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Company NameBarry Kulick
Business OverviewRecently arrived American Olim. On a consultancy basis to mobilize a client’s project resource requirements utilizing extensive expertise and experience in formulating Public/Private/United Nations/Donor partnerships.

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 Barry KulickTel AvivMobile: 0525845124barrykulick@gmail.com  Professional Objectives: As permanent staff or on a consultancy basis to enhance a client’s overall strategic vision and to mobilize a client’s project resource requirements utilizing expertise, skills and experience in formulating Public/Private/Donor/United Nations partnerships.    Key Skills and Achievements:Mobilized over USD450million for sovereign states, state corporations, private sector entities and United Nations organizations.Proven capacity to achieve high-level complex transaction results in a multi-cultural and international environment.Ability to optimize impact of client’s strategic plan. Liaised with officials of the U.S. Government on security matters.Remodeled United Nations agency work plans.Addressed VAT and Withholding Tax implications.Chairman and Founding Trustee of “Americans for Kenyans Trust”, established in 1998 to assist Kenyans in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.  Personal Data:American citizen, born in New York City.Made Aliyah from Kenya to Israel in September, 2009. Lived in Kenya for 15 years.  Career History: Public Sector:      1998 – 2003, 2008 – 2009Sovereign States and State Corporations – Financial Services Consultant  Republic of Kenya and Kenyan State Corporations o    Arranged USD125milion clean risk sovereign credit facilities. Appointed advisor on Government external borrowing; advised on external debt management/sovereign credit facilities/export credit agency guarantees.Initiated Public/Private/Donor/United Nations partnerships.Secured a major international bank to fully underwrite a USD250millon clean risk international U.S. dollar capital markets instrumentNegotiated U.S. Government/Kenya Government Joint Co-operation Agreement on Biotechnology Development funded by U.S. Government. Republic of Zambia and Zambian State Corporations   Arranged USD65million clean risk sovereign credit facilities.  Grand-Duchy of LuxembourgMinistry of Foreign Affairs  Designed, implemented and marketed successful direct foreign investment incentive scheme through Public/Private Partnerships.   Private Sector:   2006 – 2009 Financial Services Consultant Operations Director – Keroche Industries Limited – Kenya Assisted client to reorganize operational, managerial and procurement procedures in line with international best practice.  Rockshield Quality Food Processors Limited – €15million Abattoir – Tanzania  Formulated multi-layered financial strategy grounded in Public/Private/United Nations Partnerships to fund €15million abattoir. ·         Amwal Q.S.C.P. – Qatar  Designed Public/Private/Donor infrastructure investment strategies in Sub Saharan Africa for leading asset management firm and investment bank.  Josepdam Sugar Company Limited – Nigeria    Assessed and acted on financial restructuring of winning bidder for state-owned Nigerian sugar company.   ·         International and Domestic Money Transfer Services Project – Postal Corporation of Kenya/Afripayments LLC  Liaised with officials of the U.S. Government and Kenya Government on anti-money laundering security matters; evaluated financial projections; addressed VAT and withholding tax implications; and, advised on public policy and regulatory issues.   United Nations:    2003 – 2006   United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) – Public ResourcesAllocation Advisor    ·      Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Financial Services Consultant    ·      United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Special Advisor  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Special Advisor   Prepared Strategic Policy Papers; remodeled programme and project work plans; facilitated Public/Private/Donor/United Nations partnerships; formulated innovative global financial strategies; mobilized donor cost-sharing resources.Languages:English – native speaker. French – conversational. Hebrew – basic but excited to learn under Ulpan. Personal Profile;Married with 3 children.Born 21 January 1942.B.A. Classics, New York University, 1964.