General Management

4C consult’s management consulting includes practices to help organizations to improve performance through analysis of existing business, and development of future plans. Sometimes, there are road blocks: critical and financial decisions that require advice from outside sources. The 4C consult business management consulting offers a solid foundation of experience and expertise.

General Management Services

• Strategic planning for managers and investors
• Specifying and achieving joint goals and objectives
• Case studies, business plans and research projects
• Interim management for start-up businesses
• Support for companies which need changes in their business
• Change management for turnaround situations

Business Development

Whether to start up, expand, or build up a business, or during re-organizations, between hires, or during illness or parental leaves, no organization can afford to see its performance decline due to temporary unavailability of its marketing resources. 4C consult can instantly take over the responsibilities to ensure a seamless transition period. Passionate marketer with hands-on expertise, experience in different business or industrial environments like for IT, telecom and high tech on national and international levels.

Business Development Services

• Marketing and Sales
• Market Intelligence
• Product Management
• Market Research

Engineering - Consulting

4C consult offers tailor-made consulting services including specifications, implementation plans, technology viability and time to delivery, as well as investment costs and operation expenses. Our expertise and experience is the base for realistic goals and milestones from conception and deployment up to implementation. Strategic planning is supported from breakthrough strategies up to performance improvement.

Engineering Consulting Services

• What is possible and practical?
• What are the benefits?
• What is necessary for the implementation?
• What are the costs/advantages for implementation versus waiting?
• How can growth and change be supported?
• What is necessary to make it useable?

Project Management

4C consult’s project management services include planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve agreed goals. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while taking constraints into account. It's important to engage the project manager early in the project process, to work with all the parties involved and to understand their perspectives and requirements.

Project Management Services

• Strategic planning for managers and investors
• Specifying and achieving joint goals and objectives
• Case studies, business plans and research projects
• Interim management for start-up businesses
• Support for companies which need changes in their business
• Change management for turnaround situations

Richard Pollak, CEO & Founder, Eng. & Commercial Counselor

Richard graduated from the Technical College TGM Vienna in telecoms and electronics, and finished a General Manager. As a general manager, he provides the strategic vision and leadership to drive sales, operational processes, productivity, efficiency and bottom-line improvements at multi-cultural organizations. Richard is a seasoned technology and customer focused entrepreneur. Richard’s diplomatic personality as well as the title Austrian Commercial Counselor is one of his major success factors on his focus on the EMEA Region. Richard was instrumental in founding several companies and provides more than 40 years’ expertise in telecom, IT, and high tech as project manager, chief executive officer, chief of supervisory boards, business developer and executive consultant.

Tom Koster, MSc –Executive Partner

Tom Koster graduated from Tufts University “The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy” and finished the Master of Arts in Law & Diplomacy, International Relations and Affairs. Tom counts over 20 years of commercial and operational experience as a founder, advisor, and senior executive for companies keenly focused on bringing new and innovative network communication technologies to Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. Tom has been deeply involved in specifications of roadmaps/go-to-market strategies. He supported organizations from design, planning, optimization, procurement, implementation and on-going technical support of "best practice“ telecommunication solutions using the latest IT, wireless and satellite technologies from concept through to delivery.

Ali Gassim Asiri, MBA, Eng. Executive Partner

Ali graduated from the University of Rockville, USA, with an MBA in project management and electrical engineering, and with a diploma for Electrical Science in Riyadh. Ali is a result-oriented and focused executive, offering fresh insight and passion for innovation with proven records of achieving, envisioning, and leading large-scale technology projects for the corporate and private sectors. His success story has been started in SABIC, working for different companies as manager; for SAP, for site implementation and administration, and as project manager.

Sherif Nasr, BA, Executive Partner

Sherif graduated from the Minufia University, Egypt as Bachelor of Arts in Geography Science. Sherif is an experienced professional with a successful career in banking, contracting, sales development and administration. As an entrepreneur and as co-owner with ElMasrya - export and import, InveSco LaSalle Holding and Investment Ltd he provides an extensive range of expertise and experience. Via PetroSsam FZC he is involved in oil trading as well. Sherif has a certification for Portfolio management and investment funds by the Egyptian Central Bank. Beside his entrepreneurial approach he provides a full range of banking expertise like Islamic Sharia Banking, Takaful system program, CRM systems, business objects enterprise reporting. In addition, he provides expertise in retail banking, accounts opening, operation and management of risks, anti-money laundering, mortgages and fixed deposits.

Matthias A. Bruck, MA, Executive Partner

Matthias graduated from the University Champaign-Urbana in Illinois, USA, the University of Vienna, Austria, and the Cheng Chi university in Taipei, China, in intercultural management. He was awarded with degrees in Change Management and as a Harvard Negotiation Facilitator. Matthias provides the operational experience and leadership to drive businesses in multi-cultural environments. Matthias’ success is based on diplomatic negotiation skills as well as profound business development know-how, added to the ability to set and achieve goals, and to manage multiple projects with clear focus on quality. Matthias has more than 35 years of experience in international business, being instrumental in restructuring companies within big corporate structures as well as successfully founding several companies within and outside Europe.