Cv.ligia Folea.english Febr 2009

Ligia Andrada Folea Saalburgstrasse 160E 61350 Bad Homburg Tel:+49.15.77.77.28.394 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education and Academic Achievement

2007 - 2009 – University of St. Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland  Master of Arts HSG (M.A. HSG) in Strategy and International Management (SIM)  ESKAS (Swiss Government Scholarship) for Outstanding Students from Central and Eastern Europe (GPA: 5.5 out of 6)  Master thesis title: Integrating open innovation in the strategic planning process 2005 – 2006 - University of Economics and Business Administration  Joszef Program Graduate. GPA: 1.35 Vienna, Austria  Erasmus student (137 ECTS achieved) 2003 – 2007 - Academy of Economic Science Bucharest, Romania  License with Honors in Economics. GPA: 9,87 (out of 10)  License Paper: Analysis of Regional Economic Competitiveness of Western Region, Romania. Graded: 10 (out of 10)  Honor scholarship awarded by the university for the entire study period  First Prize at the Scientific Session, Section for International Economy

Professional Experience

February 2009 – present – Procter and Gamble GmbH Frankfurt A/M, Germany Industry: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Position: Intern, Marketing Department Braun January 2007- June 2007 - GEA Strategy & Consulting SA Industry: Management Consulting Bucharest, Romania Position: Corporate Consultant  Managed a client portfolio of 6 multinational and large companies (result: 3 contracts signed within 4 months of activity)  Facilitated the client - consultants (internal and external) relationship in 2 projects August-September 2006- TPA Horwath

Vienna, Austria

Industry: Tax Consulting Position: Intern, Department for Real Estate Taxation Consulting  Drawn up reports and presentations about taxation regulations in Romania July 2006 – August 2006 - Rehau GmbH, SOE Headquarter

Vienna, Austria

Industry: Polymer solutions for construction, automotive and industry Position: Intern, Department for Construction  Drawn up a forecast report on the advertising costs for year 2007 November 2004- December 2006 – Group of Applied Economics Industry: Non governmental organization, think tank Bucharest, Romania Position: Junior Research Fellow  Conducted background research for research studies on several themes (clusters identification, structural funds handbook, energy sector in Romania) Extra curricular activities

Memberships: ADVICE Students  Position: Sales Executive – managed the relationship with four companies  Co-managed projects: UN, EU Model, Business Wargame Seminar participation: Institute for Human Studies (Philadelphia, US), Institute for European Studies (Köln, Germany; Varna, Bulgaria)

Interests

Language proficiency:  Romanian – native speaker  English (fluent); CAE Grade A (2005); TOEFL; GMAT  German (fluent); ZMP (2004)  French (intermediate)  Italian (basic)  Cycling – indoor & outdoor; assisted in writing VeloCult project (winning project)  Regional development – volunteered in drafting the transportation and HR regional strategies within the North West Regional Development Agency, Romania  Sharing ideas on my personal blog, reading entrepreneurship books