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Raymond Edward Kendall Chairman |
Dr. Akly Adjaoute, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer |
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Lucien Bourely Global Chief Operating Officer |
Shlomo Elbaz Chief Financial Officer |
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Gary Young VP Business Development |
Frederic Le Gall UK Manager |
Raymond Edward Kendall
Chairman
Following his distinguished careers of service in Her Majesty's Royal Air Force and at Scotland Yard, Raymond Kendall joined INTERPOL in 1971. From 1985 until his retirement in 2001 he served three times as SECRETARY GENERAL of INTERPOL, the renowned international police organization, comprised of 177 member countries, from its headquarters in Lyons, France. Upon his retirement he was named Secretary-General Emeritus. As Senior Strategist for Brighterion, Kendall provides strategic counsel on meeting the developing needs of the international financial community.
An honors degree recipient from Oxford University, Raymond has received awards from the governments of France, Spain, Finland, the United States, Chile, Peru and Russia. He is also the recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the United States Marshall's Services and has been honored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
In addition to his leadership in fulfilling the traditional mission of INTERPOL, Raymond Kendall initiated joint efforts globally with the private sector to address the growing threat of cybercrime and the need for international cooperation to prevent abuses on the web.
Raymond Kendall was elected in August, 2001, as PRESIDENT OF THE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE of the Anti-Fraud Office of the European Union.
Akly Adjaoute, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Adjaoute is a leading figure in the international cognitive science community. Prior to Brighterion, Dr. Adjaoute was the founder, President and CEO who drove Cognitix Technologies to become the supplier of Mindsuite, the world's most powerful tool for the development and deployment of artificial-intelligence applications. For over 14 years and over 400 combined man-years, software developers have been building Mindsuite.
Mindsuite provides unparalleled sets of advanced technologies that include: Smart-Agents , Optimization suite, Business Rules, Case Based Reasoning, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks Library, Simulation Tools, Interpreted and Compiled language, Fuzzy Logic, Data Mining Suite . These technologies are not only fully integrated from a development standpoint, but they also form alliances and cooperate with one another within an application solution to provide a powerful Business application development suite.
Mindsuite, Cognitix' product, has been deployed at the highest levels of financial, military and industrial enterprises. At Brighterion, Dr. Adjaoute has driven the creation of a commercial product that delivers the power of this technology to the banking, securities, telecommunications and insurance industries.
Dr Adjaoute was the first to bring a Multi-agent Technology tool to the market. Mindsuite has been used in the industry since 1991.
Dr. Adjaoute has a PHD in Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. His doctorate received the "Gold Medal" by the "PHD Research Magazine". Named "Man of the Year" by the magazine "Technologies" in 1989.
Dr. Adjaoute has also served as the scientific director for the European Research Institute for 4 years.
Lucien Bourely
Global Chief Operating Officer
With almost 30 years of experience in corporate strategy and executive management with leaders in the banking, technology and payment system analysis and development industries, Bourely is responsible for overall strategic direction, growth and management of Brighterion Europe.
Prior to joining Brighterion, Bourely held a wide range of senior strategy positions. He started his career as a Founder and President of SG2 Group. Bourely has also served in corporate strategy and international business development positions for "Groupement des Cartes Bancaires" and "Groupement Carte Bleue". Additionally, he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SME Conseil, a multi-national consulting firm, driving many campaigns for customers as prestigious as BNP Paribas, NCR, UNISYS and France Telecom Mobiles.
He earned an Aeronautical Engineering degree from STANFORD University in California.
Shlomo Elbaz
Chief Financial Officer
Shlomo Elbaz has nearly two decades of experience in finance along with a deep understanding of the high technology and e-business sectors. He joined Brighterion after 18 years with KPMG and Nexia where he most recently served as Partner-in-Charge of international business working for prestigious customers like Japan Airlines.
During his tenure with KPMG and Nexia , Mr. Elbaz specialized in the technology industry with assignments in the European Market. He assisted many companies with the management strategy process and served as a consultant on Mergers & Acquisitions and private financing matters. His experience also includes operational analysis, new product introductions and competitive market analyses.
Mr. Elbaz has a Masters degree in Business Management.
Gary Young
VP Business Development
Gary Young has over twenty years experience in international project management with an emphasis on infrastructure deployment and technology transfer.
He served as President of Starbridge Communications, a leading group for telecommunications infrastructure. Mr. Young provides extensive knowledge of entrepreneurial business, operating effectively in multi-tasking situations. Prior to his role at Starbridge, he held the position of Executive Director of the International Relief Foundation with oversight responsibility of over fifty projects implemented in thirty-five countries.
Mr. Young has a Masters degree in International Business Development with a thesis in land use in the Western United States from Arizona State University.
Frederic Le Gall
UK Manager
Frederic has over 16 years experience in corporate development and executive management with leading companies in the technology, banking and payment industries. Since 2002 he has advised a number of leading initiatives in the payments and mCommerce environment on their European development strategy. Between 2000 and 2002 he was General Manager-Europe for Citria Ltd, a leading European e-business solutions software house managing all their European subsidiaries. At Mondex International, the smart card subsidiary of MasterCard International, he was Head of EMEA from 1994 to 2000, responsible for business development, marketing and implementation of electronic payments systems. He also managed some of the activities of the company in Asia and North America. Frederic early experience was in aerospace and defense, with Dassault Aviation from 1989.
Frederic has an MBA and an MSc. in aeronautical & systems engineering.