George Bitar

Jean Pierre Daccache

George Bitar co-founded in 1994 Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (“MLGPE”) for which he currently serves as a consultant. He was a member of MLGPE operating and investment committees. He held several management positions over the years including Co-Head of North America, Partner in charge of Western and Eastern Europe and prior to that Latin America.
Mr. Bitar served on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies operating in several industries including healthcare, consumer products, manufacturing, banking, re-insurance, retail and business services. Prior to MLGPE, Mr. Bitar was a Director in the Merrill Lynch High Yield and Restructuring group. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1990, Mr. Bitar was an Assistant Vice President of Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc. Foreign Exchange and Futures division. Mr. Bitar received a B.S. in Systems Engineering from Boston University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.

Jean Pierre Daccache is Executive Vice President of Capital E Advisors, Inc. with responsibility for managing the operational, business development, compliance and legal functions. From 2000 to 2004, he was Vice President of the International Private Client Services Division of The Bank of New York with direct responsibility for the bank's private banking activities in Europe and the Middle East. Previously he held other banking assignments in the ME and he was the Senior Legal Consultant for the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation (PAAC), a Kuwaiti government body in charge of war compensation following the Iraqi invasion. Mr. Daccache holds a BA in Premedical Studies & Modern Languages and a Juris Doctor degree.

Habib Kairouz is Managing Partner of Rho Capital Partners, a New York based private equity firm with $2 billion under management and offices in New York, Palo Alto and Montreal. Rho's activities span all classes of private equity investments, including venture capital in early stage technology and healthcare companies, direct private equity investments in more mature growth companies, and fund investments in all classes of venture capital and private equity funds. Prior to joining Rho in 1993, Habib had five years of investment banking and leveraged buyout experience in New York with Reich & Co. and Jesup & Lamont. Habib received a B.S. in Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University.

Marc Malek is a Managing Partner of Camelot Partners, LLC, an alternative asset management firm with more than $400 million in assets. His previous work engagements include trading for a large hedge fund, heading global exotic FX Options for UBS, and later heading Proprietary Trading for the combined UBS/SBC in Europe. Marc graduated with honors from the California Institute of Technology.

Adla Massoud is a New York-based freelance journalist for various international media outlets. Previously, Adla worked for BBC News, AFP, UPI and MBC TV in London. She holds a bachelors degree in Politics & International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury and a Masters degree in International Journalism from London's Graduate School of Journalism.

Kinda Younes is Chief Operating Officer of Get Solo, LLC, a technology company focused on loyalty, retention and branding enhancement. Her previous work engagements include working as a management consultant to numerous start-ups, mostly in the technology space; Corporate Strategic Planning at PepsiCo; and Mergers and Acquisitions at Goldman Sachs. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, and an M.B.A from INSEAD.