Lübbert has over 15 years of audit and advisory experience serving public and private companies in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, technology and service companies. He is considered a specialist for international engagements due to his European background as a native German. He started his career with Grant Thornton (GT) in Germany fourteen years ago and joined the Minneapolis office of GT in 1998.
Lübbert's experiences also include a two-year European secondment to GT's Paris, France office where he was a member of the International Business Center, which provides a focal point for international referrals. Lübbert provided his clients with US accounting, auditing and advisory expertise for their operations throughout Europe, including France, Germany, the U.K., Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Education
Bachelor of Business and Economics from University of Oldenburg – Germany
Master of Business and Administration from University of St. Thomas – St. Paul
Affiliations
President; German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest-Minnesota Chapter
Germanic American Institute
Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America
Over 30 years experience in business finance, business planning and consulting, investment banking, project financing, financial analysis, M&A and economic development
Currently Managing Principal of Hannover Ltd., previously Managing Director at Dain Rauscher, and Senior Vice President (and Principal) at Miller & Schroeder Financial
Education
MA (Urban Planning); MBA (Finance); FINRA securities licenses; real estate license
Affiliations
Turnaround Management Association, Alliance of M&A Advisers, Association for Corporate Growth, and American Council on Germany; Board Director of German-American Chamber of Commerce, Summit Machine, Moto-I, and Minnesota Entrepreneurs
Adjunct Professor of Corporate Finance; guest speaker at conferences, Univ of Minnesota and Univ of St. Thomas; author of business articles
Now counting over 25 years as an attorney, consultant, entrepreneur, and CPA, Ferdinand provides crucial experience to propel clients to success in their businesses. With legal and consulting clients around the world in Kuwait and the U.A.E, the Balkans, Europe, Asia, and the USA, and 30 years as an officer in the US military in assignments all over the world, Ferdinand provides a no-nonsense approach to identifying key legal and operational tasks to launch businesses and ventures. Legal considerations are important but they cannot be allowed to be roadblocks to success. That is what an internationally-focused attorney provides in a consultant setting, saving clients money and time in entering new markets and exploiting success efficiently.
As the owner of an entrepeneur-focused transaction and litigation law firm, and as a principal in ventures in the USA and in Europe, Mr. Peters keeps client projects moving forward on established timelines. Hands-on and committed to client success, Ferdinand serves Novoterus clients with energy and a sense of personal mission success.
Education
Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College of law
Master of Arts, International Relations, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
Affiliations
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest
Germanic-American Institute
Minnesota State Bar Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joachim Baecker brings to NOVOTERUS over 17 years of industry experience in project management, import & export logistics, industrial sales and marketing, with an additional 10 years of marketing, design and translation work. Joachim speaks English, German and Spanish and although born in Minneapolis, USA, Joachim carries both U.S. and German citizenship. His “home bases” in Germany include Braunschweig and Lüdenscheid. Besides Novoterus, Joachim currently owns several additional businesses in sales and commercial real estate. He is married to his wife Juli and has three stepchildren.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Affiliations
Board of Directors; German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Minnesota Chapter Member, Germanic American Institute
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