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PUBLISHER & CEO Val Thompson 24 - Business Caribbean Focus: Investing in Paradise ...................... International Cultural HR Considerations When Hiring and Managing Talent ...................... Cross Border Deals ...................... Exploring Business Opportunities in New ‘Foreign’ Markets? 40 - People The Honorable Phillip Aronoff Honorary Consul General of Hungary, Honorary Consulate General of Hungary in Houston & Secretary, Houston Consular Corps ...................... The City’s Red Carpet Man (COH) Mayor’s Office of Trade and International Affairs ASSOC. PUBLISHER Vicky Pink CREATIVE DIRECTOR Craig L. Amos MANAGING EDITOR Anita Long CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Sonia Guimbellot ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Khorey Smith DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Melissa Y. Herrera PHOTOGRAPHERS Vicky Pink Heidi Powell CONTRIBUTING WRITERS / REPORTERS Katia Hadjiyska Sonia Guimbellot CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Anita Long T.Jenese Thompson Miao Guo Smith Melissa Y.Herrera Connie Barnaba Marilyn Douglas Jones Doyin Oluntona Crissy Butts Lilit Kirsh Liz Schrayer FOOD REVIEW Gilbert Landras Cover Photo Credit: Vicky Pink Copyright © 2016 International Focus Magazine. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems. iF logo is protected through copyright registration in the United States. We welcome your comments and suggestions, please send to: [email protected]. Some of the articles in this book may appear on iFMagazine.net iF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 5