Laurent Schmierer Named a VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in International Business Consulting

    PARIS, April 23, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Laurent Schmierer, Director of Colombus Consulting, was recently named a VIP member of Worldwide Who's Who. This special distinction honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to achieving personal and professional success.

Mr. Schmierer has 23 years of experience in international business consulting. He is knowledgeable in marketing and business development strategy, having worked for Hewlett-Packard, Capgemini Consulting and AXIS Consulting, Inc. At CapGemini Consulting he created and grew the 25-consultant "Sales Effectiveness and Client Service" Center of Excellence. He then opened his own consulting firm and, for the past two years, has served as director of fastest-growing Colombus Consulting. The consultancy provides business development advisement to clients in the energy, finance, health and public sectors.

Most of Mr. Schmierer's clients are in the energy industry. In particular, Mr. Schmierer has continually assisted almost a dozen of global power and gas generation and transportation equipment suppliers to better understand and serve their customers. He has helped them fine-tune their business strategies and strengthen their operations in marketing, purchasing, supply chain, asset management and R&D. Besides, he led several strategy and management assignments in the car and pharmaceutical sectors. He attributes his success to his international exposure and to his bold and unassuming personality. In the near future, Mr. Schmierer will be expanding his role in energy sector consulting to grow it internationally.

Mr. Schmierer received a master's degree in finance and management in 1990 from the Wharton School, PA. He served as board member of French cardboard packaging supplier EM2 for 6 years and he is a lecturer in international management at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.

In his spare time, he serves as a soccer Coach for Teenagers.

About Worldwide Who's Who
With over 500,000 members representing every major industry, Worldwide Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Worldwide Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies, making them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services.

Worldwide Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments, and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

For more information, please visit http://www.worldwidewhoswho.com.

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Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
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