Building Liberia, i want to contributeRolf-D. Burckhardt 30 Rosewood Crescent Harrogate, HG1 4 NL North Yorkshire England Tel./Fax.: 01423-819 868 Mobile: 07949-125 845 Voice Mail: 07092-08 23 10 Fax Mail: 07092-17 12 85 Email: rburckhard@aol.com RDB1354@http://hotmail.com Friday, 23 December 2005 Curriculum Vitae Date of Birth: 1. March 1954 Place of Birth: Buederich nr. Duesseldorf, Germany Nationality: German Languages: English and German fluently Family Status: not married, living with Liberian partner. 3 boys, 17 years, 20 years and 22 years of age, attending Queen Ethelburga’s College, York, England, St. Peter’s University, Oxford, England and University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, England Institutions attended: Fachhochschule Rosenheim (University) 1974-1979 Studying Business Administration Qualification Obtained: Master Degree in Business Administration 1979 (Diplom Betriebswirt) Specialised in Cost Control and Marketing Career: Producers Grain Corporation, Amarillo, Texas, USA, Trainee in Marketing, Commodity Trading 1975-1976 Zen Noh (Japan), New York, N.Y., USA, Trainee Commodity Trading, Export USA - Japan 1976 Page Feeds LTD, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England Marketing/Sales and later in charge of the mill in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England 1980-1981 KOFU Tiernahrung Kottmann GmbH, Neuss, Germany 1981-1995 Head of Cost Control 1981 Assistant Director, Cost Control and Production 1982 Managing Director 1984-1995 Director Wagg Foods LTD, Topcliffe nr. Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England A pet food business set up by myself with a partner in 1990 1995-1998 IBN Group of Companies, Switzerland 1.1998 - 3.2004 The following positions were held: Deputy General Manager, Bendel Feed & Flour Mills (BFFM), Ewu, Edo State, Nigeria In charge of the entire operation. 1.1998 - 9.2001 The company is engaged in feed and flour milling With a nationwide distribution network and employs over 600 staff Managing Director, Lister Flour Mills, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria 10.2001-12.2002 Lister is a flour mill with a nationwide distribution network and employs over 400 staff Managing Director Gafco LTD, Tema, Ghana 1.2003 - 3.2004 Annual t/o of approx. 60mio and over 900 staff, engaged in Feed-,Flour milling and Tuna Canning Interim Business Manager PFC LTD, Tema, Ghana 4.2004 - 12.2004 In charge of the entire operation including all Sales to African Markets. Main objective was to restructure the Management Team PFC is a Tuna canning plant with over 1800 employees and is 100% owned by Heinz, USA. Managing Director Dry Food Processing LTD, Accra. 1.2005 - 12.2005 The company is part of the CCTC Group of Companies owned and managed by 2 Lebanese families. The group is mainly engaged in various Trading Activities comprising of 16 different companies throughout West Africa. The main objective was to build the first Pasta factory in Ghana with a capacity of 60 tons pasta/daily. The project started from a green field site and was completed by end of October 2005. Since beginning of December 2005 the factory is running on a 3 shift basis. Some of the duties included supervising the construction and completion of the factory. Develop and implement a business plan for the next 5 years, recruiting all staff including expatriate staff, organise the operation. Develop export markets in West Africa (Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal). The current contract expires by the end of December 2005 and I am looking now for a new demanding position in manufacturing in the food industry preferably in West Africa | 
