Management Human Resource

J. RICHARD HOEL, JR.

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PROFILE

Highly accomplished international, commercial and corporate attorney with

in depth experience in the global telecommunications, intermodal transport,

airline and facility management industries. Extensive experience in

international law, human resources, litigation, risk management and safety,

consistently achieving senior management success as a partner in private

trial practice, Corporate Counsel with Fortune 100 Companies and General

Counsel. Qualifications and achievements include:

. General Counsel services focused on assisting foreign corporations in

establishing U.S. business presence - corporate structuring, private

placement, risk management and regulatory compliance.

. As General Counsel for Savannah container port company, structured

complex cross border agreements to promote significant company growth

in the global intermodal transport industry. Restructure of legal,

human resource and risk management functions.

. Resided in Hong Kong and developed and managed a regional multi-

cultural Law Department in Asia guiding international legal, financial

and human resource strategies for 15 Asia Pacific countries.

. As Corporate Counsel for businesses at Motorola, Inc., The

ServiceMaster Company and Johnson Controls Inc. managed complex

litigation and dramatically reduced costs of litigation with the

design and implementation of Alternative Dispute Resolution programs.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

. International Law

. Corporate and Commercial Transactions

. Risk Management

. Labor and Employment Law

. Litigation Management and Training

. Alternative Dispute Resolution

. Regulatory Compliance

. Complex International Litigation

CAREER OVERVIEW

INTERNATIONAL INBOARDING, Bluffton, South Carolina, General Counsel and

Director of Risk Management (July 2012 to Present): Provision of General

Counsel, risk management and compliance services to foreign companies

entering the U.S. market including Power Stow America's Inc., a subsidiary

of Power Stow A/S in Denmark, the world leader in the supply of tracked

conveyor systems to the airline industry and Gallet & Co., Inc. a

subsidiary of the Gallet Group AG in Switzerland, the world's oldest maker

of luxury chronograph timepieces.

TERMINAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Savannah, Georgia, Special Projects as

General Counsel and Director of Risk Management (June 2011 July 2012):

Structured complex cross border agreements and negotiated joint venture

agreement with European world leading manufacturer of container port

terminal tractors to promote significant company growth in the global

intermodal transport industry. Restructure of legal, human resource and

risk management functions.

GOSPEAK, LLC., Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, President (2003 to

2011): International legal consulting and publishing business providing

counsel on entry into the U.S. market, business acquisitions, litigation

management and human resource issues; Teaching and extensive writing which

included the publication of Public Speaking: Your Key to Success in 2009.

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JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Vice

President and Controls Group General Counsel (2000 to 2002): Management of

legal affairs and litigation for the Controls Group; As member of senior

management team, successfully implemented and managed global financial,

litigation and human resource strategies; Developed ISO 14000 business

processes and risk assessment initiatives for effective management of risk

and cost-effective delivery of legal services.

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY, Downers Grove, Illinois, Vice President and

International Counsel (1996 to 2000): Directed all international legal

affairs and negotiated joint ventures, licensing and franchise agreements

for the provision of facility management services to international

healthcare facilities; Managed domestic and international litigation and

alternative dispute resolution initiatives.

MOTOROLA, INC., Schaumburg, Illinois and Hong Kong, China, Corporate

Counsel and Director, Asia Pacific Law Department (1986 to 1995):

Litigation management and successful implementation of first corporate wide

Alternative Dispute Resolution Program; Designed and implemented Motorola's

Drug Free Workplace Program; Chaired the Law Department's Reuse of Critical

Knowledge Team, successfully applying technology to improve the delivery of

legal services; Directed the activities of outside counsel in 15 Asia-

Pacific countries; Successfully created a Beijing corporate entity to

oversee all PRC operations and established branch operations in five PRC

cities to support rapid growth.

RIVKIN, RADLER, DUNNE, & BAYH, Chicago, Illinois, Associate/Partner (1980

to 1986): Managed all phases of product and construction liability defense

litigation in state and federal court; Lead counsel for The Dow Chemical

Company in multi-million dollar litigation involving Dow construction

products; Trained and supervised associates in all phases of litigation

practice.

EDUCATION

Colgate University - Bachelor of Arts

University of Arizona College of Law - Juris Doctor

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS

Webster University, 1987 - 1989, Masters Degree Program instructor -

Business Law; Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, 1989 - 1992,

Instructor of legal and business graduate degree courses.

The University of South Carolina, Beaufort Campus - 2002 - 2004, Co-

instructor of Communications; Courses in public speaking.

"The Cultural Practice of Law" - ACCA Docket - Cover Article, February 2001

Edition.

Chapter introductions in Cooper, Calloway-Thomas and Simonds, Intercultural

Communication: A Text with Readings. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 2007.

Public Speaking: Your Key to Success. Bloomington, Indiana: Tischnor

Publishing, 2009.

Vice President of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Chapter of

Parents Anonymous, 2008 to 2010.

Member of the Board of Directors Power Stow Americas, Inc., 2013 to

present.

Member of the State Bars of Illinois and Colorado.

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