Lothar Katz

Lothar Katz is a management coach and trainer in the field of international business who has helped numerous companies and other organizations improve their management effectiveness and business results. A great facilitator and storyteller, he combines an enthusiastic and engaging style with extensive international experience in business leadership, negotiation, and project management.

Mr. Katz' book "Negotiating International Business" and excerpts from it are frequently being used by businesses world-wide, at more than 20 business schools across several countries, as well as by the United States Air Force Culture and Language Center and the U.S. Marine Corps' Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning. His latest book, "The Global Business Culture Guide," was published in 2014. He regularly teaches Cross-Cultural Management and International Project Management at the University of Texas at Dallas' Jindal Naveen School of Management, as well as International Business at the Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business. In addition, Mr. Katz facilitated a variety of courses and guest lectures on international business subjects at business schools around the world, including the University of Washington, Lehigh University, the University of Texas (all U.S.), Sabancı Üniversitesi in Istanbul, Turkey, and Hochschule Bremen, Germany.

As a former Vice President and General Manager with Texas Instruments, a Fortune 200 company, Mr. Katz has led business organizations across four continents, interacting with employees, customers, partners, and third parties in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He also served on the board of a public company, as an advisor to several start-up businesses, and as a panelist for the United States National Science Foundation. He lives and works in Spain, Germany, and the USA.