Courtney Fingar is editor of
fDi magazine, the specialist inward
investment title of the Financial Times Group. Now just over five years old,
fDi has an audited circulation of 15,000 and a readership of 45,000 --
consisting mainly of senior-level executives for the world's top companies
as well as some SMEs, location consultants, governments, legal advisers,
property consultants and investment promotion agencies.
Ms Fingar joined the Financial Times Group in November 2004, having
previously served as editor of Trade & Forfaiting Review, a monthly magazine
produced by the Ark Group in London that focused on the niche industry of
trade, export and commodities finance.
Prior to relocating to the United Kingdom in 2001, she worked in Washington,
DC, first for the National Journal Group as a writer for an online
environmental news service and later for Trade Communications International
as a reporter and editor for Global Business magazine, a 90,000-circulaton
monthly that reported on international trade and investment for a US
executive audience.
Ms Fingar has a BA in journalism from the University of Alabama in the
United States and an MSc in International and European Politics, with a
special focus on political economy and trade issues, from the University of
Edinburgh in Scotland.
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Gene DePrez has over 30 years of experience in corporate
location strategy, site selection, economic development and global
competitiveness. He leads IBM Global Location Strategies, part of the
Strategy & Change practice of IBM Global Business Services, now the largest
management consulting organization in the world.
Until its acquisition by IBM, his practice operated within
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Gene has also served as vice president of PHH Fantus
and Principal of Fluor Daniel Consulting, and earlier was president/CEO of
Partnerships DataNet in Washington DC, a predecessor of the Points of Light
Foundation. He has also been a university administrator and held marketing
positions with Eastman Kodak.
Gene focuses on integrating business location strategy, and implementation
of expansion and relocation plans on a global basis. He has led engagements
placing headquarters, research centers and other major business units for
Citigroup, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, Novartis, Chiquita Brands, Philip
Morris, Honeywell, Phillip Morris, Hertz Corporation, Shire Pharmaceuticals,
Lowe’s Group, Netscape, Unilever, American Red Cross, Master Card, UPS and
Blue Cross/Blue Shield among many others.
He has directed economic development strategy and
transformational projects for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, New York,
New Jersey, Research Triangle,
Toledo/NW Ohio, Greater Phoenix, Baltimore, Newark, Rochester, and Greenville
among others.
He serves on the Board of the International Economic
Development Council and on the Executive Committee of Partners for Livable
Communities. Additionally, Gene is a frequent speaker at business
investment, real estate and economic development conferences. He has been
quoted recently by the BBC, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York
Times, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report, Global Finance and Forbes
and he has authored numerous articles in trade journals. |
