Dr. Donald A. Marchand, Chairman

Dr. Marchand is Professor of Strategy and Information Management at IMD International, one of Europe's leading business schools, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. From 1997 to 2000 he was the director of the research project, Navigating Business Success that discovered the Information Orientation metric. Professor Marchand is the author/co-author of eight books and over 140 articles, book chapters, cases, and reports. He is also an acclaimed speaker at international management conferences and seminars.

Dr. Marchand is an advisor to senior executives of leading service and manufacturing companies in Europe, North America, Middle East and the Asia Pacific and has provided consulting services to more than 80 global enterprises.

From July 1987 to June 1994, Dr. Marchand was Dean and Professor of Information Management at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University. Earlier in his career, he founded and directed the Institute for Information Management, Technology and Policy in the College of Business at the University of South Carolina where he also taught in the Master's International Business Program.

Dr. Marchand received his PhD and MA at UCLA and his BA at the University of California at Berkeley where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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Brigitte Reverdin

After graduating with an MBA from INSEAD in 1981, Ms. Reverdin worked in private banking in Switzerland, holding two positions as Branch Manager of private banking operations. 

In 1992 she established MARKETrends as an independent strategic consultancy firm working with the CEOs of private banks. The firm subsequently expanded into a family office providing advice to private clients, and is completely autonomous, dedicated to finding objective solutions for clients based on thorough knowledge of the Wealth Management sector and freedom from bias in selecting wealth management services. These include the identification of the most appropriate banks and asset managers, the supervision of portfolios, and the coordination of wealth management strategies through a network of professionals. 

Ms. Reverdin serves on the board of several companies in Switzerland, and acts as the trusted advisor to families and entrepreneurs in Europe.

Dr. Robert S.  Collins

Dr. Robert S. Collins is Professor of Manufacturing Management & Strategy at IMD. Professor Collins has acted as a consultant to international companies in the areas of manufacturing practice and performance benchmarking, manufacturing transformation, supply/demand chain management as well as organizational development and management education. He regularly addresses international conferences and seminars. His sectorial experience is predominantly in automotive components, chemicals & pharmaceuticals, consumer durables, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing equipment & machinery as well as process instrumentation and control.

Having studied chemical engineering at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, Dr. Collins obtained his MBA and DBA at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of European Quality, and served as a member of the Board of the Decision Sciences Institute, the European Operations Management Association and the Production and Operations Management Society. He is a member of the Visiting Committee to the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.

Joyce Prokop Marchand, Secretary

Ms. Marchand is President of Marchand Management Strategies, Inc. (MMSI), incorporated in the State of New York, USA.  Founded in 1981, MMSI provides project management and strategic planning services to business, governmental agencies and non-profit organizations.

Ms. Marchand has over forty years of planning, management and research experience. As a consultant, she has been involved in the successful management and implementation of over 150 projects.

Prior to establishing MMSI, Ms. Marchand held several high level governmental positions in the State of South Carolina, USA and in the Congress of the United States in Washington, D.C. Ms. Marchand has a degree in political science and international relations from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She also completed graduate work in urban planning and public administration at the American University, Washington, D.C., and the University of South Carolina.