Executive Team

GlobalPlatform is managed on a day-to-day basis by an Executive Team, which comprises an Executive Director, Technical Director and Operations Secretariat. The Executive Team works closely with a PR Agency which provides global communications support.

Kevin Gillick
GlobalPlatform

As Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, Mr. Gillick is responsible for driving awareness and accelerating adoption of the GlobalPlatform Specifications within worldwide markets. Mr. Gillick coordinates and manages the organization's strategic planning and oversees all marketing and business development initiatives within key vertical market sectors. He works closely with GlobalPlatform's Technical Director, all three of the organization's technical committees - Card, Device and Systems - and the GlobalPlatform Task Forces. Mr. Gillick is directly responsible to the Board of Directors and the GlobalPlatform membership.

Prior to his appointment to a full-time role within GlobalPlatform, Mr. Gillick held various marketing and business development positions at Datacard Group. Most recently, as Head of Corporate Marketing, he was responsible for worldwide marketing activities associated with the company's range of secure identity, card personalization and card life cycle management solutions. He managed several worldwide corporate marketing functions and was directly responsible for Datacard Group's market and brand positioning. While at Datacard Group, Mr. Gillick served the Smart Card Alliance on the Board of Directors, with a two year term as Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Gillick has served as GlobalPlatform's full-time Executive Director since 2006. Prior to this appointment, and while in the employment of Datacard Group, he was actively involved in the organization as GlobalPlatform's Marketing Center Chair.

Gil Bernabeu
Gemalto

Mr. Bernabeu is the Technical Advisor for the Standardization and Technology Department at Gemalto. In this role, he supports Gemalto's marketing and product groups in the field of multiple application infrastructure. Mr. Bernabeu previously managed the issuance software 'road map' for Gemalto, which made him responsible for overseeing the internal and external issuance services strategy. Prior to this post, he was Senior Manager in Gemplus' Financial and Security Services Business Unit, where he was responsible for systems architecture and product development for the personalization and smart card management software product line. His earlier experiences at Gemplus were gained in engineering management and software development for the corporate personalization organization. He supervised the software development activities of 15 Gemplus personalization centers worldwide.

Mr. Bernabeu was elected as GlobalPlatform's Technical Director in 2005. His main role is to drive forward the development of GlobalPlatform's smart card specifications and related technical initiatives. Mr. Bernabeu also acts as GlobalPlatform's central technical liaison point, coordinating the efforts of the organization's three technical committees - Card, Device and Systems - and the GlobalPlatform Task Forces. He ensures that all elements of GlobalPlatform-based smart card solutions are interoperable and offer backwards compatibility with previous technology releases. Prior to becoming GlobalPlatform Technical Director, Gil served GlobalPlatform as the Chair of the Systems Committee for over two years.

Operations Secretariat - Alliances Management

Alliances Management is a professional services firm that delivers top quality operations management, administration services, and strategic consultation to non-profit technical standards organizations. The company focuses on providing clients with a better way to operate, by providing business solutions for long term scalability and efficiencies. From event planning and meeting facilitation to financial and budget management, Alliances Management provides a holistic operational service portfolio, delivering exceptional results for clients.
www.alliancesmanagement.com

PR Agency - iseepr Ltd.

iseepr is an independent UK-based PR agency which specializes in the provision of business-to-business PR and communication services to international organizations operating within the smart card sector and related vertical industries. Through working relationships with clients in these sectors, the iseepr team has vast technical and operational knowledge of the smart card industry and an expansive network of media and industry contacts within this field. The iseepr team is committed to delivering the very best client PR experience through effective and frequent communication processes, efficient reporting and evaluation procedures, a proactive approach to all PR efforts by the agency and of course, the ongoing generation of excellent results.
www.iseepr.co.uk