“Think local,
Act global”
With 32 offices around the world, we make going global a reality
/ Our Vision
/ Our Mission
/ Our Signature
We reveal your international potential
/ Our Values

Our Values represent who we are and what we believe in
Listening / We care for our clients throughout the world. We earn their trust by building long-term partnerships with honesty, integrity, and close relationships, allowing us to meet their needs better and better.
Entrepreneurship / We share with our clients the spirit of conquest and adventure for new territories. Our playground has no boundaries: we never stop exploring new opportunities to grow across the world.
Agility / We bring a rich base of experience and a broad perspective, source of added value, innovation, and progress. We offer operational, strategic, and cost-effective solutions at every stage of international development.
Passion / We bring together men and women from all over the globe who are passionate about international. We thrive by revealing the markets that are opening up to our clients and their international growth.
Team Spirit / We are convinced that the diversity of expertise, cultures and solidarity allow us to go faster, higher, and further together (Citius, Altius, Fortius).
Our Strengths
What You Get With Altios
/ Strong Partner with 30 Years’ Experience
« You grow your business – We manage everything else »: you focus on sales and leave market entry and administrative support to be handled by ALTIOS’ 750+ professionals.
/ Worldwide Support
We support our clients through a fully-integrated global network of offices, avoiding resorting to a set of local advisors for cross-border operations. You add talent to your team and efficiency to your organization, while minimizing costs.
/ Instant Set-up
With our plug-and-play solution, you can instantly access and operate onto multiple major markets. Our solutions are modular and can be utilized when you need them.
/ Entrepreneurial Approach
We deliver business-oriented advice provided by a team of entrepreneurial and skilled experts working from a unique global network of offices around the world. 1 point of contact, 1 partner for all your business needs.
Our People
Country Managers – Americas

/ Patrick Ferron
Group Managing Partner
North America
USA (New-York)
Canada (Montreal)

/ PATRICK FERRON
Group Managing Partner – North America & Spain
p.ferron@altios.com
t: +33 2 40 35 18 28
450 7th Avenue, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10123
2 rue Jacques Brel, Metronomy 3
44800 Saint Herblain, France
Patrick Ferron has been helping companies expand internationally since 1994. He successively builds a career in the USA, Spain, Scotland and France, working for several global advisory and business development boutiques as a consultant for the European and North American markets. During that time, he meets Bruno Mascart to set up and open the first Altios office in France in 1999.
Part of Altios International board since 1999, and after 5 years in North America where he lanaged the New Yor office and opened Altios Canadian office in Montreal in 2015, Patrick is in charge of Altios Group’s operations for North America, Mexico, France and Spain. He has considerable experience working with small and mid-cap companies planning to expand internationally to facilitate and speed-up their growth global and success across the globe.
With an entrepreneurial and dynamic spirit, Patrick loves to overcome his clients’ international challenges and to set ambitious targets. He has, notably, participated in 6 marathons worldwide.
/ Co-founder and Managing Partner
/ Managing Partner Group for USA, Canada, Mexico, France and Spain
/ European MBA from the University of Glasgow (Strathclyde), Audencia (Nantes Management School) and Deusto (University of Bilbao).
/ Graduate certificate in Hispanic studies (Literature and Spanish Art History, Barcelona) and a degree in International Affairs from the California Institute in International Business (San Francisco)
/ More than 30 years of experience in consulting and international development
/ Markets of expertise: North America, France, Spain, UK

/ Margaux Loustalan

/ MARGAUX LOUSTALAN
Managing Partner – Mexico
m.loustalan@altios.com
t: +52 55 5207 9526
t: +52 55 5207 9527
Avenida Oaxaca 96-201 A Col. Roma Norte
06700 Mexico City, Mexico
Margaux Loustalan has more than 11 years of experience in business development, customer management, project coordination and corporate support in Mexico. In 2010, Margaux joined CFE (Comision Federal de Electricidad) as a project manager and was promote to Strategic Planning Manager in 2014. In 2015, Margaux joined X-Elio as Business Development Director, before joining Altios International as Head of Advisory and Business Development of Altios Mexico in 2019.
Margaux specializes in set-up, coordination and supervision of projects as market researches, set up studies, partners / clients / distributors matchmaking, hosting and payroll hosting, factory set up… providing tailor made, continuous and efficient approach, enabling companies to maximize their performance at every stage of their international development.
She specializes in the following sectors: automotive, aeronautic, energy, tec, agri/agro businesses.
/ Chief Operating Officer Altios Mexico
/ Holds a Master Degree in Business and Finance form the Graduate School of Business and Development ESCD 3A in Lyon, France
/ Fluent in English, Spanish and French

/ Roberto Pelegrini
Managing Director

/ ROBERTO PELEGRINI
Managing Director – Brazil
r.pelegrini@altios.com
t: +55 11 3262 2903
Rua Capitao Antonio Rosa, 376, cj.31
01443-010 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Roberto Pelegrini is an International Executive with over twenty years of progressive and broad consulting experience in Big4 companies, high technology, telecommunications, logistics, tech companies, and diversified industries/service companies with expertise in M&A, Taxation, Corporate, Employment law, and management. Conducts Altios Brazil´s operation providing advisory services and structured projects for Company´s expansion, cross-border investments, proceed company opening including accounting and management of those.
/ Managing Director Altios Brazil
/ International MBA of Management School and Degree in Accounting
/ Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish
Country Managers – Europe

/ François Lamotte

/ FRANCOIS LAMOTTE
Managing Director – France
f.lamotte@altios.com
Paris
t: +33 1 53 83 89 23
23 rue de la Pépinière
75008 Paris, France
Lyon
t: +33 4 78 75 10 01
33 rue de Belissen – Bat E2 – Parc du Chater
69340 Lyon, France
Nantes
t: +33 2 40 35 18 28
2 rue Jacques Brel, Métronomy 3
44800 St Herblain, France
François has more than 25 years of experience in consulting services among international companies.
In 1991, François joined in Australia the local branch of CGPME (economic development agency for small and medium size French companies). After 2 years of export consulting, François managed between 1992 and 2019, several amrketing and communication international agencies successively as commercial director, deputy general manager and general manager: LOWE LINTAS (Interpubluc Group / USA), GREY (WPP / UK), HAVAS Group (France)
In 2020, joined Altios International as Altios France managing director. François specializes in strategic marketing, business development.
François has helped more than 300 companies developping their business strategy internationaly. He specializes in the followings sectors: manufacturing, healthcare, leisure and hospitality, digital services, media, food industry.
/ Managing Director Altios France
/ Graduated from Political Science Paris and holds a master’s degree in marketing strategy
/ Fluent in English, French and Spanish

/ Marta Tchorzewska
VP Development and Advisory
Eastern Europe Warsaw

/ MARTA TCHORZEWSKA
VP Development and Advisory – Eastern Europe
m.tchorzewska@altios.comCountry webpage: poland.altios.com
Poland / Warsaw
t: +48 607 180 633
28 Emilii Plater St.
00-698 Warsaw
Poland / Krakow
t: +48 607 180 633
ul.Pawia 18A/9
31-154 Krakow, Poland
Czech Republic / Prague
t: +420 2 333 444 60
Dejvicka 35/575 Praha 6PSC 16000 Prague, Czech Republic
She has more than 10 years’ experience in the field of professional services for business – stretegies, project financing, investments, tax and legal. She was working for Boston Consulting Group, Baker Tilly, Deloitte and Polish legal companies. Besides, she was working in banking sector for 5 years.
She is taking charge of Poland outbond business activity: identification of Polish companies with oversea expansion needs, coordination with ALTIOS offices around the world to provide suitable solution/services
/ 17 years of professional experience
/ Graduated from Warsaw University, Warsaw School of Economics, Tiffin University, University of Edinburgh
/ PRINCE 2 certification
/ Fluent in English and Polish

/ Mirko Mottino

/ MIRKO MOTTINO
Managing Partner – Italy
Milan
t: +39 011 09 22 101
Via Flavio Baracchini, 7
20123 Milan, Italy
Turin
+t: 39 011 09 22 130
Via Valfre, 14
10121 Torino, Italy
Country webpage: italy.altios.com
Mirko Mottino has more than 17 years of experience in export consulting service. In 2000, Mirko joined an EDO (ERAI, economic development agency for the Rhone-Alps Region). After 5 years of export consulting and 3 years of investment consulting, Mirko was promoted Director of ERAI Italy.
In 2015, Mirko joined Altios International as Director of Altios Italy. Mirko specializes in Italian strategic marketing, site location, taxation, corporate law, accounts management. and negotiation.
Mirko has helped more 350 companies develop their export projects. He specializes in the followings sectors: automotive, aeronautic, green energy, advanced manufacturing, food.
/ Managing Director Altios Italy
/ Holds a technical commerce degree from the University of Economics and Commerce of Turin
/ Fluent in English, Italian and French

/ Klaus Maier
Group Managing Partner
Germany
India

/ KLAUS MAIER
Group Managing Partner – India & Germany
k.maier@mv-altios.com
t: +91 9871 494848
Country page – Altios India / Germany : mv-altios.com
Klaus always knew he wanted an international career. He started in Germany as an apprentice in wholesale and foreign trade in 1987 with an International Trading House for raw materials and then became an International Trade Manager for one of the largest Trading & Logistics companies in the country.
Klaus had his first experience working abroad when he studied International Management in Germany and Spain in the early 90s. He financed his studies by working for a Japanese Trading House (Sumitomo) and then with jobs in Spain (Rio Tinto) and Australia (BHP). After graduating he moved to New York to work in raw material trading with many trips to India. This was the time he realised the potential that Indian markets offer to international companies, leading him to incorporate Maier+Vidorno (M+V) in 2000. From the outset, M+V focussed on pragmatic business solutions for foreign companies doing business in and with India.
Maier+Vidorno (250 employees in India and Germany), a leader in the support of German-speaking companies (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) in India, joins the Altios Group in 2021.
In addition to his responsibilities for ALTIOS and Maier+Vidorno, Klaus is a Board Member for various European companies advising them on their international expansion strategies.
/ Managing Partner ALTIOS International
/ Chairman and Managing Director Maier+Vidorno in India and Germany
/ Graduated in 1996 from Hochschule Bremen in International Management (MBA)
/ More than 30 years experience in international trade and market development
/ Market expertise: India, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, US & Mexico

/ Manuel Moreno

/ MANUEL MORENO
Country Manager – Spain
m.moreno@altios.com
t: +34 910 0533 81
C / Gandía 1, local 9A
28007 Madrid, Spain

/ Guillaume Maros
VP Development
UK
London

/ GUILLAUME MAROS
VP Development UK
g.maros@altios.com
+44 7752 637 897
Wilberforce House
Station Road
London NW4 4QE United Kingdom
After graduating from business school, Guillaume moved to London, UK, and for 7 years, he has opened and run in full autonomy the UK office of French SMEs by developing export sales. Through his experiences, he managed the deployment of strategic projects for global customers with a focus on Europe, North America, Morocco, and ANZ.
Guillaume joined Altios in January 2023 to develop the activity in the UK by supporting British SMEs and Mid-cap at every stage of their internationalisation.
Guillaume has developed an entrepreneurial spirit and what he values the most is building genuine relationships, learning about his client’s challenges, and how he can possibly help by understanding their outcomes and delivering outstanding end-to-end support and services.
/Business Development Manager UK
/ Master’s degree in international business & Management – ISC Paris Business School
/ 8 years experience in international business development & export
/ Markets of expertise: UK
Country Managers – Asia Pacific


/ MADHAV RAINA-THAPAN
VP Development – India Advisory Market Entry & Expansion
t: +91 4616 16 05
Hauz Khas Village H-2, 3rd Floor
110016 Delhi, India
Country webpage: india.altios.com

/ Praveen Singhal
VP Corporate Services

/ PRAVEEN SINGHAL
VP Corporate services

/ Géraldine De Rostolan
VP Corporate Services
South East Asia
Singapore

/ GERALDINE DE ROSTOLAN
VP Corporate Services – South East Asia Singapore
51 Goldhill Plaza #21-02
308900 Singapore, Singapore

/ Yassin Lehouar

/ YASSIN LEHOUAR
Office Manager – UAE
y.lehouar@altios.com
t: +971 4 427 3611
Jumeirah Bay Tower X2, Office 303 – 15, Jumeirah Lake Towers
126732 Dubai, UAE
Yassin has a solid experience in market analysis, organizational audit and business development.
He has a particular affinity for digital technology as well as a strong knowledge of the health sector.
In charge of the UAE office, which covers all the Gulf countries, Yassin brings his expertise to companies seeking to develop and invest in this region: strategy, business development, recruitment, hosting, creation and management of subsidiaries, industrial establishment, and external growth.
/ Country Manager for Altios UAE
/ Trade Marketing Manager for Boiron Laboratory
/ Graduate of a business school
/ Master in Audit and Management
/ Degree in Human Resources
/ Fluent in English and French

/ Arnoul d’Arschot
Head of Advisory & Business Development
Australia/NZ
Sydney

/ Arnoul d’Arschot
VP Development and Advisory – ANZ
a.darschot@altios.com
t: + 61 2 9164 4199
Suite 402, Level 4, 44 Miller St
Sydney, 2060, NSW
International Business Consultant with experience spearheading business and go-to-market strategy across Southeast Asia and North America to accelerate growth, drive business results, and deliver value.
Arnoul is a driven problem solver who started his career at ALTIOS USA in New York after his master’s in international business at Hult International Business School in San Francisco.
He supported go-to-market strategies in North America for more than 50 international clients across diverse industry portfolio. After 4 years, he transferred in the ALTIOS Singapore office where he oversaw the full spectrum of project management and lead the expansion across Southeast Asia including the opening of offices in Vietnam and Malaysia.
As a VP of Advisory & Business Development, he leads a team of consultants across Oceania and Southeast Asia to devise go-to-market strategic solutions that drive business growth, enhance operations for clients across Aerospace & Defense, Technology, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Advanced Electronics, and Retail industries.

/ Bruno Mascart
Group Managing Partner
Greater China
Hong Kong

/ BRUNO MASCART
Group Managing Partner – Asia Pacific
In 1990, after his first experience with international projects for a French SME, Bruno Mascart left for a world trip that led him to settling in Australia. He goes on to create a business in 1991 to help companies expand internationally. His practice becomes the first ALTIOS International location.
In 1997, Bruno signs with a high growth European Mid-Cap company which he ends up positioning on an important bidding processes for the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia. In turn, he helps the company obtain their first contract, creates and administers their subsidiary company and hires their local team. He also becomes responsible for the business development of this company worldwide and to this day, still oversees the company’s operations in Asia Pacific.
Bruno Mascart is also an advisor for foreign trade for France. He works alongside the Altios global team to support and advise companies across all major industries to expand internationally.
Bruno is truly entrepreneurial, with financial and strategic qualities. A former champion of vaulting equestrian sports, he is now an active member of a polo team.
/ Co-founder and Managing Partner
/ In charge of the external strategic growth of Altios and of operations in Asia Pacific.
/ Graduated in 1987 from the Lille Engineering Agrofood School (France)
/ More than 30 years of experience in consulting and international development
/ Markets of expertise: Asia Pacific, Australia, India
Practice Leaders

/ Gael Sabbagh
Partner
Global Growth Strategy

/ GAËL SABBAGH
Strategy Practice Partner – Altios Strategy
g.sabbagh@altios.com
t: +33 6 66 82 26 00
2 rue Jacques Brel, Métronomy 3
44800 St-Herblain Orvault, France
Strategy Practice Partner of ALTIOS Strategy, Gael Sabbagh has more than 15 years of experience in export consulting services, fundraising and international strategy. An entire career focused on international development in France with several missions with World Bank focusing on Middle East and Africa, the French Agency for International Development and overseas (United Nations for Asia and The Pacific and the French Trade Commission, in order to follow post-tsunami projects in Sri Lanka).
In 2011, Gaël joined Altios in order to create Altios Strategy Division. Gael has helped more than 400 companies to define their international strategy, select their value added market and structure their business plan for a global and secure expansion.
Gael holds a Master Degree in International Business Development from ISC Business School and a Bachelor in International Relations, from the School of Advanced International and Political Studies.
A native French speaker, Gael is also fluent in English and Arabic.

/ Alexandre Kaplan
Director

/ ALEXANDRE KAPLAN
Corporate Finance Manager

/ Morgane Pinault
Director

/ MORGANE PINAULT
HR Practice Manager
History in the making
M+V merger (India & Germany), acquisition in Spain
Our 10,500 clients and 750+ collaborators are all working together to grow value across the globe.
An entrepreneurial spirit
Founders driven by the same passion and vision that
defines international companies and their clients

/ Founders & Group Managing Partners

/ BRUNO MASCART
Group Managing Partner – Asia Pacific
In 1990, after his first experience with international projects for a French SME, Bruno Mascart left for a world trip that led him to settling in Australia. He goes on to create a business in 1991 to help companies expand internationally. His practice becomes the first ALTIOS International location.
In 1997, Bruno signs with a high growth European Mid-Cap company which he ends up positioning on an important bidding processes for the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia. In turn, he helps the company obtain their first contract, creates and administers their subsidiary company and hires their local team. He also becomes responsible for the business development of this company worldwide and to this day, still oversees the company’s operations in Asia Pacific.
Bruno Mascart is also an advisor for foreign trade for France. He works alongside the Altios global team to support and advise companies across all major industries to expand internationally.
Bruno is truly entrepreneurial, with financial and strategic qualities. A former champion of vaulting equestrian sports, he is now an active member of a polo team.
/ Co-founder and Managing Partner
/ In charge of the external strategic growth of Altios and of operations in Asia Pacific.
/ Graduated in 1987 from the Lille Engineering Agrofood School (France)
/ More than 30 years of experience in consulting and international development
/ Markets of expertise: Asia Pacific, Australia, India

/ PATRICK FERRON
Group Managing Partner – North America & Spain
p.ferron@altios.com
t: +33 2 40 35 18 28
450 7th Avenue, Suite 1501, New York, NY 10123
2 rue Jacques Brel, Metronomy 3
44800 Saint Herblain, France
Patrick Ferron has been helping companies expand internationally since 1994. He successively builds a career in the USA, Spain, Scotland and France, working for several global advisory and business development boutiques as a consultant for the European and North American markets. During that time, he meets Bruno Mascart to set up and open the first Altios office in France in 1999.
Part of Altios International board since 1999, and after 5 years in North America where he lanaged the New Yor office and opened Altios Canadian office in Montreal in 2015, Patrick is in charge of Altios Group’s operations for North America, Mexico, France and Spain. He has considerable experience working with small and mid-cap companies planning to expand internationally to facilitate and speed-up their growth global and success across the globe.
With an entrepreneurial and dynamic spirit, Patrick loves to overcome his clients’ international challenges and to set ambitious targets. He has, notably, participated in 6 marathons worldwide.
/ Co-founder and Managing Partner
/ Managing Partner Group for USA, Canada, Mexico, France and Spain
/ European MBA from the University of Glasgow (Strathclyde), Audencia (Nantes Management School) and Deusto (University of Bilbao).
/ Graduate certificate in Hispanic studies (Literature and Spanish Art History, Barcelona) and a degree in International Affairs from the California Institute in International Business (San Francisco)
/ More than 30 years of experience in consulting and international development
/ Markets of expertise: North America, France, Spain, UK

/ KLAUS MAIER
Group Managing Partner – India & Germany
k.maier@mv-altios.com
t: +91 9871 494848
Country page – Altios India / Germany : mv-altios.com
Klaus always knew he wanted an international career. He started in Germany as an apprentice in wholesale and foreign trade in 1987 with an International Trading House for raw materials and then became an International Trade Manager for one of the largest Trading & Logistics companies in the country.
Klaus had his first experience working abroad when he studied International Management in Germany and Spain in the early 90s. He financed his studies by working for a Japanese Trading House (Sumitomo) and then with jobs in Spain (Rio Tinto) and Australia (BHP). After graduating he moved to New York to work in raw material trading with many trips to India. This was the time he realised the potential that Indian markets offer to international companies, leading him to incorporate Maier+Vidorno (M+V) in 2000. From the outset, M+V focussed on pragmatic business solutions for foreign companies doing business in and with India.
Maier+Vidorno (250 employees in India and Germany), a leader in the support of German-speaking companies (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) in India, joins the Altios Group in 2021.
In addition to his responsibilities for ALTIOS and Maier+Vidorno, Klaus is a Board Member for various European companies advising them on their international expansion strategies.
/ Managing Partner ALTIOS International
/ Chairman and Managing Director Maier+Vidorno in India and Germany
/ Graduated in 1996 from Hochschule Bremen in International Management (MBA)
/ More than 30 years experience in international trade and market development
/ Market expertise: India, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, US & Mexico