Susanna Hess-Kalcher

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Susanna Hess-Kalcher
Susanna Hess-Kalcher was appointed Managing Director of the German Centre Mexico in 2007. She also joined the Board of the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMEXA) in 2011. Since she has been working and living in Latin America for 20 years, she is an expert in consulting German companies on their way into the Mexican market. Born in Cologne, she studied political science and ethnology in Munich, Cologne and for four years in Quito/Ecuador gaining a master’s degree. From 1993 - 2002 she worked as a consultant and head of the representative office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (a political foundation) in the Dominican Republic, Chile and Paraguay, where she was responsible for the management of several judicial reform projects. From 2002 - 2007 she was a government consultant for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Chile and Colombia.

About the German Centre Mexiko - part of a global network
The German Centre Mexico celebrated its 10th anniversary in the year 2011. The 70 tenant companies, coming from all different sorts of industry or service sectors, use Mexico as their location to tap into the different markets from North to South America. The German Centre Mexico offers - in particular to German companies - practical support, offices from 26 sqm onwards, seminar rooms and a broad range of services. Direct communication, easy access to authorities and market information, a comprehensive range of services and easy access to networks support firms venturing into Mexico. The German Centre is also a wellestablished meeting point for the German speaking community in Mexico City.

In addition to the one in Mexico, German Centres are located in Beijing, Delhi.Gurgaon, Jakarta, Moscow Shanghai and Singapore. The German Centre network is supported by German federal and state ministries, the Savings Banks Financial Group, the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK), the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) and by umbrella organizations of Indian or German business such as the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) or the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV). More information is available at www.germancentre.com

A personal statement
"I was so fascinated by Latin America that I wanted to live there. By now, 20 years have passed and Latin America" and now Mexico "has become my second home. I am intrigued by the cultural diversity and the way of life there. In particular I am interested in the rich history of Latin America and the plurality of the economic policies of all countries. In the German Centre Mexico I can make use of all the know-how and intercultural knowledge I have gained while living with my family in six different countries to the benefit of German companies."

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