EA-Projects Mr. Heikki Mattila

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
HELSINKI, HONG KONG, BEIJING, PORTO

Mr. Heikki Mattila, Doctor (D.Sc.Tech)

Date of birth: June 20, 1947

Nationality: Finnish

Education:

Master of Science, Technical University of Helsinki
Bachelor of Science (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
Doctor of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Expertise:

International textile, garment and footwear industry and trade
International business ventures, feasibility studies, appraisals, industry sector studies
Strategic plans, Board Member in international ventures

Present position:

Senior Partner, Chairman of the Board

Other positions:

Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
Professor of Textile and Clothing Technology

Experience:

More than 25 years as international consultant to textile, garment and footwear industry, trade and retailing. Numerous corporate assignments in Europe, North America and Asia. Institutional assignments by IFC of World Bank, TAM program of EBRD, CDI of European Union, Ministry of Labor of Portugal, Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland, Ministry of Textile Industry of China, EU funded programs RETEX, IMIT and PEDIP, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Finnish Foreign Trade Association.

Special research projects at Tampere University of Technology since January, 1998 with special focus on Supply Chain Management and Smart Apparel. Coordinator for a joint project with leading industrial firms for combining electronics and other cross science features with textiles and clothing.

Recent Publicly Financed and Similar References:

Country	Date	Description of Activities
Yugoslavia	2001	Apparel Industry Sector Study in Yugoslavia, Feasibility Studies of firms for IFC Financing
Belarus	1998 - 2000	Senior Advisor within TAM Program of EBRD at a shoe manufacturing group
Russia	2000	Evaluation and Strategy Development for Spanish sport goods firm for market expansion in Russia. Assigned by EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development).
Portugal	2000	Industrial Sector Study of Portuguese textile and garment industry and retailing
Portugal	1997 - 1998	Market Study of the Finnish garment market with special focus on how to improve exports of Portuguese made garments to Finland. The Study was financed by ICEP - the Foreign Trade Organisation of Portugal.
Portugal	1997	Analysis and recommendations for further improvement of competitiveness of Portuguese textile and garment industry with special focus on training and manpower development. Assigned by the Ministry of Labour of Portugal.
Portugal	1994 - 1997	Participation in Diagnostic Studies and executing of investment programs for 40 different Portuguese textile and garment companies under the European Community funded schemes as RETEX, IMIT, PEDIP.
Finland	1997	Study of garment supplier countries whose products are given special treatment when entering European Union. The Study covered duties, quotas, GSP, derogation from rules of origin etc., and detailed analysis of garment industry in Mauritius, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, South African Customs Union, Nepal, Laos, Mayanmar, Cambodia, Fiji, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Peru. The Study was assigned by the Textile and Footwear Importers Association of Finland.
Russia	1997	Participation as Team Specialist in TAM Program funded by EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and Russian Privatisation Centre for reconstructing footwear manufacturer in Russia.
Fiji	1996	Comprehensive Feasibility Study of an industrial investment project in Fiji for a company seeking financing from European Investment Bank. The Study was assigned by the Centre for Development of Industry which is a European Union organisation for improving industrial development in the ACP countries.
Finland	1995	Developing of strategy for internationalisation for the Finnish garment industry assigned by the Finnish Foreign Trade Association.
Italy	1992	Market Study of Scandinavian footwear market for the International Trade Centre of Italy, which is a government organisation for promoting exports from Italy.
China	1993 - 1994	Appraisals of 6 water and waste water projects as Team Economist assigned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland through Finnish International Development Agency (FINNIDA)
Hong Kong	1992	Market Study of Scandinavian garment market prepared for Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Specific Asian and ACP Countries Experience:

Country	Date	Description of Activities
China	1988, 3 months	Feasibility Study for Joint Venture garment factory
China, Hong Kong, Thailand	1989, 8 months	Feasibility Study and setting up a marketing network for Finnish made zippers
India	1989, 5 months	Feasibility Study for Finnish-Indian garment making Joint Venture
China	1990 - 1993	Feasibility Study, contract negotiations and managing of training programs for Fur Technology Centre set up for research, training and production of fur products. The Project was financed under the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Co-operation between Finland and China and partly by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and by Science and Technology Commission of China.
China	1990, 3 weeks	Head Lecturer at management training seminar arranged by CCPIT-TEX of Ministry of Textile Industry of China for garment and textile industry managers.
China	1991 - 1995	Feasibility Studies, contract negotiations, setting up, and supervision of 8 Joint Venture companies for garment and knit wear manufacturing.
China	1993 - 1994, 3 weeks each	Appraisals of 6 water and waste water projects as Team Economist assigned by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland through Finnish International Development Agency (FINNIDA)
Hong Kong	1992 - 1993	Responsible for a project for transferring design know-how and collections of combined fur and textile garments from Finland to the leading fur garment manufacturer in Hong Kong.
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand	1993 - 1994	Development of overall business strategy for a garment manufacturer in order to combine China production and marketing in Southeast Asia.
Fiji	1996	Feasibility Study for CDI of a men’s suit factory building project seeking EIB Financing
Laos, Vietnam	1996	Survey of garment sub-contracting and CMT production possibilities in Laos and Vietnam.
Laos	1997	Feasibility Study for setting up of a Joint Venture garment factory and planning of training program for management and operators.
Mauritius	1997	Industrial Partnership meeting organized by CDI
Kenya	1998	Diagnostic Study for upgrading quality and productivity at wool fabric and men’s wear producing company
China	1994 - 1999	Board Member at Garment Making Joint Venture in China
China	1999 -	Board Member at Garment Making Joint Venture in China

Specific Eastern Countries Experience:

Country	Date	Description of Activities
Czechoslovakia	01.06.1972 - 30.11.1972	Project Consultant: garment factory
Hungary	01.03.1973 - 30.04.1973	Project Consultant: garment factory
Poland	1976 - 1992	Consultant: several 1-2 weeks projects i.e. feasibility studies etc.
Poland	01.01.1990 - 01.03.1994	Managing Director of sub-contracting company owned by 12 Finnish garment factories
Latvia	01.03.1993 - 30.04.1993	Establishing of Joint Venture garment factory
Estonia	01.06.1994 - 30.06.1994	Consultant: developing a planning systems for garment factory
Russia	03.02.1997 - 08.02.1997	Participation at EBRD / TAM Program as Team Specialist
Belarus	1998 - 2000	Participation at EBRD / TAM Program as Senior Advisor
Estonia	1998 - 2000	Productivity Development at a weaving and non-woven company
Lithuania	2000	Development of Retailing Chain and Sourcing Logistics for a garment retailing chain
Russia	2000	Marketing Strategy Assessment for EBRD regarding Spanish owned sporting goods manufacturer
Yugoslavia	2001	Industry Sector Study and Feasibility Studies for IFC of the World Bank Group

Specific Management Training Experience:

Country	Date	Description of Activities
Finland	1978 - 1988	Several training programs for production management of garment and footwear manufacturing plants in Finland regarding production planning, productivity development efficiency improvement and control. Programs were sponsored by the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland.
Ireland	1979 - 1980	Management training seminars for garment industry management on production planning, productivity control and efficiency development. The seminars were organised by ANCO – a training authority of Ireland.
Iceland	1980 - 1981	Management training seminars for garment and furniture industry management regarding production, marketing and productivity improvement. The seminars were organised by the Ministry of Industry of Iceland and co-financed by the Nordic Development Fund.
Portugal	1985 - 1990	Several management training courses regarding production planning and control, product costing and cost control, methods and work place development, work study and standard time systems and technical product development for Portuguese garment industry. Courses were organised by CITEX - a training institute sponsored by Garment and Textile Industry of Portugal.
China	1990	Management training seminar for garment industry management on productivity improvement, product costing, cost and financial controls. The seminar was organised by CCPIT-TEX of the Ministry of Textile Industry of China.
Finland	1980 -	Lecturer at Tampere University of Technology at Textile and Garment Department for courses on Garment Manufacturing Technology and Garment Industry Economy.
Finland	1982 -	Lecturer at Helsinki University of Industrial Arts, Garment Department on Garment Manufacturing Technology
Finland, Belgium, Germany, Portugal	1998 - 1999	Lecturer at European Mater’s Degree in Advanced Textile Engineering course held jointly by 4 Technical Universities. Subjects: Garment Technology and Logistics.

Professional Experience Record:

Date: 01/72 - 06/74 Location: Vantaa, Finland Company: EA-Projects Ltd. Oy Position: Consulting Engineer	Description: Participation in a team which planned new factories and reorganised existing ones. Productivity and quality development programs
Date: 07/74 - 10/80 Location: Vantaa, Finland Company: EA-Projects Ltd. Oy Position: Senior Consultant	Description: Responsible for reorganisation of factories, improving of productivity and efficiency, business development and developing of marketing and management
Date: 11/80 - Location: Vantaa, Finland Company: EA-Projects Ltd.Oy Position: Senior Partner, Chairman of the Board	Description: Responsible for industry sector studies, feasibility studies, appraisals, training programs and business plans for industrial and commercial firms, management seminars
Date: 08/00- Location: Tampere, Finland Institute: Tampere University of Technology Position: Professor of Textile and Clothing Technology	Description: Responsible for education and research work within textile and clothing technology

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