EDI International
Offering business valuations and consulting services to the agribusiness industry
Investment banking and consulting, the commodity markets and world trade. Arranges financing and undertakes mergers and acquisitions.
Professional Qualifications:
Education: BS in Economics: Wharton School of Finance & Commerce, University of Pennsylvania
Internationally recognized business, financial and agribusiness executive with world wide experience, specializing in international marketing of agricultural products, management, export development, and foreign country projects, with 40 years hands-on experience, 30 years as CEO of a privately owned international grain processing, trading and marketing company with European joint ventures doing US$680 million in international sales annually to 20 foreign countries.
Business Services:
Specific experience includes privatization and restructuring; business and export development; strategic planning; investments; joint venturing; project design, analysis and supervision; feasibility studies; micro-economic analysis; partner search; industry, government and academic contacts; negotiating; commodity futures, options and derivatives; operations reviews; business plans; budget forecasting systems; seminars; loan request preparations; arranging of financing; agribusiness consulting.
Government Services:
Provides technical assistance and related services to government agencies and provides entities in developing countries and former Soviet Republics (CIS) in the areas of agriculture, agribusiness, rural development, natural resources, the environment, and private sector development.
Technical Services:
Agricultural agro-industrial and food production systems; post-harvest handling, storage, processing and conservation; byproducts utilization; animal feeds & feeding and feed production facilities; grain handling and storage facilities, flour milling; ethanol production; fertilizer and herbicide marketing; export terminal grain storage and handling systems; port facilities and infrastructure; equipment sourcing; food processing; technology, packaging, storage and distribution. Training in systems application and integration.EDI International Inc.
EDI International, Inc., established a presence in Russia 25 years ago selling grain to Exportkhleb. Since then, we have been developing our expertise in Western Russia, Russia Far East, and Ukraine. EDI developed a network of independent technical specialists and professionals in the United States and Russia who are advising U.S. companies on business and investment decisions in the Former Soviet Union.
EDI entered into a strategic alliance with the Institute of World Economy & International Relations (IMEMO). Together, EDI/IMEMO provides business intelligence and creates market research studies in Russia and the CIS.
Country Qualifications:
Great Britain, France, Greece, Norway, Malta, Gibraltar, Morocco, Korea, Japan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and Russia Far East.
Primary Areas:
- Business: Business Valuations & Litigation Support
- Family Business Planning/Business Plans
- Economic Analysis & Management
- Commodities Planning & Management
- Farm & Finance Planning & Management
- Investment Promotion/Policy Analysis/ Joint Ventures
- Export Promotion/ Market Analysis
Secondary Areas:
Agricultural & Resource Economics:
- Agricultural Marketing, Finance and Pricing
- Agricultural Policy Analysis/Trade Policy
International Economics:
- International Trade Economics
- Effective Protection Analysis
- International Finance
