David has served on the IMCZ Board – redesigning/maintaining its website – since July of 2006, served as IMCZ Vice-President during 2007 and President in 2008. David is American, studied computer science, electrical engineering and German before moving to Switzerland “for a few years” in 1984. He has been Managing Director of APEX Computer Technologies AG – a software engineering firm now in Zug – for 22 years. David is 48, lives in the Hochstuckli ski area and has five children aged 10 to 20. His wife Carol is Vice President on the Board of the Zug International Women’s Club for 2009 and Secretary on the Board of the English Teachers Association of Switzerland. David's lone hobby seems to be the IMCZ.

Andrew is American, and has lived in Switzerland for 16 years. He did graduate work in philosophy in the United States, learned German, and studied chemical process engineering in Germany. His professional background includes process engineering, market research and strategic consulting, investment analysis for a private bank, and market and competitor analysis. Andrew is Managing Director of Language Refinery, providing corporate communication support to international companies. He hikes and cooks avidly, and leads a Reading Circle for English Language Literature in Zug.

Muthana was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. He was not quite 18 when he won a scholarship to study engineering in the UK and returned home in 1962 with a PhD from Imperial College, University of London in communication, electrical engineering. After finishing his national service in the Iraqi Air Force, he joined the staff of the College of Engineering, University of Baghdad, where he stayed until 1978 when he emigrated to Switzerland, just before Saddam came to power. He founded a successful trading company in Steinhausen, whose management he has now passed on to his son, whilst enjoying semi-retirement. Muthana is married with three grown up children and five grandchildren. He enjoys skiing in the winter and boating in the summer as well as cycling all year round.

John Henry Smith, a U.K./Swiss citizen, came to Switzerland in 1972. Between 1980 and 2001 he held senior management appointments in international banks and other financial institutions, including the International Capital Markets Association. Currently he is a member of the board of directors of five corporations as well as being a management consultant.

In 2005 he formed Grail Securities (Switzerland), a U.S. advisory and equities market research service and developed the very powerful Grail stock selection and trading model that has significantly beaten the market every year.

As a financial intermediary, John is a member of PolyReg, one of Switzerland's Self-Regulatory Organizations. John Henry has an MBA from a U. K. University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, U.K. He enjoys jogging, squash, photography and writing about finance.

Hal is an American software engineer with over a decade of experience. He holds a bachelor degree from Clemson University where he also pursued his masters until receiving an excellent job opportunity which enticed him to put it on hold. He is a member of Mensa and has many awards and certifications in his profession. His interests include music, weight training, reading, poker, fishing, chess, and ultimate. His original reason for coming to Switzerland was a 3 month contract however he and his wife found it an excellent place to live with their two children.

Karl quite unexpectedly found himself working for a Telco giant in Germany in the winter of 1999, not the best of places for an Australian born and raised on a beach in the sub-tropical climes of the Aussie east coast.

Two years later Karl relocated to Switzerland for work related reasons, but primarily to take advantage of a fondue oriented lifestyle, spectacular mountain scenery, and to learn to Snowboard in lieu of a decent beach with good surf.

Karl is a Freelance Telecom Consultant, a maniac blues guitarist, and has a deep respect for a good fondue. He still hasn't been able to get his snowboard to work like a surfboard....

Paulo is from Brazil, but also has roots in Germany. He is 31 years old, is married and has a one year-old daughter. Paulo has been living in Switzerland since 2006, working for a Brazilian pulp and paper company, controlling the European sales operations. Previously, Paulo also lived in Belgium, Holland, Germany and of course in his home country Brazil. Paulo's interests are languages, different cultures, and strategy. In his spare time he enjoys movies and computer games.