Bernard K.
Facilitator, Strategic Marketing And Finance
Professional Value
Bernard is a facilitator who helps senior executives in automotive and hi‑tech firms strengthen marketing strategy and credit‑quality oversight through custom seminars grounded in 17 years as Credit Director at American Express and an NYU MBA. He has run a global consultancy since 1995, delivering finance and marketing programmes to major corporations across Europe and North America.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
Bernard holds degrees in the social sciences from the American University of Beirut and the City University of New York, as well as an MBA from New York University.
His early experience includes 4 years of executive training, as well as 17 years at American Express Bank. At AEB, Bernard was exposed to all areas of international banking and was transferred to the Paris office as Credit Director in 1990. In that capacity, he was in charge of credit quality oversight and took part in the development and marketing of financial services.
Since 1995, he has managed his own training consultancy, creating and delivering marketing and finance seminars to major corporations on a global basis. Bernard has worked with firms in the automotive, pharmaceutical, hi-tech, and travel service industries.
In addition, Bernard enjoys leading finance and marketing courses at several top business schools in the Paris area (Essec, Insead, Reims Management School), working with students as well as executive education candidates.
A native New Yorker, now a transplanted Frenchman, Bernard is equally at ease in French, English, and Spanish and uses all three in his training activities around the world.
Core Competencies
Marketing - General
Bernard provides training and consulting services in marketing to various companies, leveraging his experience in developing and delivering seminars to major corporations globally.
Finance, Financial Tools
Bernard has extensive experience in finance, gained from his tenure at American Express Bank, where he oversaw credit quality and developed financial services, and from leading finance courses for non-financial managers.
Language, Culture
Bernard is proficient in multiple languages, including French, English, and Spanish, and has experience in cultural adaptation, although his bio does not explicitly mention work as a translator or interpreter.