Who we are
Introduction
Over the past 10 years, ACSAN has become a key reference in the detection of international investment projects, their implantation and subsequent job creation.
ACSAN advises numerous economic development professionals and markets their locations on their behalf to investors, companies and potential multipliers.
TODAY ACSAN REPRESENTS :
- An independent and private consultancy firm
- 4 offices across Europe : Germany, Benelux, Spain and Italy
- A team of 15 people specialised in investment projects
- An average of 200 mobile investment projects detected each year
Our Values
Any economic situation can experience quick and far reaching changes from one moment to the next. In the competitive context that is Europe, all individual countries, regions and cities need to home in on their key selling points and maximise their advantages.
Due to modern day constraints such as transport and set-up costs, combined with where suitable labour and consumer pools are likely to be found, new sectors are emerging and developing very quickly and allowing for new synergies to be formed.
All of our services are made to measure to suit our clients's needs
It is the combination of an excellent awareness of macro economic influences and an equally good appreciation of the local, regional and national context that allows us to develop and undertake effective strategies for our clients.
Our consultants are all specialised and experienced in international lead generation and economic development.
On using our services, you will be assigned a dedicated Project Manager, who will become a partner to you. Your allocated Project Manager will accompany you from the outset and will undertake all activity as defined in the strategy developed for your location.
The activities undertaken are made-to-measure and the projects identified are exclusively for you. We will not put you in direct competition with our other clients. All our lead generation operations are personalised and individual: For every project a location and for every location a project...
Our Team
Pierre SEGER -
President and Founder
Pierre has a sound experience of regional economic development and the management of international investment projects. Before setting up ACSAN, Pierre worked in Spain for SOFIREM and in the Lorraine region of France for SODIE as Director for Foreign Investment Projects. Pierre then went on to manage numerous economic development projects such as the reconversion of the Perrier site in France, the creation of an Economic Development Agency for the City of Béziers and the reindustrialisation of the Fos sur Mer site in the south of France.
ACSAN was founded in 1999 and since its creation, Pierre has managed the firm and concentrated on its commercial development.
Jean-Michel LE SAUX -
Associate Director
Jean-Michel Le Saux undertook several sales functions in South East Asia, before joining SODIE as an economic development consultant for the French regions of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Languedoc Roussillon. Before joining ACSAN in July 2002, he was Director of the Economic Development Agency for the City of Béziers. As part of the ACSAN team Jean-Michel undertook a number of lead generation operations before heading up and managing the lead generation teams in France.
Sophie CHELKOFF - Director – Italy
A senior consultant in charge of the Italian market, Sophie has more than 10 years experience of managing industrial investment projects between France and Italy. She worked for a number companies specialising in reconversion projects before joining ACSAN in 2002 to head up the Italian office.
Nuria FERNANDEZ -
Director of ACSAN SL (Barcelona)
Nuria previously worked as Export Manager for a Catalan printing company and in Lyon, France as an Export Manager for the Catalan Government Export Agency before joining ACSAN in 2001. She now manages all of ACSAN's economic study activity and lead generation in the Spanish market.
Magali HERNANDEZ - Director ACSAN GmbH (Frankfurt)
An expatriate living in Germany for the past 5 years, Magali Hernandez manages ACSAN's Frankfurt office. She has also successfully studied towards an MBA in her country of residence. Before joining ACSAN in 2007, Magali was involved in various accounting, direct marketing and market study work. As part of the ACSAN team, she is now responsible for lead generation for French clients in the German market.
