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IESC Solutions Re-emerges AsUS Market Development Group, LLCAUSTIN, Texas—The International Executive Service Corp’s (IESC) Solutions Group has re-emerged as US Market Development Group (USMDG) under the leadership of former co-director Joe Garvey. The Solutions Group—the commercial services division of IESC—was established to provide hands-on business development guidance to companies within the United States seeking to expand their presence abroad, and to companies in emerging countries around the world trying to gain wider recognition. ISEC is the brainchild of entrepreneur and philanthropist David Rockefeller. Begun in 1964, the organization has operated continuously to help match US companies with growth opportunities in developing countries around the world. The Solutions Group, which had been funded by US-AID through IESC, was disbanded in 2003, but reorganized under Garvey’s leadership with the help of John Bowman and Seth Koppel in order to continue its work with volunteer experts and a worldwide network of in-country business consultants. “The opportunities present in the market were too valuable to disregard,” says USMDG managing partner Joe Garvey. “We have been able to immediately and seamlessly pick up where the Solutions Group ended operations, and currently have projects underway in several countries around the word.” USMDG manages projects in a number of ways. First, it works with US companies seeking to expand their marketing reach overseas by establishing joint venture relationships or creating a physical presence in emerging countries. Second, the group calls on an impressive group of volunteer experts who offer tremendous insights and industry-specific knowledge to help companies increase their competitiveness in a truly global marketplace. Joe Garvey earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with an emphasis in Finance and Marketing, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Latin American Studies of Economics and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Iowa State University in Ames, IA, and studied abroad at Middlesex University in London, England and the Instituto Technológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico. In addition to his consulting and business development activities, Garvey is an adjunct professor at the International Business Institute in Austin, Texas. Through his teaching, Garvey continues to expand his network of resources and uncover new methods of solving international business opportunities. USMDG carries on the opportunity development activities originally envisioned by IESC founder David Rockefeller in 1964. The group manages projects globally—in sales development, market expansions and channel distribution—though a network of in-country teams and representatives, and specialized industry experts. # # # For more information on US Market Development Group, contact Hamman Marketing Associates (423) 467-9864 or contact Al Hamman, or visit the USMDG company website at www.usmarketgroup.com. |
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