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Policy director (international trade), 16 years experience in EU public affairs & lobbying (including WTO & bilateral trade negotiations), 4 working languages (English, German, French, Italian), German attorney-at-law, based in Brussels but can relocate, seeks new challenging opportunity starting July 2017 and January 2018 |
 Contact Ralph Kamphöner
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
I am currently Director of Policy with EuroCommerce, Europe’s umbrella lobby representing wholesale and retail, leading EuroCommerce’s work on wholesale and international trade, and Vice-Chair of the European Services Forum.
I was a member of the Commission’s team of advisers at all WTO Ministerials since 2003. He supervises all relevant trade issues: antidumping, preferences, rules of origin, bilaterals, etc.
I was centrally involved in solving a major trade issue with China in 2005 when 80 million items were blocked at customs following sudden re-introduction of import quota. I played a leading role in organising business support for the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and in extending the predictability of the EU’s GSP from initially one day to more than one year.
I coordinated EuroCommerce’s input to the EU’s “Trade for All” strategy (“free, fluid, simple, predictable”) and actively promotes new issues like international e-commerce and improved rules for services incorporated in goods (“mode 5”).
I started my career as a trade adviser with a regional trade association in Hamburg. I work in English, French, German and Italian.
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Education: |
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Following my law and Italian language studies in Passau (D) and my second state exam in Düsseldorf (D) I became a German attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt; currently inactive given my professional obligations as a Director of Policy in Brussels).
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Affiliations:
- European Services Forum (www.esf.be), vice-chairman
- CDU Brussels (German Christian Democratic Party, Brussels branch), board member
Achievements:
Textile imports from China
- Coordination of successful campaign to release 80 million items (2005)
- EU High-Level Group Textiles & Clothing (2004 – 2006)
- Lobby coordination on related supply chain issues (2006 – 2008)
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
- Continuous lobby campaign from launch (2003) to conclusion (2013)
- Coordinator of various joint statements by international business lobbies
GSP (EU Generalised System of Preferences)
- Achieved a simple & stable system with 1 year predictability for importers
Antidumping
- EU trade defence modernisation: enhanced transparency and balance
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian |
Nationality:
Germany
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