Ralf G. Bahr
President
Sovereign Consulting Group

Ralf G. Bahr is President of Sovereign Consulting Group (SCG) and its affiliates. SCG consults on a broad array of advisory and managerial services for business organizations focusing on financing and strategic planning. Mr. Bahr has assisted numerous businesses and infrastructure projects in identifying market opportunities and arranging for their financial support.

Mr. Bahr’s career began in 1971 as an investment manager at a Cologne based private bank followed by representing a London based merchant bank as their sole representative in Germany.

In 1976, Mr. Bahr defined his area of focus in the evaluation, selection, organization and administration of investments in North America primarily concentrating on commercial real estate and oil and gas projects.

From 1985 until 1991, Mr. Bahr was a managing partner of a real estate development company in New York, working largely with European investors. He developed, initiated and managed a long-term acquisition and lease program with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

In 1991, Mr. Bahr became active in advising investors and companies regarding their investments in Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Poland and Hungary as investment focuses started shifting towards opportunities in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe.

In 1994, Mr. Bahr moved from New York to Florida where he supervised the completion of certain personal real estate projects as well as serving as a senior consultant and the executive vice president of a European merchant-banking firm.

In 1998, Sovereign Consulting Group was formed. Currently, SCG continues to channel its focus towards strategic planning with a primary concentration on the flourishing energy savings industry.