Thomas M^cKaig is a Canadian author, professor, business advisor, and keynote international business speaker.

His popular textbook, Global Business Today, 2nd Canadian Edition
(McGraw-Hill Ryerson) is widely used across Canada. This is a core textbook in many international trade courses at both the university and college levels, as well as in Executive MBA programmes. Thomas teaches an Executive MBA course named after his textbook—Global Business Today and is a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP).

A multilingual businessman, Thomas speaks fluent English, French, Italian, German, proficient Spanish, and advanced beginner Russian. He has an extensive business background, having worked in the Middle East, Africa, North, Central and South America, Central Asia, and East and West Europe.

Thomas is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies at the University of Guelph, and has been recognized as Special Graduate Faculty by the University's Board of Graduate Studies. He teaches in the Executive MBA programme and undergraduate fields. Courses taught-to-date include: Project Management; International Trade; International Trade Finance; International Marketing; European Union Integration; Ethical Leadership; Global Supply Management; Asia Pacific Business Studies; Business Strategies; Quality Management; and Operations Management. He has been teaching since 1992.

Recently, Thomas delivered a series of very successful international trade seminars and workshops with the Camara Nacional de Commercio y Servicios del Uruguay, the Canadian Embassy in Montevideo Uruguay, and the Catholic University of Montevideo, Catolica University. Topics included: Commercial Negotiations; Bilateral Canada - Uruguayan Trade; and International Trade.

Over the years, Thomas has held several varied advisory roles including: Senior Academic Auditor on a multimillion-dollar education programme between the Qatari government and the Canadian Government (College of the North Atlantic in Doha); Advisor to the Peruvian Ministry of Energy & Mines in Lima on a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) project; Advisor to a major Panamanian Government/Panama Canal Logistics initiative; Advisor on an export marketing strategy initiative in Kyrgyzstan; Public Sector Advisor on tax collection reforms in the municipalities of Montero, Minero and General Saavedra Bolivia; Advisor to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of the US Mint’s Gold Eagle coin program in Washington DC.

He has also held international executive positions within the Royal Canadian Mint and the World Gold Council.

Thomas brings a unique and multilingual competitive advantage to those small, medium or large companies seeking to enter or expand business in foreign markets.

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Tom M^cKaig contributes to the QFINANCE website.

His latest articles  Human Risk: How Effective Strategic Risk Management Can Identify Rogues, 
How-and-When-to-use-Nonrecourse-Financing,
Five Routes to Greater Profitability for Small and Medium Enterprises
can be found on the QFINANCE site.