GOTTFRIED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

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  • Gottfried International, Inc. provides management consulting, project development, and real estate investment expertise to support energy, agriculture, and real estate development in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, where Bill Gottfried, our firm's founding partner, began his career serving as a U.S. Naval Officer stationed in Awali, Bahrain managing petroleum shipments in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, and Yemen for the Department of Defense.

  • We provide executive search and project development expertise for energy companies in U.S. and international markets, including Europe and the Middle East. Bill Gottfried was a member of the first U.S. Department of Energy Trade Missions to Moscow; Tyumen, Western Siberia; Kazakhstan; and Azerbaijan following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He recruited management teams, organized oil and gas joint ventures, and raised investment capital for joint ventures in Western Siberia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.

  • We provide executive search and project development expertise for agribusiness companies in U.S. and international markets. We recruited senior executives for several of the first agricultural biotechnology companies that were established in the U.S. and we organized one of the first U.S.-Kazakhstan agriculture joint ventures with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London. We advise agribusiness companies in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

  • We advise investors on real estate investments in Texas, including the Houston Metropolitan Region, and in Europe. Bill served as Chairman of the International Committee for the Houston Association of Realtors and Chairman of the International Committee for the Texas Association of Realtors, serving on the Board of Directors of both Associations.

  • Bill Gottfried earned a B.S.B.A. from The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, petroleum marketing major; a M.B.A. in International Business from The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; and he has attended Executive Ed. at Harvard Business School. Bill was Commissioned a U.S. Naval Officer at Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island and he graduated from Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia. He is an Eagle Scout and a Member of The Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. Bill has been listed in the Financial Times Who's Who in World Oil and Gas.

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