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Study Group: Former C-level Executives in the Energy & Industrials Councils in Member Programs

Council Members in this Study Group: 381

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Fred Aminzadeh, Owner and Senior Advisor, dGB-USAFred Aminzadeh

Owner and Senior Advisor
dGB-USA
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Fred Aminzadeh is the Owner and Senior Advisor of dGB-USA, a geophysical contracting firm. Previously, Dr. Aminzadeh was the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Prior to that, he was a Manager at Unocal Corporation. Dr. Aminzadeh has...

George Dorkhom

President and Managing Partner
AD&A Worldwide
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George Dorkhom is the President and Managing Partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global company that manufactures large machine and cutting tools...

Kris Nielsen, Chairman and President, Pegasus Global Holdings, Inc.Kris Nielsen

Chairman and President
Pegasus Global Holdings, Inc.
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Kris Nielsen, PhD, is the Chairman and President of Pegasus Global Holdings a firm that provides management consulting, risk management, and strategic consulting services thru its subsidiaries worldwide to owners (public and private), engineering and...

Mark Bulriss

Former Chairman and CEO
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION
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Mark Bulriss was the Chairman and CEO at Great Lakes Chemical Corp. prior to the merger with Crompton, now called Chemtura. Great Lakes was a Specialty Chemical Company with primary focus on Polymer Stabilizers, Flame Retardants and Pool Chemicals. He...

David Tkachuk, President, PROCONSULT International Inc.David Tkachuk

President
PROCONSULT International Inc.
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David Tkachuk is the President of Proconsult International Inc. Mr. Tkachuk provides integrated management consultancy and advisory services to oil and gas companies at senior officer & executive level and consultancy services to investment firms and...

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China’s Economy and Construction Boom Creates Huge Floor Covering Potential

November 6, 2009

World Bank Raises Forecast for China's Economy | www.nytimes.com

A new, 40 billion square meter floor covering market is expected to emerge in China between now and 2025. The urbanization of China continues and is expected to increase its cities’ population by another 350 million people, creating demand for as many as five million new buildings. Every square meter of new construction will require floor covering. Ultimately China may be the world's largest floor covering market; Mohawk Industries, Shaw, Armstrong World Industries and Tarkett should take heed.

Gas Cylinders Are Here to Stay

September 20, 2009

Is It The End For High-Pressure Gas Cylinders? | www.prlog.org

Higher pressure or not , the gas cylinders market is an important segment in the industrial gas business for smaller users and mobile applications in medical and industry and are here to stay but controls technology must continue to improve on safety and reliability.

China takes off, it is rapidly taking over as we squander our brand names for ?

September 11, 2009

China’s Geely, Beijing Automotive Target Volvo, Saab | www.bloomberg.com

It is a known fact that the Chinese government has put its weight and tremendous wealth behind targeted industries, Electronics , automotive and aerospace and it is well on its way to target the general industrial market. It is succeeding and have taken over Japan in Electronics manufacturing out put...why ? they have the people, the natural resources, the cash and the market..and we in the West are willing to surrender all ,including established brands as Volvo ,Saab and Hummer.

Temporary lay-offs in Italy maybe OK,but plant closure ..guess what

September 10, 2009

Italian Government Reaches Union Agreement on Fiat’s CNH Plant | www.bloomberg.com

Italian Labor law is so inflexible about layoffs and forget the future of the plant in Imola if it invovles permanent closure. Italy, behind Spain , is one of the most socialistic countries when it come to labor law giving no flexibility whatsoever to industry in manoeuvering during difficult times, that is while Fiat CEO is scanning the globe and is in bed with Chrysler , not only for high cost production , but also for labor inflexibility.

Outsourcing is the trend ..do not cry wolf

September 8, 2009

Defense industry pleads for investment | www.ft.com

To my best of my knowledge the UK defense spending in 2010 is projected to be up by a few percentage points and so as the EU and Nato..so what is the fuss all about..outsourcing? then they have to cry endlessly as this has been the trend for a long time in the world of the defense industry,but perhaps a novelty in Britain.

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GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)

February 19, 2009 | Hong Kong

GLG Seminar: (Hong Kong) Cement Outlook - Infrastructure Driving Growth in China

December 18, 2007 | New York

GLGi: Infrastructure Construction for 2008 - Public and Private

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