Dr. Berge serves as CSO of Varioptic. He is responsible for overseeing R&D and collaborates with Mr. Paillard in setting the strategic direction of the Company. His research continues to generate intellectual property for Varioptic, and his refinements and variations on the liquid lens position it as the appropriate solution in a broad range of industrial and consumer applications. Dr. Berge received his Ph.D in physics from the University of Grenoble , and did two years of post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago , under the leadership of Dr. Albert Libchabert, renowned for his achievements in
Chaos Theory.

Jean-Christophe Robert brings to Varioptic over twenty years’ experience in the imaging business. Before joining us Jean-Christophe was head of Research and Development at Kodak Industrie. His revitalization of innovation policy there prompted a comprehensive shift in the company’s research portfolio away from conventional photography to digital projects. On graduating as an engineer from the Paris Higher School of Physics and Industrial Chemistry (ESPCI), Jean-Christophe joined the Kodak group in 1983 as head of video R&D.; He then led research programmes into new optical materials, before being appointed to the Eastman Kodak Company’s research unit in the USA. He went on to head the Photographic Research Laboratory, prior to becoming Director of Research and Development.

John brings a wide range of senior management, and telecommunications experience, joining Varioptic from TTPCommunications, (a "virtual" mobile phone developer and supplier), where he served as Managing Director of the company's Terminals Business. Prior to TTPC, Barber was Chief Commercial Officer at Cambridge Positioning Systems, where he led the company's commercial development from its conception, to become the world's leading provider of E-OTD location technology for mobile network equipment and handset vendors. Barber has worked at Nokia, as deputy MD of the UK network business. He also brings

Howard Ford brings to Varioptic an outstanding business track record and extensive experience across several industries. Currently non-executive Chairman of Servista Ltd., Howard started his c areer at IBM Europe where he held several positions, including General Manager of IBM's European PC business before joining BT/Cellnet (now O2), a UK-based mobile phone operator as Chief Executive. From 1997, Howard Ford served at Equant as President for Europe, Middle East and Africa , responsible for Global Sales, Marketing and Professional & Consulting Services, becoming Managing Director in 2002 In April 2005 he retired from the Board of Equant. Howard served on the board of Radianz, a joint venture between Reuters and Equant until it was sold to BT in 2004, and on the board of QA Training and as the Chairman of the Thames Valley TEC (Training and Enterprise Council), which managed government funds of approx ￡30m pa for the vocational training of young people in the Thames Valley. He is also Chairman of the Branshaw Foundation, an educational charitable trust. A native of the UK , Howard earned a BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering from Christ's College, Cambridge .

Mr. Blancquart has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry. He was the founder of several successful companies, including Micropro, Europe (the Wordstar company) and Borland International, Europe . He is now the CEO of Esmertec, the leading company in the field of Java based software for mobile telephones. Prior to joining Esmertec, he served as Vice President and General Manager at Openwave and at Global Knowledge, the world's largest independent IT training company. Alain Blancquart holds a B.S in Electronic Engineering from Ecole Centrale Electronique of Paris ( France ).

Dirk Kanngiesser is a founder and Managing Partner of PolyTechnos. He has over 13 years of venture capital experience in Europe . Previously, he worked for eight years as a venture capitalist for Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP). As a Senior Partner in Europe , he was responsible for German operations and overlooked high-technology investments in German-speaking countries. Prior to joining BPEP, he served in Brand Management for Procter & Gamble and Project Engineering at Siemens for a nuclear power project. Dirk is a board member of a number of high-tech companies. He has also served on the board of venture capital funds such as Capricorn Venture Partners and the EuroMerchant Balkan Fund. Dirk is a member of the EVCA High Tech Committee. Dirk received his degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Dortmund in Germany . He received his MBA from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor .