MIKE SOMMER CBI, MA IR

Having successfully completed projects with firms including Google.org, Wal-Mart, Cisco, Georg Jensen, and Nortel, Mike delivers results for his clients. His ability to manage and focus expectations to the task at hand, and bring together the appropriate experts, at the right time, achieves the goals set out.

As co-founder of a renewable energy company whose operation now resides in the US, Mike’s first hand experience ranges from the passion of an entrepreneur, the strategic position of Director of Business Development, to the corporate executive level while at the centralized European head office of the world largest IT publisher IDG (International Data Group) EMEA in London, UK. With an extensive background in developing business he was responsible for securing new customers, penetrating new and existing markets and delivering on time sensitive projects. From assessing target market opportunities to gathering intelligence on customers and competitors his main deliverable was to act on said information.

Born in BC, Mike studied at the University of Victoria before graduating with a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

Mike is a PADI Scuba diving instructor, a professional photographer, former chair of the sustainable transportations sub-committee for the VBOT, advisor to several clean technology firms, a licensed commercial real-estate agent in BC and an avid automotive enthusiast.

Mike is also a member of the International Business Brokers Association and is working towards his Certified Business Intermediary designation.

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