PIERLUIGI ORATI – Country Risk Manager, Enel SPA, Sustainability expert and consultant, freelance journalist

Pierluigi has a strong background in economics and he joined Enel group ten years ago starting in the Generation and Energy Management (GEM) business.
Three years of experience in the so called “engine room” were enough in order to understand the complexity of business within Electricity.

In 2003 he joined the Investor Relations team where actively participated in the Enel II and Enel III public offerings, managed relations with Institutional Investors and Financial Analysts and produced regularly sensitive documentation for the Top Management and the Board of Directors.

Pierluigi has been several years in charge of relations with Sustainability Analysts and Social Responsible Investors answering their questions and providing them with all the necessary information about Enel’s CSR. Furthermore he represents Enel at Universities and at international conferences.

The creation of a section of Enel’s CSR home page to involve stakeholders directly through multidimensional scaling (Sustainability Meter) was one of Pierluigi’ specific tasks and the broad response of stakeholders seems to indicate the success of the initiative.

Pierluigi is a member of the international GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Working Group Board, involved in revising and discussing worldwide with Enel’s competitors and NGOs in order to cooperate with them in writing the new CSR guidelines and indicators for companies in the energy industry (EUSS).
He is also a member of the International Scientific Board Committee of “La Finanza” two-monthly magazine of Economy, Finance and Geopolitics.

Pierluigi is currently working as Country Risk Manager for Enel where he is in charge of relations with the ECAs (Export Credit Agencies) at a global level.

BILL PARSONS – Executive Vice President, Human Resources, ARM Holdings plc

Bill is currently the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at ARM Holdings plc. Prior to this, he has held HR Directorships at Saga Group Ltd., Hussmann (Europe) Ltd., and Murex Biotech Ltd.

He has a degree in Materials Science and, an MBA with distinction from Warwick Business School.

ARM Holdings plc has won many awards for management excellence including the European Business Award for Business of the Year as well as national awards for Best Employer, Best Company and Business Leader of the Year.  Bill is also on the Board’s of the EKTN, The Cambridge Network and The Learning Collaboration.

PROFESSOR FÁTIMA BARROS – Dean, School of Economics and Management (FCEE-Católica)

Professor Fátima Barros has been the Dean of Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics, since September 2004, where she also teaches Economics in the MBA and Masters programs.

Professor Fátima Barros holds a Ph.D. in Economics from CORE, Catholic University of Louvain, in Belgium and a BA in Economics from the Catholic University of Portugal. She was also a research student in the London School of Economics, as part of the European Doctoral Programme.

Currently she is also:

• Member of the EQUIS Committee, Brussels, Belgium (since June 2009);
• Member of the Maintenance Accreditation Committee of the AACSB, Tampa, USA (since April 2009);
• Member of the EFMD Board (European Foundation for Management Development), Brussels, Belgium (since June 2008);
• Board Member of the Audencia Management School, Nantes, France (since June 2007).

Other activities:

• Coordinator of the Think Tank for Ernst & Young, Lisbon, Portugal (since January 2010).
• Member of the Advisory Board of Durham Business School, Durham, United Kingdom (since March 2009).

A short film with comments from the White Paper’s author, Phil Forrest and views and opinions from some of Europe’s top business leaders with a link to download the white paper.

YIANNIS KYPRI – Group Chief General Manager, Bank of Cyprus

Yiannis Kypri is an Executive Director and the Group Chief General Manager of the Bank of Cyprus Group.

Yiannis studied Economics at the London School of Economics and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He joined the Bank of Cyprus in 1980 and held various positions at the Bank which have given him a wide experience on all aspects of banking business. These include Strategic planning, Financial Control, Corporate Finance, Investment and Private Banking, Treasury, Risk Management, Operations, Information Technology and managing the operations of New Markets (Russia, Romania and Ukraine).

On 1st January 2005 he was appointed as a member of the Bank of Cyprus Top Executive team which has led the Group to unprecedented levels of performance, in terms of growth and profitability, as well as steering it successfully to come out of the recent world financial and economic crisis virtually unscathed.

He was a founding member and served as Chairman of the Cyprus Public Companies’ Association for six years, and played an important role in the formation of the Cyprus Stock Exchange in 1996.

He is also the Chairman of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and was instrumental in its creation in 1984.

Yiannis is also a Trustee of the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre, which was established in 1998, a centre of excellence for the treatment of cancer in Cyprus.

BG SRINIVAS – Senior Vice President, Member Executive Council, Infosys Technologies Ltd

BG Srinivas or BG, as he is widely known, is the Senior Vice President and Member of Infosys’ Executive Council. The global business units headed by him include Manufacturing, Product Development and Engineering Services. With more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles across industries, geographies and business segments, he also oversees company’s European operations and directs implementation of strategies critical to company’s growth and profitability.

Well recognized for his passion and enthusiasm for excellence, BG is the executive sponsor for a large number of client relationships. He also serves on the board of five Infosys subsidiaries – Infosys Consulting, Infosys BPO and three Infosys European Subsidiaries, Sweden, Poland and Czech republic ensuring cohesive growth and depth of engagement across services and geographies.

BG joined Infosys in 1999 and has since played a central role in establishing and leading three growth engines each of which now contributes $1 billion dollars in revenue. He began his tenure as the Head of Enterprise Solutions business and under his leadership the unit grew from $3 million dollars to become one of the largest service offerings. In 2003 BG was entrusted the responsibility of leading European operations – a business that scaled up from $150 million to cross a $1 billion in 4 years helping with geographic diversification. BG contributed significantly in building Infosys brand in Europe through strategic association with the World Economic Forum, and through government, academic, and influencer relations.

As the head of Manufacturing and Engineering units, BG restructured the business in 2007 to enhance industry focus while improving customer and employee satisfaction. These units now provide business and IT solutions to Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Industrial manufacturers, Process manufacturers, and High-Tech manufacturers globally serving more than 140 clients. BG has led the way in establishing new engagement models, IP-based solutions and transformational relationships across the company.

Prior to joining Infosys, BG spent his formative years at ABB where he was the youngest Manager and held several leadership positions, including overall responsibility for corporate systems at Process Automation and Power Transmission units at ABB India.

BG is frequently called upon to share his views on globalization, outsourcing and talent management by leading broadcasters and publications like CNBC, CNN, BBC, FT, Le Monde and at various conferences and symposiums.

An Engineer from Bangalore University, BG lives in London with his wife and daughter.