Annica K BE321 UNITED STATES
Entrepreneur
Hi, I lived in India for 8 years, of which 2 were Bangalore. I own my own business and travel a lot. I still visit India twice a year and if I'm in Bangalore it could be nice to meet with other expats!
Meera K BE320 India
Ad-Builder
Hi,I lived in the US for last 17 years and moved back to B'lore in 2004. I work in an ad agency as an ad-builder and deal with the US accounts. I am interested in a lot of things-music, treks, picnics, parties, pubs and clubs, reading, writing, meeting new people and friends, travel, movies etc.
Alicia A BE319 UNITED STATES
Business Development
Hello, my husband and I have just relocated to Bangalore from Denver, CO, USA. We will be here for one year on business with a small Indian company. We live in in NE Bangalore and would really like to meet some other expats in our area who can help show us around.
Julian Baltazar R BE318 Poland
Business Development Manager
Hi, I am originally from Poland, but moving around the world for the past 20 years. Right now I am working in Bangalore for Polish firm in field of AHU production and supply. I love traveling, horse riding, golf, bowling etc.
I speak Polish, English and Russian.
Marc B BE317 South Africa
Business Development Manager
Hi, my partner Adele and I recently arrived in Bangalore. My job is to set up an International SOS office here. I speak English and German and Adele speaks English and Afrikaans. My hobbies: I do martial arts, love to travel and hope to see a lot of India during our stay here. I am also very interested to take up golf again as I haven't played for some time. Adele worked at SAB BIS (South African Breweries - Business Information Systems) department in Johannesburg as a Project Co-coordinator prior to me accepting the position abroad. She is interested in doing a Graphic Design course during our time in Bangalore as that is where her passion lies.
William S BE316 Ireland
Training Consultant
I've been in Bangalore for a year working for an India/Irish Training Company. Most of our clients are leading IT MNCs. I'm Irish but I've lived and worked in the UK, US and Japan. I've travelled a lot in Asia.
I enjoy music- playing bass and piano.
Clare H BE314 UNITED KINGDOM
Training and Competency Officer
I've just started a 2 year contract in Bangalore heading up the Staff Training Department so I'm a proper newby. I'm an expat kid so grew up in Dubai, Poland and never lost the travel bug so continued to travel when I could living in Canada, KL and now here. Hobbies are eating, socialising, and experiencing new cultures.
Michael U BE313 UNITED KINGDOM
Team Leader, IT
Hi, I am working as Team Leader of an IT department for a software company moving some functions currently undertaken in London. As for languages I only know a little Polish having visited there several times this year. In London, I liked to spend my time socialising, going to gigs of unsigned artists and doing a lot of sport. I usually play sport everyday of the week. Mostly footy and boxing but also Innebandy (like hockey) and Basketball. I featured in 2 episodes of a reality show on White Collar Boxing on Sky TV last year which was a laugh watching myself fight on TV.
Donna K BE312 UNITED STATES
Spanish/English/French Teacher
I consider myself a "citizen of the world". I have lived in the US, Canada, and France and traveled extensively in Eastern and Western Europe, Central and South America, Japan and Thailand. I speak English, Spanish and French fluently and understand Italian and Portuguese. I plan to stay for at least 2 more years. I teach Spanish and ESL at the Canadian International school of Bangalore.
Corinna L BE311 Ireland
Manager of Health Spa
Hi, I am here with my husband Aidan who works in Bangalore. I speak English and very bad Irish. We have lived in different parts of Ireland, UK, New Jersey/Chicago, USA, moved around Australia for a year spent some time in Thailand. Hobbies are traveling, eating & drinking (we are Irish!!) He is mad into Liverpool Football club. Looking forward to meeting new people for some fun times!
Joanna B BE310 UNITED STATES
Web Content/Design
Hi, I have been an expat in Bangalore for 10+ years... recently ventured to the NE to start a new company, but keep a home in Bangalore too. I work with Chillibreeze, a global content and design firm. Our family loves India.
Daniel R BE309 Germany
Director
Hi, I'm setting up our subsidiary in Bangalore that deals with e-commerce outsourcing for our worldwide clients. I travel a lot between US, Europe and Asia.
When in the US and Europe, I like to bike, snowboard, etc. Being in Asia, I'd like to travel around and get a feel of the countries. I speak German, English and a little bit of French.
Brian G BE307 UNITED STATES
Vice President
Hi, after receiving my degree in Economics I started my career at a small hedge fund in New York City. After working at that fund for two years I left to join Goldman Sachs. I spent three years working for GS in their NY offices and then spent the next four years working for GS in their London office. From there I moved to Bangalore to establish Goldman's Fixed Income Operations in Bangalore. I have lived in the US, Great Britain for four years and now India. My native language is English and I speak French fairly fluently and also some basic Italian. I am an avid sport fisherman and enjoy fishing in as many locales around the world as possible. I played ice hockey and lacrosse growing up but now my competitive sports happen mainly on the golf course. My personal travels have taken me through Central America, more than 25 countries in Europe, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and 45 states in the US. My greatest personal passion is music. I studied and trained to become a professional opera singer for eight years.
Stacey D BE306 UNITED STATES
Sr. Trainer - TSI
Hi, I'm a trainer for a US retailer, launching a team member training program for our growing India team. In addition to India and the US, I've also lived in the UK. I speak some Spanish, and have studied French and Italian as well. I love to travel and explore new cultures, and have visited 6 of the 7 continents...Antarctic maybe someday. I'm a big reader, I love adventure, and I love great food, great wine, and great conversation. I also love to meet new people.
Tina F BE305 UNITED STATES
VP Finance
Hi, I am a VP Finance at an Internet Retailed based out of San Francisco, California. We have an office in Bangalore and I visit this city at least once a month for business. I speak English, Chinese (Cantonese and some Mandarin), and have some knowledge of French and German. My hobbies are surfing and anything involving the outdoors.
Margaret H BE302 Ireland
Media
Hi, I am here with husband (Chief Architect with Symbian - Phone Techies) - left a job as Head of Licensing with IPC Media , UK - a division of TimeInc publishing magazines like Wallpaper, MarieClaire etc. I like a laugh, an excursion or two, French, cinema, book clubs, meeting people and generally talking / socialising.
Van V BE300 UNITED STATES
E-Commerce Director
Hello, I arrived in Bangalore to learn more about India's Silicon Valley and it's new economy. I am from New York City, where I have been a Director of E-Commerce for the Estee Lauder Companies. I hope to also do a consulting project for them while I am here. Additionally, I'm interesting in taking some time to volunteer and learn more about micro-financing projects in southern India. I have lived for two years in Germany (speak German reasonable well) and a year in France (my French is awful). Have also travelled extensively. Furthermore, I enjoy lovely dinners, meeting new people, scintillating conversation, reading books, surfing the web, and following fashion.
Arnaud J BE299 Belgium
Project Manager
Hello, my wife Gwenaëlle and I moved from Belgium to Bangalore where we should stay for the next 2-3 years. Gwen works as an IT Offshore Manager for UCB and I am looking for a job down here. We both love travelling and already had studying experiences abroad (Canada, UK, Chile). I speak French, English, Spanish and Dutch while Gwen sticks to French and English. Our hobbies are tennis, squash, trekking plus windsurf for me.
Tracy S BE298 UNITED STATES
Finance
Hello, I moved to Bangalore to work for Unitus, a microfinance accelerator. I was raised in the US and have spent some time in France. My hobbies include swimming and hiking.
Adeline B BE297 France
French Bakery
Hello, we will be opening a French bakery in Bangalore. I am making a market survey concerning expatriates. I would like to meet the maximum number of expatriates in order to know which kind of products they will expect from a French bakery in Bangalore.
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