CEO CLUB GLOBAL - Key Persons

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• C.M., M.Sc., LL.D. ( Hon. )

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• Lecturer
• Environmental Health Scientist

Amod Pokhrel is a lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. His research focuses on the intersection of energy, environment, climate change, environmental justice, and health, related to household energy use in developing countries. Amod Pokhrel is an environmental health scientist. He teaches Environmental Health Sciences in the MPH curriculum at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. He is also a subject matter expert and the visiting faculty at the Nepal Open University. His research and professional interests fall at the intersection of energy, environment, climate change, environmental justice, and health related to household energy use in developing countries. His research involves the domain of exposure science (indoor and outdoor air pollution), energy use assessment, data science, and environmental epidemiology. Collaborating with researchers at UC Berkeley, he is looking at ways to improve the environment, climate, and population health by increasing access to clean, modern cooking fuel (biogas, liquified petroleum gas, electric cookstoves) in developing countries. Dr. Pokharel has two internally recognized academic milestones,

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• Innovation and Growth Strategist

Director of Miron&Co., Consulting for Small Medium Enterprises, Berkeley, Visionary leader with 15+ years of experience using quantitative and qualitative data and cutting edge technology in order to scale and maximize profits for social impact start-ups.

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• California State Senator

David Dominic Cortese is an elected official from San Jose, California. He is currently serving in the California State Senate, representing District 15, which encompasses a majority of Santa Clara County. He grew up in San Jose as part of a family that has been active in civic, cultural, and business activities for generations. Dave graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory then University of California, Davis where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. He earned his Juris Doctorate at Lincoln University Law School in San Jose. He has four children and is married to his wife Pattie Cortese who is currently a Trustee on the Eastside Union High School Board.

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• Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley

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• Chairman
• Contributing Editor
• Founder
• Chairman of Startup World Cup
• Founder / Chairman: Pegasus Tech Ventures / STARTUP WORLD CUP

Founder/Chairman: Pegasus Tech Ventures/STARTUP WORLD CUP With US$2 billion under Pegasus Tech Ventures' management, Anis is responsible for overall global investments and operations of the firm. Anis also serves as the Chairman of Startup World Cup, a global platform that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship around the world. Anis has invested in over 200 startups globally. Some of Anis's prominent startup investments are SpaceX, Airbnb, Doordash, 23andMe, Bird, Coinbase, Robinhood, SoFi, Calm, Color, Gojek, Bukalapak, Money Forward, etc. Anis currently serves and previously served as the board director in multiple global public and private companies including Lark, Asteria, Zuu, Tech in Asia, Affectiva, Jetlore, Blue Frog Robotics, Afero, Kii, Sano, I&C Cruise, Abivin and so on. Anis holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, a Master of Science in Engineering from Oklahoma State University in the USA, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in Tokyo, Japan. Anis is a Forbes Finance Council member and contributor at Forbes. Anis is also a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine, and an Entrepreneur Leadership Network Contributor at the Entrepreneur Magazine. Anis is an honored guest speaker in international conferences, workshops and seminars, has published more than 30 technical papers, and is the author of several books published globally Chairman: Startup World Cup (Pegasus Tech Venture)

Dr. Kishor Mehta is based in Chicago USA for the last 52 years. Upon establishing a successful professional career as a Chemical Engineer,he got opportunities to work with various organizations as Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Vice President, Executive Director. As a Philanthropist and Community Activist Dr. Mehta has a global exposure in different areas. He is Currently working with the Georgia Doty Comprehensive Health Organization (GDCH). GDCH is a non-profit organization which provides services on three different platforms for Veterans and underprivileged individuals, and raises awareness of community physical and mental health issues via TV and Publications media. And provides various community outreach programs to bridge the health information gap. Besides that the organization hosts impactful Seminars, Health Fairs, Special Events and distribution of food and clothes. Dr. Mehta has also served as Emeritus Chairman of the U.S. Congressman Danny K Davis's The 7th Congressional district's Multi Ethnic Advisory Task Force (MEATF) which plays an important role in promoting and protecting minorities. His role was to focus on elimination of discrimination pertaining to race, religion, sex, ethnic origin. Likewise, Dr. Mehta has recognition as Ambassador of Civility for ICN Org, USA* - ICN believes very strongly in Bringing Back the Lost Art of Honor. Dr. Mehta is also the former chair of AMEC. AMEC is a bipartisan national grassroots organization that has objectives to empower members of ethnic communities through Social, Educational, Health Care, Economic and political initiatives.

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• Medical Doctor, Philanthropist, Entrepreneurial Businessman

Dr Askari, MD is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is the Founder of Global Doctors and Nurses Network. Born in a small village in Iran with no educational resources, medical access, electricity, nor running water, he was raised in hardship of a struggling community. Yet, he was embraced by the mission of education, promoted by his parents. The parental commitment to their children's' success led Dr. Askari and his other two siblings to became doctors in United States. Dr. Askari with his family and friends have been serving more than a million patients in Arizona throughout the past three decades. The direct observations of need that community members needed was the spark he needed to think of a world-wide solution to the global healthcare access problem. Him seeing dozens of wheelchair bound patients in his clinic and patients traveling hundreds of miles to get care were major elements that influenced his vision of a better formula for healthcare access. With a start of working with physicians and nurse practitioners to see patients in their places of residence to expanding such services to a greater geographical area, the time had come to expand beyond the local community. The pandemic's arrival further invigorated the need for better solutions for healthcare and accessibility at a global scale. After taking care of more than 100,000 patients during the pandemic, he began traveling the globe with his wife, meeting global, local leaders and more than 120 ministries throughout North America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East for a vision exchange regarding this critical healthcare matter. Dr. Askari was witness to the broken healthcare system in every corner of the global and fixing it to a matter of urgency. His global reach has transformed millions of patient lives. His collaborations with kings, queens, prime ministers, and executives of multi-national corporations have yielded and strengthened an unwavering cause of to help humanity...at the global scale. The global humanitarian aid to deliver healthcare and grant access everyone to care with no barriers has been his lifelong mission and through the network of global doctors and healthcare professionals, he aims at creating this network to help health the global population. This mission has been taken to dozens of countries, meeting community leaders, Presidents, Vice Presidents, large hospital chains, and spiritual leaders, crossing continents to visit more than 60 countries. Traveling to Asia, Middle East, Dubai, Italy, and other parts of Europe in search of healthcare innovation and implementation opportunities. Dr. Askari is an entrepreneurial businessman and a visionary who believes in serving humanity through a global network of physicians. His Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine experience spans more than 13 years, both in research and in practice. Dr. Askari's clinical research and practice of more than two decades includes stem cell analysis and treatment, and clinical practice in treatments of osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic kidney disease, dementia, auto-immunity diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, sexual enhancement, diet and coaching, lifestyle modifications, and morbid obesity. Dr. Askari has been providing services to various communities establishing services that offer multiple specialties, emergency care, diagnostic imaging center, pharmacy, surgery center, and a cardiac catheterization lab, which has led to serving more than 1 million patients over the past decades. Many years of philanthropic work has followed Dr. Askari. From local community healthcare initiatives, involvement in humanitarian efforts to fundraising for city projects, Dr. Askari has been a driving force behind positive community change. His dynamic engagements are revolutionizing healthcare access and global human interaction Now, with global network of doctors and nurses in place with access to multi-specialties to address and offer medical and behavioral health needs including lifestyle modifications, regenerative medicine and new stem cell therapies, post-COVID symptoms treatment through special medication mixtures created by doctors and scientists, home infusion immune-therapy, chronic pain management, nutritional counseling, holistic medicine, and many other medical services combined with the technological innovations and a platform, his global Teleurgent Care service and business model will secure his dream of no human being barred from accessing quality care.

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• Chairman, Kingsway Group - Kenya

Dr. Manoj Shah is one of the richest philanthropists in Kenya. He is a master of various industries, including Automotive, Hospitality, Trading, Finance, and Property Development. Over his 38-year corporate journey, he has achieved numerous milestones and executed new initiatives. His successful leadership has significantly contributed to the massive growth of the Kingsway Group of Companies. Currently, he oversees Kingsway Tyres Limited, the Tribe Hotel, The Village Market, Creative Innovations, and various development projects. Dr. Shah is also a renowned figure in Lions Clubs International. He has earned the reputation of being the biggest philanthropist in Kenya.

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• GLOBAL CEO

Dr. Shambhu Pokharel is the GLOBAL CEO of CEO CLUB GLOBAL. He is known as Innovation Activist. Dr. Pokharel Holds Wide range of knowledge on International Relations, Diplomacy, Startup and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Economic Ecosystem, International Economics, Supply Chain Ecosystem and Brand Building. Recipient of More Than Dozen International Awards, Dr. Pokharel has been pivotal to drive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Developing Countries and Emerging Cities. Dr. Pokharel is also an architect of the NEW GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM. NEW GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM is the concept of transformation of developing countries into developed one with the help of Policy Reformation/deviation. Dr. Pokharel is also the Founder and CEO of FRANCHISE GLOBAL, a Global Franchise exchange platform; Founder of Startup Hub Global (Global Startup Incubation Centre). Besides that, Dr. Pokharel is the Global Steering Committee Member of WORLD SOCIAL INNOVATION FORUM, Chairman of CENTER FOR DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE and International Board of Director of IBM TV-USA.

Ambassador Dr. Shambhu Ram Simkhada has been through an extraordinary Journey of Life, academic and professional pursuits, and Diplomatic Mountain Climbing. His last diplomatic posting was Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organizations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. He also served as Nepal's Ambassador to Switzerland and Chairman of the UN Human Rights (Commission) Council. With M. A. in Economics and Ph. D. in International Relations, he started his career as Lecturer at the Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University. He later served as Visiting Professor in the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations and Visiting Fellow of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, and Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He now lectures in several places in and out of Nepal. Former Member Secretary of the Social Welfare Council, he was closely involved in Nepal's Peace process as International Relations Advisor to former Prime Minister G P Koirala, member of the High-Level Peace and Conflict Management Committee and Technical Committee for the Management and Rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants. He was a member of the High-Level Foreign Policy Review Task Force of Nepal Government 2017-18 and is now member of the Infrastructure Development Committee of the National Defence University. A well-known scholar-diplomat, he has published widely on Politics, Economic Development, IR, Regional Security and Cooperation. After Human Rights Human Wrongs in the Scale of Human Conscience now published by Rutledge, UK, his new book Triumph and Trauma of Transition on Nepal's current political transition has been described as "powerful, provocative and captivating window into Democracy, Diplomacy and Peace Building in Nepal". His other book Nepal India China Relations in the 21st Century has been reviewed as "Daring, Delightful and Transformative", reflecting his line of thinking, writing, and teaching.

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• Chairperson: TOMO HOLDINGS

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• Expert, City Planner
• Planning Commissioner, City of Hercules

Dilli Bhattarai is a startup expert, city planner, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the technology and business sectors. He is a seasoned finance executive, panelist, and/or speaker who frequently shares his knowledge and insights on various startup-related topics. With over a decade of experience in the startup ecosystem, Dilli has been involved in various ventures, including founding community banks and startups. He has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities that startups face, and he has a track record of successfully navigating those challenges to build successful companies. Dilli is a graduate of Tribhuvan University in Nepal, where he earned a master's degree in business and Information Technology. He also holds an MBA from the University of Nevada Reno (UNR). As a startup panelist, Dilli brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. He is known for his insightful and practical advice, as well as his ability to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. His passion for startups and innovation is contagious, and he is always eager to help others succeed

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• 7th Comptroller General of the United States

Dave is a nationally and internationally recognized fiscal responsibility and government transformation/ accountability expert. He is a non-practicing CPA with over 40 years of executive level experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including heading three federal agencies, two non-profits, and leading a global service line for Arthur Andersen LLP. His most recent full-time federal position was as the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) for almost 10 years. This was one of his three Presidential appointments by Presidents from both political parties, with unanimous Senate confirmation each time. Dave also served as one of two Public Trustees for Social Security and Medicare from 1990-1995. Most recently, Dave served as the Distinguished Visiting Professor and Crowe Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy where he taught the Economics of National Security. He currently serves on a number of government and non-profit Boards and Advisory Committees, including the Defense Business Board, the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation, and as a National Co-Founder of No Labels. Dave is also a periodic speaker, writer and media commentator. He has authored four books, the latest is entitled "America in 2040: Still a Superpower (A Pathway to Success)" published by AuthorHouse in October of 2020 and updated in February 2022. His most recent previous book was entitled "Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility" (2010), which achieved National Bestseller status. He has appeared in several major programs and documentaries, including being the primary subject in a 60 Minutes segment and the critically acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. Dave has a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Jacksonville University, an SMG Certificate from the JFK School at Harvard, a CAPSTONE Certificate from the National Defense University, and four Honorary Doctorate Degrees. He has received numerous professional and leadership awards and is in four Halls of Fame. Dave is married to Mary Etheredge Walker. They have two children and three grandchildren.

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• CEO of Ascend Technology Inc
• Founder and CEO of Ascend Group
• Founder and CEO, Ascend Technology Inc.

Kawser Jamal is the Founder and CEO of Ascend Group of companies, a serial entrepreneur, investor, social activist, community organizer, and an avid technologist. Above all, however, he is a proud Bangladeshi-American, humanitarian, father, brother, and friend to all those to whom he can offer a helping hand. Mr. Jamal is the CEO of Ascend Technology Inc., a company that he began building as a young bright-eyed college student from Bangladesh at the University of Arkansas. He is driven by his passion for technology, his determination to give back to his community, and his vision of attaining the American Dream, which has guided Ascend's growth since its inception in 2003. In February 2020, Ascend acquired its office building in San Jose, also known as the heart of Silicon Valley, California. Ascend delivers hardware, infrastructure, IT solutions and services to its customers in the USA and across the globe. Under Mr. Jamal's leadership, the company has expanded to Canada, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, India, and Singapore. Starting from Hardware & Infrastructure Procurement, Installation to Managed IT Solutions, Ascend's offerings encompass a large range of services for enterprise and SMB customers. The company has successfully partnered with pioneers all over the world, offering comprehensive IT solutions to Fortune 50 clients with up to 500 clients.

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• Chairman
• Chairman, International Broadcast TV

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• Founder
• Founder: Happy Charity
• Owner of a Scottish Castle
• Writer / TV Presenter / Artist

Lady Shelley Sykes is a British born Australian; part owner of a Scottish Castle & substantial Malibu Estate in California, where she currently resides. Ceo of 6 American companies, incorporating music, film, PR, book publishing & her Happycharity. Shelley has an MBA, PhD in Psychology, Bachelor of Science in IT & Journalism and is an award winning Author, Speaker, Producer, Actress , Singer/Songwriter, Television host, Diplomatic Foreign Correspondant, Designer & Entrepreneur. She has won 5 USA book awards so far, speaks 7 languages, booked globally giving her inspirational keynotes, & licenses her Shelley Sykes Spas. She was nominated Australian of the Year in 2009 & received the USA Susan B Anthony Award in 2012 for her philanthropy, founder of the Happy Charity in 2005. Currently, Shelley has a TV Studio in Malibu USA interviewing celebrities & creating 5 Glamorous TV Show Series being distributed by Warner-Discovery Chanel. She is open to Luxury Product Endorsements & to align with travel, food, beauty & fashion manufacturers & interview anyone of interest for her TV Shows with an inspirational story.

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• Mayor, Fremont, California

Democrat Lily Mei is the first elected woman and Asian American mayor in Fremont's 65 year history. Besides being the first woman to serve as Fremont's Mayor, Lily is also a working mom-bringing a unique perspective on the needs of women, children and families to her leadership role. She previously served two terms as a School Board Trustee before being elected to the City Council. Lily's style of leadership is to bring people of diverse philosophies together to solve our toughest issues - leading efforts to break affordable housing records in Fremont, facing down thousands of opponents to establish an innovative City homeless shelter with mobile hygiene, counseling, and job training services, and creating clean energy jobs. She embraces safe, welcoming communities in our diverse region as vitally important, due to her own experiences as the daughter of immigrants and someone who has experienced gender and ethnic discrimination herself.

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• Partner
• Partner: Terreus Capital Switzerland

Mariya Spartalis is a partner of Terreus Capital AG Zurich Switzerland and a financial Influencer Award 2022 Winner. Mrs. Spartalis is an expert in finance for over 20 years, a successful wealth manager for millionaires and billionaires structuring their wealth and providing brilliant private banking and investment solutions

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• Chairman
• President
• Chairman: American International Chamber of Commerce
• President: CEO CLUB GLOBAL ( the Americas )

Chairman: American International Chamber Of Commerce Holmes Stoner is the President (The Americas) of CEO CLUB GLOBAL. He has spent the last 36 years as Chairman of the Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce and the American International Business Council. The mission was to set up and administrate international business development, consulting services and business relations in the major emerging markets throughout the world. He personally manages the worldwide policies and agenda. He has worked with most PacRim Governments closely setting up promotions for Trade, Tourism, Technology Transfer and Cultural Exchange Programs as well as financing programs. Since 2001, under his leadership, recruited over 555,000 businesses from 24 countries to participate in many of our programs and reach their goals to establish and operate their business. All told, the member companies employ more than 11,350,000 workers throughout the world. Mr. Stoner is residing in Marina Del Rey, California. In addition he have offices internationally in Vancouver, Seoul, Tokyo, Manila, Singapore, Delhi and Shanghai as well as Kuala Lumpur and Sydney in the Pacific Rim. His field officer in Europe and the EC is headquartered in the UK with an outlet in London. Stoner is notably at the helm of both the American International Chamber of Commerce and the Pacific Rim Chamber of Commerce. In these roles, his influence likely extends to fostering robust international business relations and promoting economic collaborations between entities spanning the Americas and the Pacific Rim. In addition to these significant roles, Holmes Stoner holds the distinguished title of Honorary President of Forbes China. This honorary position underscores his substantial influence and recognition within the business community, especially in the realm of Chinese business and economic affairs. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that Holmes Stoner serves as an umbrella for more than half a million businesses and enterprises in the USA and rest of the world. This massive scope of influence reflects his pivotal role in connecting and supporting a substantial network of businesses across the Globe.

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• Founder
• Founder of Prendergast and Associates
• Founder: Prendergast and Associates

Jerry Prendergast is the founder of Prendergast and Associates, and has been an adviser and consultant on every type of restaurant project - from creative mall and shopping center restaurants to high profile, large budget operations around the world. Jerry has developed a reputation for taking the vision of the chef or owner and turning that dream into a profitable business. His extensive restaurant management experience, along with a lifelong passion for fine food, wine, and high quality service, gives him unique insight into establishing and successfully running a high quality establishment. He has been retained by large corporations, including Disney, Safeway/Host Marriott, and Festival Companies on such projects as "Encounter" in the landmark theme building at Los Angeles International Airport," and both the food court and stand alone restaurants in the Royal Hawaiian Center in Honolulu. He also has worked extensively in New York with numerous fine dining restaurants, including his association with New York Restaurant Group, owners of Smith & Wollensky. Additionally, many world-class chefs chose Jerry to help them create a variety of one-of-a-kind fine dining establishments, including Los Angeles' critically acclaimed Divino, Alex, and Melisse. Jerry is currently based in Los Angeles California. In addition to his consulting projects, he is actively involved in the local food scene, contributing as a commentator with the LA Business Journal as well as Nations Restaurant News.

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• Mayor
• Mayor, Sunnyvale

Larry Klein is the Current Mayor of Dynamic Silicon valley city: Sunnyvale. He is among the most active Mayors of Silicon Valley. Before his term as Mayor, he was deputy mayor of Sunyvale in 2018 and has served as Councilmember since 2016.

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• CEO, National Pension Partners, USA

MBA, J.D, LLM, PODTV Co-founder and Executive Officer, Host and Sr. Executive Producer of World News, Economics with David Walker, Media Talk show and Wall Street Hackers and many others. Successful Entrepreneur, starting and operating successful companies. CEO of National Pension Partners managing millions of dollars for hundreds of clients.

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• Professor, American Premier University

Professor Ebrahimi is an author, consultant, researcher, and Senior-Level executive with various companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Global Management. Dr. Ebrahimi is the founder of the ATEK Educational and Research Institute, Managing Director of Saba Sobhan International. Co. and CEO of Faran Electronic Company. Dr. Ebrahimi has taught and offered courses and seminars in Management, Organizational Restructuring, Future of jobs, Time Management, Speed Learning, Human Resources Management, International Trading, and Unity Management.

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• Chairman
• President / CEO, NEW LIFE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Rodney Brown has over 25 years of experience in the real estate and asset management industry in which he has aided in the development of numerous multi-million dollar portfolios valuing well over 200 million. He has successfully completed more than 26 major developments and countless of key development projects nationwide. He is widely known as a relationship builder, in which he connects people to businesses. In his 25 years in business, he has successfully bridged the gap of uniting both public and private sectors, non-profit organizations, investors and local governments in achieving one common goal; that is to empower lives and communities.

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• Business Consultant
• CEO
• Member of the Advisory Board
• Owner
• Board Member and Group Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) of Vienna
• Owner and CEO : S ONE LLC

Thomas Stiegler is currently working as a Supervisory-/Advisory Board Member and business Euros and more than 20,000 employees. Mr. Stiegler was leading PORR´s international Mr. Stiegler joined Bilfinger Berger in 1993. He was responsible for auditing, controlling of