ADR ADVISOR George F. Simons, MA, DMins is a consultant, lecturer, and author living in France who specializes in intercultural communication and global management.He delivers culture change programs for Ford Motor Co. in Europe, and spent two years with Shell International Exploration & Production in The Hague, piloting virtual global teams and addressing intercultural aspects of knowledge management. Previously, he trained management and employees to communicate and negotiate internally and across cultures for international training institutes such as the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Management, The Greek Management Association and AHI Seminar Services (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore). At Management Centre Europe, he is a frequent speaker, part of the eLearning project team, and sits MCE’s e-Commerce and General Management Advisory Boards as well as the Advisory Board of the European Business Review.

Dr. Simons is the inventor, director of research and primary developer of the award-winning Diversophy® training instruments.