Mr. Bonvoisin is the founder of FB International LLC, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in marketing and international business development services throughout the US, Europe and Asia. The company operates an international network of foreign affiliate professionals who have at least 10 years of experience in their respective country. Countries include France, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Japan, Indonesia, and China. The company serves government agencies and companies in many industry sectors like manufacturing, retail, software, electronics, biotechnology, medical device, and telecommunication.
Mr. Bonvoisin is the former President and CEO of Frigid Fluid Co., a 20 employee manufacturing company exporting to Poland, South Africa, Chile, Australia, India, and many other countries. He held the position of Vice President, for worldwide operations for Biosafe Medical Technologies, a Chicago-based biotech company. Prior this, he was the Director of International Business Development Services for the Chicago Manufacturing Center, a local consulting firm specialized in small and medium companies. In Europe, he handled executive positions in Italy for the development of Castorama, the leading European Home Improvement retailer (now part of the KingFisher Group), and in France at the global research center of Pechiney, one of the World’s largest aluminum producer and manufacturer now part of Rio Tinto.
In addition to his professional responsibilities, Mr. Bonvoisin is an Export Expert certified by the Export Agency of Wallonia (AWEX); a member of the Pool of Experts at the Swiss Business Hub (Osec); a member of the Board of the International Trade Club of Chicago; the former Chairman of the International Roundtable at the Illinois IT Association; a judge for the Interprofessional Projects Program (IPRO) at the Illinois Institute of Technology; and the President of the Reims Management School Alumni Association for North America; He is also member of the Advisory Board of the Heller College of Business at the Roosevelt University, and an active volunteer at the Career Transition Center of Old St. Patrick Church in Chicago.
Mr. Bonvoisin is occasionally a guest speaker for international programs at the Illinois State University-Normal, the University of Illinois-Urbana, St Xavier University, and the Illinois Technology Development Association.
Mr. Bonvoisin is a permanent resident of the United States of America, and holds an MBA from the Reims School of Management (France), and a bachelor degree in finance and accounting with a background in biology, physics and chemistry. He is also fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Mes compétences :
Business
Business international
Conseil
Consulting
Export
EXPORT BUSINESS
Exportation
human resources
International
International Marketing
Management
Market Research
Marketing
Research
Sales
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