Irene Rodgers, American and French, has advanced degrees in linguistics from both French and American universities. Before creating ICM she had several management missions in different West African countries.

Irene helps international organizations work effectively across corporate and national cultures, getting alignment and commitment to shared goals and values. Using ICM’s Culture Bridging Fundamentals© diagnostic tool she provides cultural audits during due diligence, culture change or post-merger situations. In partnership with her clients Irene designs and facilitates large-scale organizational transformation, leadership development and teambuilding processes to get alignment and commitment to shared goals and values.

Irene has worked with companies in Europe, North America, China, the Middle East and Africa. Some clients include sanofi-aventis, MorphoTrak (Safran Group), OECD, EDF, Council of Europe.

Irene has been a guest speaker on the subjects of post-merger integration. Her publications include several articles in management journals and a chapter on managing across borders in the Gower Handbook of Management Development edited by Alan Mumford. Along with the two other ICM partners, Irene published Successful Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances – Strategies for Culture Bridging, (McGraw Hill, London, May 2002). This book will be published in Chinese by McGraw Hill in early 2005.

Irene works in English and French.