AMER-CON - Key Persons
Carlos Rapaport, President, has over twenty-five years of experience in International Trade and has traveled extensively in his career to promote and generate business in developing countries. His efforts have been very instrumental in the lobbying for good relations between the U.S. and Angola. He has been responsible for developing and securing financing for a broad range of exports to developing countries through his extensive work with first class world banks including Investec, World Bank, Citibank, Bankers Trust, Standard Chartered and Morgan Guaranty. As a result of his solid export experience he has been able to develop strong relationships with many key figures especially within the Angolan region. Carlos is a founding member of the U.S. - Angola Chamber of Commerce and also serves on the Board of Directors and Advisory Council to the Chamber. Aside from being President, he is an integral part of the Business Development team at Amer-Con. Prior to Amer-Con between 1979 and 1988, Carlos was Vice-President of DICOA CORPORATION, an international trading entity with extensive experience in Latin America.
Guillermo Rapaport, Senior Vice-President, has over twenty-five years of experience in the international business arena, primarily in the areas of Construction and General Trade & Commerce. His international experience began as part of a team responsible for developing innovative pre-engineered building systems by PANELFAB INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, which were marketed and installed in over 60 countries around the world. The projects were very often turn-key including the systems, and the supply and installation of all materials. Since 1979, when entering Angola to supply and build the compound for CHEVRON OVERSEAS PETROLEUM, his activities have ranged from directing of construction projects to the marketing and installation of communications and automation systems. He is also very involved in the U.S. - Angola Chamber of Commerce, where AMER-CON is on the Advisory Council. He has been responsible for establishing of regional offices and operations for AMER-CON in the SADC countries of Africa and is now primarily devoted to Business Development at AMER-CON.
Henry Rapaport, Vice-President & CFO, is a Certified Public Accountant who has been with the company since 1990. Prior to then, he worked for over 7 years with COOPERS & LYBRAND. During this period, he managed all phases of client engagements in industries including banking, retail, communication, service, manufacturing, real estate and others. He now handles all the accounting and financial responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer of AMER-CON.
Richard Rapaport, Vice-President Finance, has over twenty-five years of experience in international trade, primarily in the areas of general trade and commerce. He is involved in many aspects of negotiations from proposals and financing of products / services to the sourcing, shipping and processing of documentary letters of credit or other finance vehicles. He has managed the financial operations behind large transactions inclusive of sales of large volumes of agricultural, medical and construction-related goods and services to Angola and other neighboring countries. Prior to AMER-CON, Richard was also Vice-President of DICOA CORPORATION, with primary focus being Latin America.
Job Titles:
- Vice - President
- Vice - President Logistics
Robert Rapaport, Vice-President Logistics, has over 25 years of international experience and has worked in many areas for the company including client relations, sales and marketing, logistics, purchasing and construction management. He is presently responsible for the implementation of AMER-CON's logistics systems which are applied in all AMER-CON transactions using his Construction Management background. This entails domestic and international logistics from the beginning to the end of all transactions. Prior to Amer-Con, Robert was an integral part of the Construction Management team at PANELFAB INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION.