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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.

To find more details on BABC Chicago members below or search all BABC members, click here:   BABC Global Membership Directory.  If you need your Member Key and Password, e-mail Chris.
 

ADVERTISING/MARKETING

101Worldwide - Robert Gibbs
101 Worldwide is an international marketing agency that specializes in impact-driven communications. Developing end-to-end marketing solutions, specializing in online innovations and 2.0 platforms as well as fully integrating and targeted marketing solutions. From CRM strategy to design and execution, 101 Worldwide prepares you for radical change in the world of marketing and advertising.

OMD - Kate Stephenson

The Monogram Group - Scott Markman


AEROSPACE
The Boeing Company - Chaz Bickers, Courtney Thompson
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.


BRITISH FOOD AND MERCHANDISE

Made in Britain, Ltd. - Gary Sedan
Spencer Foods, Inc. - Nicholas Spencer, Connie Milligan.  Phone:  312-415-6919


BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Proforma Elite Marketing (
promotional products, business forms, commercial print, eCommerce solutions, multimedia and other graphic communications) - Frank Ignatius


CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Widgeteer, Inc. - William C. McHenry


EDUCATION
ACS International Schools - Fergus Rose and Andrew Kittell
British School of Chicago - Michael Horton and Brenda Kerr
London School of Economics - Margo A. Rocklin, J.D.


EVENT MANAGEMENT
ADH Events - Alexander deHilster


ENTERTAINMENT
Baroque Band - Garry D. Clarke
TheTelly - Robert Dew
WFMT Radio - Alexander Stonor Saudners


FINANCIAL SERVICES-ACCOUNTING
Deloitte Tax LLP - Katie Zaher and Julianna Nawrocki

Grant Thornton - Luke Jones

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, Jenny Sanderson, Ted Bokios

At Frost, Ruttenberg and Rothblatt P.C., we provide a full range of value-based auditing, accounting, tax and consulting services to a diverse group of individuals and privately-owned companies. FR&R also offers instant access to more than 8,000 employees with global audit, accounting, tax and advisory services nationally and internationally through our membership in DFK International, an association with over 200 member firms and 300 offices worldwide including 20 offices in the UK.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Lindsey Bristow, Michael Economou and Kenneth Wade
RSM McGladrey, Inc. - Mark Bloom, Arlene Levin, Martin Denman and Joe Machara
 


FINANCIAL SERVICES-COMMERCIAL
Bibby Financial Services, Inc. - Stewart Chesters
Fifth Third Bank - Bruce Comiskey, Rita Johnson, Todd Ritz
HSBC Bank N.A. - Molly Drennan, Christopher Hamilton, John Sneed, Andrew Bicker
Lloyds Banking Group - Allan Jackson

Wells Fargo  N.A. - Lynn Durning, Andrew Landsly

FINANCIAL CONSULTING
Collin MacGillivray

UK Occupatonal & Personal Pensions
Kestrel International - Charles Cockerton


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


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


GOVERNMENT-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN Economic Development Corporation - Courtney Poulos

WI Department of Commerce - Mary Regel


GOVERNMENT-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
British Consulate-General, Chicago - James Clark, Geoff Brammer, Brendan Doyle


GOVERNMENT-UK REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Scottish Development International Agency - Elaine Hovey, Monica Hill, and Isobel Charters Bell
SEEDA - Amy Fitzgerald
The North of England - Sonya Knox


HOTELS

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

InterContinental Chicago  - Edward Andrews and Esther Robson

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels-USA, Chicago - Tony Kinnear

Park Hyatt - Gregory Schry

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.

Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago - Robert Prohaska, Monika Lotter, Beatrice Dowell, Caroline Rawlings (Spa)


HUMAN RESOURCES

Recruiting
FiveTen Group - Paul Taylor
With authoritative market knowledge, our business enjoys great success in the placement of candidates for permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients across all industry sectors. These clients are served by our family of individual subsidiary companies, leading specialist brands and dedicated teams within our global network of strategic locations. We operate across 19 cities, 12 countries and four continents.  In total, we have a relentless commitment to ethical behavior, compelling personal service, long-term relationships and positive results for both our clients and candidates.

Greythorn - Shawn Primavera
Established in 1976, Greythorn is a leading international recruitment group specializing in IT, telecommunications and the creative sectors around the globe. Why not discover how we could be helping you to develop your career or source the very best in professional talent? Or, if you are looking for a change of direction, why not find out about working with Greythorn – one of the world’s fastest growing recruitment brands.

O'Connor Advisors, LLC - Fred J. O'Connor

Russell Reynolds Associates - Jeremy Rickman

Outsource HR Services
Administaff - Gary Breden


INSURANCE-BROKERS
Aon Corporation -  Cathy Gavin
Giles US Insurance Brokers LLC - Brian Daly
Hub International - Kevin Ackles


INSURANCE MARKET
Lloyd's Illinois - Maryanne Swaim, John O'Hara, Mark Rector, Katie DuMoulin
Brit Insurance - Nicholas Davies, Andrew Murnieks


LEGAL SERVICES

Addleshaw Goddard  UK) - David Birch
Baker & McKenzie (UK) Michael Herington
Baker & McKenzie (Chicago) Ed West 
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP - Adam Oyebanji, Julie O'Connor
Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black, LLC - Theodore A. Boundas, John E. Black, Jr., Teri Lee Ferro, Bruce Foudree, Wendy Kiely

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP- 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.

Laurence Simons - Michael Roche-Kelly
Laurence Simons is a leading consultancy specializing in legal recruitment for law firms and in-house legal departments worldwide. From offices in London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Sydney, Moscow, Paris, Brussels, Dubai, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Chicago and Geneva we handle legal appointments at all levels in private practice, commerce & industry and the banking & finance sector across the globe.

Loeb & Loeb LLP - Stanley Orszula
Locke, Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP - Molly McGinnis Stine
Lowis & Gellen LLP - Gerald Haberkorn, Martin McManaman, Patrick Moran and Mehreen Sherwani

Lovells LLP - David Alberts (NY), Tom Bush, Gail Goering, Eric Haab, 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

Sidley Austin LLP - Diana Bauerle

Stevens & Associates - K. Thomas Stevens (also UK solicitor) and James Schreiber


LEGAL SERVICES-IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION

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.

J. Aponte & Associates - Julie Aponte

Zulkie Partners LLC - Paul Zulkie. Phone:  312-831-2121; pzulkie@zulkiepartners.com
Zulkie Partners LLC is one of the nation's leading law firms concentrating in the area of business immigration law.  We offer sophisticated counseling to US and global companies in all aspects of business immigration law, including nonimmigrant working visas, permanent residence sponsorship, retention of permanent residence status for employees facing a foreign business assignment, and citizenship issues for multi-national managers.  Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, major foreign multi-national companies, as well as privately owned firms.  At Zulkie Partners we take pride in our responsiveness and commitment to superb client service.                         


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


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-GENERAL
Katzenbach Partners - Julian M. Tydeman
McCourts USA - J. Stephen Gabbert
Rise International, LLC - David Crowell, Leif Selkregg
RHR International Company - Robert Pierce and Brett Seamons, Ph.D.
The Nevis Group - Paul Merrick
TMC Ventures, Inc. - Arnie Liepa
YSC, Ltd. - Angela Castellani


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


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
TradingPartners - Marc Halpin, Michael Pace, Jessica Graeser, Michelle Joseph, Brad Radkoski, Elizabeth Smith,


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-SALES
Keyroad Enterprises - Philippe Lavie


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-TECHNOLOGY
Capgemini - David R. Poole


MANAGEMENT CONSULTING-TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
BT Americas - Mike Martin


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-INJECTION MOLDED FINISHED PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Illinois Tool Works - Chris Duchene


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


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
Zettl Mimatic, Inc. - Michael Shepherd


MANUFACTURING-WELDERS
The Winston Group Ltd. - William Croft


MARKET RESEARCH
Mintel Americas - Jon Butcher, Mary Shea and Joyce Wilkos
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.


REAL ESTATE-AGENCY

@properties - Natalie Weiland

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.

Century 21-SGR - Toi Robertson

Rubloff Residential Properties - James Kinney

Rubloff Residential Properties - Brian White

Rubloff Residential Properties - Mia Wilkinson


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

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated -  Daniel Ryan, Mark Ohringer, Joanne Bestall, Justin Rhodes,  Ned Tarbos (MN)
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.
 


REAL ESTATE - SHORT TERM CORPORATE TEMPORARY HOUSING
Village Green - Elizabeth Williams, Andrea Roebker, Ian Bingham, Kim Burggraaf, Rob Sackett

REAL ESTATE - OFFICE SPACE
OfficeLinks - Lori Ziesmer


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


RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
The British Home Community - Rhoda Miller, Lorna Bennett


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.


SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn - Chris Kelleher


TECHNOLOGY-SOFTWARE

BigHand, Inc. - Steve Butterworth
XO Communications - Frank DePizzo


TRANSPORTATION-FREIGHT ARRANGEMENT, LOGISTICS
A.N. Deringer, Inc. - Frank Bartenstein, Don Caster, and Matthew Walker
JAS Forwarding (USA) Inc. - Barry Spiegel
Mid-America Overseas, Inc. - Hubert Elsen
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 organization.

UTi, United States, Inc. - Kurt Glanzmann (UK Route Development) Tom Riester, Peter Mahncke

WTA USA, Inc. - John Sommer
World Transport Agency Limited is a successful, UK based, family owned business established in 1913.  We specialize in the provision of added value to major importers and exporters through a range of quality products and services across all transport modes.  Our ethos is to be client led and provide services tailored to our customer's requirements.  All our systems are designed to be flexible and adaptable.


TRANSPORTATION-LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Metropolitan Limousine, Inc. - Thomas Mulligan and Chris Shaw


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, Mark Stratford, Judi Gorman
British Airways - Greg Onorato, Pam Hanson, Sylvia Esparza, Richard Anderson
Virgin Atlantic Airways - Mr. Kim Hepola and Larry Riley


TRAVEL-TOURS
Blue Badge Guide - Rosamund Forester


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


WRITER
Toni Hargis - author of "Rules Britannia:  An Insider's Guide to Life in the United Kingdom."  (St. Martin's Press)
 




   

 

 


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