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Julian Spencer Roche
Finance Training Consultant
Australia And UK
Julian was educated at Oxford and Exeter Universities. In the 1980s he served on the Defence Intelligence Staff of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an economist responsible for analysing Soviet and East European trade and payments. From 1990 through to the present he has served in various corporate and academic positions including:
- Director, Forecasting Service, DRI McGraw-Hill – responsible for macro-economic analysis and forecasting of Soviet and East European economies
- Lecturer at Southampton University in Corporate Finance (Accounting and Finance BSc). Teaching corporate finance including business valuations, investment banking, corporate governance, EVA, CFROI, investment analysis, fund management, private finance initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs, venture capital and other aspects of corporate finance
- Partner, RER – established the firm that produces the «Green Book» internationally known database, world leader in international business confidence and real estate data
- Head of Research, Hudson Venture Partners – responsible for the selection and evaluation of investment projects and account management
- Vice President, MHC International – responsible for corporate finance and economic input to firms specialising in corporate social responsibility issues
- Consultant to professional bodies including ACCA in Europe and Asia
- Consultant to major corporations specialising in commodities production and trade
Julian’s United Nations work includes:
- UN Expert on commodities and part time Staff Economist, UNCTAD Risk Management Division
- UNCTAD Representative on UN Expert Committee on Sustainable Development Indicators
- UNCTAD Panel Member, Swiss Futures and Options Association Burgenstock Meetings
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