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The people taking up the challenge           
The global solar market has seen strong growth of 40% per year since 2000 (it was worth €9 billion in 2005). The current target is to reduce production costs. (…) This involves research programmes on photovoltaic energy systems. Such research and development needs to be supplemented by projects combining photovoltaic energy systems with the development of, for example, smart energy distribution networks. Incorporating these materials and these systems right from the design stage of buildings is a sine qua non for the successful development of this sector. France has groups that are capable of supporting research and development of this kind. Government incentives fixing the price for purchasing photovoltaic energy at €0.55 per kWh are positive signals for developing outlets for the sector, particularly with local authorities.

Gérard Bonvincini - CEO - Management of undertakings in markets with very strong growth
1999-2001: Founder, CEO and majority shareholder of Snarx (new technologies).
1995-2001: Co-founder and shareholder of Consodata (marketing database), a company floated on the stock exchange since 1999.
1995-1998: Founder, CEO and shareholder of Diacom (new technologies), sold to D Technologies in 1998, the Managing Director and shareholder of D Technologies (direct marketing and telephone technology).
The company was floated on the Paris stock exchange in 1999 (raising funds amounting to €4M).

 

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Wahib Geagea
Lawyer specialising in international commercial law, commercial contracts, company law, company acquisitions, joint ventures, litigation and international arbitration.
1987 - Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood (Los Angeles, USA)
1990 - 2004 – the McKay law firm
2004 - Carreras, Barsikian, Robertson (Paris)

Vincent de Cannière
Banking experience
1984-1986 Banque Bruxelles Lambert S.A., Assistant to the General Manager in charge of Dutch and Flemish clientele
1989-1993 Crédit Commercial de France S.A., Vice-President, in charge of European clientele
1993-2002 CBG (Compagnie Bancaire de Genève) S.A., Executive Vice-President, Member of the
Executive Committee, in charge of European and CIS clients (merger with Banque d’Investissements Privés)
2002-2005 BGG (Banque Genevoise de Gestion), Executive Vice-President and Partner
2005 to date Chartwell Partners
Consulting experience
1986-1987 Batell Memorial Institute, macro and micro economic consulting
1987-1989 Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co S.A. (KPMG), banking consulting department