Erskine Courtenay is a Consultant located in Louisville, KY specializing in strategic planning, competitive intelligence research, and company valuations. Erskine has worked with companies in France, Russia, Argentina, Scotland, England and Belgium. In the process, Erskine has developed a unique sensitivity to cross-border and cross-cultural business management with both large and small companies.
Erskine’s career includes positions as a senior business development officer, marketing strategy consultant, chief investment officer and analyst. He has worked for the Banque National de Paris, Hilliard-Lyons (now PNC Bank), LG&E Energy (now E.on US ), Marketing and Design Systems and Commonwealth Capital Management. He has written plans for the rapidly changing energy, financial and food sectors. His branding experience includes creating and re-branding premium consumer brands for General Electric and Brown & Williamson. He has experience in both the business to business and consumer channels. He has been a project manager for acquiring an Argentinean company for $79 million, and for the sale of a minority state in Russian Ingredients firm for $16 million. He has assisted in the marketing and ultimate sale of several small to medium sized financial firms.
Erskine has a Masters in International Management from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management and an M.B.A and B.B.A from The George Washington University. He has worked and lived in the U.S. France, Russia, and Argentina. Erskine is fluent in English and French and has a basic understanding of Spanish.