James
Richard Amoroso MBA BA
Hons
address: Gruebstrasse 3a, CH-6318 Walchwil ZG
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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authority on the global food & beverage industry, its strategies & consumer trends plus in-depth knowledge of the luxury goods and food & non-food retailing industries |
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international business manager and finance professional with line management experience |
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equity research & industry analysis with international investment banks |
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consumer sales & marketing with leading multinational food manufacturers |
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skilled in communication with institutional investors, the media, corporate entities & consumers |
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MBA and BA honours graduate with a command of 5 languages |
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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
2008 to date AMOROSO, WALCHWIL, ZUG, SWITZERLAND
Consultant & Director
Strategic insights & practical solutions
Food & consumer │ Financial communication
2002-2008 HELVEA SA, former unit of PICTET & CIE, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND [reference]
Equity Analyst, European Food & Beverage, Retail & Luxury Goods (Vice President)
2001-2002 BANK VONTOBEL, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND [reference] [graphological analysis]
Specialist Sales, European Food & Beverage, Luxury Goods (Vice President)
2000-2001 DRESDNER KLEINWORT, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND [reference]
Head of Swiss Equities (Director/First Vice President)
Head of Swiss Equity Research (Director/First Vice President)
1997-1999 BANK JULIUS BÄR, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND [reference]
Equity Analyst, European Food & Beverage, Retail & Luxury Goods (First Vice President)
1993-1996 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND [reference (E)] [reference (D)]
Equity Analyst, European Food & Beverage (Assistant Vice President)
1992-1993 UNILEVER BESTFOODS, THAYNGEN, SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND
Marketing Manager, Consumer Foods Business Unit
1987-1992 MARS INCORPORATED, KING'S LYNN, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM
European New Business Manager (Zone 5), Foodservice Division
UK Marketing Manager (Zone 5), Foodservice Division
1984-1987 McCAIN FOODS, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
Senior Product Manager, Foodservice Division
Product Manager, Foodservice Division
Assistant Product Manager, Retail & Foodservice Divisions
Key Account Manager, Retail & Foodservice Divisions
Sales Territory Executive, Retail & Foodservice Divisions
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
1982-1984 MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM [certificate]
Master of Business Administration (MBA), full-time programme
1983-1983 HEC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, VERSAILLES, PARIS, FRANCE [certificate]
MBA programme, 2-month business course
1978-1982 UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, SALFORD, MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM [certificate]
BA Honours degree in Modern Languages (German, French & Spanish)
1981-1981 UNIVERSITE D'ANGERS, ANGERS, MAINE-ET-LOIRE, FRANCE
6-month language course
1970-1977 SLOUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM
GCE 11 Ordinary Levels plus 'Use of English'
GCE 3 Advanced
Levels (German, French & Latin)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Demi-Chef de Pātisserie
1978-1979
HOTEL
KEMPINSKI
Commis-Chef de Pātisserie; Demi-Chef de Pātisserie
1975-1977
SHERATON
SKYLINE HOTEL,
LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM
Assistant Pastry Chef (part-time)
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
1987-1991 VICE CHAIRMAN
PAPA Pizza & Pasta Association
MEMBER
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LinkedIn, Xing and Plaxo networking websites
LANGUAGES & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: English (mother tongue); German (fluent); French (fluent); Swiss German (good); Spanish (fair)
Technical: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, FrontPage); Lotus Notes; Adobe Acrobat; Reuters; Factiva; Bloomberg; Datastream; JCF; Thomson One Financial; Investdata/Telekurs
PERSONAL DETAILS
Status: D.O.B. December 1958, British citizen, Swiss 'C' residence permit, clean driving license, Christian, married since 1982 with two children: Richard born 1984, Catharine born 1987
Interests: Family, singing (baritone, soloist), music (smooth jazz, classical), fitness training