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COMPANIES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Are you looking for help? Take advantage of the BABC Chicago business networking service!  Below are links to BABC Chicago members, by industry,  that are available to offer their expertise as you build and develop business within the United States and the United Kingdom.
 

ADVERTISING/MARKETING
OMD - Kate Stephenson

Pepper - Robert Gibbs
Pepper delivers complete and integrated marketing and communication solutions: from strategy to creative implementation, to the completion and evaluation of campaign success. Our end-to-end process gives us the potential to optimize your marketing activities and thus deliver successful and efficient programs with proven impact.

The Monogram Group - Scott Markman


AEROSPACE
The Boeing Company - Sarah Nava Garvey
With a heritage that mirrors the first 100 years of flight, The Boeing Company provides products and services to customers in 145 countries. Boeing has been the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for more than 40 years, and is a global market leader in military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services. Total company revenues for 2004 were $52.5 billion.

GKN Aerospace-Aerostructures
, St. Louis, MO - Leigh Forrester


BUSINESS SERVICES
Hygiene Solutions - Robert McElwee


COMPUTER SOFTWARE & TRAINING
BigHand, Inc. - Steve Butterworth
Obtiva - Gareth Reeves


CULTURAL
Baroque Band - Garry D. Clarke

EDUCATION
ACS International Schools - Fergus Rose and Andrew Kittell
British School of Chicago - Michael Horton and Anne Newman
Metropolitan State University (Minnesota) - Roger Prestwich


EVENT MANAGEMENT
ADH Events - Alexander deHilster

FINANCIAL SERVICES-ACCOUNTING
Deloitte Tax LLP - Katie Zaher and Brian Madine

KPMG LLP - Saul Caisman, John Kvalseth (Minneapolis), and Christopher Young 
Worldwide professional accounting firm rendering assurance, tax and consulting services on a line of business basis.

Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C. - Alan Dordek, Arthur Rothblatt, Cary Drazner and Elizabeth Caligiuri
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Lindsey Bristow, Michael Economou and Kenneth Wade
RSM McGladrey, Inc. - Ian Halligan
Virchow Krause & Co, Minnesota - Mike McKee


FINANCIAL SERVICES-COMMERCIAL
Bibby Financial Services, Inc. - Stewart Chesters
Charter One Bank - Paul Karlin
Fifth Third Bank - Bruce Comiskey, Rita Johnson, Todd Ritz

HSBC Bank N.A. - Molly Drennan, Christopher Hamilton, John Sneed, Andrew Bicker
Middle market banking, private banking, wealth/tax advisory and real estate lending.

Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank N.A. - Lynn Durning


FINANCIAL SERVICES-INVESTMENT ADVISORY FOR RETIREMENT & LEGACY PLANNING
Lionheart Financial Ltd - Adam Griffiths and Maryann Heniff


FINANCIAL SERVICES-INVESTMENTS BANKING
Tavistock Group Ltd. - Hugh Burton


GOVERNMENT-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IL Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity - Jennifer Kruger

IN Economic Development Corporation - Edita Ubartaite

Metropolitan Airports Commission - William Wren
The MAC operates the third largest aviation system in the nation, consisting of Minneapolis-St. Paul International and six reliever airports. A board of commissioners appointed by Minnesota's governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul sets and interprets the commission's policies. Those policies are implemented by the commission's executive director and staff.

WI Department of Commerce - Mary Regel


GOVERNMENT-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
British Consulate-General, Chicago - Andrew Seaton, Geoff Brammer, Brendan Doyle


GOVERNMENT-UK REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
British Midlands Corporation - Vernon Sebby, Mary Rabatin, Diane Jencius
Scottish Development International Agency - Elaine Hovey, Eric Ravn-Hansen, Monica Hill, and Isobel Charters Bell


HOME RENOVATION
David Bores - 708-604-1899


HOTELS
Britannia Bed & Breakfast, Algoma, WI - John & Nicola Friend

Days Inn Chicago, Chicago - Stefanie Hrejsa
Enjoy friendly service and clean rooms at this beautiful boutique style hotel located in Lincoln Park.

Grosvenor House, London


InterContinental Chicago  - Edward Andrews and Esther Robson
The InterContinental Chicagois one of the city's most luxurious hotels. Built in 1929 the hotel offers 792 guest rooms, 23 business rooms and 72 suites.

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels-USA, Chicago - Tony Kinnear

Seneca Hotel & Suites, Chicago - Michael Vito and Mike Foster
The Seneca Hotel and Suites is an intimate escape, just a block off Michigan Avenue… Chicago's Magnificent Mile. Here, you'll discover a quaint European style hotel that is treasured by those who prefer a quiet, tree-lined street, and an elegant spacious suite.

Sofitel Water Tower, Chicago - Michelle Willey

Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago - Robert Prohaska and Monika Lotter
Trump International Hotel & Tower offers every conceivable service and delivers it with impeccable style. Hotel guests will enjoy spacious accommodations (over 600sqft) with elegant contemporary furnishings, 10ft floor-to-ceiling windows and dramatic water and skyline views. Dining options range from a world-class signature restaurant with an expansive terrace overlooking the city and lake, to a private, in-suite chef service. At your disposal is an elegant Grand Ballroom with 24ft floor-to-ceiling windows that offer spectacular views of the river, lake and city for events, and an array of state-of-the-art meeting and board rooms. A full service concierge, 24-hour room service, and exclusive Trump attaché service will ensure that the highest levels of comfort and convenience are always met.


INSURANCE-BROKERS
American International Group - Ian Watson
Aon Corporation - Philip Gawthorpe and Cathy Gavin
Giles US Insurance Brokers LLC - Brian Daly


INSURANCE-PERSONAL HIGH NET WORTH
Chartwell Insurance Services - Rebecca Woan


INSURANCE-SUPPLEMENTAL
Aflac - Virginia Spencer


HUMAN RESOURCES

Recruiting

ACT-1 Personnel Services - Chris Tucker and Vanessa Soto
ACT-1 is a full service staffing solutions company.

GRN of Aurora, Frank DePizzo

HR Solutions - Andrew Foote
Russell Reynolds Associates - Jeremy Rickman

Outsource Services

Administaff - Gary Breden


Specialized Recruitment, Leadership Development & Career Management

PeopleAssured - Ian Foster


LEGAL SERVICES-CORPORATE & FINANCIAL
Lowis & Gellen LLP - Gerald Haberkorn, Martin McManaman, Patrick Moran and Mehreen Sherwani


LEGAL SERVICES-GENERAL PRACTICE
Baker & McKenzie (UK) Michael Herington
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago) Ed West  - 312-861-6570
Dorsey & Whitney LLP (Minnesota) - Steven Carlson

DrinkerBiddleGardnerCarton - David Kay and Jesse Ruiz
With more than 630 lawyers, we represent clients that consist primarily of substantial businesses, healthcare providers, money and asset managers and investors, ranging from mid-sized enterprises to Fortune 50 companies. Our clients include leaders in the pharmaceuticals, communications, healthcare, information technology, insurance, investment and transportation industries.

Gray Plant Mooty (Minnesota) - Daavid Morehouse
Loeb & Loeb LLP - Stanley Orszula
Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP - Molly McGinnis Stine

Lovells LLP - David Alberts (NY), Tom Bush, Gail Goering, Eric Haab, Bill Kane, David Linder, Joe McCullough, Diane Bordt
Lovells is one of the world's leading international law firms, with more than 1,700 lawyers and 26 fully-integrated offices across the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

In the US, Lovells has offices located in tow of the nation's major financial centers: New York (established 1977) and Chicago (established 1995). Lovells' US practice offers our clients a truly international service that few firms can match. We offer advice at both the domestic and international levels in numerous jurisdictions, and coordinate complex, cross-border actions or transactions quickly and cost effectively.

Lovells' US partners are leaders in their respective fields and provide industry depth and insight that our clients require for their most complex matters. With more than 880 lawyers, Lovells represents US companies doing business globally and non-US companies conducting business in the US in a wide variety of commercial matters, including: litigation & arbitration, business restructuring & insolvency, securities & financial litigation, patent litigation, banking & finance, corporate taxation, corporate & securities, fraud & asset tracing, insurance and reinsurance, and trade secrets.


Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell Ltd. - Thomas McMenamin (Chicago) and Kathleen Gaber (Schaumburg).
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. is a U.S. law firm headquartered in Chicago that specializes in the representation of U.S. operations of foreign corporations. Masuda Funai handles all aspects of the foreign corporations' U.S. operations from the establishment of a U.S. warehousing or manufacturing facility to the financing of such operations, from executive immigration matters to expansion and M&A activities.

Miller Canfield - Janice K. Hamblin

Wragge & Co. (UK) - David Birch


LEGAL SERVICES-IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION
Birg & Meltser - Gene Meltser, Esq.

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP - Michael Turansick and Cynthia Shearn
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP (Fragomen) is a leading provider of corporate immigration services and solutions. For three
years running, Fragomen has been recognized as the global "Corporate Immigration Law Firm of the Year" by Who's Who Legal: The
International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Founded in 1951, Fragomen has over 150 attorneys and over 600 professional immigration specialists and staff located in 28 offices in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Fragomen works in partnership with clients to facilitate the hiring and transfer of employees worldwide.

                           


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-COMPUTER INTEGRATION, SAP & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Meridian Group - Angela Trillhasse


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-CONSTRUCTION
Morris Wade Associates Inc. - Philip Wade


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-GENERAL
Altemis Ltd.- Jonathan Wilson
B2 Consulting Inc. - Bob Brunner
Katzenbach Partners - Julian M. Tydeman
Parson Consulting - Rick Fumo
RHR International Company - Robert Pierce and Brett Seamons, Ph.D.
The Nevis Group - Paul Merrick
TMC Ventures, Inc. - Arnie Liepa


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-HEALTH CARE
Gemini Consulting Group Inc. - James McCarthy and Juergen Roennau


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
TradingPartners - Michael Pace, Dave Bowen, Marc Halpin, Elizabeth Smith


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
BT Americas - Chris Kelleher, Mike Martin, Tim Sattler and Neil Humphreys
Optimized Telecom Solutions - Robert Sansome


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-TRAINING PROGRAMS
McNeil & Johnson Ltd. - Jeffrey and Val Gee


MANUFACTURING-COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT
Contemporary Controls - George and Judy Thomas


MANUFACTURING-DISPLAY & EXHIBIT SOLUTIONS
Nimlok - Gerald Perutz


MANUFACTURING-GIFT BAGS,GIFT WRAP, STATIONERY, PARTY GOODS
Falcon Impex Inc. - Adel Sheikh


MANUFACTURING-HOUSEHOLD VACUUM CLEANERS
Dyson - Caroline Errington and Maria Tryan


MANUFACTURING-INJECTION MOLDED FINISHED PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Illinois Tool Works - Gary F. Anton


MANUFACTURING-LABORATORY APPARATUS & FURNITURE
REVISS - Ian Latham, John Schrader, and Jan Mellor


MANUFACTURING-NON-CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co - Geoff Eccles and Ian Hines.


MANUFACTURING-PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION
Dade Behring - Jim Reid-Anderson


MANUFACTURING-PRINTING MACHINERY
WPM - Paul Kapolnek and Michael Musgrave


MANUFACTURING-RECHARGEABLE SYSTEMS
International Components Corp. - Mike Davis and Peter Sadler


MANUFACTURING-SUSPENSION SYSTEM
Gripple - Tim Caton


MANUFACTURING-TOOLS
Chevin Tools Inc. - Tim Thorburn
Zettl Mimatic, Inc. - Michael Shepherd


MANUFACTURING-WELDERS
The Winston Group Ltd. - William Croft


MARKET RESEARCH
Mintel Americas - Jon Butcher and Mary Shea
Mintel is a leading provider of global consumer market analysis. For over thirty years, Mintel has built a reputation for delivering expert analysis of all aspects of consumers' economic activity, as well as providing media monitoring and new consumer product monitoring services.


NURSING CARE FACILITY
The British Home Community - Rhoda Miller


PACKAGING-LABELING
Rapak - John Schwan


REAL ESTATE-AGENCY
Baird & Warner - Alex Till
I'm a Brit who loved Chicago so much, I stayed for good. Allow me to help you find your perfect home in this great city. Contact me directly to find out what we can achieve together. I practice "keep it real" real estate. No salesmanship waffle here; just sound advice and information. Client Care have selected me as part of the Baird & Warner First Team, where we are recognized for our customer service abilities.

RE/MAX Action - Carol Garland
Rubloff Residential Properties - Mia Wilkinson


REAL ESTATE-COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & INVESTMENT
General Growth Properties, Inc. - John Covell

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated - Colin Dyer, Mark Ohringer, Sheila Penrose, Daniel Ryan
Jones Lang LaSalle is the global leader in real estate services and money management. We serve our clients' corporate real estate needs through over 22,000 employees in 50 countries and 100 markets on five continents.

NAI Hiffman Asset Management LLC - James Lannon
Quincy Development Center - Louis Bond
Shell Vacations Club - Alexander Olsansky, Jr., Esq.


RETAIL
Joy Millinery - Joy Scott and Shelton Scott
Made in Britain, Ltd. - Gary Sedan


RETIRED AND LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
Larry McCracken (formerly with Boeing)
Raymond Skilling (formerly with Aon)


SCOTTISH ORGANIZATION/HOME FOR THE ELDERLY
Illinois Saint Andrews Society- Gus Noble, President.  Staff:  Laural Kostuck, Brook McWhirter, Apryl Niksch, Lorrie Pena and Elaine Rethford.  The Scottish Home - Lynn Elker, Administrator.


TRANSPORTATION-FREIGHT ARRANGEMENT
A.N. Deringer, Inc. - Frank Bartenstein, Don Caster, and Matthew Walker
American River International - James Berg
RIM Logistics - Miahcel A. Esposito
RS Express, Inc.  - Kevin T. Hannon

SBS Worldwide Inc. - Dennis Potts, Artur Methoxha, Helen Xu
SBS is a privately owned British company specializing in providing quality freight management solutions. Since the commencement of trading in 1983, our company has established four facilities in the UK, and four in the USA. Always customer driven, our personal approach to individual requirements, continual investment and our refusal to accept traditional forwarding practices have provided a benchmark to which we constantly aspire throughout our oganization.

WTA USA, Inc. - John Sommer


TRANSPORTATION-LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Metropolitan Limousine, Inc. - Thomas Mulligan


TRAVEL-AGENCY
BusinessTravelTickets.com - Brian Smith
At BusinessTravelTickets.com we are pleased to introduce the best in international business class air fares! You can now travel overseas in comfort, perhaps in a sleeper seat, use private lounges on departure AND, at arrival, enjoy premium wines and meals! -- And, through BusinessTravelTickets.com, all of these services are available you at a price 30–50% lower than regular published prices!

Greaves Travel LLC - Carole and Shahrookh Cambata
The Scot Connection - Louis Cosentine


TRAVEL-AIRLINES
American Airlines - Thomas Aichele, Loretta Kuss,  and Judi Gorman
British Airways - Greg Onorato, Angus Wheeler, Pam Hanson, Sylvia Esparza, Richard Anderson
Virgin Atlantic Airways - Betty Amato and Larry Riley


TRAVEL-TOURS
Blue Badge Guide - Rosamund Forester
Visit Britain - Maribeth Kisslinger

RefreshMed
RefreshMed is a premier American medical tourism company with offices in Buenos Aires offering complete concierge services for plastic surgery, aesthetic dermatology, cosmetic dentistry, LASIK eye surgery, and invitro fertilization for a fraction of the cost compared to the United States/Canada.  They work with U.S. board certified plastic surgeons and doctors to offer you the highest level of care and expertise. Complete concierge services for tourists offered are airport transfers, transportation to medical appointments, translation, pre/post surgery assistance, city tours, hotel/apartment rentals, Spanish/tango/personal training, and shopping excursions.  RefreshMed helps you make your medical tourism experience easier.  Please check out their web page at http://www.refresh-med.com.


WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTOR-EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
Power Plate North America - Lee Hillman and Mark Minter


WHOLESALER-SUPPLIER-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
Chevin Tools, Inc. - Robert Johnson (UK-based) and Michael Shepherd


WHOLESALER-CONSTRUCTION & MINING EQUIPMENT
Tesab Parts Center - Bob Bloomfield and Mike Palmer


WHOLESALER-ELECTRONIC GOODS
American International Radio - Robert Langlois




 

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