Gabriel Banon resides in Casablanca, Morocco and New York City. Mr. Banon is a published French economist and industrial advisor. He is both a French civil engineer and law graduate. Mr. Banon’s industrial activities include serving as director of the JAPY’s factories of the Worms Group (1957-1961), Chairman of Alfa-Laval factories (1961-1971) Chairman and CEO of Siersatom – Nuclear Industry (1973-1980), Chairman and CEO of Sofinem (1981-1984) and Chairman and CEO of two investment companies, Winvest and Solitair Kapital AB (since 1984 and since 1997 respectively). In the public sector, Mr. Banon served as industrial policy advisor to French President Georges Pompidou and the first CEO of the Industrial Development Institute. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Junior Manager Center for France, member of the board of C.N.O.F., the National Committee French Organization and the National Foundation for Management Teaching. In the U.S., Mr. Banon served as a member of the advisory board of the University of South Carolina at Columbia (1986-1992). At the inception of the peace process in the Middle East, President Arafat appointed Mr. Banon as his economic advisor. Mr. Banon’s published works include La Paix de tous les dangers (Peace in the Middle East) /Ed. Val de France 1998.