Kentrik People

Below is a list of our top executives and directors. Feel free to contact any of them with any questions or comments you may have via their email addresses below.

Dr. jur. Thomas Dillon

Co-Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Kentrik Sakartvelo

Founder, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Inc.
Founder and Vice Chairman of the Board, Kentrik East Europe d.o.o.

 

Dr. Dillon is founder and chief executive officer of The Kentrik Group of companies. He obtained his Ph.D. in law from the University of Konstanz, Germany, after having obtained his law degree from the University of Georgia in the United States. He became Assistant General Counsel in the legal department of a major German luxury car manufacturer based in Stuttgart, Germany, and afterwards founded his own international law and consulting firm with offices in Stuttgart, Germany, Washington, D.C., Istanbul, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Beijing, PRC.

 

Tom is an expert in international finance, litigation and business law having assisted clients with multi-billion Euro M&A and financial transactions. After the sale of his firm in 2002, he continued to provide services to major European automobile manufacturers and a leading U.S. executive aircraft manufacturer regarding international structural and strategic matters. In 2003 he began a project to assist countries and governments with issues of economic development, including areas of healthcare, finance and infrastructure. This project culminated in the creation of The Kentrik Group. Tom speaks English and German.

E-mail: tdillon@kentrik.com

Dr. Federico M. Musso

CEO, Kentrik Europe B.V.
Member of the Board of Directors of Kentrik East Europe d.o.o.

Dr. Musso graduated with a doctorate in political science from the University of Florence, Italy, and afterwards worked as a researcher for both private and public institutions. Later, he worked for several years in Brussels as a lobbyist within the European Union for diverse industrial organizations (specifically in the Environmental sector). At Kentrik, he leads business development projects in within the European Union as well as Eastern European countries, in particular in connection to government relations and partnerships with international organizations.

 

He has lived in Italy, Germany, Spain and Belgium and is currently living in Holland. Federico speaks Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Catalan.

Edward S. Dillon

COO and Executive Vice President, Kentrik Inc., Member of the Board of Directors of Kentrik Inc.

 

Mr. Dillon is a graduate from the University of Georgia, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Housing and Consumer Economics. He brings over ten years of commercial construction and property management experience in the Aviation, Industrial, Office, Loft, School, Club, and Church Sectors. He also has international business experience specializing in importing, product development, and warehouse operation for the largest American gift and home furnishing distributor. He has worked extensively in China, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and Costa Rica.

Arthur B. Dana

Chairman of the Board of Kentrik, Inc.

 

Mr. Dana is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Valuation Analyst.  He retired as a Partner from Price Waterhouse in 1996.  He joined Savannah Food & Industries, Inc., a New York stock exchange listed company, where he supervised the Tax Department, Merger & Acquisition Group, and the financial section of the Mexican affiliate.  In 2002, he co-founded Lazard Dana, LLP, a certified public accounting firm where he focuses on worldwide tax strategies, corporate finance and litigation support services.

 

He serves as Chairman of the Board of TSG Water Resources, a privately held multinational company that designs, builds and operates reverse osmosis water treatment plants and membrane water treatment plants throughout the Caribbean and Mexico.  He is also on the Board of Directors of Coastal Solutions, Inc. an over-the-counter drug company that produces solutions to relieve the pain of jellyfish stings, bee stings and a variety of insect bites and stings.

 

He serves as Chairman of Kentrik, Inc. and on the Board of Supervisors of Kentrik East Europe d.o.o.

Thomas J. Dillon

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Inc.

 

Thomas J. Dillon earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1953. He is a veteran of World War II and was a partner of Bouhan, Lawrence, Williams & Levy, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, in Savannah, Georgia. He was Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel for Union Camp Corporation from which he retired after 28 years of service.

 

He has served as Chairman of the Board for the Chatham County Hospital Authority (Memorial Medical Center), and Georgia Ports Authority. During over 18 years at the Georgia Ports Authority (during which period it expanded by over 200%) he led business development projects with governments and leading international shipping companies around the world, including Japan, China, South Korea, France, Germany, Norway, Greece, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

 

He has also served as President of University of Georgia Law School Association; Member of Board of Directors Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce; Chairman, Savannah Development and Renewal Authority; Board Member, Armstrong Atlantic State University Foundation; Board Member, Center for Irish Studies, Georgia Southern University.

E-mail: fmusso@kentrik.com

E-mail: edillon@kentrik.com

E-mail: adana@kentrik.com

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Non-Executive Members of the Board of Directors

Tracy C. Cox

Senior Vice President Human Resources, Kentrik Inc., Member of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Inc., Member of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Sakartvelo

Ms. Cox graduated from University of Georgia in Athens, GA, with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. She has twelve years experience in the U.S. and Europe focusing on issues related to the relocation of managerial personnel abroad, including expatriate acclimation support, international business development and aspects of immigration law. Since she returned to the United States, Ms Cox received training in both human resources management and immigration law. She is fluent in English and German.

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Christina Catania

Chairman of the Board Kentrik Europe, B.V.

Ms. Catania has twelve years work experience in various multinational organizations. Her expatriate assignments have spanned numerous countries. She has extensive experience in governmental institutions in Brussels, is certified as a Specialized Translator and Commercial Interpreter in Germany, and has worked at the Council of Europe in Strasburg (F). In the beginning of her professional years, Ms. Catania broadened her academic studies with the RSA/CTEFLA Certificate at the American University of Cairo (Egypt). At Kentrik, she coordinates the implementation and the operations of projects specifically in the Balkan region. She speaks German, Italian, English, French and Flemish.

E-mail: ccatania@kentrik.com

Livia F. Musso

Member of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Inc.

Ms. Musso is the Chief Compliance Officer of Siemens Wind Power A/S in Denmark. She is an internationally recognized executive with extensive global experience.

 

Before taking up her present position, Livia was General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer of Kentrik Inc.

 

Livia speaks Italian, German, Spanish, English, French and Catalan and is presently learning Danish.

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Professor L. Rusty Brooks

Member of the Board of Directors, Kentrik Inc.

Dr. Brooks’ career has focused primarily on assisting government, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector in work related to sustainable economic development policies and practices and rural development strategies and policies. During his academic career at the University of Georgia, USA, he has worked with a diverse array of clients, including the United Nations Development Organization, Georgia Power Company, Southern Energy, Inc., Lloyd Werft, Wal-Mart, chambers of commerce in 11 states, the Georgia Council of Economic Development Organizations, Tennessee Valley Authority, Florida Rural Development, the Atlanta Regional Commission, and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

 

Dr. Brooks was named a Salzburg Fellow for Sustainable Development and an International Fellow by the University of Georgia. He has worked extensively in international development activities in Australia, the Bahamas, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, China, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

E-mail: rbrooks@kentrik.com