Afshin Ardalan

Business Advisor 

Afshin Ardalan has over 20 years of experience helping companies expand their business in international markets and has set up and managed branch offices for various multinational companies around the globe with particular focus on North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  

He completed his MBA at the IMD institute in Lausanne, Switzerland, and spent several years in the Far East working on the expansion of a Norwegian pharmaceutical company in Asia-Pacific opening offices in Australia, New Zealand and a number of Asian countries, and managed an extensive network of agents and distributors.

As a senior manager with Metro International, a Sweden-based publishing company, Afshin was responsible for establishing the company's presence and operations in over a dozen countries, including France and Italy, where he also acted as general manager and oversaw all aspects of the company’s operations. Afshin's experience also includes working at Nestle's international headquarters in Switzerland, the world's largest food and beverage company, as a project manager working on outsourcing projects with deal values in excess of $100 million USD.

As an entrepreneur, Afshin has owned and managed a local Vancouver business as well as the local office of a boutique merchant banking firm. His entrepreneurial attitude and business ownership experience, coupled with his years of experience working for larger corporations, provides a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit and corporate discipline, which is a valuable asset in ensuring the success of our clients.