With iFact you are choosing a consulting team with many years of experience in various industries and international markets:

Guy Bérard, partner, has joined iFact after an impressive career in the financial services industry working in leading positions at the National Bank of Canada, the Paris Stock Exchange and Montreal Stock Exchange. He offers specialized assistance in all questions related to the operations of domestic and international financial markets, payment systems and risk management. He also leads financial analysis and strategic planning mandates. Guy holds a MBA from the UQAM and lives in Montreal.

Lysianne Buie is our experienced marketing communications professional based in Toronto, Ontario, who specializes in helping our clients raise their profile and bring their products to market. She has expertise in the areas of marketing campaign and project management, branding and corporate communications. Working with high-tech companies, including British Telecom and Atos Origin, has given her a keen ability to translate complex product features into tangible benefits for the marketplace. As an MBA graduate with international experience in Canada, the United States and Great Britain, she brings a global perspective to our client engagements.

Berend van Hemel, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a senior business development expert with broad experience in international markets and technology-related industry segments such as telecom, wireless and Internet technologies. His consulting firm Marketextension assists international firms extending their reach into local European markets. Berend has graduated 1966 in Business Science from the Groningen University in the Netherlands.

Sabine Kerner, founder of iFact, has extensive experience in international marketing, sales and management consulting acquired with international firms such as Apple Computer in California and Lotus Development in Germany, as well as public organizations and institutions. She supports our clients in analyzing new projects and evaluating their impact on strategic direction, feasibility and viability. She also led numerous market studies for various industry segments across North-America and Europe. She holds a MBA from the Technical University, Berlin. She is based in Montreal, Canada.

Elda Lamberti is based in Milan, Italy, and assists North-American firms in their market entry into Southern European and Middle East territories. Elda worked for many years in executive positions at American Express and Worldspan before she started her consulting career. Since then she helped companies in identifying and negotiating strategic partnerships as well as setting up local offices in Italy. She is at home in various industry segments from travel (online and offline), mobile communications and international publishing to medical equipment. She speaks Italian, English and Spanish and completed her studies in sciences at the Universita di Milano with A-level.

Christophe Lövenich is based in Barcelona, Spain. He has obtained his Engineering degree from McGill University in Montreal, and has completed in 2002 his MBA in International Marketing and Management at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He has acquired experience in project management, international sales and business development, and consulting, more specifically in the fields of industrial equipment, industrial products, and financial and logistics services.

Dr.Thomas Lückerath is president of our German partner firm TL Management GmbH. After a Master in mathematics and a PHD in economics, Thomas started his career with the Boston Consulting Group. Then he held several positions in both start-up and major industrial firms until he founded TL Management in 1996. Most of his clients are middle-sized and large companies in various industry sectors. He lives in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Marein Orre, a seasoned marketing pro-fessional specialized in the development and implementation of marketing plans, has held various positions at Apple Computer and Claris, both in the US and in Europe. Over the last ten years she has successfully worked as a business development and marketing consultant closely involved in emerging high-tech projects relating to multimedia, Internet and e-learning applications. Marein holds a MBA from the University of Cologne and is based in Munich, Germany, the Bavarian Silicon Valley.

David Santelli has worked since many years with private firms, government agencies and international organisations in mandates relating to the IT and multimedia industry. As co-founder of the Multimedia World Watch (MMW), he has developed a network of competences and knowledge on an international level, involving researchers, industry professionals and intermediaries. David is a graduate from the École des Hautes Études Internationales de Paris, and has obtained a M.A. in International Relations from the University Laval, Canada. He lives in Paris.

Vivian Tichauer is focusing on business development and marketing. Based in Barcelona, Spain, her industry experience includes car manufacturing, textile and accessories and food. She worked with premium quality products and brands ranging from multinationals Mercedes-Benz and IWC, Armani and D&G watches, to medium-sized Spanish market leaders TCN (women's clothing) and Borges (fast moving consumer goods). After having worked in Brazil and Germany, she pursued an MBA in general management at IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Cynthia M.Ulman has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years. She earned her Master's Degree in Business Administration from Stanford University in 1981. Since then she has started and grown two businesses, served as CEO of a $22 million health care organization, and currently has an independent consulting practice. Ms. Ulman has extensive experience in strategic planning, financial feasibility analysis, and organizational management. She has obtained a MBA from the University of Stanford.