Ric Frantz - C.E.O.

Ric Frantz is currently C.E.O. and Co-Founder of LR International, Inc. Mr. Frantz has been one of the most active speakers in his field for over fifteen years. He has the ability of taking seemingly dry topics and presenting them in an entertaining and refreshing format.

A native of Chicago, Mr. Frantz's professional career spans several years as a banker, an export manager for a major multi-national corporation, and over twenty-five years in shipping.

Achievements, Recognitions and Honors

• Awarded International Trade Executive Certificate from the University of Illinois at Chicago
• Appointed by four Secretaries of Commerce, including the late Ronald Brown, to the Illinois District Export Council
• Former faculty member of Harper and Triton Colleges
• Served on the International Business Committee at McHenry County College
• Collaborated on an import/export book written by Mr. T.E. Johnson, Partner, Baker & Mckenzie Law Firm
• Granted interviews to CNN for broadcast worldwide on world events that affect commerce of the U.S.
• Appeared in Crain's Chicago Business on NAFTA
• Recipient of the Governors Export Award
• Past President of The International Trade Club of Chicago
• Candidate for the President’s “E” Award
• NASBITE (North American Small Business International Trade Educators Contributing Author)

Teaching and Lecturing History

• University of Illinois/Chicago and Champaign-Urbana
• Northern Illinois University
• Western Illinois University
• Illinois State University
• IIT/John Marshall Law School
• Most community colleges in the Chicago area
• American Management Association
• U.S. Department of Commerce/Foreign Commercial Service
• Chicago-Cook County Economic Development Office
• World Trade Center Chicago
• Chicago Manufacturing Center
• Small Business Administration
• S.C.O.R.E. (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
• Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
• DePaul University Graduate School of Business
• Loyola University Law School

Topics Covered

• Global Logistics/Shipping Worldwide
• Using the Services of an International Freight Forwarder
• International Banking
• Export Documentation
• Risk Management/Carrier Liability
• International Marketing/Working with the Federal and State Governments
• Export: Getting Started
• Purpose and Structure of an Export Department

To contact Mr. Frantz for further speaking engagements, seminars or event, please
call (630) 350-7100.