The Board of Directors

During the General Assembly meeting celebrated in Cape Town on 31 October 2008, TCI members elected a new board with few changes.

Since October 2007, Juan Manuel Esteban is TCI President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is economist and coordinates the Cluster Policy in the Basque Country, Spain.

Alberto Pezzi is the Secretary of the Board of Directors of TCI-The Competitiveness Institute. He is based in Barcelona, Spain where he is Head of Analysis of the Observatory of Industrial Foresight of the Catalan Government Centre for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM) with direct responsibilities in industry competitiveness and cluster-based initiatives.

Elisabeth Waelbroeck-Rocha is the Treasurer of the Board of Directors of TCI-The Competitiveness Institute. She is Vice-President of BIPE, France.

Carlos Álvarez is an industrial civil engineer and holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. Since year 2006 and to date, he has been the Executive Vice-President and CEO of the Chilean Economic Development Agency, CORFO. His leadership in the agency has focused on three strategic issues: innovation; strengthening of small and medium enterprises (SMEs); and local production development through investment promotion and cluster strengthening.

Since 2006, Arthur Bayhan is Director on the Board of Directors of TCI-The Competitiveness Institute. He is Chief Executive Officer of The Competitiveness Support Fund in Pakistan.

Since October 2007, Nigel Gwynne-Evans is Director on the Board of Directors of TCI-The Competitiveness Institute. He is also responsible for the organization of Cape Town 2008, TCI 11th Annual Global Conference. He works for the Economic Development & Tourism, Western Cape Government, South Africa.

Since October 2007, Klaus Haasis is Director on the Board of Directors of TCI - The Competitiveness Institute. He is Managing Director of MFG Baden-Württemberg, the public Innovation Agency for IT and Media in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Since October 2007, Christian Ketels is Director on the Board of Directors of TCI-The Competitiveness Institute. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

Since October 2007, Kevin Murphy is Director on the Board of Directors of TCI - The Competitiveness Institute. Kevin Murphy is President and co-founder of JE Austin Associates, USA.