Wilhelm Kast Biography
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Wilhelm C. Kast P. O. Box 1964, Nipomo, CA 93444 - Tel. 603 501 8688 - [email protected]
BIOGRAPHY From his operational, management and entrepreneurial experience and success in business, government and international relations, Wilhelm has developed a sharp eye for swift but cautious problem solving and implementing needed change and growth, often under adverse conditions. He has extensive operational and management experience and expertise in the Manufacturing, Health Services, Renewable Energy and Information Technology Industry. That expertise, his public sector background and his access to business and political networks in the United States and the European Member Countries, are utilized by U.S. and international companies and government agencies. He joined Bridge Road Research, LLC, an international advisory company, in 2001 as Senior Consultant and Managing Director. Prior to joining Bridge Road Research, LLC he held executive and operational management, sales and product development positions with:
Cross Cultural Leadership Forum Chair of the Executive Board International Executive Development and Work-force Training Institute/Foundation based in Heidelberg, Germany DPCS INTERNATIONAL INC Director of Business Development Project Management, Marketing Services and PR Organization FORUM COLORUM ITALY s.p.a. and SANOFI-AVENTIS GERMANY GmbH Executive Vice President and COO Advanced Technology Industrial Coating Systems for Automotive OEMs and T-1 Suppliers Realtime-Datapro Corporation Vice President and Chief Information Officer Data Base Information Management Provider Computer Usage Corporation Regional Vice President IBM Operating Systems Co-Development Volkswagen AG Systems Development Engineer Automotive OEM
In addition, Wilhelm served in the public sector as: Chair of the State of Michigan International Trade Authority - MITA (1992 through 1997), leading the rebuilding and expansion of the State of Michigan, Department of Commerce International Trade Development and Foreign Reverse Investment Programs. Member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Committee on Small and Minority Business for Trade Policy Matters, where he participated in the development and implementation of innovative international trade programs for mid- and small-sized U.S. companies. Co-Chair of the US automotive industry’s committee on NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) President Ronald Reagan in 1986 appointed him to serve as one of two Presidential Delegates to the National White House Conference on Small Business. Wilhelm is a frequent lecturer and speaker at universities and trade organizations. He currently serves or has served on the board of the following organizations: -
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-West, Chicago, IL Hospice of South East Michigan (Treasurer), Farmington Hills, Michigan International Visitors Bureau Detroit and South East Michigan (Chair) James Beard Foundation, New York, NY Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, Lansing, Michigan Executive Board, National Presidential Finance Committees Reagan/Bush and Bush/Quayle Oakland County Business Roundtable, Pontiac, Michigan World Board of Governors of the USO, Washington, DC
Wilhelm is a founding member of the Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, Michigan. He graduated from the Federal Academy of Commerce of Austria and the Master Program for Speech and Communication at the University of Detroit.
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BIOGRAPHY From his operational, management and entrepreneurial experience and success in business, government and international relations, Wilhelm has developed a sharp eye for swift but cautious problem solving and implementing needed change and growth, often under adverse conditions. He has extensive operational and management experience and expertise in the Manufacturing, Health Services, Renewable Energy and Information Technology Industry. That expertise, his public sector background and his access to business and political networks in the United States and the European Member Countries, are utilized by U.S. and international companies and government agencies. He joined Bridge Road Research, LLC, an international advisory company, in 2001 as Senior Consultant and Managing Director. Prior to joining Bridge Road Research, LLC he held executive and operational management, sales and product development positions with:
Cross Cultural Leadership Forum Chair of the Executive Board International Executive Development and Work-force Training Institute/Foundation based in Heidelberg, Germany DPCS INTERNATIONAL INC Director of Business Development Project Management, Marketing Services and PR Organization FORUM COLORUM ITALY s.p.a. and SANOFI-AVENTIS GERMANY GmbH Executive Vice President and COO Advanced Technology Industrial Coating Systems for Automotive OEMs and T-1 Suppliers Realtime-Datapro Corporation Vice President and Chief Information Officer Data Base Information Management Provider Computer Usage Corporation Regional Vice President IBM Operating Systems Co-Development Volkswagen AG Systems Development Engineer Automotive OEM
In addition, Wilhelm served in the public sector as: Chair of the State of Michigan International Trade Authority - MITA (1992 through 1997), leading the rebuilding and expansion of the State of Michigan, Department of Commerce International Trade Development and Foreign Reverse Investment Programs. Member of the U.S. Department of Commerce Committee on Small and Minority Business for Trade Policy Matters, where he participated in the development and implementation of innovative international trade programs for mid- and small-sized U.S. companies. Co-Chair of the US automotive industry’s committee on NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) President Ronald Reagan in 1986 appointed him to serve as one of two Presidential Delegates to the National White House Conference on Small Business. Wilhelm is a frequent lecturer and speaker at universities and trade organizations. He currently serves or has served on the board of the following organizations: -
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-West, Chicago, IL Hospice of South East Michigan (Treasurer), Farmington Hills, Michigan International Visitors Bureau Detroit and South East Michigan (Chair) James Beard Foundation, New York, NY Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, Lansing, Michigan Executive Board, National Presidential Finance Committees Reagan/Bush and Bush/Quayle Oakland County Business Roundtable, Pontiac, Michigan World Board of Governors of the USO, Washington, DC
Wilhelm is a founding member of the Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, Michigan. He graduated from the Federal Academy of Commerce of Austria and the Master Program for Speech and Communication at the University of Detroit.
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