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During his time as Director of the external relations at Bank Brussels Lambert (1995-1998) the merger of the Belgian bank into the ING Group was successfully concluded. Michel was actively involved in the ITC expansion in Europe and was the shareholder and Board Member of the first free internet provider in Belgium (1999-2000).

Through his work as EU Advisor in Bank and Finance (1998-2000) and Deputy Head of Operations at the EC Delegation in Slovakia (2001-2005), Michel actively participated in and acquired in-depth knowledge of the EU enlargement processes and overall development aid. He decided to use his expertise and a strong network developed over the years and created C&M s.r.o. in 2005 and in 2012 two EEIGs, TIEG and NOOKOM where he acts as the Executive Director. In parallel, he became a founding Managing Co-Director of the GoConsultancy Database.

As a visiting Professor in International Relations at Comenius University Bratislava (2002-2007), he produced a number of academic papers. Through the Board he is chairing, M. Doumont conducts the strategy and the financial control of C&M Group. He is fluent in both English and French.

Marika has an extensive knowledge of development cooperation and policies, including established tools, such as Project Cycle Management and logical frameworks. As a “New Business” Director within DAI she was responsible for the business development activities related to proposals funded by the European Commission (EC) and other donors.

Through her career she has gained a sound understanding of capacity building, institutional strengthening and good governance in conflict affected countries. Marika is a dynamic Manager and quick learner with strong analytical, organizational and coordination skills. She is fluent in both English and French.

Within the past 7 years at C&M, he has coordinated major high-level institutional conferences and seminars for the EU across the African, Asian and Latin American continents, supervising service providers, designing event concepts as well as producing promotional films and ‘after event’ short videos made for social media platforms. Since 2020, he has specialised in the implementation of virtual webinars and “hybrid” seminars -involving participants in the room and also online – for DG INTPA and various European Union Delegations in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. As Communications Coordinator, he ensures that services are provided proactively and efficiently, even surpassing the contracting authority’s required standards of excellence. He has an impressive multilingual capacity (FR, EN, IT, ES, DE, NL, PT) which demonstrates a great capacity for cultural adaptation.

He is a rigorous proactive manager with strong analytical, organizational, reporting and coordination skills. He is fluent both in French and English.

For more than 8 years he had worked for the ARIANE telecommunication satellite launcher project of the European Space Agency, at the Kourou Space Center as Control System Engineer. During these years he managed the team responsible for developing from Technical Specifications of the Centre National des Etudes Spatiales (CNES) the bespoke software applications to allow a smooth launch of the Synchronous Geostationary orbit telecommunication satellites around the earth. He had also actively participated as a technical software support for all launch-related campaigns.

He has a significant experience of five years in preparing Software and Hardware architectural proposals for call for tenders for big organizations in the Middle East (Cyprus Inland Revenue Department, UAE ETISALAT, Syria HIAST etc.)

For 13 years he had worked for the Ministry of Education as an Instructor and acquired a significant experience in this domain.

Christos has a Cypriot and French nationality. He is bilingual in Greek and French and speaks also English and German (Mit.Stf III).

In a few years he moved into private sector to work on public tenders. Under his leadership over 80 construction projects co-founded by the EU were won and delivered. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Karel Englis College in Brno, Czech Republic. He is fluent in English.

In 2022 as EMEA APOS Vendor Manager, planned and enabled the expansion of the EMEA region to the Nordic countries and continued the upsells enablement program of over 270 agents through all the region while working at Lenovo. Fernando is native to English, Portuguese and Spanish Languages.

Rayna has managed several corporate social responsibility & public relations projects, to name a few: she contributed to the development of the website and a production of a short documentary for promoting the archeological site of Perperikon in Bulgaria, she has also organized the 10th ING’s  anniversary in Bulgaria as a series of 10 consecutive events. These projects have been both recognized and honored with national and international awards.

Since 2008 she has been keeping a personal blog on topics that inspire her – books, travel, people.  She loves working and travelling, and deeply believes that people are more productive when they are happier at work. Rayna is fluent in English and Bulgarian, has working knowledge of French, Russian and Slovak.

Besides her management experience on framework contract specific assignments, she is also skilled in providing support with the organisation and implementation of the “virtual” webinars and “hybrid” events for DG INTPA and EEAS. Examples include a conference in sustainable energy organised at the UN Headquarters in New York, the UN energy forum in Vienna and AU-EU Stakeholder Event in Nairobi. She ensures that services are provided proactively and efficiently. Ms. Dubowy speaks fluently German, French and English and has a charming capacity for cultural adaptation.

Her expertise in project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication is invaluable to the success of any implementation project.

Zuzana has worked in diverse locations, including Belgium, the Netherlands, England, Spain, and the US, gaining extensive experience in collaborating across cultures. A quick learning and a goal achieving are her main personality features. Zuzana is fluent in Slovak and English.

As accountant of C&M Michaela is well aware of the valid accounting regulations, policies and procedures. Michaela has excellent organizational and computer skills, while always paying attention to detail. She is fluent in English.

Liliia also worked as an Accountant in the Government Agency Department of Education and Science in Lviv, Ukraine. Her responsibilities included: preparing financial documents and reports, working with counterparties, communicating with authorities and the state treasury, which was an opportunity to work in different areas of education in Ukraine She has also worked in the private sector in the construction industry as a Sales Manager. Her main responsibilities were to support customers, cooperate with suppliers, prepare documents and reports.

As a Financial Assistant at C&M Liliia will be responsible for reporting of events. She pays attention to detail, has good organizational and computer skills. She is fluent in Ukrainian and is confident in English and Slovak.

At Allen and Overy Bratislava (UK based – Advocate/legal corporation) she was responsible for the organization of clients’ meetings, mailing handling, contact with suppliers and customers, handling of orders, preparation of documents for the accounting unit, and other administrative tasks. At the British International School Bratislava (part of global school network of Nord Anglia Education) her duties included: email communication with teachers and students, processing of various databases related to students, organization of school trips, etc.

Prior to joining C&M Andrea was School Secretary/Assistant of Director of Gymnasium Bilíkova, Bratislava (the biggest Slovak Gymnasium with more than 100 teachers and other employees and more than 1200 students), where she was Member of School Council. Andrea is fluent in Slovak and English, and can communicate in Czech and German, as well.

In addition to working on international contracts related to organising hybrid events for EU-Institutions, his activities mostly include the communications and community management with online participants. As an example, during the Farm2Fork assignment implemented under umbrella of “Events 2020 Framework contract”, Jean-François was responsible for the registration of online participants, the online community management as well as social media publications. As an excellent public relations expert, Jean-François demonstrates excellent organizational and communicational skills across Europe and Africa, which he uses proactively to ensure successful assignments. He is fluent in French and English.

Specializing in strategic communications, media relations, crisis management, advocacy and lobbying, conflict resolution, negotiations, mediation, and leadership communications, Aleksandra brings a wealth of expertise to her roles.

She has been a member of the Association of Business Consultants of Serbia since its inception in 2009 and, in 2023, was elected to the Board of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI).

With 30 years of experience in media, strategic management, and public relations, Aleksandra began her media career in 1988. Since 2000, she has served as the chief of staff managing the minister’s cabinet, overseeing PR and communication activities. She has over 20 years of experience working closely with multiple stakeholders in communication, including media monitoring, analysis, audience segmentation, and selecting the best communication tools to achieve desired outcomes. Aleksandra adopts a proactive approach to targeted media, creates key messages, edits materials, and organizes events for journalists and other stakeholders.

Throughout her career, Aleksandra has developed and implemented integrated PR/communication strategies for government, non-governmental, and business sector organizations. She collaborates closely with governmental and civil society organizations and international donors such as the EBRD, USAID, and the EC. She is well-versed in managing USAID and EU-funded projects, meeting visibility requirements, and managing social media channels.

Aleksandra is fluent in English.

Gazmend began his career in 1989 as a lecturer at Polytechnical University of Tirana where he regularly continued to lecture until 2012. Since 1993 he has been working in several construction and design/supervision companies in the position of technical director / administrator, participating in and eventually leading numerous design projects, engineering studies and infrastructure supervision projects.  For three years he has been ATA expert in the field of civil engineering for EU Delegation to Albania dealing with a multitude of projects under direct management from EU Delegation. He has gained extensive experience in the preparation of tender dossiers for procurement procedures under PRAG regulations and management of contracts under FIDIC requirements.

Pablo Weil is familiar with the Latin American culture and due to his extensive experience with NOOKOM, he has excellent knowledge of the European Commission procedures and requirements. He is fluent in Spanish (mother tongue), Portuguese and English.

Along with a University Degree in Sciences of the Language (Souk Ahras, 2011), she holds a 2-years certificate in Management of civil society programmes from the IRI, (Jordan & Morocco, 2017 – 2018).  In addition to her excellent organisational skills, team management capabilities and experience in working with tight deadlines she is also skilled in the management of arts and culture projects. She is fluent in French, English, Arabic and Tamazight.

implementation of PR strategies and information dissemination through social networks, thanks to her experience with various international organisations and earlier with multinational private companies. As C&M’s regional Event Organiser residing in Bangkok, she ensures that all logistic arrangements are fully functional and in place, as well as coordinates the local service providers, before and during the event.

She also provides local assistance to the special guests or sponsored participants attending these events, by coordinating the local travel arrangements, be in charge of payment of daily allowances and visa reimbursement, as well as support the coordination of other event staff (i.e., speakers, moderators, interpreters, note-takers, photographers, hostesses etc). She is essential to keeping quality control of the services proposed for each event and upon approval of the EC representatives, will book appropriate accommodation, premises and technical equipment, as well as catering services, graphic design, prints and conference kits. Ms Uerchuchai is fluent in English, French and Thai (mother tongue).

Siegfried has over 20 years of experience in the European Institutions and on the ground. He is an excellent communicator and has very good organisation skills, making sure that the deadlines are respected with an extra care for the quality of our services. He is a native Italian, bilingual in French and speaks also English, Spanish, and Russian.

Ron also has experience in the organisation and implementation of events such as press conferences, training seminars & workshops throughout Anglophone countries on the African continent. With his communication skills, he is often in charge of the communication with the CA and the Beneficiaries as a Contact Point. He is experienced in the organisation of travel arrangements (international and local travel), accommodation, invitations, dissemination, booking of meetings venues, catering, accommodation, technical services, translation/interpretation services, etc. Mr Major is fluent in English, Afrikaans & Hungarian.

In addition, she has worked as an Operations Expert in election observation across Africa with EU and GIZ. She offers more than 13 years’ experience relating to communication and public relations, including on EU funded programmes and projects.

Thanks to her previous work in organisation of international events (seminars, conferences, annual meetings, workshops, etc.) she is very familiar with all aspects and requirements of events management. She implemented events funded by a broad range of clients of international donors, including the African Union, the UN, the European Commission and other EU institutions. Tezeta is fluent in both English, French and Amharic.