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id: james_gareth_short
name: James Gareth Short
rank: 1
memberships: ambassador
bio: James is a successful entrepreneur with a background in large scale property development. He was the Chairman and Founder of BioGen Power and delivered the UK’s first Gasification EfW plant. He also partnered with Acorn Power and GE to develop a large power station facility. James expertise are anchored around building effective management teams and creating relevant partnerships. Ambassador fell in love with Threefold Philippe Guillemot, 58, is the former Chief Operating Officer at Alcatel-Lucent SA, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, prior to its acquisition by Nokia Oyj at the beginning of 2016. Prior to this tenure with Alcatel-Lucent, Guillemot was Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of Europcar Group from 2010 to 2012, Guyancourt, France; Chairman and CEO of Areva T&D, Paris, from 2004 to 2010; Group Executive Vice President, Faurecia SA, Paris, from 2001 to 2003; Group Vice President, Valeo, Paris, from 1998 to 2000; and he held several global executive positions with Michelin from 1983 to 1998. Guillemot is graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy, France; and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the board of directors of Constellium a global aluminium products manufacturer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Sonoca a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, Hartsville, S.C. USA and previously served on the Board of Visteon Corporation, an auto parts manufacturer, Detroit, MI USA.
excerpt: James is a successful entrepreneur with a background in large scale property development.
linkedin: 
websites: https://threefold.io/
project_ids: threefold_foundation
image: ./james_gareth_short_processed.jpg
countries: British
cities:
private: 1
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