Gottfried International, Inc. Celebrates 20 Years Supporting the International Business and Financial Community

Gottfried International, Inc., a leading independent management consulting, executive search, and project development firm, has been privileged to represent industry leaders worldwide since 1987.

Houston, Texas (PRWEB) July 4, 2007 -- Gottfried International, Inc., a leading independent international management consulting, executive search, and project development firm active in the oil and gas, energy, agribusiness, plant biotechnology, biofuels, commercial space technology, and real estate industries, has successfully reached its 20-year milestone supporting the international business and financial community.

Based in Houston, Texas, the firm is active in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Western Europe, Russia, the Central Asia/Caspian Region, and in the Arabian Gulf/Middle East Region. Over the past 20 years, Gottfried International, Inc. has represented venture capital financed organizations, emerging - high growth advanced technology companies, and Fortune 500 and Financial Times 500 companies in the U.S. and in international markets.

"We have been highly privileged to work with industry leaders in the international oil and gas, energy, agribusiness, plant biotechnology, biofuels, commercial space technology, and real estate industries with their management consulting, executive search, and project development requirements since we formed the firm in 1987," states Bill Gottfried, the founder of the firm. "These are areas where I have had strong personal interest and we have been successful in developing professional expertise in these areas to support our clients' commercial and financial interests," adds Gottfried.

Bill Gottfried began his career in the Arabian/Persian Gulf serving as the Supply Officer and Petroleum Inspector for the U.S. Navy responsible for petroleum logistics and tanker operations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iran. He was recruited by the Nixon Administration to join the Federal Energy Office. He worked through the Nixon, Ford, and Carter Administrations in Washington, D.C. on a variety of U.S. Government energy programs. Following Government service, he was a Principal with management consultants Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, and Houston and worked with a Houston-based management consulting and executive search firm prior to forming Gottfried International, Inc.

In addition, Bill Gottfried is Managing Director of the International Premier Properties Team at Keller Williams Realty, the 4th largest real estate company in North America, focusing on high end residential, luxury resort, and investment real estate in the U.S. and in international markets, including Mexico, Spain, and France.

For additional information on Gottfried International, Inc.'s management consulting, project development, executive search, and real estate activities, please contact Bill Gottfried in Houston, telephone at 713-299-0653 (global 24/7).

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