Case Study 1:
£5m General Stores business, franchised company, with Owner MD and FD, six shops, extended over draft and breaching covenants with the bank. Their profits had fallen and sales where dwindling.
Business strategies were constructed and executed, give increased sales and profitability, costs were lowered and the P&L increased at EBITDA level by 15% over a nine month period. The bank loans where restructured and debt lowered giving a stronger balance sheet.

Case Study 2:
£15m Technology driven company, Owner MD with a strong online presence, having difficulty in managing the day to day operations in a factory environment which was not profitable.
A study of the factory operations was undertaken to ascertain the facts. A strategic plan was developed. After costs and ROI analysis the factory was closed and manufacturing of the same product began overseas enabling the company to make an extra £250k per annum in profit.

Geoff can be contacted directly at gw@copernicus-consulting.com

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Copernicus was started in 1999 as a Manchester based International Business Consulting Service and Strategy Consultancy. Today it’s going beyond the boundaries and providing solutions to business entrepreneurs globally with offices spread across Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Dubai, Finland, Turkey, Canada, Poland and China. From business start up to business sale, Import or Export, Copernicus can bring energy, drive, enthusiasm and practical common business sense to guide you and your business to success. For more information, please visit: http://www.copernicus-consulting.com

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PhD chemist Markus Eckert joined the Bayer Group in 1999 as
a laboratory manager and project manager in the Research & Development section of the Fine Chemicals Business Unit. He was transferred to Shanghai, where he headed Regional Strategic Planning
at Bayer Polymers Asia/Pacific. He was subsequently appointed assistant to the Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management Board Dr. Axel C. Heitmann and, as a member of the Business Design project team, worked intensively on the establishment of LANXESS as a specialty chemicals group. Since April 1, 2005, he has been head of the Corporate Development group function.

Dr. Bernhard Wehling began his career at Bayer in Leverkusen in 1976. Until 1980 he worked in the Central Scientific Laboratory, where he was involved in the synthesis of optical brighteners and fluorescent dyestuffs. He then spent two years in the special dyeing department, where he was responsible for the coloring of plastics. After that, he worked for a year in chrome research, heading among other things the Applications Development Department for chrome tanning materials. In 1983 Wehling moved to the Marketing Department of the former Bayer Dyestuffs Business Group, latterly holding the post of head of wet operations.

In 1992 Wehling was appointed head of the Dyestuffs and Fibers Division of Bayer South Africa in Johannesburg. In 1995 he moved to Italy to take over as Managing Director of DyStar Italia Srl in Milan. Wehling returned to Leverkusen on April 1, 2001 to head the Fine Chemicals Marketing Department in the Basic and Fine Chemicals Business Group. Since July 2002 Dr. Bernhard Wehling has been head of LANXESS’s Leather business unit.

LANXESS is one of the leading suppliers of systems solutions for the leather industry, from chemicals for all stages of the manufacturing process to intensive technical support. The Leather business unit is part of LANXESS’s Performance Chemicals segment, which posted sales of EUR 1,930 million in fiscal 2008.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.58 billion in 2008 and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.

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PhD chemist Markus Eckert joined the Bayer Group in 1999 as
a laboratory manager and project manager in the Research & Development section of the Fine Chemicals Business Unit. He was transferred to Shanghai, where he headed Regional Strategic Planning
at Bayer Polymers Asia/Pacific. He was subsequently appointed assistant to the Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management Board Dr. Axel C. Heitmann and, as a member of the Business Design project team, worked intensively on the establishment of LANXESS as a specialty chemicals group. Since April 1, 2005, he has been head of the Corporate Development group function.

Dr. Bernhard Wehling began his career at Bayer in Leverkusen in 1976. Until 1980 he worked in the Central Scientific Laboratory, where he was involved in the synthesis of optical brighteners and fluorescent dyestuffs. He then spent two years in the special dyeing department, where he was responsible for the coloring of plastics. After that, he worked for a year in chrome research, heading among other things the Applications Development Department for chrome tanning materials. In 1983 Wehling moved to the Marketing Department of the former Bayer Dyestuffs Business Group, latterly holding the post of head of wet operations.

In 1992 Wehling was appointed head of the Dyestuffs and Fibers Division of Bayer South Africa in Johannesburg. In 1995 he moved to Italy to take over as Managing Director of DyStar Italia Srl in Milan. Wehling returned to Leverkusen on April 1, 2001 to head the Fine Chemicals Marketing Department in the Basic and Fine Chemicals Business Group. Since July 2002 Dr. Bernhard Wehling has been head of LANXESS’s Leather business unit.

LANXESS is one of the leading suppliers of systems solutions for the leather industry, from chemicals for all stages of the manufacturing process to intensive technical support. The Leather business unit is part of LANXESS’s Performance Chemicals segment, which posted sales of EUR 1,930 million in fiscal 2008.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.58 billion in 2008 and currently around 14,800 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.

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The Board of Directors of Cooke-Morton Broadcasting Group has accepted the nomination and unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Pedro Luis Tamayo to serve in the position of Director, International Sales & Marketing. Mr. Tamayo’s nomination was placed before the Board for consideration by CMBG’s Chief Executive Officer, O.L. Cooke, III.

In brief introductory remarks to the Board before calling for a vote, Mr. Cooke stated, “Within minutes of my initial meeting with Mr. Tamayo I knew he was the right man, perhaps the only man, for this position given this particularly exciting time in the development and deployment of our Global Internet Television Initiative. Mr. Tamayo has already identified numerous possibilities and strategies that can and will provide immense opportunities and unprecedented advantages to our primary customers, cable and satellite programming providers.”

After the unanimous vote was recorded, CMBG Chairman Scott P. Morton welcomed Mr. Tamayo to the company and then expressed his commitment to, and support of, the Global Internet Television Initiative.

As Director, International Sales & Marketing, Mr. Tamayo’s office will oversee and be responsible for all of Cooke-Morton Broadcasting Group sales, across all divisions, domestic and international.

Cooke-Morton Broadcasting Group currently maintains operations centers for administration, customer service and support and data centers just north of Atlanta, GA and Murfreesboro, TN. In addition, the company’s Murfreesboro, TN facility is the primary center for Internet Technology research and software development and testing.

For More Information, contact:
Joshua Thomas
Media Relations Coordinator
Cooke-Morton Broadcasting Group
jthomas@cmbg.biz

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