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Steven L. Hanft, M.A. President, CONUS Business, Advice & Training   Education Work experience Expertise Publications Professional activities and affiliations Contact details

Steven L. Hanft, M.A. & President, CONUS Business, Advice & Training (CONUSBAT) est. in 1995 in Aachen, Germany (3-nation region; bordering Belgium & the Netherlands) with a 2nd office in Laren (Amsterdam), the Netherlands.

• EU R.E.A.CH. Regulatory ‘Only & 3rd Party Representative’ Compliance
• EU Cosmetic & Food Directives Compliance & Technical Support
• USA or EU Market Knowledge Workshops
• Single-Client Market Studies / Business Intelligence
• Technical Translations (German, AmEnglish, Polish, French & others on request)

M.A., Biology & History, 1975: Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA
Other language fluency: German

Steven L. Hanft has a professional background in teaching as well as sales & marketing. For ten years he worked as a Biology H.S. Educator in the New York City metro area. Using his science background, he eventually entered into a successful career with Whittaker, Clark & Daniels (now Brenntag Specialties AG), S. Plainfield, NJ/USA as Sales & Marketing Manager of specialty ingredients for the food, personal care & pharmaceutical sectors.

Academic positions

In 2005, he was appointed as Business Teaching Mentor at HEC-University Liège (Belg.) and for approx. 10 years, held the position of Adj. Professor with the Technical University RWTH-Aachen. Furthermore, Mr. Hanft provides market knowledge seminars at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Bonn, Germany.

• EU R.E.A.CH. Regulatory ‘Only & 3rd Party Representative’ Compliance
• EU Cosmetic & Food Directives Compliance & Technical Support
• USA or EU Market Knowledge Workshops
• Single-Client Market Studies / Business Intelligence
• Technical Translations (German, AmEnglish, Polish, French & others on request)

CONUSBAT’s Publications

Multi-Client Market Research (2003 - current with yearly updates)

• Poland's Food & Beverage Sectors: “Meat & Poultry” / “Baking & Grain Products”
• Poland's Cosmetic & Personal Care Industries
• New York City’s Upscale Innovative Food Retailing Sector
• Boston’s Biotech Sector

• Oct., '08: The European F&B Industries; Perspectives from a New Yorker Living & Working in the EU; Food Product Design
• Oct., '06: The Cosmetic & Toiletries Market in Europe; Cosmetiscope, Soc. of Cosmetic Chemists, NYC, USA
• Feb., 1999: Hurdling Obstacles on Entering the US Markets; Chambre du Commerce-Liège (Belg.)

• 2007- current: EU R.E.A.CH Regulatory compliance; monthly issues for 'Cosmetic & Toiletries Journal', Allured Publications, Chicago, IL., USA
• May, '07: Cosmetic Regulations in Africa; SpecChem, Paris (F)
• Oct., '06: Cosmetic Regulations in North America; SpecChem, Paris (F)

• 1999-current: USA Market Knowledge Seminars; HEC-University Liège, Belgium
• May, '07: The European Food & Beverage Industries; IFT M&M NY/NJ sections
• May, 1999: US Food & Beverage Industries; Chamber of Commerce, Aachen, Germany

• Nov., '07: Cosmetic Regulations in Asia; EFFIC, Paris (F)
• Oct., '07: Asian Cosmetics: Regulatory Update; Intertech-Pira Conference, Nice (F)
• Nov., '06: New York City’s Upscale Food Retailing Sector; Elsevier Food Congress (NL)

CONUSBAT Professional Memberships

Institute for Food Technology/Chicago, Soc. of Cosmetic Chemists/USA, Acumentia/UK, Stratecon International Consultants, American Chamber of Commerce/Germany, Sepawa/Germany