Joseph Coote is a Director in Arthur D. Little's Boston office and the head of our Global Energy and Chemicals Practice. Joe has worked with clients in all sectors of the chemical and energy industry in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and divisional strategy development, capital project development, technology management, due diligence, venture assessment, and operations improvement. He is a recognized leader in cross border M&A helping our industry and financial clients meet demanding growth and value objectives.

Before joining Arthur D. Little, Joseph Coote worked for CRA International where he was Vice President of their Global Industrial Consulting practice which included Energy, Chemicals, and Industrials. Prior to this position, he was a senior research associate at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where he was responsible for International chemical equity research. He was also a senior member of the chemical and pharmaceutical practice at A.T. Kearney. Joseph holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering as well as an MBA in Finance.

Stephen is a Director in Arthur D. Little’s London office with considerable consulting and industry experience. His primary focus areas include upstream oil and gas companies worldwide, with experience including strategic guidance, portfolio optimization, techno-economic, commercial and contract review. Stephen also focuses on the implementation of operational performance improvements and advice on M&A delivery. He has worked extensively with utility companies, particularly in Europe, on a range of wholesale, retail and generation issues. Stephen is a graduate of Oxford University and INSEAD.

Kurt is a Principal based in China, where he is in charge of Arthur D. Little's Shanghai office. With numerous years of consulting experience, he has supported both global and national energy utilities in Europe and in Asia, covering various assignments in strategy & organization as well as in operations management. Specific areas of expertise include market strategy, organization diagnostic, post-merger integration, risk and portfolio management, strategic sourcing, and performance improvement. Kurt holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Economics from the K.U.Leuven as well as an MBA from Cornell University. He speaks fluent Dutch, French, and English, and is proficient in German.

Dr. Matthias von Bechtolsheim is a Director in Arthur D. Little´s Wiesbaden office. He is responsible for the Energy and Utilities practice in Central Europe. He has experience with large and midsize utilities companies as well as other service and manufacturing industries. The focus of his work is business and technology innovation and IT strategy. He has a diploma and PhD in business administration from the University of Cologne.

Annette is a Principal in Arthur D. Little’s Stockholm office, and the leader of the Nordic Energy Practice. Her extensive experience comes from her work with European gas markets and power markets. Annette focuses on strategy and business development, market analysis, investment appraisal, M&A, regulation and competition. Before joining ADL, she worked for Statoil in Stavanger as a market analyst, Vattenfall in Stockholm as Vice President of Corporate Strategy, and as an energy consultant. Annette holds an MSc from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Dean is a Director and the Market Manager of Arthur D. Little in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He is also a member of the global management of the Sustainability and Risk Practice, located in Prague. Dean is responsible for the business development in Eastern Europe and focuses on Energy and Utilities, TIME (Telecoms, Information, Media and Electronics), Travel and Transportation. He has considerable experience in management consulting, with projects on regulation, market liberalization, and organizational effectiveness, managing the profitability of groups of customers (calculations, segmentations, reporting), enhancing business efficiency, cost management, risk management and strategy creation.

Dean graduated from the Economics University in Prague, specializing in economics of industry. He is a member of the Energy Regulator’s Office advisory board. He is the President of the Chief Finance Officers’ Club (CFO Club) which has nearly 70 members from leading Czech and Slovak companies.

Saverio is a Director in Arthur D. Little's Rome office with many years of experience in industry and in consulting. His primary focus areas are organizational improvement, strategic planning and advice on M&A delivery. He has worked extensively with the main Italian utilities such as Enel, Acea, and Eni. Saverio is a graduate of Università degli studi di Roma "la sapienza".

Tony is a Director in Arthur D. Little's London office and has considerable consulting experience in the international oil and gas industry. His primary focus areas are performance improvement and organizational design. Tony has worked in both the upstream oil and gas and downstream sectors, delivering sustainable change. Tony is a graduate of Loughborough University and has an MBA from Warwick Business School.

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Rodolfo is a Director in Arthur D. Little's Houston office with considerable consulting experience in the global energy industry. His functional interests are focused on the areas of strategy development and organizational change. He has worked extensively with several NOCs and IOCs in Latin America. Rodolfo received his degree in Mechanical Engineering "Summa Cum Laude" from Universidad Simón Bolí­var in Caracas, and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Peter is a Director in ADL's Global Energy & Utilities Practice, based in the London office. He has extensive experience of the global energy business, gained in the most senior roles in both major energy companies (BP, BG) and in consultancy (CERA). He has particular expertise in the areas of corporate strategy and business development, in both developed and emerging markets. Peter has a BA in Economics and French from the University of Wales in Cardiff and also completed a Sloan Fellowship at the London Business School.

Daniel is a Principal in Arthur D. Little's Global Energy Practice, and Leader in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From there and from Madrid he has provided assistance on organization, strategy and corporate finance to both regional and international energy, oil and gas companies in Europe, Latin America, USA, Middle East and Africa. Daniel has been involved in the deregulation of energy industry and the privatization of the national oil and gas distribution companies in South America, Jordan and Colombia. He has also been in charge of many assignments in the oil & gas industry, developing competences models, assessing executives and recommending salary and compensation schemes. In addition, Daniel has helped LPG, LNG, E&P, refining and fuel distribution and retail marketing companies in developing their international strategies, feasibility studies, valuations, economic analysis, due diligences and balance score card systems. He graduated as industrial engineer from the National University of Buenos Aires, and holds an MBA from the Universidad del Salvador/Universidad de Deusto. Daniel speaks fluent Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Bernd Schreiber is Director in the Operations Management Practice of von Arthur D. Little Central Europe. Mr. Schreiber has 18 years of industry and consulting experience in Performance Improvement and Operations Strategy covering both manufacturing and service industries. For the time being Mr. Schreiber is responsible for the Benchmarking-Study 'Supply Chain Performance Excellence'. In the service industries Mr. Schreiber supports our clients along their entire supply chain on their way to Operative Excellence.

Hiroshi has considerable experience as a consultant heading projects for clients in manufacturing, systems integration and engineering. Hiroshi has a degree in Applied Chemistry.

Nick is a Director in Arthur D. Little's London office, with many years of experience in the oil and gas industry, many of which have been as a consultant. His primary focus areas are in the fields of upstream (fiscal terms) and strategic/commercial matters in the midstream gas & power sector. He is active in the field of dispute resolution, and is a greatly sought-after expert for his knowledge of the European gas industry in particular. Nick is an economist.