The next stop on the Euro tour was Rotterdam for Team Valvoline. Al Beauchamp and Padmaja Ranganathan had a very challenging business development analysis project for Valvoline Europe. Not only was the project complex, they had a challenging manager who helped them quickly understand how business was conducted in Holland....direct and to the point! The project content is confidential so I can't really share any details, but can report the Valvoline folks were very, very positive on the outcome of the analysis. Al and Padmaja, along with the help of Hong Wei back in Oxford, far exceeded their expectations of comprehending a large volume of information and then putting it into a format that will be useful in going forward. In fact their report out was so good, I forgot to take any pictures....so just imagine Al looking sharp with a bright orange tie, as he clearly used the national color to gain every advantage. Just to prove I made it to Rotterdam, the pic above is the view of the famous Erasmus bridge from my hotel room.This team fully embraced the culture of their home country, with Al making multiple friends in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. He was even given a bike to use to get around better and fully experience the Dutch way of life. I'll leave the stories for Al to tell...but they are plentiful to be sure.
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