Numiri pontificale la noul Consiliu pentru Economie: opt cardinali şi şapte experţi
RV 08 mar 2014.Continuând completarea noilor instituţiiînfiinţate prin scrisoarea motu proprio“Fidelis
dispensator et prudens”, de la 24 februarie 2014, Papa Francisc a numit, pentru
un mandat de cinci ani, opt cardinali şi şapte experţi ca membri ai Consiliului pentru
Economie. Aceştia sunt cei opt cardinali: card. Reinhard Marx, arhiepiscop
de München und Freising, cu rol de coordonator; cardinalul Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne,
arhiepiscop de Lima; card. Daniel N. DiNardo, arhiepiscop de Galveston-Houston; card.
Wilfrid Fox Napier, arhiepiscop de Durban; card. Jean-Pierre Ricard, arhiepiscop di
Bordeaux; card. Norberto Rivera Carrera, arhiepiscop de Ciudad de México; card. John
Tong Hon, episcop de Hong Kong; şi card. Agostino Vallini, vicarul general al Sanctităţii
Sale pentru dieceza de Roma. Iată şi numele celor şapte experţi, chemaţi de
Papa Francisc să facă parte din noul Consiliu pentru Economie: Joseph F.X. Zahra
(Malta), cu rol de vice-coordonator; Jean-Baptiste de Franssu (Franţa); John Kyle
(Canada); Enrique Llano Cueto (Spania); Jochen Messemer, (Germania); Francesco Vermiglio
(Italia) şi George Yeo (Singapore).
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Mai jos,
în engleză, câteva repere biografice ale membrilor Consiliului pentru Economie. FURTHER
BACKGROUND ON THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE CARDINAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
FOR THE ECONOMY
His Eminence Reinhard Cardinal Marx is the Coordinator
of the Council for the Economy. He has been Archbishop of Munich and Freising
since 2008. Previously he was Bishop of Trier (2002–2008), Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn
(1996–2001) and Titular Bishop of Petina (1996–2001). Cardinal Marx is a member of
the Council of 8 Cardinals.
His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo has been
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston since 2006. Before that he was Coadjutor Archbishop
of Galveston-Houston (2004-2006), Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston (2004), Bishop
of Sioux City (1998-2004) and Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City (1997-1998).
His
Eminence Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier has been Archbishop of Durban since 1992.
Previously he was Bishop of Kokstad (1981-1992). Cardinal Napier was a member of the
former Council of 15 Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Questions
of the Apostolic See.
His Eminence Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera has
been Archbishop of Mexico City since 1995. Previously he was Bishop of Tehuacán
(1985-1995). Cardinal Rivera Carrera was a member of the former Council of 15 Cardinals
for the Study of Organizational and Economic Questions of the Apostolic See.
His
Eminence Juan Luis Cardinal Cipriani Thorne has been Archbishop of Lima since 1999.
Previously he was Archbishop of Ayacucho (1995-1999), Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho
(1988-1995) and Titular Bishop of Turuzi (1988-1995). Cardinal Cipriani Thorne was
a member of the former Council of 15 Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and
Economic Questions of the Apostolic See.
His Eminence Jean-Pierre Cardinal
Ricard has been Archbishop of Bordeaux since 2001. Previously, he was Bishop of
Montpellier (1996-2001), Coadjutor Bishop of Montpelli er (1996), Auxiliary Bishop
of Grenoble (1993-1996) and Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis (1993-1996). Cardinal
Ricard was a member of the former Council of 15 Cardinals for the Study of Organizational
and Economic Questions of the Apostolic See.
His Eminence John Cardinal
Tong Hon has been Bishop of Hong Kong since 2009. Previously, he was Coadjutor
Bishop of Hong Kong (2008-2009), Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1996-2008) and Titular
Bishop of Bossa (1996-2008). Cardinal Tong Hon was a member of the former Council
of 15 Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Questions of the Apostolic
See.
His Eminence Agostino Cardinal Vallini has been Vicar General of Rome
since 2008. Previously, he was Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (2004-2008),
Bishop of Albano (1999- 2004), Auxiliary Bishop of Naples (1989-1999) and Titular
Bishop of Tortibulum (1989-1999). Cardinal Vallini was a member of the former Council
of 15 Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Questions of the Apostolic
See.
FURTHER BACKGROUND ON THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE LAY MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL FOR THE ECONOMY
Joseph F.X. Zahra
is an economist and founding partner and Managing Director of MISCO, the independent
consulting group operating in Malta, Italy and Cyprus. He has a wealth of practical
Board experience gained from many years of leading organizations in the private and
government sectors in both an executive and non-executive Director capacity. He has
a long history of working effectively with Chairs, Directors and Senior Executives
to improve corporate performance. He has been a consultant and board facilitator in
the Corporate World, for over 25 years guiding executives in changing the way they
do business, using new technologies and business models. He has addressed numerous
seminars on industrial development, managerial economics, financial services and management
all over Europe as well as in North America, consulting companies and organizations,
across a diverse range of industries and professions. He is a former director
of the Central Bank of Malta and former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, former
chairman of Bank of Valletta plc., Maltacom plc., and Middlesea Insurance plc.
as well as Chairman of the National Commission for Higher Education. In 2005 he was
appointed by the Prime Minister of Malta as the Chairman of the National Euro Changeover
Committee. In July 2013, Pope Francis appointed him President of the Commission for
the reforms of the economic and administrative structures of the Holy See. He sits
on a number of boards of directors of both private and listed companies operating
in financial services, oil services, transportation, retailing and accommodation.
Jean-Baptiste de Franssu is Chairman of INCIPIT, an M&A advisory and consulting
firm. Up to the end of October 2011 he was Chief Executive Officer of Invesco
Europe and a member of the Invesco Worldwide management committee. Before joining
Invesco in 1990, Jean-Baptiste was a Director of Groupe Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
in France, and prior to this a Financial Editor at INVESTIR magazine. Jean-Baptiste
is a graduate of the ESC Group Business School in Reims, France and holds a BA in
European Business Administration from Middlesex University in the UK. He also holds
a postgraduate degree in Actuarial Studies from Pierre and Marie Curie University
in Paris. In June 2009 he was elected President of the European Fund and Asset
Management Association (EFAMA). His mandate ended in June 2011. Jean-Baptiste was
also a member of the European Commission's asset management expert group on UCITS
regulatory regime evolution. He was Chairperson of the Think Tank Group on Thought
Leadership in Asset Management that released 3 key publications including one in January
2009 on the key challenges faced by UCITS post credit crisis, with the support of
European commissioner McGreevy. In 2009 he was Elected European fund industry personality
of the year. He has, over the years, contributed to many publications and seminars
on issues relating to regulation and supervision of asset management activities. Since
2013, Jean-Baptiste has been a member of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on
the Organization of the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See. Jean-Baptiste
is non-executive director of TAGES LLP, Carmignac Gestion S.A. and ACOFI SCA. He is
also a member of various boards of European and US charities. He is married with Hélène
de Gerlache de Gomery and they have 4 children.
John F. Kyle retired in
2008 as Vice-President and Treasure of Imperial Oil Limited in Canada after 34 years
of service. Born in the United States on January 16, 1943, he is a dual citizen
of Canada and the United States. Dr. Kyle obtained his Ph.D. in economics from
the University of Wisconsin in 1971. Early in his professional career he taught economics
at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and also at New York University.
He moved to Canada in 1976 and joined Imperial Oil where he held a number of executive
positions with Imperial and its parent company, ExxonMobil Corp prior to becoming
Vice President and Treasurer in 1991. Dr. Kyle is a member of the Board of Directors
of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute in Toronto, and has been a member of
the Council of International Auditors of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of
the Holy See since 2005. He was a member of the Finance Council of the Archdiocese
of Toronto from 1991 to 2005, and a member and chair of the audit committee of the
Board of Catholic Cemeteries of Toronto. He was also a member of the Board of Directors
of Saint Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto from 1992 to 2003, and served as Board
Chair from 1998 to 2003. From 2003 to 2005 he was a member of the board of directors
of The St. Joseph's Health Centre Foundation. He and his wife Judith currently divide
their time between Naples, Florida, Canada and Alaska.
Enrique Llano Cueto
is an Economist from the University of Madrid and a Chartered Accountant. He
began his career at Deloitte Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte and Touche) where he
served, during more than fifteen years, audit clients in the industry as well as in
the financial, insurance and in the health care sector as director and audit partner.
He was elected in 1986 member of the Partnership Board until 1988. Between 1988 and
2008, he was audit partner of KPMG Peat Marwick (now KPMG), responsible for Infrastructure,
Government and Public Health line of business and lead partner responsible for services
rendered worldwide to certain major clients in the public and private sectors. He
served on the Partnership Board for several terms. At present, he is an independent
adviser to middle size and family business companies. He is also a former independent
director and chairman of the audit committee of NCG Bank SA. Enrique is member of
several business associations and of the Spanish Chapter of Club de Roma. Since
2013, Enrique has been a member of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the
Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See. Jochen
Messemer, 47 years old, lives in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is a former Partner of McKinsey&Company
(1993-2003), where he served clients in the Health Care and Financial Service Industry.
During that time he has also worked for various institutions of the Catholic Church
in Germany. He has been an International Auditor of the Prefecture for Economic
Affairs of the Vatican and the Holy See since 2009 and a member of the Pontifical
Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic-Administrative Structure
of the Holy See since 2013. He is a Senior manager with experience in the insurance
and health care industry. Since 2004 he is working for the ERGO Insurance Group. He
was Member of the Board of DKV Health Insurance Company (2003-2010). Since 2009 he
is responsible for the International Insurance Business of ERGO as Chairman of the
Board of Ergo International Ltd. He holds a PhD in Economics and an MBA in Business
Administration.
Francesco Vermiglio is Full Professor of Business Administration
at the University of Messina since 1987. From 1991 to 2006 he also taught Business
Administration and Cost Accounting at the University "LUISS Guido Carli" in Rome.
His main academic interests lie in accounting, company valuation and corporate
social responsibility. He is founding member and former chairman of GBS, the national
study and research group that drafted and maintains the social reporting standards
for Italian private companies and Public Administrations. He was member of the
Executive Committee of the OIC (Organismo Italiano Contabilità), the institution that
defines and maintains the Italian Accounting Standards and contributes to the development
of the International Accounting Principles and Standards. In 1968 he was awarded the
Chartered Accountant and Chartered Auditor professional designation. He is serving
as a consultant on matters related to accounting, company valuation and corporate
finance to various organizations, including several public institutions. He was a
board member for several companies and banks including Banco di Sicilia and Bank of
Valletta (Malta). From 1992 to 2013 he was in the Board of Directors of the Diocesan
Institute for the support of the Clergy of the Dioceses of Messina, Lipari and S.
Lucia del Mela (Istituto Diocesano per il Sostentamento Clero delle Diocesi di Messina,
Lipari e S. Lucia del Mela). Vermiglio is member of several scientific associations
and author of more than 50 scientific publications.
George Yeo, age 59,
has been the Chairman of Kerry Logistics Network since August 2012. From 1988
to 2011, Mr. Yeo served for 23 years in the Singapore Government, as Minister of State
for Finance, then as Minister for Information and the Arts, Health, Trade and Industry,
and Foreign Affairs. Prior to 1988, Mr. Yeo served in various capacities in the Singapore
Armed Forces, including Chief-of-Staff of the Air Staff and Director of Joint Operations
and Planning in the Defence Ministry, attaining the rank of Brigadier-General. Mr.
Yeo chairs the International Advisory Panel of India's Nalanda University, and is
a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, the Berggruen Institute
on Governance, the Asia-Pacific Advisory Board of Harvard Business School, the International
Advisory Board of IESE Business School, the Economic Development Commission, Hong
Kong. In 2013, Mr. Yeo was appointed a member of the Pontifical Commission for
Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See. Mr. Yeo has been
an independent nonexecutive director of AIA Group Limited (a listed company on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange with stock code 1299) since November 2012. Mr. Yeo was
awarded the Philippines’ Order of Sikatuna, India’s Padma Bhushan and Australia’s
Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. Mr. Yeo graduated from Cambridge University
in engineering in 1976 and also obtained a master of business administration degree
from Harvard Business School in 1985. In addition, Mr. Yeo was a visiting scholar
to Peking University from September to December 2011 and remains a visiting scholar
at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.