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BIOGRAPHY
Gil Bernabeu,
Technical Director,
GlobalPlatform
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, Mr. Bernabeu served GlobalPlatform as the Chair of the Systems Committee for over two years.
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