Client Listing
Clients in the Agri-Business, Beverage and Food Processing Industries
AHOLD (Netherlands)AMERICANA (Kuwait)
BUNG & BORN (Brazil)
CARLSBERG (Denmark)
GENERAL ALIMENTOS (Argentina)
GERBER PRODUCTS
HEINZ
LA PLATA CEREAL (Argentina)
PEPSI CO
PERKASA TRADING (Malaysia)
RECKITT & COLEMAN (UK)
RT (Belguim)
TERTELING
UNION INTERNATIONAL (UK)
VOLVO (Sweden)
Clients in the Aerospace/Electronics & Capital Goods Industries
A & W (Nigeria)AEROSPECIALE (France)
BELL HELLCOPTER
BOEING
FAGOR (Spain)
GENERAL DYNAMICS
GENERAL ELECTRIC
HUGHES
LTV
MOTOROLA
MITSUBISHI (Japan)
NORTORF (Brazil)
OTE (Italy)
PLESSEY (England)
ROCKWELL
RSV (Netherlands)
3M
TERMA ELEKTRONIK (Denmark)
TEXTRONICS
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
VALMET (Finland)
WESTINGHOUSE
Clients in the Automotive/Transportation Industries
BENDIXEAST ASIATIC (Demark)
FIAT (Italy)
FMC
FORD
GFNERAL MOTORS
KARAGEORGIS (Greece)
NAVISTAR
NISSAN (Japan)
PIRAIKI-PATRIAKI (Greece)
R & R Barge
RENAULT (France)
SKODA (Czechoslovakia)
SWISS ATLANTIQUE (Switzerland)
TAP (Portugal)
TOYOTA (Japan)
UNITED AIRLINES
VOLVO (Sweden)
ZIMEX (Switzerland)
Clients in the Financial Services Industries
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (Philippines)ARAB MALAYSIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (Malaysia)
BLUE CROSS/ BLUE SHIELD
CIGNA
CITICORP
DUTCH FINANCE MINISTRY
EXCO (UK)
FARABI INVESTMENTS KUWAIT
IIR (Hong Kong)
KEY BANK
MIDLAND BANK (UK)
MUTUAL OF NEW YORK (MONY)
PK BANK (Sweden)
SOCIETE GENERALE (Belgium)
SWEDISH FINANCE MINISTRY
UNION BANK
UNION FEDERAL SAVINGS
US FEDERAL BANKING SYSTEM
WESTERN SAVINGS
Clients in the Natural Resources Industries
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi)ALCAN (Canada)
ARAMCO (Saudi Arabi)
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD
BP (UK)
CASTROL(UK)
EXXON
FOREST RESEARCH ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (Canada)
IGGESUND (Sweden)
JAAKKO POYRY (Finland)
KUWAIT OIL
MOBIL
MODO (Sweden)
PARSONS & WHITTEMORE
RAUMA-REPOIA (Finland)
REPSOL (Spain)
SONAE (Portugal)
STATOIL (Norway)
UNITED CONTAINER MACHINERY
UNITED NUCLEAR VALMET (Finland)
WATERVLIET PAPER
Clients in the lnfotech Industries
ARAB BUSINESS MACHINES (Dubai)AUTODESK
APPLE COMPUTER
BILKOM (Turkey)
BRITISH TELECOM
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
ERICSSON (Sweden)
GENERAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
HASIBAT (Kuwait)
HEWLETT PACKARD
IBM
ICL (England)
JERAISY (Saudi Arabia)
MITUSUBISHI (Japan)
MOBILE VISION (UAE)
MOTOROLA
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR
PACC (Egypt)
SIEMENS/NIXDORF (Germany)
OLIVETTI (Italy)
PG GROUP (Finland)
SGI (France)
TELEPHONE SYSTEMS (Canada, Spain, and Sweden)
UNISYS
XEROX Industries
Clients in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
ABBOTT LABORATORIESALCAN (Canada)
AMINDUS (Venezuela)
BASF (Germany)
DEEPWATER CHEMICAL COMPANY
DU PONT
DUMEX (Denmark)
ETERNET (Belgium)
FDA (US Food and Drug Administration)
INTERNATIONAL NICKEL
MONTEDISON (Italy)
MONSANTO
PERMALOY
RECKITT & COLEMAN (UK)
SCHMIDT-HINEY (Switzerland)
SMITH-KLINF/BECKMAN
TITAN (Greece)
UNION CARBIDE
Clients in the Public Services Industries
AAAASE (Argentina)
AT&T
AWQUAF FOUNDATION (Kuwait)
BELL TELEPHONE
BURBANK STUDIOS
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT
IRISH ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD
KAMO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
MCA/UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
NEW BRUNSWICK TELEPHONE (Canada)
NORWEGIAN STATE POWER BOARD (Norway)
OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL POWER AUTHORITY
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
SEGBA (Argentina)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
UTAH POWER AND LIGHT
VIRGINIA POWER & LIGHT
WFSTERN BROADCASTING (Canada)
WESTIN HOTELS
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC
Testimonials
"Allan, it's been several ears since I spent a week in one of your workshops, following your stimulating strategy session I spent two days developing a complete outline of all that I learned from you so I could bring it back home and share the knowledge with my colleagues. Your prescient forecast of the downfall of the Russia stunned me. As a Finn we think we know what's going on in Russia but you surprised me." Huhtamäki in Finland"The strategic planning workshops you conducted for us achieved all the objectives we started off with and additionally improved communication between senior management and sales, technology, and manufacturing personnel. Your workshops were stimulating and most worthwhile. We're seeing benefits already."
Exxon Chemical (The Chemicals Company of Exxon Oil)
"Your strategic planning workshops present an innovative approach to the subject. And Allan Austin's unique experience adds a new dimension to the subject. It would be difficult to find a more qualified source of information in this area."
IBM (One Of the World's Largest Computer Manufacturers)
"Your recent seminar, "Capitalizing on One's Competitive Advantage in the Marketplace," was a real eye opener The insights you provided have already guided some of our decisions and are beginning to pay off. I look forward to learning more from you in the future."
GE Lighting (#1 One Lamp Manufacturer In North America)
"We would like to thank you for the work you've done for us. Your tremendous ability to catch our problems; to relate with our people; to captivate an audience; and to transmit technical concepts has been of great help for the production of strategic planning within our group. Many thanks for your very stimulating presence."
André & Cie, S.A.
(A Swiss Multinational Agribusiness and Trading House Operating)
" In all honesty, I learned more about planning in the two and half days with you than I did in thirty years of banking. But more importantly, I gained so much insight into things in general which impact our daily lives. Your practical approach to situations and your ability to explain theory was very impressive." (A Swiss Multinational Agribusiness and Trading House Operating)
Key Bank (A US Domestic Bank)
"I would recommend your consulting services to any company, regardless of size, products, markets, etc., interested in a "fresh Look" at their organization and position in the marketplace, with an eye towards growth. "
Bourbaki, Inc. (A US Computer Software Developer)
Additional Referral Letters
"During recent months I have seen a shift in the ratio of time that I spend searching for information on the Internet vs. the time I spend working with the results of what I have found thanks to several of your suggestions. [...] All this costs less about $300 in data base searches each month it was offset by the savings in my time."
Read More - Juan Loebel, President, Polymer Fabrication Inc.
"Thank you for your valuable contribution as a course leader in our recently concluded program on "The Leadership Course for Financial Executives". Upon reviewing the participant reports, it is apparent that your performance was rated excellent overall." "I wanted to thank you very much for the sessions you have held in both our Orlando and South Florida offices. The information was very well received and I feel that the feedback from the groups was excellent." Read More - Rajiv Kapur, President, Configurations
"The sessions had, however, an additional benefit which became more apparent as we presented are overhauled strategies to the rest of the organization. [...] I believe we've made a substantial step for developing in communicating a common and coherent set of strategies for our business." Read More - A.J. Gaskell, AP Division Manager, EXXOCHEM
"The ZBB [Zero Base Budgeting] effort helped our company prioritize our funding levels and, more importantly, expanded the participation in many of our lower-level managers in the determination of funding levels." Read More - Norman Knorr, Planning Manager, Gerber Foods
"In all honesty, I learned more in the two and half days with you that I have in the 30 years of banking about planning, but more important, things in general which impact our daily lives. Your practical approach to situations and ability to explain theory was very impressive." Read More - Jim Miller, Key Bank
"Thank you Allan for the usefully stimulating program of the Strategic Planning Course in Brussels in June. I also enjoyed your ideas and style. Can you believe me I stayed in Brussels for two days -- not for sightseeing, but for reading your material which I did twice! I also prepared a summary which is enclosed." Read More - Olof Turunen, Huhtamäki OY/Evox-Finland
"This time, with the help of your staff, we are arriving at a plan which in my opinion is down-to-earth, practical and executable.The work your people have done in educating and motivating our people in guiding the total process has been of extreme value." Read More - Mauri Matikainen, Chief Executive Officer, PG-Group
"I enjoyed and appreciated your zero base program in Milwaukee on June 9, 1987. [...] Moreover, I was pleased to see the positive results of ZBB in our Division Operations Department. The services provided by you and your firm have certainly been worthwhile."