Common Interests

I think it is very exciting that ADP continues to expand into other markets internationally.

The ability to think long term and see the advantages of continuing to invest in emerging and growing markets one of the character traits about ADP that I have always admired. I find it interesting and a compelling coincidence that some of the most recent expansion has come in Thailand and Finland. My interest in and knowledge of Thai culture and the Thai business environment (specifically the retail auto industry and OEM manufacturers) and familiarity with the Thai language is a result of my 11 year marriage to my wife, who is Thai. I have had the good fortune to travel to Thailand on many occasions to visit family, often for several weeks at a time. (Please see the family blog post above).

My interest in ADP's acquisition of Automaster Oy stems from the knowledge that it represents efforts to grow into the Eastern European and Russian markets. I have traveled extensively in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine (living in Germany for nearly two years in the 1990's where I met my wife) and completed a minor in Russian studies at Oklahoma State University (with two years of Russian language studies) and maintain an intense interest in this part of the world.