Udo J Mannes

Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich

Masters degree in Industrial Management from Sloan School of Industrial Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Management Consultant since 1964

specializing in industrial marketing and corporate planning for SME’s and large companies.. Since 1988 primarily engaged in entrepreneurial coaching and cross-border M&A consulting. Coaching includes successful turnarounds in young

high-tech companies. Deals initiated include strategic oriented transactions in the range of 20 to 100 Million DM for major industrial companies in Europe. Since 1993 working for MATIMOP

the Israeli Industry Center for R&D

a government owned non-profit organization responsible to execute the national and international programs of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Trade

Industry and Labor for the promotion of industrial High Tech R&D. Responsible for promoting OCS-funded co-operative industrial R&D projects between Israeli and European companies. Responsible for having Israel accepted at the Hannover Ministerial Conference in June 2000 as the only non-European full member in the EUREKA program ( www.eureka.be ). From 2000 to 2006 Israeli EUREKA NPC (National Project Coordinator)

making Israel the # 5 of the 34 EUREKA Member states. Since 2006 consulting MATIMOP as Manager of Strategic Projects. Fluent in German

English

French and Ivrith (Hebrew). Working knowledge of Italian.

New Challenges on part time basis to use vast experiences

skills and know how

Strategic corporate planning Industrial Market Research Preparation-Initiation-Negotiation and Management of International Cooperations (including Framework 7 and EUREKA)

Management and/or Coaching of Start-ups (well acquainted with OCS) and/or Industrial Product Developments Project Management