David W BE656 Ireland
President Operations
I am a civil engineer by profession and i'm heading a joint venture company for the building construction sector in India. I have lived in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Oman, Germany, Kenya, Turkey, Lesotho, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, the Middle East etc. My hobbies are camping, trekking, sailing, waterskiing, reading, cinema, and poetry.
Lorenza M BE654 Italy
I have been in India for the past 5 and half years, working for United Colours of Benetton, but only moved to Bangalore recently. I speak Italian and English , love music... especially Jack Johnson, Chaka Khan, Bruce Springsteen, Tori Amos..etc etc.. I love to travel and meeting new people, love food...and wine.
Jacob Bach C BE650 Denmark
Liaison Officer
I am a 35 year old Danish guy, who's been abroad for several of years now, either traveling, studying or working.
I have just signed up for 2 year in Bangalore as a Liaison Office for a Danish bank (Danske Bank) working together with ITC Infortech.
I love to ski and surf, but since Bangalore is a bit short on snow and oceans, I have bought a 1959 Royal Enfield, and hope that others in BEC might share this interest?
I speak Danish, Spanish and English, but would like to pick up Hindi while being in Bangalore.
I have been in Bangalore for a month now, and would love to meet other expats for social occasions and also exploration of India outside Bangalore.
Gijsbert A BE649 Netherlands
Head Marketing
Hi I'm Gijsbert (my indian collegues call me GA). I recently started as head marketing of vision express (a new JV with Reliance). We plan to open 300 outlets in the next 3 years, thats the assignment period as well. I lived in the Netherlands and in Bologna Italy where I met Sonia. We both moved here and we really like it so far (based on the first 3 weeks). Music and sports (waterpolo & snowboarding) are my passions (besides Sonia of course). I play drums and hope to pick this up also in Bangalore. Reading (Neil Gaiman), Movies and hanging out with friends at the bar are my relaxing activities as well.
Helen M BE646 UNITED KINGDOM
Associate
Hi, I moved to Bangalore in April for a 2 year assignment. I spent a year in France as part of my degree and have worked in New York for 6 months. Hoping to learn some Kannada and Hindi while I am here. Very excited about the travel opportunities!
Tommi T BE643 Finland
I work as a design engineer in mobile phone company and have been in Bangalore little over a year now. I probably will stay about a year more.
Most of my life I have lived in Finland, but spent some time in USA, UK and Hungary as well.
I speak English, Finnish and little Swedish. My hobbies include Scuba Diving (Only done it few times), Skiing and travelling.
Ambrose L BE642 UNITED KINGDOM
Director -= Global Design
I run the offshore architecture, design and engineering operation here in Bangalore for one of the world's largest engineering and technical consultancies. I've worked as an expat in Calcutta, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Kenya and all round europe. I love outdoor and scary activities. I'm a pilot, love sailing diving and snow skiing. My current fad is slalom water skiing and my latest love is a Royal Enfield.
Antoine M BE641 France
I am French and arrived in Bangalore two days ago to open the indian subsidiary of our company (regulatory consulting for life science Industry).
Most likely I will stay for 6 months.
My hobbies include playing tennis and surfing. I enjoy very much playing NLTH poker. Love beer and indian food. Definitively want to learn Cricket and to play tennis on grass!
I am fluent in English and I can speak some Spanish.
Danny v BE640 Netherlands
Hello, I will be living and working in Bangalore for the next three years.
I come from the Netherlands where I have been working as a purchasing and logistics director for an optical retail chain. I will be having a similar position in a new joint venture company in Bangalore. I really love going out and meeting up with friends. I speak Dutch, English, German and some French
Munier S BE636 UNITED STATES
Investment Director
I moved to Bangalore with my wife Sara and 4 year old son Rohan in December 2007 to start an in house business incubator for Intel Corp, where I have worked for the last 13 years. I am of Indian heritage but was born in the US. I have 120 or so relatives in Gujarat who we are close with and have welcomed my American wife with open arms. Our full time home is in Portland, Oregon in the US and we love the beautiful outdoors of the pacific NW. Sara and I met on a backpacking trip and enjoy summer and winter pursuits outdoors, including skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, mountain biking and hiking.
Lisa B BE633 Sweden
Journalist
I am a business and IT journalist based in Bangalore since January 2008. Previously I lived in Sweden and Ireland. I write for various IT magazines and speak Swedish, English, Spanish and a wee bit of French.
My partner Siddarth is a manager at Accenture and has worked in the US and UK. He speaks English, Kannada, Hindi and a bit of German.
Our hobbies include travelling, trekking, good food, watching plays and photography.
Marie G BE630 England
VP CSRE
We have lived in Bangalore for 14 months.
Previously we had been living for 2 years in Warsaw, Poland.
Ross is a Civil Engineer, I am a Retail Buyer.
Our interests involve travelling, rugby & socialising. Ross is currently working for Goldman Sachs.
Raj C BE629 UNITED STATES
Principal
I moved from San Francisco to Bangalore last April. I relocated with SVB India Capital Partners, an India-centric venture capital fund.
My hobbies include tennis, travel and art.
Previous countries I've lived in include Argentina, Colombia, UK and India.
I speak English, Hindi, Gujarati and Spanish.
Tim B BE626 Germany
CRM Consultant
I am Tim, German, 26 and normally working as a consultant for IBM in Amsterdam. I am on an assignment in Bangalore for roughly 6 months and I would like to get in touch with some nice folks. I grew up in Germany and spent a couple of years living in Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Brazil. Soon I will be able to add India to my list as well :) Languages: see locations lived, though some better some worse.
Guy W BE625 Australia
Managing Director
I arrived in the beginning of january to establish shopping centre management and planning business.
I speak English, and until now I only lived in Australia, I have 2 grown up sons, 1 in Denmark 1 in Australia.
I am a tennis nut. In Australia I used to play 3 times per week. I am looking for someone to have a hit with, maybe at the Bangalore Tennis Club where I am planning to join.
Here indefinitely depending upon business.
Patrick W BE622 UNITED STATES
I moved to Bangalore in Jan 2008 for a 3 year posting with a multi-national company based in the US. I enjoy traveling, active sports and dinners out. I would like to meet up with others who share the same interests.
Venetia A BE620 Britain
CRM
I'm a CRM person working for our European clients. I trained in the UK and US and moved to start work with our Bangalore office in August 2007. I have worked (mainly as a journalist) and travelled in India on and off for several years, but never lived here. I'm learning Hindi, have studied Sanskrit and attempting to pick up a bit of Kannada. I love literature of any langauge, but especially classical and Sanskrit works. My newest interest involves bikes - having upgraded from a cycle to a Hero Honda Pleasure, I'm currently learning to ride a Bullet.
Jordana B BE619 Australia
I come from Australia but am currently working in Singapore. I've been offered a job (setting up a new operations division) in Bangalore, but I've never been to India before.
I'd like to chat with other expats there to find out what I might expect if/when I arrive - the people, the weather, things to do (i do salsa & ballroom dancing, dragon boating, clubbing & pubbing, reading, movies etc), cost of living, tips in setting up house etc.
Anand S BE617 UNITED STATES
Regional Channel Manager
I come from the USA and work in the iDEN division of Motorola. I will be relocating to India to manage a recently launched account. Over the last year I have been to India eight times for business purposes.
I only speak English, but this is not an issue conducting business. I love to travel and have been to quite a few countries.
Tim B BE616 Germany
CEO
We have arrived in Bangalore mid of February and are learning a lot about all the different things that Incredible India has to offer.
Both of uare about to set up new subsidiaries of our companies (Redpack Design Agency and Lufthansa Technik respectively).
Our interests are to a large extent in sports, so whoever is out there looking for a tennis partner or for taking joint tennis training lessons we will be happy to join. Any tips for starting to play golf? We're in. In addition Dominique enjoys horse-riding and both of us appreciate good food and nice bars in whatever form they may come. We are looking forward to meeting many of you soon.
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