International Consulting Data Sheet

1 Program Management for International Headquarters (IHQ) Why does a company go International ? Increase of business / international growth Decreasing economic conditions in existing countries Social and political risk Centralize Intellectual Property (IP) Tax benefits Your challenges Missing knowledge and local relationship to enter into Central European market Tax expenses or savings Regulatory compliance and legal risks Attract and secure human capital Time to operation and time to market (market entry cost) Operational set-up Business case and financial statement Vision and mission Functional mapping and major drivers Immigration and education Go to market model Stage 1 Develop expansion strategy Develop business case (tax optimization one of key factor!) Decision of location Infrastructure set-up Stage 2 Operational set-up (during first 2-4 months) Stabilization of operation (e.g.. Shared service center, business process outsourcing) Go to Market Expansion (sale execution) Transformation Stage 3 Optimization (e.g. downsizing) Next steps (e.g. IHQ change exit from original location)

1 VCT Program Management (total care service) Manage and coordinate all activities in the selected country Coordinate deliverables with global project management Coordinate, control, monitor and report on the day to day project management Foundation Infrastructure HR Operations (payroll, pension, immigration etc.) Finance (VAT, accounting, audit and reporting) Operationalization of transfer pricing model Allocate and launch required resources to set-up infrastructure (Tax, HR, Finance, Legal, Operations and IT) on site Integration within the project and with other stakeholders Team Resources Subcontractor management Execute go to market (on site customer relationship management and sales) Your values Local program ownership Profound expertise Single point of contact Strong network (global and local experts) Hands-on execution We make it happen with better and faster results at reduced cost and risks ! Your Contact Herbert Sterchi Geschäftsführer T