Ghazi Abu Nahl was born in Barbara, Palestine in 1946. He started his career in insurance with an Insurance Agency (Arab Commercial Enterprises) in Qatar in 1960. Today, the Jordanian businessman is a major shareholder and Chairman of a Group whose net assets exceed US$300M with subsidiaries and affiliates in the MENA region, UK, Spain, Qatar, Oman, Cyprus and Malaysia.


In 1979, with 20 rich years of experience under his belt, he started Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company as a domestic Insurance company in Qatar now with a Paid-up Capital of US$37M. He has been the General Manager since then, and today the shareholders equity stands at more than US$320M. The Company is publicly quoted in the Qatari Stock Exchange and considered an excellent security in both Middle East and the International Market with a BBB+ Rating.

In 1989, he established Trust International Insurance Company BSC (c) Bahrain, Trust Re, as one of the then few Reinsurance Companies in the region, with a Paid-up Capital of US$15M now standing at US$100M. He has previously held the Chairman position and is currently a Board Member and a Special Advisor to the Board. The recent upgrade of TIIC- Bahrain rating to A- (AM Best) is one of the major achievements of Ghazi Abu Nahl and a great pride to the Arab Reinsurance Industry.


In 1989, he established Trust International Insurance Company BSC© Bahrain, Trust Re, as one of the then few Reinsurance Companies in the region, with a Paid-up Capital of US$15M now standing at US$100M. He has previously held the Chairman position and is currently a Board Member and a Special Advisor to the Board. The recent upgrade of TIIC- Bahrain rating to A- (AM Best) is one of the major achievements of Ghazi Abu Nahl and a great pride to the Arab Reinsurance Industry.


For Ghazi Abu Nahl, Trust is not just a business tag; it is a name he has carefully chosen to reflect the trust he has in the potential the Arab markets holds and the capabilities the Arab Professionals enjoy; Trust that hard work and persistence definitely yield positive results.

He believes that success is achieved by building trust with all stakeholders; employees, colleagues and business partners and he has always strived to build this trust. Trust as a keyword is evident in the expansion in the Arab geographical scope especially in countries where the political or legal situation was not particularly encouraging to investors and businessmen like Palestine or Algeria (at the time of the establishment of Trust Algeria).

1989 was truly a year brimming with achievements with the establishment of Nest Investments (Holdings) Ltd of which he is the Chairman and 100% Shareholder. The company's net assets exceed US$300M.

1989 also came to crystallise the aspiration of creating a direct insurance arm of the group with the establishment of Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Ltd now with a Paid-up Capital of US $31M with subsidiaries and affiliates in Algeria, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Libya and Syria. Other expansion plans for direct subsidiary companies include insurance market like Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and others.

Ghazi Abu Nahl is also a Board Member of the World Trade Centre Association-New York since April 2004 and is the Chairman of World Trade Centre Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd as well as President of the World Trade Centre Association - New York Foundation for Peace and Stability through Trade. The Cyprus World Trade Centre Holding Company owns and operates 15 World Trade Centres in the MENA region.

Ghazi Abu Nahl is also the Chairman of Trade Card Holding (Cyprus) Ltd holding exclusive licenses in 22 MENA countries. TradeCardMENA, is the leading provider of on- demand supply chain management solutions. The TradeCardMENA Platform synchronizes financial transactions with physical events in the global supply chain to help customers automate trade transactions from purchase order to payment and charge-backs.
Ghazi Abu Nahl has a profound vision to see the entire Group maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and to be a household name regionally. His colleagues and staff unanimously agree that irrespective of the many ways in which he phrases his vision; it is the faith and commitment he works with and the motivation he spreads that inspires them to work up to this vision.

He has an affirmed commitment to build up and strengthen his staff calibre and professional ability, which he demonstrates in the substantial amount of time and resources dedicated to training and development. Enhancements of the in-house training facility and internal on-the- job training have been on-going and a new ambitious graduate trainee programme was introduced to refine the staff expertise and ability.

Ghazi Abu Nahl is relentless in strengthening and enhancing long-term relationships with strategic partners in select markets as well as expanding presence in new markets within the Group's geographical scope. He is a Pro of solid non-opportunistic investment policy and in adding value through intensified marketing and innovative underwriting philosophy.

Ghazi Abu Nahl has three sons and two daughters Kamel, Fadi, Hamad, Reem and Amal. Having firmly differentiated the Group as a well-reputed and reliable regional player, he has given them a strong platform to take the driver's seat, capitalise on opportunities and expand and strengthen presence and activities towards a continued growth and profitability while maintaining the highest level of operational ability and client satisfaction.

Described by Mr. Abdul Khaliq Raouf, the Secretary General of the General Arab Insurance Federation, Ghazi Abu Nahl has remarkable finger-prints in the Insurance & Reinsurance Industry through a Group of insurance and reinsurance companies that blend some of the best technical and managerial Arab expertise with high level of professionalism and adherence to high standards. On the personal level, he describes him as someone who has never hesitated in lending a helping hand whenever he felt needed.

The least that can be said about the future outlook of Ghazi Abu Nahl is not bounded: more geographical expansion, enhancing corporate risk management and corporate governance, strengthening human resources, rating, diversifying investments, keeping up with technological development are just some of the headlines that will keep the team of Trust working hard towards the vision of its founder.

Despite his frequent travels juggling issues, Ghazi Abu Nahl is a family man; his perfect free time is amidst his wife, children and grandchildren. He seems to always find the time to catch up with the news and the occasions of his brothers and sisters and big family.

John Drew is founder and President of The Drew Company, a Boston-based real estate management and development company that is internationally known for its innovative real estate projects. John Drew serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Seaport Companies, which includes the World Trade Center Boston and Seaport Hotel, and is Chairman of Trade Center Management Associates, which manages the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. Drew has served on the Board of the World Trade Centers Association since 1990 and is Vice Chairman and of the Association. He also serves as Chairman of the WTCA Facilities Committee.

As developer and President of the World Trade Center Boston and Seaport Hotel, John Drew is a pioneer in the development of Boston’s revitalized Seaport District. Since its opening in 1986, the World Trade Center Boston has become one of the premier facilities for conferences and exhibitions in New England. Mr. Drew led the development of a three-building, 1.75 million s.f. expansion of the World Trade Center complex that included hotel, offices, retail and parking facilities. The 426-room Seaport Hotel opened in 1998, World Trade Center East opened in 2000, and World Trade Center West opened in 2002. In addition, Mr. Drew’s company is co-developer of Waterside Place, a 1.2 million s.f., mixed-used project to be located adjacent to the World Trade Center.

Mr. Drew’s second major trade center project is the International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1998. The International Trade Center, located at the Ronald Reagan Building, is the US government’s most prominent site for trade promotion. In addition, the ITC’s conference center has become the premier forum in Washington D.C. for international meetings and major special events.

The Drew Company’s development portfolio includes the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Bayside Exposition Center and Constitution Plaza in Boston. The firm also provides asset management services, as well as development advisory services to businesses in the U.S. and abroad.

Prior to founding his firm, Mr. Drew served as Director of Federal Relations for the City of Boston. During that time, he was responsible for the creation of the “Boston Plan,” a redevelopment plan for the city. In recognition of this achievement, the Boston Jaycees named him one of its “Ten Outstanding Young Leaders.”

Mr. Drew received his undergraduate degree from Stonehill College, a master’s degree from Boston University, and is one of the region’s top authorities on public-private partnerships and development. His civic commitments include Chairman Emeritus for Caritas Christi Health Care System in Boston, and Chairman of “A Better City” (an organization of business leaders working to ensure Boston’s future competitive advantage).

Mr. Drew serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston History Collaborative, The Boston Public Library Foundation, Stonehill College and was appointed Honorary Consulate of Monaco - Boston. He also served as Chairman of the Boston 2000 Commission, having been appointed by the Mayor of Boston.

Mr. Drew’s impact on tourism, hospitality and development in the Boston area has won him numerous awards and distinctions. He has received an honorary degree from Newbury College and a lifetime achievement award from the Boston Jaycees. He was presented with the “Distinguished Individual” award from the Massachusetts Hospitality Association, was honored as one of the “Top 125 Leaders Making a Difference in Boston,” from Banker and Tradesman, and was honored by NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) in 2002 as “Developer of the Year.” Under his leadership, Seaport Companies was recently named “The Best Place to Work in Massachusetts” by the Boston Business Journal.

World Trade Center Sevilla, S.A. (c/o WTC Madrid): Vice Chairman & Secretary

Dr. Antonio Trueba is the founder of both Centers and principal shareholder. He was elected WTCA Board Member in 1992 and served as Chairman of the World Trade Centers Association from 1998-2000. He is currently Vice Chairman and Secretary of the WTCA.

Dr. Trueba has been active in the WTCA since 1981, when Madrid first became a member.

He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee as well as standing on the Committee on Planning and Finance.

Since 1988, he has been dedicated to fostering and developing the World Trade Center concept in Spain by founding and participating in several WTC projects including WTC Barcelona, WTC Bilbao, WTC Mallorca, WTC Vigo, WTC Santander, WTC Valencia and WTC Cordoba.

Dr. Trueba was also the founder of the Sevilla, Barcelona and Bilbao Teleports, all members of the World Teleport Association (WTA) and was a Board Member of the WTA from 1992 until 1996.

From 1994 to 2006, Dr. Trueba was Chairman of Urbis, the listed Real Estate Corporation of the Santander Banking Group.

Dr. Trueba has a PhD in Physics and has studied extensively in Spain, France and the USA.

Dr. Trueba’s professional career includes the following positions:

• 1964 – 1968 Associate Professor, University of Madrid, concurrently Professor of Physics at the Technical College of Telecommunications Engineers and Naval Engineers.
• 1968 – 1974 Associate Professor of Solid State Physics, University of Madrid, Senior Research Fellow.
• 1974 – 1979 Managing Director, Real Estate and Property Division, Bank of Granada Group.
• 1979 – 1988 Managing Director, Real estate, Tourism and Property Division of the Union Explosivos Rio Tinto Group, as well as Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Rio Tinto Holding Group.
• 1988 – present Chairman and CEO, World Trade Center Madrid and Chairman of WTC Sevilla.
• 1990 – present Chairman of EFYASA (citrus fruit cultivation).
• 1990 – 1993 Chairman of ADP 93 (project for the reutilization of the EXPO 92 site, with over 30 national and international corporations involved).
• 1990 – 2000 Board Member of WTC Mallorca and WTC Lisbon.
• 1994 – present Board Member of WTC Santander.
• 1994 – 2006 Chairman of Inmobiliaria Urbis, S.A., Real Estate Corporation of the Santander Banking Group.
• 2005 – 2012 Trustee of CODESPA (NGO)
• 2006 – 2008 Vice Chairman of Grupo San José (real estate development).
• 2006 – present Chairman of the Masfamilia Foundation, which focuses on balancing work and family life.
• 2006 – present Chairman of Solaris 2006 (solar energy development).
• 2009 – present Board Member of GECINA, the French real estate company.
• 2013 - present Chairman of FIMA, International Applied Medicine Foundation (University of Navarra), the international research center where advanced research is carried on heart disease, Alzheimer’s, biotherapy and particular cancer studies.
• 2013 – present Board Member of SAREB (Spanish Company for the Management of Assets proceeding from the Restructuring of the Banking System.)

BORN: 15th September, 1961, London (UK), to the late Chief Adebayo Adeleke (Nigerian) and Ana K. Adeleke [née Alcantara] (of Venezuelan and Grenadian parentage).

EDUCATION:

• Ladycross (Prep) School, Seaford, Sussex, UK 1968-1974
• Worth Abbey (School), Turners Hill, Sussex, 1974-1979
• Buckingham University, Buckingham, Bucks,UK 1980/81
• University of Westminster (formerly P.C.L)
Law Faculty, Red Lion Sq. London UK 1982 – 1985
• Inns of Court School of Law, Holborn, London, UK 1985 – 1986
• Georgetown University, Law Center, Washington D.C. USA
(N.B. Was admitted in 1987, due to start an LLM course in International Trade Law, put off upon father’s death, and was not able to re-start).

• Nigerian Law School, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 1989 - 90

QUALIFICATIONS:

I. 9 0-Levels (of C and above grades) and 3 A-Levels
II. LLB Hons.
III. Barrister-at-Law (England and Wales) of Inner Temple
IV. Solicitor and Advocate of Nigeria.
V. Have attended a number of seminars and workshops on trade related matters in the course of activities with the World Trade Center of Nigeria (see below).
VI. Attended an Economics foundation course, sponsored by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (of Germany), at the Economics Institute (“Academia International Liberdade e Desenvolvimento”) in Sintra, Portugal, 1993.


JOB EXPERIENCE:

I. Various holiday jobs, whilst at university which included extensive experience in the leather goods manufacturing business, Leon Leather Inc. then in New Jersey USA, a family-owned company on maternal side, (factory since re-located to Florida), and the City Group of Companies (established by father) Lagos, Nigeria.
II. 1986 and 1987 Pupil Barrister with the Cloisters Chambers, Pump Court, Inner Temple, off Fleet St., London, UK (N.B.. worked with Stephen Solly Q.C., Anna Worral Q.C. and Allan Newman Q.C., as pupil masters & Mike Turner)
III. 1988 to date (except one year sabbatical to attend the Nigerian Law School), was first a Manager with World Trade Center of Nigeria (WTCN) and then Executive Director/ C.E.O. WTCN operates as a trade and investment promotion and facilitation agency, through its membership of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) in New York, U.S.A.
IV. In September 1998 was appointed a partner (in a non-practicing consultancy capacity, i.e. “of counsel”) in the “The Law Union” (TLU), a law firm, then at 7 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos. Resigned from TLU in July 2004 (and also from the Board of its subsidiary, TLU Consulting Ltd ).
V. Have undertaken consultancy work for a handful of institutions and companies, producing economic and business reports on Nigeria. Clients have included the Economist Intelligence Unit, Regent Street, London UK (and the EIU in New York), an oil market report for “Energyday” and a commodity report for the “Public Ledger”, both being weekly publications of LLP Ltd in London, the European Union (specifically the EC Delegate in Nigeria) and market reports for a number of Embassies. Also produced the Nigeria survey reports for the “Emerging Markets Investor” publication (in September 1998 and September 1999) of Risk Waters Publications Ltd., London, for their IMF-World Bank Summit edition for both years.
Other confidential business reports are produced for clients in London, Johannesburg, Lagos and Washington D.C.
VI. Advisory/Consultancy services for new investors to Nigeria. Most recent clients have included, Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd of SouthAfrica (towards establishing a supermarket business and distribution centers including fresh fruit and vegetable processing, ripening and packaging units), Export Management Network S.r.l of Milan, Italy (for farming and agro-industrial projects), and Zambeef Products Plc of Zambia (for feed-lotting, meat processing & packaging and eventually the dairy business).
VII. In January 2000, established a loose working relationship with the managing partner of GRID Consultants Ltd., (an accountancy and management consultancy that handles a number of DFID [the British Government’s development agency] projects in Nigeria) and Atlantic Consultancy Nigeria Ltd., (an economic research and consultancy firm) for certain development aid consultancy projects in Nigeria. We worked with GOPA (of Germany) on their tender bid for the EU’s “Programme Study for Nigeria” and in September 2000 worked with GTZ (of Germany) on their tender bid for the “Co-ordination of the Economic Management Capacity Project” (EMCAP) also for Nigeria.
N.B. In February 2002 (in a sole capacity) worked as a consultant to GTZ on the “Niger Delta Master Plan” project managing a team of researchers for data collection to create a resource center.


APPOINTMENTS:

I. Board Director of several family related companies including the Lagoon City Development Corporation Ltd. which originally developed the sites at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, and “Banana Island” in the lagoon off Ikoyi (both in Lagos, and both the subject matters of extensive law suits) and the various City Group companies, and others (not family related) including Export Manufacturing Ltd., TLU Consulting Ltd (resigned 2004), Brook Street Insurance Brokers Ltd and Gateway Africa Ltd.
II. Appointed to the committee set up to fashion out a policy and draft legal framework for Export Free Zones by the then Hon. Minister of Trade and Tourism in Nigeria, Mr. Senas Ukpanah, 1990/91 (the committee was chaired by Mr. Robert Audu, who went on to be the Permanent Secretary of the Aviation Ministry).
III. Since 1990 have been a member of the (WTCA) World Trade Centers Association Inc.’s Industrialising Nations Committee, re-named the Committee on International Relations & Development (Chaired by Ousama Ghannoum of WTC Abu Dhabi).
IV. Since 1997 have been the Regional Co-ordinator for West and Central Africa for the World Trade Centers Association Inc. (WTCA) in New York.
V. In June 1998 was appointed to the inaugural 7-member Strategic Planning Committee of the WTCA which sat for the first time in Seville, Spain, at the WTCA’s annual General Assembly of that year.
VI. In April 1999 was appointed on to the sub-committee on Finance, the Economy and Industrial Development, of the Presidential Policy Advisory Committee (PPAC) of the then President-Elect, Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo. The broad-based PPAC was set up after the election to assist President Obasanjo fashion out a policy prior to his actually taking office (May 29th 1999) and inaugurating his cabinet. With over ten members, other committee members included Mr Fubara Anga (now a Partner with Aelex [a leading commercial law firm]), Mr Adetilewa Adebajo (a finance consultant, now with GTBank Plc ), Mr Tony Elumelu (now MD of the merged Standard Trust Bank and UBA ) and Mr Akin Kekere-Ekun (of the National Council on Privatization [to whom the Bureau of Public Enterprises is accountable] and a former MD of the former Habib Bank [now PlatinumHabib Bank])
VII. Presently a member of the Board of Trustees of the “Adunni Olorisha Trust” (AOT), dedicated to the upkeep of the home of Austrian artist and Orisha priestess, Susanne Wenger, in Oshogbo, Oshun State, Nigeria, as a place of worship, shared studio for the “New Sacred Art Movement” and a living museum, as well as the upkeep of the sacred Oshun Groves et al. The AOT is affiliated to the foundation known as the Susanne Wenger Privatsiftung (SWP) of Krems, Austria. AOT is essentially a culture, monuments and environment preservation initiative. In January 2002, was asked to join the Board and Executive Committee of the SWP in Austria.
VIII. On the 5th December 2000 was appointed a board member of ICL Nigeria Ltd (originally a subsidiary of ICL, London and then Fujitsu, Japan) involved in IT sales (hardware and software), services and training. Resigned in 2001 but was asked to return in 2003 to help resuscitate the company.
IX. April 2001 at the World Trade Centers Association’s Spring Meeting in Seoul, Korea, was appointed to the Board of Directors of WTCA
X. January 2004 took up seat on the board of Trustees of Pro-Natura International (Nigeria) the local arm of Pro-Natura International, a leading environment NGO and community development consultancy (that in Nigeria, primarily works in the oil producing Niger Delta region), with its main offices in Paris. Chairing the board (in Nigeria) is Mr. Philip Hall OBE (of the Leventis Foundation, set up by the Greek-Cypriot family whose companies bottle Coca Cola in Nigeria, Cyprus and in Central Europe) and other trustees include Mr. Guy Reinard (President of Pro-Natura International, Paris) and Mr. E.T. Aworabhi (of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital). Pronatura’s Akassa community development programme (in the town of Akassa) in Bayelsa state has become the model for such projects in the Niger Delta region. Partly sponsored by Statoil of Norway, the project was recognized with an award at the World Petroleum Congress in South Africa in 2005
XI. July 2003, appointed to the Governing Council of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping, which was launched in the same month, under the leadership of its inaugural Director-General, Mrs. Ify Akerele.
XII. In October 2004, in Geneva, was appointed to represent Africa on the WTCA’s Inter-regional Task Force on Trade.
XIII. In November 2005, was appointed an inaugural board member of the Zambeef Products Plc’s Nigerian subsidiary, Master Meats & Agro Production Co. of Nigeria Ltd. Zambeef is a quoted company in Zambia. In December 2005, was appointed Chairman.


INTERESTS:

Art (enjoy painting, sculpturing etc) as well as assisting local artists to promote their work. Also look after a family collection of Nigerian art and artifacts.

Also enjoy traveling, most sports (esp. horse riding and polo, swimming, tennis, squash, rowing, sailing, cycling and walking) and a member of relevant clubs in Lagos (e.g. Lagos Motor Boat Club, Lagos Polo Club and the Ikoyi Club). Undertake various socio-community development activities (am involved with relevant NGOs) and co-sponsored and ran a small free part-time school for Kanuri (the Borno state agrarian tribe from near Lake Chad) children in Lagos, mainly children of night-guards in the S.W. Ikoyi area of Lagos, throughout the 1990’s. A second one was to be started in a fishing village in the Lekki Peninsular area of Lagos but the village was bulldozed down by the authorities in July 2004.

Member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (Lagos) and of the World Trade Law Association and the Inner Temple for barristers (both in London, UK).

Originally in commercial building construction, Bomeny has been a real estate developer for the last 20 years. Bomeny's Brazilian development company Servlease developed the World Trade Center Sao Paulo and is currently developing others World Trade Centers in Brazil as well as other real estate projects . WTC-Assessoria Internacional Ltda (Servlease Group) devoted to manager the World Trade Centers concept, mission and goals.

Mr. Cramer has served as President and CEO of WTC Utah since 2006. Under his leadership, WTC Utah established a signature building in Salt Lake City and was able to secure one of nine U.S. representations for the World Bank Group, covering the Intermountain West Region.

Prior to taking the helm at WTC Utah, Mr. Cramer served as a Director General of the U.S. Commercial Service, leading the U.S. Government’s commercial staff of 1,400 employees at over 120 embassies overseas and in 65 offices throughout the United States. Mr. Cramer’s expertise extends to his service as the International Advisor to the Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and as Chair of the Global Affairs Council of the American Management Association.

AFFILIATIONS:
· Board Member, Financial Services Corporation
· Board Member, Utah Technology Council
· Board Member, Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
· Board Member, American Management Association (Audit Committee)
· Board Member and Past Chair, Citizen’s Development Solutions (Audit Cmte)
· Board Member, U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute
· Board of Visitors, J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU
· Member, U.S. Dept. of State Advisory Committee on International Communication and Information Policy

Mr. Cramer holds a Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University and is admitted to practice law in California. He is fluent in English and German, and has served as a lecturer as part of the U.S. Information Agency Visitors Program and U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Institute, as well as several universities in the U.S. and abroad.

As director of a leading development group, Mr. Draak became fascinated by the potential of the World Trade Centers concept and philosophy.

It was this group which in 1980 took the initiative to develop and build phase 1 of the World Trade Center in Amsterdam.

Upon completion of this project in 1985, he took the position of C.E.O. of WTC Amsterdam, a position he held until 1996. As a result of a well-developed business plan and management strategy, WTC Amsterdam has become one of the more successful members of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA).

In 1992, Rolf Draak was elected on the Board of the WTCA and became an active member of the WTCA family, offering guidance and sharing experience with many other WTCs. He has served as Vice Chairman on the Board for many years, and is presently serving as Chairman of the Committee on Planning and Finance, and as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Facilities.

Rolf Draak wants to put his knowledge to work on future WTC developments, and has completed many feasibility studies and marketing strategies for various WTC projects around the globe. He has been helping many members to prepare WTC applications and start-up strategies including those in Almere, Belfast, Curacao, Aruba, Heerlen-Aachen, Leeuwarden, Schiphol-Airport and Tbilisi.

Among others, he has taken the role of leading the development team for the project of WTC Barcelona, which also has become a very successful WTC operation. He has also taken the initiative to develop, build and operate WTC Nice / Sophia Antipolis in France.

Rolf Draak's greatest ambition is to develop a stronger relationship between the countries of the European Community and the countries on the African Continent. In this context he has taken the initiative to develop a twin WTC project in the very south of Spain, Malaga, and in Morocco, Tangier, thus creating a vitual bridge over the Strait of Gibraltar, and enhancing stability, peace and understanding between the cultures of that region.

Rolf Draak holds a graduate degree in Civil Engineering (1964). Prior to joining WTC Amsterdam, he spent over 20 years working in many foreign countries, where he gained a wealth of international business experience and respect and understanding of other cultures.

He has lived in Mexico, Spain, France, former Czechoslovakia, the Middle-East, West Africa and South America and he has a working knowledge of several languages.

WORLD TRADE CENTER NICE / SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS.
Rolf Draak is Co-investor, Chairman and C.E.O. of WTC Nice.
World Trade Center Nice is located in Europe's greatest international Business and Science park, named Sophia Antipolis, an area located between the cities of Nice and Cannes.

Because of strong development regulations, the authorities do not allow for high-rise buildings and consequently the WTC Nice was developed under a campus model. It consists of 3 adjacent buildings; WTCN-1: 150,000 sq.ft of offices; WTCN-2: 70,000 sq.ft of business center, meeting facilities, a 100 bedroom hotel (Media Garden Hotel), and start-up facilities; and WTCN-3, ( CICA), 250,000 sq.ft ,which is the Convention Center, and Center of Permanent Education.

WTCN is working in very close relationship with local authorities and Chamber of Commerce to foster the international community.

Presently, WTCN has taken the initiative to develop, in close cooperation with local stakeholders, the construction of an Airport World Trade Center at the airport of Nice. It is expected to start the design of this important project early 2009. Nice Airport is France's second largest airport, after Paris, and this new Center will be an important gathering place for international business partners.

Mr. Eftekhar has been a Director and the Group Head of Corporate Services & Finance at Nest Investments Holdings (Cyprus) Ltd. since 1995. Through his efforts, WTC Cyprus obtained certification as a Center of Excellence, and hosted the WTCA EMEA regional meeting in 2006. Mr. Eftekhar was advisor to WTCA’s Ad Hoc Governance Committee, helping bring reforms and added transparency to WTCA’s business practices. Mr. Eftekhar has been involved in real estate developments located in Doha, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Cyprus, United Kingdom and Spain.

DIRECTORSHIPS:
· Trust Underwriting Ltd (FSA Regulated)
· Market Insurance Brokers Ltd (FSA Regulated)
· Foundation for Insurance & Finance Education
· Nest Investments (Holdings) Ltd.
· WTC Saudi Holding—Riyadh, Alkhobar, Jeddah
· WTC Algiers

MEMBERSHIPS:
· Member of Audit & Risk Cmte of Trust Int’l Ins. & Reinsurance Co. B.S.C.
· Member of the Audit & Risk Cmte of Market Insurance Brokers Ltd.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
· Former President of the Cyprus International Business Association
· Former President of Limassol Rotary Club

Mr. Eftekhar is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified in 1978.

Graduate of HEC , Pierre- Antoine Gailly is currently the chairman of the supervisory board of the Lido , having been , from 1998 to 2005, the CEO of the Moulin Rouge ( the Bal du Moulin Rouge SA ) . He is also Chairman of the wind turbine (advice and private equity ), a company he founded in 2000.

During his career, Pierre- Antoine Gailly was notably Vice President and General Manager of FININFO ( electronic financial information services ) , CEO of the Bon Marché , then Desfossés International. He has managed several companies of different sizes and in Paris region : Poron broadcast Troyes , Games Nathan Miro Meccano .

Pierre- Antoine Gailly was also vice president of ICC France , president of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry French Abroad ( UCCIFE ) and member of the supervisory board of the Caisse des Dépôts . He was until December 31, 2012 the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris.

Charlotte Gallogly leads the World Trade Center Miami's year-round activities, directing hemispheric trade shows and major events that serve international business executives and generate global sales.

In the early 1980s, she recognized the need for an international trade center here and played an instrumental role in creating the World Trade Center Miami, which was founded in 1985 and became operational two years later. Capitalizing on Miami's strategic location at the "crossroads of the Americas," she created successful high-profile trade exhibitions like the Air Cargo and SeaCargo Americas, the Americas Food and Beverage Show & Conference and the International Women's Achievements Awards.

For her leadership in promoting international trade, Gallogly has received numerous awards, including induction into Miami’s “International Business Hall of Fame”, the “Miami International Pioneer Hall of Fame,” Florida’s “International Business Executive of the Year” award for services, and Person-of-the-Year award from the Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association.

Since joining the Board of Directors of the World Trade Centers Association in 1996, she has helped develop new WTC business models, providing advice and assistance to new members, and unleash the WTCA's potential to promote global trade. In 2012, she was re-elected to the board.

Prior to forming the WTCM, Gallogly served as director of the City of Miami's Economic Development and International Trade Promotion Department, and the Offices of Protocol, Public Relations and Communications. In these positions, she developed the city’s first Strategic Plan for International Trade Promotion and led trade missions to gateway cities in Asia and Europe. She administered domestic and international trade investment and business retention programs, developed international marketing programs and established trade referral systems with statewide and international trade organizations to increase international business opportunities. Also, she served as the city’s ombudsperson for local businesses and coordinated minority business development and loan programs.

Gallogly, who earned her MA from George Washington University, has also been an exporter/importer, owned a Burger King, served as a general contractor for commercial real estate projects and served on a number of bi-national and trade related chambers of commerce and business organizations.

Ousama Ghannoum brings 25 years of successful commercial experience to the World Trade Center. He founded the Abu Dhabi chapter of the WTC where he served as General Manager until 2012, when he assumed the position of board director for WTC Beirut. He additionally serves as a member of WTCA’s Nomination and Compensation Committee.

Ousama’s 25 years of in-depth experience in the service industry and export promotion have laid the foundation for joint-venture assignments, as well as marketing products and services globally. He has successfully developed strategies and implemented marketing and export promotion programs for local businesses and government organizations. This has included years of hands-on responsibility in developing international business relations, and providing local businesses with services and programs to assist them in carrying out successful business operations beyond domestic boundaries.

He worked for the Private Services Development Project (PSDP) under the direction of the Jordanian Ministry of Planning, which was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Ousama Ghannoum holds an MBA degree from the College of Notre Dame and a Bachelors degree in Management from Purdue University's Krannert School of Management. He serves on several committees and boards including Poltrona Frau Emirates.

QUALIFICATIONS: GCD & Textile Diploma

OCCUPATION: Industrialist

PRESIDENT

• All India Association of Industries (AIAI)
• Indian Council of Foreign Trade (ICOFT)
• Indo-Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industries
• Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Indo-Mauritius Chamber of Commerce

VICE PRESIDENT

• MVIRDC World Trade Centre
• Bowling Alley Association

CHAIRMAN

• India-Unido Industries Council
• Armed Forces Flag Day, Greater Mumbai
• National Foundation for Teachers Welfare, Greater Mumbai
• Chairman of SME Committee of FICCI

TREASURER

• Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC)

FOUNDER PRESIDENT

• Malabar Hills Jaycees (MHJ)

HON. SECRETARY

• Mayor's International Committee, Greater Mumbai

MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBER

• Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA COMMITTEES ON:

• Standing Committee on Small-Scale Industry
• Standing Committee on Foreign Exchange Control
• Standing Committee on All-India Export Advisory Committee
• Steel Users' Council of India
• Central Council on Customs & Excise
• Member of Dr. P.R. Nayak Committee on SSI
• Member of various State & Central Government Advisory Committees
• Standing Committee on Power

MEMBER - CENTRAL GOVT. COMMITTEES

• National Integration Council
• Advisory Board on Foreign Investment
• Indian Labour Conference (ILC)
• Standing Committee on Labour
• Advisory Board Primary Market of SEBI
• Advisory Board of Corporate Governance Committee
• Central Council on Apprenticeship
• Committee on Equal Remuneration
• Small-Scale Standing Committee on Exports and Upgradation
• Apex Committee on Defence Industry
• Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee (ZRUCC)
• Labour Advisory Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• National Tripartite Committee on Structural Adjustment
• National Tripartite Committee on Family Welfare
• National Committee on Management in Industries
• National Committee on Engineering Industries
• Committee Exports for Small-Scale Industries
• Chief Ministers' Relief & Fund Committee
• Rajasthan Welfare Association
• Indian Woollen Mills Federation - Jt. Panel set up by P.M. P.F.
Indian for Trade & Industry
• Licensing Procedure Appraisal for Industries
• Committee on Millennium Celebration

PAST PRESIDENT

• All Indian Manufacturers' Organization (AIMO)
• Association of Machinery Merchants Textiles Stores of India (AMMTSM)

FORMER HONORARY SECRETARY & TREASURER

• Council for Fair Business Practices (CFPB)
• Mayors Fund Committee, Greater Mumbai

DISTRICT CHAIRMAN 3140 (PR)

• Rotary International

CO. DIRECTORSHIP

• Balaji Leasing Industries Co. Ltd.
• Balaji Infrastructure & Development Co. Ltd.
• Balaji Technologies Ltd.
• Dighi Port Ltd.
• Metropolitan Traders Pvt. Ltd.
• Hindustan Housing Finance & Developers Corporation Ltd.
• Sovereign Diamonds Ltd.
• Sai Granites Exporters & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
• BSE Derivatives Segment Council Board
• VIP Industries Ltd.
• Man Industries (I) Ltd.
• Indian Acryllics Ltd.
• Vindyachal Hydro Power Ltd.
• Gannon Presurre Vessels Co. Ltd.
• Laqshya Media Pvt. Ltd.
• S. Kumars Online Ltd.
• Simpark International Pvt. Ltd.

FORMER HONORARY SECRETARY

• Council for Fair Business Practices
• Mayor's Fund Committee, Greater Mumbai

FORMER DISTRICT CHAIRMAN 3140 (PR)

• Rotary International

FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS

• Maharashtra Small-Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (MSSIDC.) (A Government of Maharashtra undertaking.)
• Dena Bank (A Government of India undertaking)
• Canara Bank (a Government of India undertaking)
• Rajasthan Shree Award
• Jaycees Award for outstanding Youth Development Program
• Appointed by Government of Maharashtra as Special Executive Magistrate (SEM)
• Excellence in Public Relations
• Udyog Shree by Economic Development Council
• Fund Collection Award for Armed Forces/ex-Serviceman by Collector of Mumbai--Excellence Social Work Award by Rotary International
• Industries Appreciation Award by Industries Organization

Besides the above-mentioned high positions held in his distinguished career, Mr. Kalantri attended several international fairs and conferences all over the globe. These include:

• Electronica in Munich, Germany
• Telecom 87 & 95 at Palexpo, Geneva
• Round Table ff World Economic Forum at Geneva
• International Labour Conferences in Geneva on behalf of the
Government of India as advisor
• Asian Regional Conference on Structural Adjustment in Bangkok
• WTO Ministerial Conference, Singapore
• WTO Ministerial Conference, Geneva
• Xth International Conference on Small & Medium Enterprises, Miami,
U.S.A.

Mr. Kalantri also had the privilege of being invited as a learned speaker at various international conferences. He also participated in Indian Labour Conference, World Economic Forum meetings, Euro-money conferences, Power India, Economic Reforms and Structuring Meetings, National Conference on Structural Reforms.

As a head of several important trade and industry associations, he organized workshops, conferences on such diverse topics as:
• Role of Capital Market in Economic Growth
• Emerging Power Scenario
• Fnance to Small-Scale Sector
• Bankers-Borrowers Meet
• Export Strategy and Scenario
• India Moving Towards Globalization
• Role of Industry in Economic Growth
• Planning and Industry
• Emerging Scenario in Oil Sector
• Key Role of Infrastructure in Industrial Development
• Prospects & Problems of SSI Sector
• Global India Conference on Trade and Investment from 1995-99 (both years included.)
• International Food Fiesta 1995-98
• South-East Asian Crisis

At present, Mr. Kalantri is deeply involved in making the Mega City of Mumbai, business capital of India, clean and green in cooperation with corporate houses, municipal corporation, and State-owned enterprises.

Mr. Meyer's career has been marked by deep experience in three areas of critical importance to the WTCA - international trade, hotel asset management and real estate development. Early in his career he was an executive in international trade development at the World Trade Center in New York, and later appointed the owner's representative of the Vista Hotel at the World Trade Center overseeing the operations of Hilton International. After spearheading the rebuilding of the Vista Hotel after the first bombing of the World Trade Center, he moved to Tishman Hotel Corporation and provided hotel development advisory services to the City of Miami Beach on their public private development of two convention center hotels - the largest in their history. Finally, he became involved in real estate development as a principal once he left his global position at Accenture to join his present company in New York as President. The company, founded by Taiwanese American immigrant Michael Lee, has offices in New York, Shanghai and Nanjing where they are building a 4.1 million sq. ft. World Trade Center with a JP Morgan fund.

Mr. Meyer's involvement in developing the World Trade Center in Nanjing has given him a deep working knowledge of China from a western perspective that would allow him to aid the WTCA bridge and build the Chinese market. Since becoming a licensee and member of the WTCA in 2008, he has been outspoken to alert WTCA members and leadership at its gatherings of the significant opportunities and challenges that China presents to the WTCA. To that end, he has been involved in the last few months in helping convert an unlicensed World Trade Center in development in Wenzhou into a licensed member; helping the WTCA strategize and pursue illegal licensing activities in China; and suggesting new approaches to this year's General Assembly in Beijing that would allow greater financial sponsorship and participation by our Nanjing and possibly other Chinese WTC's.

In 1971, Mr. Ronderos graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia. He completed studies in Commercial Banking in 1972 at First Pennsylvania Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.). He completed Quantitative Economics studies in 1975 at Universidad del Rosario in Bogota, Colombia.

Mr. Ronderos' work experience, between 1975 and 2010, covers banking, insurance, publishing, construction and real estate development in which he has served as Project Manager, Planner, President, Director, General Manager, C.E.O./Partner and Contractor on various projects in Colombia, Panama and the U.S.A.

Born in 1958, Moscow.

First degree with honors: Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI).
Second degree with honors: Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Salamatov completed a postgraduate course at MADI and a PhD program at Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy.

Professor, PhD in Engineering, Doctorate in Economics.

1983 – 1995: Mr. Salamatov pursued a career in university teaching and research.
1995 – 2004: Occupied top management positions in commercial banks, including the JSC “Eurofinance” and JSC “Vneshtorgbank”.
2004 – 2008: Deputy Director and then Director of Department at the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation.
2008-2012: Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
On April 27, 2012 Vladimir Salamatov was appointed Director General of World Trade Center Moscow.

Member of the Board of Directors of the World Trade Center Association.

Member of the Board of Directors of CJSC “Expocentre”.
Since 2012: Chairman of the Committee on economic integration of the SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States).

State Counselor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class.
State awards: Order of the Badge of Honor, Order of Friendship, medal “For Contribution to the Establishment of the Customs Union”.

Education

Secondary : Hong Kong Sacred Heart Canossian College
University : Armstrong University, Berkeley, California
International Marketing Institute (IMI) Course, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Stanford University Banking & Finance Course, Stanford, California

AWARDS

The Armstrong University Outstanding Student of the Year - 1970
The Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons’ Award - 1978
The Hong Kong Award for Excellence in Business - 1987
The Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award - 1990
Justices of the Peace - 1997
The Silver Bauhinia Star - 1999
University of Victoria Honorary Doctor of Laws - 2005

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Hong Kong
Government Appointments
Vocational Training Council - Member
Chinese Cuisine Training Institute Training Board - Chairman
Trade and Industry Advisory Board - Member
Leisure and Cultural Services Department Museum Services - Advisory (History)

Women

Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association - Honorary President
Hong Kong Federation of Women - Vice Chairman
Hong Kong Outlying Islands Women’s Association - Advisor
Hong Kong Apleichau Women’s Association - Advisor
Cheung Chau Island Women’s Association Advisor
Hong Kong Southern District Women’s Association - Advisor



Community Services

Hong Kong Red Cross Advisory Board - Member
Hong Kong Girl Guides Association - Honorary Vice President
Hong Kong Youths Unified Association - Honorary President
Hong Kong United Youth Association - Honorary Advisor
Hong Kong Outlying Islands Youth Association - Advisor



Education

Hong Kong Pei Hua Education Foundation Standing Committee - Vice Chairman
Hong Kong Hua Xia Foundation - Board Member
The Chinese Foundation Secondary School - Supervisor
The Chinese History & Culture Educational Foundation For Youth - Chairman, Executive Committee
China Soong Ching Ling Children’s Foundation Ltd - Chairman, Executive Committee
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Court Council - Court Member



Business

Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation - Member
Chinese General Chamber of Commerce - Standard Committee Member
World Trade Centers Association Hong Kong - Chairman, Executive Committee
The Hong Kong Institute of Directors - Fellow
Federation of Hong Kong Business Association World Wide - Board of Governor

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
China
National Appointments
The National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference - Standing Committee Member
China Overseas Friendship Association - Director
Ning Xia Hui Autonomous Region Government - Senior Economic Advisor
United Nation Association – China - Board Member
China Association for Preservation & Development of Tibetan Culture - Standing Member
Yunnan Overseas Economic Cooperation & Promotion Association - Advisor

Women

China Women’s Chamber of Commerce - Honorary Chairman & Advisor
Shanghai Female Enterprises Association - Honorary Chairman
Shanghai Women’s Engineer Association - Honorary Chairman



Education

Soong Ching Ling Foundation (Beijing & Shanghai) - Director
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Advisory Professor
Beijing Economic Trade University, Hong Kong, Macau & Taiwan Research Center - Advisor
Central University of Nationalities - Honorary Professor
China Cuisine Association - Advisory
Zhongzhan University Ningnan College - Advisor



Business

Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment - Vice Chairman
China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment - Executive Committee
Shanghai Association of Enterprises With Foreign Investment - Director
CCPIT China Foreign Trade Council - Vice Chairman of the Council
Fujian Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee - Member
The International Advisory Fairs on Open Economics for Jiangxi Provincial Government, China - Advisor



International
San Diego World Trade Center – The Asia Desk Honorary Advisory Council - Advisor
Asia Society HK & International Council - Member
United Nations Children’s Fund HK Committee (China Children’s Week) - Chairman

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BUSINESS
Hong Kong

China Food Hospitality & Catering Service Co Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Beijing Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Shanghai Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
China Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Hainan Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Xiamen Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Qingdao Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Southwest Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Nanjing Air Catering Ltd. - Managing Director
Northern Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Hong Kong Ningbo Air Catering Ltd - Managing Director
Windows-On-The-World Restaurants Ltd - Managing Director
Munich Reinsurance Co (HK Branch) - Director

Japan

Jade Garden Corporation Ltd - Vice President

China

Beijing Air Catering Co Ltd - Vice Chairman
Shanghai Eastern Air Catering Co Ltd - Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Shenzhen Air Catering Co Ltd - Vice Chairman
Qingdao Eastern Airlines Service Co Ltd - Vice Chairman
Hainan Air Catering Co Ltd - Vice Chairman
Xiamen Int’l Airport Catering Co Ltd - Honorary Chairman
Dalian Meihang Catering Co. Ltd - Vice Chairman
Nanjing Jiangsu Eastern Airlines Catering Co. Ltd - Honorary Chairman
Chengdu Southwest Air Catering Co. Ltd - Honorary Chairman
Beijing Airport Food Service Co., Ltd - Vice Chairman
Ningbo Air Catering Co. Ltd. - Director
Colliers International-CITIC Property Management Co Ltd. - Chairman

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Working Experience
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Provisional Urban Council - Member
Culture and Heritage Commission - Member
Promotion of Civic Education - Committee Member
Hong Kong Food Council - Co-opted Executive Committee Member
Hong Kong Trade Development Council China Trade Advisory Committee - Member
Women Commission - Member
ICAC Operations Review Committee - Member
ICAC Witness Protection Review Board - Member
Ocean Park Corporation Board - Member
Hong Kong Polytechnic Department of Hotel & Tourism Management Advisory Committee - Member
Chinese University of Hong Kong – New Asia College - Trustee
Chinese University of Hong Kong Advisory Board on Extramural Studies - Member
Hong Kong Institute of Education Council - Member
Hong Kong Baptist University Business Advisory Committee - Member
Hong Kong Children’s Choir - Board of Directors
Asian Youth Orchestra - Member & Executive Director
Life Hotline - President
Pok Oi Hospital Governing Committee - Member

China

All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce - Vice Chairman, Executive Committee
China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment - Vice Chairman

# WORK EXPERIENCE
- Since July 2000: Founder and CEO of e -SOLUTIONS SAS (Rennes), software engineering
company specialized in the development of software solutions for Supply Chain Management and International Trade.
- From 1997 to June 2000: Founder and CEO of TELETEC SA (Aix-en-Provence, Rennes), software engineering company specialized in the development of automatic polling for
distributing organizations (agencies, warehouses, cash registers, terminals, …). Company sold in 2000.
- From 1991 to 1997: Sales manager of CONCEPT SA (Aix-en-Provence), software engineering company specialized in the development of management software for press wholesalers networks.
- Second semester 1990: Strategic audit for AVL Inc. (Audio Video Labs – New Jersey).
- From August 1988 to July 1989: National Service at the Navy financial head office (Hôtel de
la Marine - Place de la Concorde – Paris)

# EDUCATION AND DIPLOMA
- 2006-2007: Auditor for the international economic Think Tank “L’Institut de l’Entreprise”,
missions in the USA, China, Turkey, UK and Belgium
- June 1990: Masters degree in research (DEA) in Bank and Finance – Paris II Panthéon- Sorbonne University.

# LANGUAGES
- French: mother tongue
- English: skilled
- Italian: fluent
- Spanish: understanding

# ASSOCIATIVE AND EMPLOYERS’ INVOLVEMENT
- Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Rennes (CCI Rennes), owner of WTC Rennes Bretagne license
- VP of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brittany (CCIR Bretagne)
- Board member of WTCA
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESC Rennes – School of Business
- VP of the Board of Directors of Rennes & Dinard Airports
- Member of the Supervisory Board of BCI (Brittany International Trade Association)
- Member of CESER Bretagne (Economic, social and environmental Council of Brittany)
- Strategic orientation board member of BPI Bretagne (Public Investment Bank)
- Former president of CJD – national employer’s association: VP of the national board

Current Posts

Chamber of Commerce and Industry International / Nord-Pas de Calais : External Relations Director

World Trade Center Lille : Director

Espace International : Secretary

Previous Posts

From 1996 to 2006: Director of Industrial and International Relations for the CCI-Lille Region

From 1974 to 1996: Groupe Générale de Banque, Belgique
Stationed in Brussels, Paris and Lille
Member of the French Board

Education

1986: INSEAD (EDP) – Fontainebleau: ranked 5th in the world by Financial Times. Executive Development Program Diploma, specialization in English.
1974: Institut du Commerce International (ICI), double diploma in conjunction with ESSCA.
1969: Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers (ESSCA) – Business School Master’s Diploma.

Honorary Title

- Honorary President and Administrator for the French-Belgian Chamber of Commerce
- External Relations Advisor for the Belgian Chamber of Commerce
- Knight of the Order of the Belgian Crown (Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Couronne)

Main International meetings (outside WTC network)

2009:
16th Eurochambers Congress in Prague, Czech Republic
Trade mission to Saragossa : logistic
Ruhrgebiet : trade mission on economic development and urbanization

2010:
International Week in Morocco : developing business relationships between Lille region and Morocoo
European Economic Congress in Katowice, Poland
Shangai : trade mission with Lille companies

Mr. Liao Xiaoqi was appointed as the Chairman of China World Trade Center in Beijing focusing the work of the Board on governing and performing its oversight role of Management.

He has been actively involved in international trade and economic relations and has extensive experience with the multinationals, many trade bodies and organizations, domestic corporate sectors, and the benefit of having established extensive contacts with local government and business leaders.

Mr. Liao Xiaoqi's work experience includes serving as Senior Officer of the Policy Research Office of the State Construction Committee, Director of the Policy and System Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation and was later named as Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. He also served as Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Lithuania, Deputy Director of the State Science Technology and Education Leading Group, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China. In addition, he was a committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Mr. Liao Xiaoqi graduated from Peking University.

Haluk Kanca was born in 1968 in Trabzon (Northern Turkey). His prosperous career based over more than 20 years of experience mainly concentrated on Finance, International Trade, logistics and real estate management. Throughout his working life and within the institutions he worked for, he constantly pursued perfection in order to enhance the company’s objectives to the more advanced levels. He profoundly devotes himself to the work and company.

As Supervisor – Kuwait Turkish Finance House-(1992 – 1999)
His career began with Kuwait Turkish Finance House. He started to work in accounting department and it lasted for 4 years. He is an expert on analyzing financial figures, balance sheet and income statement. Then he moved to International Banking Department for the operations of fund management and trade finance transactions. He managed USD 100 million fund on behalf of foreign investors especially from the gulf region.

As an Executive Vice President – Erteks Textile (1999 – 2006)
He managed Finance, Accounting, foreign trade operations and logistics department for 8 years. Turnover of the company increased from 12 million to 30 million USD during his management. He also managed a privatization project on behalf of his company to acquire one of the largest textile complexes from the Ethiopian government in 2004.

As an Independent Consultant (Jan 2006 – Oct 2008)
He provided expert services to many companies in different sectors such as energy, textile, agriculture and construction in Turkey. He achieved to manage benchmarking study of Istanbul Gas Distribution Company (IGDAS), applied EU Framework project for implementing new technology in gas industry.

As General Manager of WTC Istanbul (Oct 2008 - Present)
He increased operational profit of WTC Istanbul for 10% in 2009 compared to 2008 despite economic crisis in the world

Education
Management Engineering, Technical University of Istanbul 1985-1990
Executive Development Programs, Sabanci University 2006