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Perry is president and founder of Atlantica Group, an international business development consultancy that has been affiliated with Pierce Atwood Consulting since February 1, 2006. Atlantica Group's clients include growth-oriented manufacturers, technology developers, professional service firms, governments, NGOs and not-for-profits that are seeking new market opportunities. With strategic consulting partners in France and India, Atlantica Group works closely with Canadian, American, Israeli and French clients to develop international business opportunities in key global markets. Prior to founding Atlantica Group in 2000, Perry served as the state of Maine's first Director of International Trade and first President of the Maine International Trade Center. During his tenure as president the National Association of State Development Agencies named the Trade Center the "most innovative economic development organization" in the country. Building upon more than a decade of legal and international business experience, Perry assisted in growing Maine’s annual exports from $1.47 billion to $2.2 billion in four years, and has organized and coordinated trade missions to Western Europe, Russia, Asia, Canada, the United States and Latin America. He has assisted technology-driven businesses in their market entry and strategic development efforts in both established and emerging markets. Selected by the European Union Delegation in Washington, D.C. to study cross-border infrastructure development in Brussels and Copenhagen, Perry formed Atlantica Group in order to serve clients with international business and development objectives. In 2004 he was appointed Canada's first Honorary Consul to the State of Maine. Prior to his government service, Perry was partner and Chair of the International Business Practice at the Cleveland-based international law firm of Hahn Loeser & Parks. | 