Stuttgart Speakers - 27th February 2014
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Courtney Fingar Editor fDi Magazine, Financial Times Group Courtney Fingar is the Editor-in-Chief of fDi Magazine, a specialist publication from the Financial Times., and the head of content for its associated data division, fDi Intelligence. In her role she oversees all elements of editorial production for the bimonthly magazine and its website, as well as editorial outputs for fDi Intelligence. She interviews political and business leaders at the highest levels about economic and investment issues, and has covered business stories in all major regions of the world. She has a special interest in post-conflict investment sparked by her on-the- ground reporting from Iraq in 2009-11. She is a popular panellist and moderator at international economic gatherings and has appeared on television and radio in dozens of countries as a commentator on international investment. Before joining fDi in 2004, she was Editor of Trade & Forfaiting Review, a trade finance magazine in London. She worked previously in Washington, DC. |
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Nikola Gruevski Prime Minister, Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski was sworn in as the 7th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia in August 2006. He is also Vice President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of the Republic of Macedonia, a position he has held since 2005. He has been leader of the ruling right-wing VMRO-DPMNE party since 2003. Previous positions include President of the State Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-02), Minister of Finance (1999-2002), Minister Without Portfolio and Minister of Trade (1998-99), and a President and Founder of the Broker's Association of the Republic of Macedonia. He has an MSc in Economics International Capital Market Qualification from the Securities Institute, London; and a degree in Economics from St. Clement Ohridski University, Bitola. from Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje; International Capital Market Qualification from the Securities Institute, London; and a degree in Economics from St. Clement Ohridski University, Bitola. |
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Zoran Stavreski Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Republic of Macedonia Zoran Stavreski is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for the Republic of Macedonia. Previously he was Vice Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs. Before that he was Senior Economist for Operational Policy and Country Services Units at the World Bank, a consultant in the Europe and Central Asia Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, an adviser to the Executive Director in the Netherlands Constituency, undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia, and director of the research directorate at the Central Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. Mr Stavreski holds BA and MA degrees in Economics from Ss Cyril and Methodious University, Skopje. |
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Andreas Meier Vice President Sales EMEA, and Managing Director KEMET Electronics Germany Andreas Meier was appointed Vice President Sales EMEA at KEMET Electronics in November 2012, having previously been Vice President, Product Management, Film & Electrolytic Business Group. He joined KEMET in 1998. Mr Meier has a great deal of experience in the electronics, automotive and telecommunications industries and holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Paderborn, Germany. |
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Viktor Mizo Chief Executive Officer, Free Zones Authority Republic of Macedonia Viktor Mizo has been the Chief Executive of the Macedonian Free Zones Authority since 2011, prior to which he was in charge of Invest Macedonia for more than four years. In his current role he is responsible for numerous greenfield investment projects by multinational companies that have located their production or service operations in Macedonia in the automotive, electronics, IT, agriculture, tourism/ hospitality and real estate sectors. These investments are worth more than $500m and will create more than 6,000 jobs. The Macedonian Free Zones are ranked among the top 50 free zones in the world by fDi Magazine. Mr Mizo started his career as a design engineer and a member of the Technical Leadership Program at General Electric where he worked on locomotive design that culminated in a Black Belt position in the Six Sigma quality initiative. He subsequently worked as a consultant in McKinsey’s New York office concentrating on technology and financial services. He co-founded a technology company that specialised in digital file distribution for 3G mobile phones in Japan and also participated in the founding and management of an internet start-up in the media and entertainment sector in London and New York. Mr Mizo graduated summa cum laude in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he also received his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He holds an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School. |
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Thomas Panhans Vice President, Area Management Macedonia Deutsche Telekom; Member of the Board of Directors, Makedonski Telekom and T-Mobile Thomas Panhans is the area manager for Macedonia at Deutsche Telekom, as well as a Member of the Board of Directors for Makedonski Telekom and T-Mobile Macedonia. He has been with Deutsche Telekom since 1997, during which time has had a number of roles in various subsidiary companies, including T-Home Germany, IPTV, Magyar Telekom and Slovak Telecom. Before that he worked in marketing at various IT companies. Mr Panhans gained a diploma in business studies, specialising in marketing and media/information management, in 1993 from the Polytechnical University (FH) Würzburg. |
