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Martin Albani, Ph.D.

International Consultant
Business Development, Trade Promotion & Export Development

martin@dralbani.com
Project team leader and international consultant on trade promotion and export/business development (public and private sector capacity building) with 25 years hands-on professional management experience in Asia.

University and continued education

Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (Ph.D. in Sciences)
INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (post-graduate Business Management course)
Management Centre Europe, Brussels, Belgium, and London, UK (Business Administration)

Professional Affiliations

Past President, Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok
Past 2nd Vice President Board of Trade of Thailand
Past Executive Director, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
Joint Investment Committee Thailand-EEC
INSEAD Alumni Association

Languages

English and German (native)
working knowledge of French
understanding of Italian and Thai

Citizenship

German
Resident of Thailand

	Experience
	Senior Technical Adviser on trade promotion & facilitation and export development with 25 years of professional management and business development experience in Southeast Asia - as corporate executive, as entrepreneur and as individual consultant in the private sector as well as in international development assistance. Interest in sector development with focus on securing income opportunities for rural poor and vulnerable households through generating and leveraging private sector investment in value added market chains. Since 2001, project management (team leader) for the EU and for UN agencies in trade related capacity building of public & private sector entities (TSI/BSO and SME) in Indochina. Familiar with the development needs and challenges of public and private sector agencies and enterprises, as well as with the interests and concerns of donors. Fluent in English & German with working knowledge of French, Italian and Thai. German national, resident of Thailand. Bionotes Request full C.V.		Awards and achievements: Outstanding success in project implementation in Vietnam has been recognised, i.a., through a number of certificates of acknowledgment and appreciation by the Ministry of Trade, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province. Career Level: Senior/Executive-level Job Functions: Recruit Candidates Pursue new business Manage Projects in the field Provide technical advice on projects Programme Management Run a company, NGO, or major department Regional Experience Asia, Eastern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Mekong countries Europe, Western Europe, Southern Available Start Date: October 2009 Currently: RBI Project Leader, Lao PDR & Cambodia

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Employers/Clients of TA Development Projects

Project Name:	Improving Bamboo Handicraft Value Chains for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Lao PDR and Cambodia - A Results-Based Initiative in Partnership between UNIFEM, ICRW & the World Bank with the Prosperity Initiative (since April 2009) Multi-sector strategy development and implementation programme (large scale sustainable rural poverty eradication in Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR) (2008/09)
Project Client:	The Prosperity Initiative CIC
Value:	n/a

Project Name:	Support to Trade Promotion and Export Development
Project Client:	Ministry of Trade of Vietnam, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
Duration of Project:	3 years
Value:	US $3,200,000.00

Project Name:	European Business Information Centre (EBIC) in Vietnam
Project Client:	European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, EC-RELEX/EuropeAid
Duration of Project:	2 years
Value:	EUR 1,000,000.00

Short term assignments:

ITC, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO: Launching mission for the development of Mongolia's comprehensive National Export Strategy, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

UNDP, Hanoi: Formulation Mission - Capacity building project for the formulation of a comprehensive strategy for the development of Vietnam's services sector until 2020.

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development): Concept Paper for a four-year BioTrade Facilitation project in Vietnam

Asia Trust Fund (ATF) under International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO: Workshop in Pyongyang, DPR-Korea, Generation of training material and manual: Capacity Building for 'Access to Export Markets - International Trade and Trade Pacts'

Private Sector Clients

Contact Me

Address:	4/11 Samakee Road Soi Nichada Thani Bangtalad, Pak Kret Nonthaburi 11120
Country:	Thailand
Phone:	+66 81 649 1182
Fax:	+66 2960 3697
Email:	martin@dralbani.com