DAVID LOMAX

David Lomax is a Senior Consulting Associate with Global Resources and brings more than thirty years experience including three years with Unilever and twenty-five years with the World Bank to his consulting and training activities. At Unilever, he served as Commercial Manager for Birds Eye Foods where he was responsible for developing and implementing business opportunities and corporate growth strategies.

At the World Bank, Mr. Lomax was the Telecommunications Portfolio Manager and Unit Chief for telecommunications leading in the Africa, Europe and Middle East regions. His responsibilities covered assisting telecommunications entities to strategically address and manage sector reform issues particularly in relation to privatization, competition and regulatory change. Recently he has been managing and directing due diligence analyses concerning worldwide investment opportunities in telecommunications/information technology ventures.

Mr. Lomax has immense experience in both public and private sector projects in developing countries. Covering operations in more than sixty countries, he has prepared and negotiated more than 100 projects and managed a $2.0 billion investment portfolio. He is frequently called upon by leading agencies (American Bar Association, International Telecommunications Union, European Union, etc.) and private corporations to present seminars and to advise clients regarding telecommunications sector reform and investment financing concerns. Mr. Lomax is a former member of ITU’s development committee.

Mr. Lomax has presented courses and led seminars covering topics that include telecommunications efficiency analysis, privatization, management performance contracts, tariff issues, due diligence analysis and financial analysis review of operations.

Mr. Lomax’s academic background includes a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Columbia University, New York. He also has a professional qualification and is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in the United Kingdom.