British/Australian, Gerard-James Smurthwaite has been based in Paris for the last 12 years as consultant, coach and trainer in the fields of Communication, Management and Negotiation.

Bilingual English/French, he works in both languages, ensuring training coherence and cohesion with companies based in France but increasingly present on the global market.

Countries of intervention:  Australasia, (including HK, Central and Eastern China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore & Australia) Western, Central and Eastern Europe, U.S.A and Canada.

Areas of competence include:

• Leadership
• Change Management
• Motivational management and tools, ex: Annual Evaluations
• Winning Presenting Skills
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Sales Techniques
• Mutual Gains Strategy for Negotiation
• International Negotiations

In sectors as diverse as:

• Pharmaceuticals,
• Mining
• Luxury Retail
• Heavy Industry
• Telecommunications
• Healthcare
• Transport
• Import/Export
• Law