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Per A Christensen is an internationally acclaimed Policy & Strategy Consultant. He has for more than 20 years assisted governments and corporations throughout Europe, the Americas and the Middle East in developing and implementing country and corporate strategies.

From 1991 to 1997 he specialised in the reconstruction and development of the infrastructure in a variety of countries in Central & East Europe, CIS and the Middle East. To date clients have been the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, private investment banks, Governments as well as international corporations pursuing acquisitions within the region.

Mr Christensen has throughout the years gained a unique cultural know-how and access to high level contacts which could be of benefit to a corporation wishing to undertake a merger or to acquire equity holdings. He has developed and published practical theories and methodologies related to strategy development and implementation.

Qualifications

1977-1980; General Certificate of Education: A-Level Natural Science and English: Norway

1982: Examen Philosophicum: Logic, Philosophy and Psychology: Norway

1981-1984: Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Systems Theory and Inter-Human Communication: USA and Italy

1981-1988: Continuos development: Inter-Human Communication, Organisational & Systems Theory: USA, UK, Sweden and Norway

1988-To date: Co-developer of Organisational Ecology: A Practical Theory of Organisational Change, USA and Europe

Employment

1983-1985: Director, INTERACTION A/S - Management and Personnel Training in Inter-Human Communication

1985-1986: Training Manager & Consultant, IMPAC Ltd - Strategy Development, Productivity Improvement and Management Information Systems

1986-1987: Head of Scandinavian Operations, GODFREY DURHAM Ltd - Strategic Organisational Development

1987-1991: Director, VIGLAND INTERNATIONAL A/S - Strategic Organisational Development

1989-1992: Senior Consultant & Operations Leader, HAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AS - Business Areas: Strategy & Organisational Effectiveness and Human Resource Planning & Development

1992-1998: Chief Executive, ODC ORGANISATIONAL CONSULTANTS Ltd - Policy & Strategy Development and Implementation, Strategic Leadership and Organisational Development

1996-2008: Chief Executive, EUROPEAN PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS Ltd - Policy & Strategy Development and Implementation

2008-2013: President & CEO, CRA5 Limited - Policy & Strategy Development and Implementation

2005-To date: Independent Contractor & CRA5 Lead - Policy & Strategy Development and Implementation

Management Consultant Experience in general

Per A Christensen has consulted with governments, international and national corporations in the private and public sector as to:

Design of Country Infrastructural Strategies

Corporate Strategy Development and Implementation

Personal Coaching of Government Representatives and Corporate Top Managers in the areas of Strategy and Leadership

Mergers & Acquisitions

Design and Installation of Management Information Systems on a Strategic Level

Design and Implementation of Macro Organisational Structure

Implementation of Change Management Programmes

Improvement of Operational Productivity Ratios

These organisations are from such different sectors as Governments, Telecommunications, Computer Production & Sales, Pharmaceutical, Public Administration, Agriculture, Mechanical & Electronic Industry, Service & Trade Industry, Development & Merchant Banking and Management Consultancy. The assignments have been, or are being, implemented in a total of 26 countries; USA, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Holland, Iran, Ireland, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Hungary, Turkey, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Since 1991 he has managed and implemented a series of development and reconstruction projects in several countries in Central & East Europe financed, directly or indirectly, by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and the European Union PHARE Programme.

Since 1988 he has undertaken in-depth research and development of the theory of Organisational Ecology. The theory, including its pragmatic and practical nature, lays down premises for a theory of change and resistance to change in the areas of management and organisation. The theory is contributing to the general efforts to solve global environmental problems. He has co-authored and contributed to several books and articles on this subject.

Book Publications

INVISIBLE PATTERNS - Ecology and Wisdom in Business and Profit. Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. - A Quorum Book (USA) 1995.

INVISIBLE PATTERNS - Ecology and Wisdom in Business and Profit. Gyldendal Ad Notam Publishing Company (Norway) 1995.

HARMONY & PRODUCTIVITY - A Book on Organisational Ecology, Productivity and Inter-Human Communication in Practice. Norwegian University Press (Norway) 1989.

THE PROCESS OF CHANGE - An Introduction to Strategic Leadership and Organisational Ecology. Encyclopaedic Publishers (Lithuania) 1996.

THE PROCESS OF CHANGE - An Introduction to Strategic Leadership and Organisational Ecology. Izdavacka Kuka "STRK" Publishing House (Macedonia) 1995.

BROAD ECOLOGY - An Interdisciplinary Challenge. J.W.Cappelens Publishing House (Norway) 1995.

ORGANISATIONAL ECOLOGY AND RESISTANCE TO CHANGE - An article by Per A Christensen & Jon Lund Hansen 1992.

ORGANISATIONAL ECOLOGY AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP - An article by Per A Christensen & Jon Lund Hansen 1993.

ORGANISATIONAL ECOLOGY AND INTER HUMAN COMMUNICATION - An article by Jon Lund Hansen & Per A Christensen 1994.

Languages

Fluent: English, Norwegian Good knowledge: Danish, Swedish, Spanish Basic knowledge: German

Miscellaneous

Authored, designed and led various speeches and workshops in the areas of Organisational Ecology, Strategic Organisational Development and Inter-Human Communication.

Noted in the Norwegian National Bibliography List through the Norwegian University Library