Mr. Gerard Canton                                                      
France                                         
I started to work in the desalination industry with SIDEM in 1978, as a MED/MSF process engineer. Then I gain experience being responsible for the Start up and troubleshooting activities for distillation plants. In 1984, I was in charge of establishing a operating company in the Caribbean UCDEM for privatized BOOT contracts for delivering water to the French Indies Island, this was one of the earliest example of privatization in desalination industry. I am still running that Co as the Chairman and CEO.

In 1994, I was back in Paris as Commercial Director of Sidem, in charge of promoting and selling large MED plants, which lead to the success story of MED in Middle East Countries on turn key contracts, as well as EPC contracts for prestigious IWPPs. I hope I contributed to the dramatic growth of MED thermal distillation technology and its impact on desalination market with the success of Al Taweelah A1-53 MIGD in UAE, Hidd 60 MIGD in Bahrain, Marafiq 176 MIGD in Saudi Arabia and Fujeirah 100 MIGD. The largest single 8 MIGD MED trains in the world is now operating in Sharjah UAE. I am focusing on hybridization technologies and the future development of desalination and power market.

Currently, I am Deputy Managing Director of Sidem and member of the Board.
President
Ms. Lisa R. Henthorne
1st Vice President
Mr. Michel Canet
2nd Vice President
Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
Treasurer
Mr. Randolph Truby
Secretary
Mr. Wil Pergande
Editor
Mr. Lance D. Johnson
Comptroller
Mr. Fouad Makhzoumi
Secretary General
Ms. Patricia A. Burke
Directors
Mr. Nobuya Fujiwara
Dr. Abdulmajeed Ali Alawadhi
Mr. Omar Al-Ghamdi
Mr. Salah Al-Otaibi
Mr. Neil Palmer
Ms. Ursula Annunziata
Mr. Leon Awerbuch
Mr. Doug Eisberg
Mr. Ghassan Ejjeh
Dr. Adil Bushnak
Mr. Antonio Casanas
Mr. Ali Redha Hussain
Mr. Gerard Canton
Dr. Masaru Kurihara
Mr. Gary Crisp
Mr. GAO Congjie
Mr. Jose Antonio Medina
Mr. Fayyaz Muddassir Mubeen
Mr. Tom Pankratz
Mr. KHOO Teng Chye
Mr. Fady Juez
Dr. Corrado Sommariva
Mr. Ahmed Al-Mudaiheem
Mr. Isao Takekoh
Dr. P.K. Tewari
Mr. G.G. Pique
Mr. Humphrey Gouverneur
Mr. Freddy Soon