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CM International S.A. Wales, UK www.cm-intl.com
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(+44) 29 2037 0953	(+44) 29 2037 3655
Contact person: Sophie Mavor

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CM International is an international consulting group, established in 1985, with headquarters in Paris and offices in Cardiff, Berlin and Detroit.

CM International is a leader in the field of regional economic development and specialises in the following areas:

Reviewing and evaluating regional economic development policies and organisations;
Supporting the implementation of economic development programmes at a European, national and regional level;
Managing networks of European regional authorities;
Developing and managing SME support programmes;
Developing science and technology policies for research organisations;
Re-engineering worldwide companies.

CM International has conducted many projects for the European Commission including DG Enterprise and DG Region Policy. One of CMI's strengths is our continuous involvement as strategic and management consultants with industrial and service companies, bringing our field experience to our public clients.

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CMI UK will organise a network workshop about Supply Chain Management.

CM International is an international consulting group, established since 1985, which specializes in strategy and public policy design, implementation and evaluation. The Group headquarters is based in Paris, but CM International has offices in Cardiff, Berlin and Detroit.

CM International is one of the leading European consulting firms in the field of regional economic development. This has resulted in work in the following key areas:

Reviewing and evaluating regional economic development policies and organizations;
Supporting the implementation of economic development programmes at a European, national and regional level;
Managing networks of European regional authorities;
Developing and managing SME support programmes;
Developing science and technology policies for research organisations;
Re-engineering worldwide companies.

The firm has gained extensive experience while working for both national and regional government departments and major research organisations. CM International has conducted many projects for the European Commission including DG Enterprise and DG Region Policy. One of CMI's strengths is our continuous involvement as strategic and management consultants with industrial and service companies, bringing our field experience to our public clients.

The UK arm of the CMI Group was established in 1997 in Cardiff and specialises in public policy. All CMI UK staff has had experience at European, national and regional level and have had consultancy or working experience with regional development authorities on a European wide basis. CMI UK is led by Meirion Thomas, previously an Executive Director of the Welsh Development Agency.

Although most of the UK companies work is currently outside Wales, the team have extensive personal knowledge and experience of public life in Wales, and a thorough knowledge of best practice in regional development organisations in Wales, the UK and on a world-wide basis. CM International is currently involved in regional development assignments in Ireland, Sweden, England and Southern Africa, including support for the development of the Regional Economic Strategy for Development Agencies in London and the East of England. The German Governments' Overseas Aid department, GTZ has recently invited the company to act as development agency experts for the feasibility study for a Development Agency for Zambia.

CMI UK staff has language skills in all of the main European languages.

CM International S.A. Wales, UK

www.cm-intl.com

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CM International S.A.
Wales, UK