Ann Burgoyne:  

Hi classmates, Then: Remember me? I´m the tall leggy brunette girl with glasses . . . wore braces on my teeth for about 6 years . . . swimmer, loved water polo, math, sciences, Spanish classes . . . . (if one of our English teachers is reading this, then please excuse the poor parallelism and foreign punctuation.) Now: I´m based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This is a great little country. I´m not married and have no kids; instead I´ve had some really extra wonderful long-term boyfriends over the years. It´s a good country for that: the men tend to be tall, frank, and willing to cook. And they are often good at fixing bicycles, too. Work related: I studied first accounting and then later international business strategy. I have been working in management, interim management (helping to turn around businesses in trouble,) management consulting, etc. -- for start-up companies, for tiny companies, for mid-sized companies and for huge multinationals. I tend to get assignments in Western Europe, but I know my way around in Central & Eastern Europe and other places somewhat, as well. Typical assignments: (1) We like our business in country A. Shall we consider setting up a similar business in country B? How? (2) We are always late and over budget, and competition is getting fierce. Help us change our operation so our business survives. If you have questions about or issues with doing busin...Expand for more