AmCham Macedonia Fall 2015 (Issue 47) | Page 29

AMCHAM NEWS to Boost Member Benefits While in Skopje, the group visited AmCham Patron member, Alkaloid, who’s CEO, Zivko Mukaetov, presented the company’s international strategy and accompanied the group on a tour of the company’s production and research and development facilities in Skopje. The group also visited AmCham Patron, Pivara Skopje. The host, Sonja Todorova, Public Affairs and Communications Manager, presented the company’s history and regional developments in addition to introducing the group to Commercial Manager, Wietse Mutters. Finally, the group was treated to a sampling of Pivara’s offering and a personal tour by Beer Production Manager, Kiro Stojanov. On September 17th, Igor Velkovski from the Macedonian Agency for Export Promotion hosted the directors for an interactive discussion on investment trends and benefits of investing in Macedonia. Finally, our regional guests were hosted by AmCham member, Johnson Matthey, one of the country’s most impressive new FDI operations. Manufacturing Director, Barry Kessler, was kind enough to spend almost 2 hours with the group, increasing everyone’s understanding of their operations and impact on the local economy. Fall 2015 Issue 47  29