Andreas Pfleger

Austria & East Africa | International Trade | Business Trends | Innovation

Nairobi County, Kenya

About

International Trade Expert currently based in Nairobi. I support Austrian companies in expanding their operations into Kenya + ten other East African nations. Continuously expanding my network is something I am passionate about. If you feel we should co-operate, feel fre to contact me here on LinkedIn.

Experience

  • Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Nairobi & Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy Nairobi at ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA NAIROBI
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

    Next to the Kenya, the ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Nairobi team and I support Austria's trade with: Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Seychelles, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti and South Sudan For more information visit https://www.advantageaustria.org/ke Our worldwide network, your advantage  ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, with around 100 offices in over 70 countries, provides a broad range of intelligence and business development services for both Austrian companies and their international business partners. Around 800 employees  around the world can assist you in locating Austrian suppliers and business partners. We organize about 1,200 events every year to bring business contacts together. Other services provided by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA offices range from introductions to Austrian companies looking for importers, distributors or agents to providing in-depth information on Austria as a business location and assistance in entering the Austrian market.

  • AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA (Vienna, Austria · On-site)
    • AI | Big Data | CRM | Tools
      Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 · 6 mos

    • Strategic Coordination
      Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 · 6 mos

  • ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA (Full-time · 7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA UAE & Commercial Attaché at the Austrian Embassy
      Feb 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Next to the United Arab Emirates, we support Austria's trade with: Oman - Bahrain - Pakistan For more information visit https://www.advantageaustria.org/ae

    • Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA South Africa & Commercial Attaché at the Austrian Embassy
      Aug 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Next to South Africa, we support Austria's trade with: Angola - Botswana - Bouvet Island - The Comoros - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Mauritius - Mayotte - Mozambique - Namibia - Reunion Island - St. Helena - Swaziland - Zambia and Zimbabwe. For more information visit https://www.advantageaustria.org/za

    • Deputy Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Ukraine & Commercial Attaché at the Austrian Embassy
      Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs

      Our team assists Austrian companies in entering the Ukrainian market as well as in establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial business ties with Ukrainian companies. We represent the Austrian economy, organize trade missions, trade fair participations and author a variety of publications. For more information visit www.advantageaustria.org/ua

  • Trainee at AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA
    Sep 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr

    We represent the interests of Austrian companies The Austrian Economic Chambers represent more than 540,000 member companies. As the voice of Austrian business, we are committed to forward-looking policies which benefit the economy e.g. tax relief, cutting red tape, subsidies. We boost the economy through our comprehensive services The Economic Chambers are modern service providers and offer fast expert advice on topics from labour laws to customs information. We support Austrian companies with our expert knowledge Through our educational facilities – WIFI, universities of applied sciences – we contribute to improving the competitive ability of domestic companies. For more Information please visit: https://www.wko.at/service/Austrian-Economic-Chambers.html

  • Public Relations Consultant at ACTS Group
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    My responsibilities included: - design, implementation and evaluation of multi-channel advertisment campaigns - design, implementation and evaluation of brand communication strategies - management of all budgetary aspects - management of media relation campaigns Clients included: - Starbucks Coffee Austria - A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam - Vienna Women´s Run - Figlmüller Restaurants - YPD Challenge