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Donald V. Almeida is Vice Chairman Clients and Markets, an appointment he took up on July 1, 2008. In this role he will oversee PwC' global markets through regions and industries. In addition to his global role, Don is also client service vice chairman for the U.S. firm assurance practice. Don has also been managing partner for several U.S. industry groups including entertainment & media and technology. Don has also served as a member of the PwC Global Board of Partners as well as the US Board of Partners. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is licensed in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He is a member of the Fordham Business Schools Advisory Board and the Fordham President’s Council.

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe led the Nestlé Group from 1997 to 2008, first as CEO, till 2005, and then as Chairman and CEO. In April 2008, he handed over the office of CEO and is now Chairman of Nestlé S.A. Born in 1944 in Austria, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe graduated from the University of World Trade in Vienna with a degree in Economics. After joining the Nestlé Group in 1968, he spent a significant part of his career in Latin America, moving from sales manager and marketing director in Chile, to CEO of Nestlé Ecuador and later to Chairman/CEO of Nestlé Venezuela. In 1987 he was transferred to Nestlé's international headquarters in Vevey as Senior Vice-President in charge of the Culinary Products Division, with a worldwide responsibility for that sector. Appointed Executive Vice-President in 1992, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe assumed worldwide leadership of strategic business groups while simultaneously being in charge of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs. In this role, he devised and implemented Nestlé's brand strategy, consisting of a clear hierarchy of strategic brands on the global, regional and local level. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe serves as Vice-Chairman of both L'Oréal and Credit Suisse Group. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Roche Holding S.A. and Delta Topco Limited (Formula 1) as well as a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT). Furthermore, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe has received several awards, including "La Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca", the Schumpeter Prize for outstanding contribution in Economics and the Austrian Cross of Honour for service to the Republic of Austria.

<p> Born in Moscow, Russia on 27 August 1979.Graduated from the State University “Higher School of Economics”, Diploma in Economy and Business Administration.Since 1995 in Healthcare and Pharmaceutics.R-Pharm Founder. President of All-Russia Business Association “Delovaya Rossiya” (“Business Russia”), actively participating in the improvement of investment climate in the Russian Federation and the establishment of the regional investment standard.Member of the Economic Council under the President of the Russian Federation.Member of the Presidential Council for Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.Member of the Expert Council under the Government of the Russian Federation. Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Head of Commission on Investment Climate.Representative (public ombudsman) of the Commissioner of the Presidential Council on the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs on issues related to the protection of the rights of foreign investors.Board-member and Co-chairman of Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on pharmaceutical and medical industry.Co-Chairman of the National Rating CommitteeMember of the Public Council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and technologies).Member of the Supervisory Board of the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization "Agency for Strategic Initiatives". </p>

From June to August 2006 was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. From July 2003 to June 2006 she served as Minister of Finance and Economy of Nigeria, and Head of the Nigeria’s Presidential economic team, which was responsible for tripling the growth rate to an average 6 percent per annum over 3 years. In October 2005, she led the Nigerian team that negotiated the cancellation of USD $18 billion or 60 percent of Nigeria’s external debt with the Paris Club. Previously, she pursued a 21-year career as a development economist at the World Bank, where she held the post of Vice President and Corporate Secretary. This included six years working in the East Asia Region, the last tour (1997–2000) as Country Director Malaysia, Mongolia, Laos and Cambodia during the East Asian financial crisis; in the Middle East Region, in 2000–2003 as Deputy Vice-President of the region. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala also served as Director of Institutional Change and Strategy (1995–1997). From 1989 to 1991 she was Special assistant to the Senior Vice President, Operations. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala was educated at Harvard and has a Ph.D. in Regional Economics and Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Supachai Panitchpakdi began his second term as Secretary-General of UNCTAD September 1, 2009 following his unanimous confirmation by the UN GA. Born in Bangkok May 30, 1946, Dr. Supachai received his Master’s Degree and his Ph.D. in the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. In 1973 he completed his doctoral dissertation on Human Resource Planning and Development. Dr. Supachai began his professional career at the Bank of Thailand in 1974. In 1986 he was elected to the Thai Parliament and appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. In 1988 he was appointed Advisor, and subsequently President of the Thai Military Bank. In 1992 Dr. Supachai was appointed Senator, and became Deputy Prime Minister, entrusted for economic and trade policy-making. He represented Thailand at the signing ceremony in Marrakech of the Uruguay Round Agreement in 1994. He was active in shaping regional agreements, including APEC, ASEAN and ASEM. In 2001 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the International Institute for Management in Lausanne. He has published a number of books on globalization and trade issues. In 2002–2005 Dr. Supachai served as Director-General of the WTO.

Sergei Yushin, born in Moscow, 1961. Graduated from Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages named after M. Thorez (specialising in the Scandinavian languages). From 1986 through 1992, worked within non-governmental organisations for development of cultural, scientific and professional contacts with the Scandinavian countries and the USA. After foreign trade was liberalised in the early 1990s, founded several trade and production companies in the meat industry. In May 2003, was elected Head of the Executive Committee of the National Meat Association. One of the founders of the first Rotary Club in the USSR, uniting professionals in various spheres of business, science and culture (1990). In 1998-1999, was president of the Moscow Rotary Club. In 1999, was awarded the highest Rotary Club distinction, being made a Paul Harris Fellow. Yushin is a member of expert councils of the Government of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry for Economic Development, the Federal Antimonopoly Service and other state authorities. Married, with a son and daughter.