Advisors

• Dr. Axel Berkofsky (Projects Asian Markets)
• Duncan Chapple (Corporate Finance, Projects)
• Richard Hui (Projects)
• Melanie-Antoinette de Massy (Projects Monaco)
• David Prieto (Corporate Finance, Projects)

Dr. Axel Berkofsky (Projects Asian Markets)
Dr. Axel Berkofsky, Dr. Axel Berkofsky is Senior Policy Analyst with the Brussels-based European Policy Centre (EPC). At the EPC, he is running the newly established EU-Asia work programme. Axel Berkofsky studied Japanese Studies and Political Sciences in Marburg, Tokyo and Hamburg and earned his PhD. from Hamburg University in December 2002.

Dr. Berkofsky has lived and worked three years in Japan working as freelance journalist for the Asahi Evening News and Research Associate for the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ). Dr. Berkofsky also worked as consultant and advisor for German and European companies in Japan. As Canon Foundation Research Fellow in Japan, he conducted research for his PhD. dissertation on the U.S.-Japan security alliance. Dr. Berkofsky has published numerous articles and essays on Japanese and East Asian politics, economics and security for various newspapers and magazines in Europe and Asia. He also is a regular contributor to the Hong Kong-based Asia Times.

Before joining the EPC in July 2003, Dr. Berkofsky worked as Research Fellow/Policy Analyst at the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) in Brussels.

Duncan Chapple (Corporate Finance, Projects)
Duncan Chapple is director at Lighthouse and chair of the advisory board. Chapple leads the firm's investor- and analyst-relations business. He is one of the leading experts worldwide in helping firms to develop their relationships with analysts. Before entering the corporate communications industry in 2000, Chapple was a market analyst at Ovum, consulting to a number of investment banks and management consultancies on due diligence projects and technology investments.

Duncan has an MBA from London Business School, where he studied corporate finance, and an MSc in business analysis from City University. He has taken advanced courses in private equity and corporate finance at the graduate business schools of UCLA and Dartmouth College in the United States and through Deloitte's Alumni Development Programme. He is an assembly member of Theseus, the international management institute that Lighthouse sponsors.

Richard Hui (Projects)
Richard Hui is the CEO of Cyber Business Network, a member of Hanny Holdings, a HK listed company (HKSE: 0275), the Managing Director of International Travel Systems Inc, His past experiences included co-founder, President and CTO of Pacificnet Inc. (NASDAQ: PACT), co-founder and Director for IT School Ltd, TelantSoft Inc, and V2 Technology Ltd, Director of the Board and Technology Advisor to Fortune Telecom Holdings (HKSE: 110), China's leading mobile phone distributor and retailer. Mr. Hui completed his studies in Computer Science and Mathametics from the University of Minnesota, USA.

Melanie-Antoinette de Massy (Projects Monaco)
As a member of the Royal Family of Monaco, Melanie-Antoinette de Massy represents the new generation of Monegasque professionals. She has several years of experience in all aspects of high class networking based on her prominent position not only in the Monegasque society. After having finished her studies at the International School of Monaco, she was involved in numerous representation duties as well as interactions with top level business clients, celebrities and other personalities. Especially, Melanie-Antoinette de Massy knows the administration and the key players in Monaco, which makes it possible for her to overcome adiministrational hurdles.

The combination of her background, business know how and networking skills makes Melanie-Antoinette de Massy a unique and trusted partner to Daniel Giersch.

David Prieto (Corporate Finance, Projects)
David Prieto is an Associate Director with the world´s leading technology research and advisory firm. In this position, David is responsible for project-managing client engagements, developing client relationships and delivering analysis results.

David joined this advisory firm from one of the world's biggest conglomerates, where he served as CIO of a medium-sized, wholly-owned subsidiary. Before that, David was business unit manager at one of Europe's largest telecommunications companies, where he was instrumental in developing sales in a new office. His experience also includes leadership positions at management consulting firms and IT service providers.

David holds an MBA with highest honors from Theseus-EDHEC Business School (France) in cooperation with the Anderson School at UCLA. He also received Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Sciences and Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

David is fluent in English, Spanish and French.