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ORAH COOPERATIVERoute de Florissant 10
CH -1206 Geneva
Tel. +41.22.347 4700
Fax. +41.22.347 4737
(*Executives)
Pierre Alexis COSANDIER* – President
Konstantin Vuk SAVICEVIC* – Vice-President
Carl-Gustav BJERTNES* – Director General
Philip O. EBALU* – Director
Susan B. PARKER – Director
Gabrielle RUEDIN – Director
Timothée NGOY-TITA – Director
Milorad K. SAVICEVIC – Director
Pierre Alexis Cosandier, PRESIDENT
With a PhD. in International Finance Pierre’s career spans decades in banking especially the managing of private banks in Switzerland. As Chairman of the Board of Directors since 5 years, Pierre brings us his in-depth knowledge of the international financial community and workings, enabling ORAH to package and manage financial products in and for socially entrepreneurial enterprises worldwide in a sustainable manner. Pierre is a Swiss registered financial intermediary with an independent asset management company Floram Sarl. As venture capitalist he is also very much involved in the management of a number of companies active in many sectors; Carrousel-Capital http://www.carrouselcapital.com among others. Pierre is fluent in English, French, German, Spanish, and is active in several organisations; professional, educational and social. Contact: pac@orah.com
Konstantin Vuk Savicevic, VICE PRESIDENT
As one of the founding partners of ORAH, Konstantin oversees the strategic direction, business development and operations in the Balkans from our regional office in Belgrade. Konstantin runs ORAH Projects d.o.o, an advisory services company based in Belgrade and active throughout the Balkans. He has received several board mandates in companies active in business incubation ict-tower, industrial and holding companies. Prior to this, he ran companies active in interactive multimedia publishing, the importation and distribution of fast moving consumer goods (Warner Lambert, Sandoz-Novartis, Del Monte) in Russia and Switzerland. With a BA from Babson College, USA, Konstantin is fluent in English, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, French, and Italian and is active in several organisations; professional, political and social. Contact kvs@orah.com
Carl-Gustav Bjertnes, CEO
As one of the founding partners of ORAH, Carl is charged with overseeing the strategic direction, business development, and operations of the company. For the past 30 years, Carl has been at the forefront of managing corporate operations and private equity investments in emerging markets i.e. Russia and the Middle East, managing both onshore and offshore holdings. Carl had joint enterprises with such industrial icons as Mercedes-Benz and Lukoil and advised local governments in the Emirate of Fujairah and others on matters of defence procurements. Having studied at Babson College in the USA, Carl is fluent in English and French and is active in several organisations; professional, educational, religious and social. Contact: cgb@orah.com
Philip Ebalu, DIRECTOR
Philip joined ORAH four years ago to develop business in Nigeria and West Africa in general. Having represented the interests of the Nigerian civil society in various polemic situations in foreign countries, namely Switzerland, Philip brings to ORAH his in-depth understanding of Nigeria, the business issues and needs of both local and foreign stakeholders. With an MBA from Webster University in the USA, Philip is fluent in English, German, Edo, Yoruba, Hausa, and is active in several organisations; professional, political and social. Contact: poe@orah.com
