
B.Sc. Civil Engineering (first class honours), University of Cape Town.
Swiss and South African citizen, born in Cape Town, in 1954.
English — mother tongue,
German and French — notion.
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▷ Reside in Paris 18th
▷ Professional (legal) status: Profession libérale
▷ Siret number: 448009068 00017
▷ International VAT (TVA) number: FR66448009068