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Sylvester Gooijers
Executive Profile
Result driven professional with strong business acumen and 15 years comprehensive experience in the international corporate environment. Consulted many international companies and investment funds with the set-up, management and expansion of their international corporate establishments all over the world.
Professional Experience
Corpman Global Compliance, Inc. New York, New York CEO /Co-Founder 06/2017 to Current

Corpman develops a number of solutions/services in the entity management space. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Day to day management of the company 
  • Building extensive global partner network of law firms
  • Overseeing content generation and validation
  • Commercial rollout (including setting up and engaging in meetings with potential business partners)
Vistra Group New York, New York Managing Director 10/2013 to 06/2017

Headquarters in Hong Kong, offices in 45 countries, 2,500 employees. Responsible for Vistra's offices in New York and San Francisco: 

  • Day to day management of the local offices and reporting to executive committee of Vistra Group
  • Board member of the Vistra management board
  • Creating and executing commercial strategic plan (incl. building, growing and leading sales team)
  • Building strong relations with international business partners
  • Market Director North America (overseeing group business development activities in North America)
  • Managing implementation of complex multi-jurisdictional expansion projects for new and existing clients (clients include investment funds, manufacturing, pharma & technology companies)
  • Training and supervising junior staff on international expansion knowledge (technical as well as commercial aspects) about US based companies and investment firms
  • Setting up the inbound international expansion business line
ATC Group (merged with Intertrust in 2013) New York, New York Regional Manager, Americas 11/2010 to 10/2013

Responsible for the successful establishment and performance of the New York Office. 

  • Day to day management of the local office & reporting to executive board of ATC
  • Identifying opportunities to increase revenue from existing clients and generating new commercial opportunities by formulating and executing market strategy plan, working closely together with international business partners 
  • Expanding client portfolio in the USA and Canada
  • Managing complex and high value tax driven international transactions and corporate restructurings for US based private equity funds and multinational companies
  • Exploring ATC products and markets to create commercial opportunities and effectively presenting these products to clients and prospects
Deloitte LLP New York, New York International Tax Senior Manager 09/2008 to 11/2010
  • Designing and advising clients on highly technical tax beneficial international corporate structures 
  • Increasing workflow for the Dutch firm by building strong internal and external professional networks 
  • Spotting opportunities to increase business from existing clients
  • Working closely with worldwide colleagues on international investment structures for US based investment funds and multinationals 
  • Liaison between US and Dutch (and other foreign) colleagues on various M&A projects 
Deloitte/ Andersen Tax Lawyers Amsterdam, Netherlands Tax Lawyer 04/2002 to 09/2008
  • International tax planning and implementation of tax efficient structures (such as acquisition structures or interest & royalty structures)
  • Assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions projects (including spotting and flagging potential tax risks) 
  • Maintaining strong relationships with my clients, as well on C-level as on middle management level
  • Managing and training junior team members 
  • Business development activities
  • Coordination & project management activities of global engagements for various clients
  • Assisting clients with tax audits and negotiating with tax authorities
Education
Tax law (LL.M) 2001 University Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
Specialization: Direct Taxes (classes included: International Tax Law, Corporate Tax Law, Income Tax Law, Corporate Law, Financial Accounting)
 
Thesis: “Profit allocation to a permanent establishment, in the context of e-commerce (restricted to e-tailing services)"
1994 KSE (Comprehensive School Etten-Leur), Etten-Leur, Netherlands Pre-university secondary education (Athenaeum)
Additional Professional Education
  • 3 year post graduate NOB professional tax course (Dutch Association of Tax Advisers)
  • Deloitte - Tax Decision Management - Internal Deloitte Course
  • Deloitte Tax Academies - Tax technical internal trainings
  • Vistra Excellence Academies
Languages
English (fluent), Dutch (native), German (intermediate) and French (passive)
Skill Highlights
  • Extensive international legal, finance & tax experience (USA, Europe, Asia)
  • Extensive experience working with different business cultures
  • Commercially driven
  • PC literate
  • Project Management
  • Multi lingual
  • Team player
Interests
Traveling, skiing, running, friends and family
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Gregory Betros
Summary
Attorney at Law with 24 years of experience. Skilled at using case law and information to the client's advantage. Collaborates well with diverse clients of varying socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Keeps up to date with ever-changing demands of the legal field.
Highlights
  • Professional and personable
  • Legal research and writing 
  • Court procedures
  • Detailed orientated
  • Court transcription
  • Ethical
  • Litigation management
  • Passed NY State Bar exam in 1993
Experience
April 1993
to
Current
Self-Employed Poughkeepsie, NY Per Diem Lawyer
  • Court appearances, depositions, legal research & writing; large document review & organization; case analysis, consultation on all file issues; jury selection & trial strategy
  • Advise judge on legal status of position
  • Provide civil Defense & Plaintiff's trial, discovery, & litigation services.
  • Appear at court conferences & motions and prepare reports detailing the outcome 
Education
1988
Pace University White Plains, NY J.D.: Law
1983
Fordham University Bronx, NY Bachelor of Science: Business Administration - Economics
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Ganna Tymofieieva
Summary
To obtain full time employment with your company where I can further enhance my existing skills and learn new ones.
Skills
Hobby: to draw vector drawings in Adobe Illustrator CC and make collages in Photoshop
Experience
Hotel administrator or Front Desk Receptionist, 08/2013 － 12/2014 Private Hotel
  • Confirmed reservation in system and reviewed all noted information - Oversaw guest registration reservations and other clerical duties with a focus in quality and courtesy - Register arriving guests and assign rooms.
Notary's assistant, 12/2009 － 08/2013 Simferopol, Ukraine
  • Prepared, edited, and proofed legal documents in a professional manner - Enhanced client relationships in person and by phone with sensitivity and confidentiality - Maintained office records, ordered supplies, and processed mail Private firm "Antico".
Assistant lawyer or Legal Assistant, 11/2009 － 12/2009 Simferopol, Ukraine
  • Hands-on experience in keeping the case information in computer databases - Extensive use of MS Office applications and other programs.
Education and Training
2004 National Academy of Nature Protection and Resort Building － Simferopol, Ukraine
Languages
Knowledge of English (Pre-Intermediate),  Ukrainian (Native),  Russian (Native).
Skills
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, clerical, Good communication skills, draw, client, databases, English, focus, legal documents, mail, MS Office applications, office, quality, Russian, phone, Ukrainian
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