Pierre Christodoulidis is the founder and CEO of ICSOS Group SA, Geneva, created in 1982 with offices in Brazil and Greece. Previously he held senior management positions at Credit Suisse: in the organisation department and as head of the Near and Middle East. He set up the Credit Suisse agency in Egypt, which later became a bank. Secretary General of the GSCGI for eight years, he actively contributed in the creation of the Self-Regulation Organisation of the GSCGI and GPCGFG. Mr Christodoulidis studied economics at the University of Geneva and obtained a management degree from the ECL in Lausanne. He is a Swiss Citizen.

Contact: pchristo@cifango.org

Jean-Pierre Diserens is Founding Partner of Fidurhone SA, Geneva, an asset management and fiduciary trust company licensed by the Swiss Federal Banking Commission.

Before founding Fidurhone in 1976, he held executive positions in several financial companies specialised in all areas of asset management. He is a Swiss citizen.

Contact: jpdiserens@cifango.org

Richard Smouha is CEO of Atlanticomnium SA, Geneva, an asset management company founded in 1976. He also manages quoted funds for GAM (Global Asset Management) and the United European Bank. From 1964 to 1976 he held executive positions with several important banks and financial institutions. Before joining the financial sector, he was a business lawyer.

Mr Smouha is a Barrister at Law, holds an MA from the Cambridge University (economics and law) and a law degree from the University of Paris. He is an British subject.

Contact: smouha@cifango.org