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CHARLES KLEIN, MBA CMC
Managing Partner
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Charles
Klein
is managing partner of Amcon Marketing Strategy International. He
specializes in implementing action oriented marketing, executive
search and business development assignments for non-US corporations,
trade associations and public organizations. He has over 20 years
management experience in a wide range of industries.
 email: chuck@amconmarketing.com |
Chuck previously
held management level positions at General
Electric (GE) and Newark Electronics Inc. Mr. Klein is a "Certified
Management Consultant" (CMC) since 1993, after completing tests
and receiving certification by the Institute of Management Consultants
in Washington D.C. He has consulted to companies of all sizes, government
agencies, export organizations and trade associations in the US, UK,
Spain, Italy, Pakistan, China, Denmark, Israel and India. Klein has
managed several hundred US market studies, competitive intelligence
projects and US staff recruitment efforts for non-US corporations.
Charles Klein is
the author of Marketing
to America - How
non-US Companies can Profit by Selling in the USA
published by Prentice
Hall/ Financial Times, the leading business newspaper
and business book publisher in Europe.
Mr. Klein has written
over 100 articles that have been published in publications such as Competitive
Intelligence Magazine, Marketing News, The Exporter, Business & Competitive
Intelligence, Globes, Status and Guru.com. He was a contributing
author to Global Gold, published by the American Management Association
in 1998.
He is frequently
invited to speak to audiences on marketing and export topics and is
known for his practical "hands on" training
techniques. He is a member of the American Marketing Association, Society
of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, European Society for Opinion
and Marketing Research, Institute of Management Consultants and "Mana":
Manufacturers' Agents National Association.
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Ossie Weitzman, CPA
Investment Banking
Mr. Weitzman works with Amcon clients in the areas of strategic business plan preparation, investment searches, negotiations with venture capital funds, recruitment of private investors and financial consulting. His business plans have successfully brought in investments for non-US companies in excess of $300 million.
Originally from London, England, Mr. Weitzman qualified as a CPA with BDO Stoy Hayward, a leading UK accounting
firm. He also worked as finance director of a UK manufacturing company where he was responsible for all aspects
of financial management, planning and administration. He established and managed his own accounting firm for
a period of 8 years and was active as a director of the London Local Enterprise Board as well as with various
venture capital funds and associations.
Since 1991, Mr Weitzman has been involved in the dynamic venture capital sector. Prior to moving into consulting in
1994, he was an executive at Concept Investment Services, a venture capital fund, where he was responsible
for the financial assessment of financial opportunities, the monitoring of funded companies and providing
financial management consulting services.
email: ossie@amconmarketing.com
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Arthur
Weiss
Manager, UK and European Affiliate
Mr. Weiss has more than 15 years of experience in the areas of business intelligence, marketing planning
and strategic business analyses. He works with UK and European based Amcon clients in defining UK project
objectives and managing their implementation. He also conducts UK and European business intelligence
and business development projects for Amcon clients worldwide. He formerly managed the marketing intelligence
department for Dun & Bradstreet Europe and has conducted workshops and seminars on business intelligence
throughout the world.
email:arthur@amconmarketing.com
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Ephrat Susswein
Marcom and Webmaster
Ms. Susswein designs
and creates web sites, brochures and presentations for Amcon clients. She is also the webmaster for
Amcon's web site. She has a degree in commercial art and has extensive training in web design and working
with Photoshop and Freehand, Corel and PowerPoint presentations.
email:ephrat@amconmarketing.com
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Michal Stern
Market Research Ms. Stern conducts secondary market research on US technology, medical and
industrial markets. She has 10 years research experience utilizing published information
sources, on-line data bases and the Internet on behalf of Amcon clients.
She previously worked as a computer
programmer at several high technology companies. She holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science.
email:
michal@amconmarketing.com
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Fran Levitansky
Manager, US Office
Ms. Levitansky manages Amcon's Chicago office, coordinating
client projects and interfacing with project managers, researchers, business development specialists
and other project staff.
She has 20 years experience in project management, market research, computer technology,
health care and marketing communications.
She holds a Master of Science degree from Roosevelt University of Chicago.
email:
fran@amconmarketing.com
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