Mr. Christian Bardon
Vice President & Deputy General Manager for EMEA , Watchdata
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Christian Bardon is the EMEA Deputy General Manager at Watchdata Telecom, a Beijing based company specializing in delivering SIM cards, Smart cards and telecom applications. He focuses on business development, partnerships, channel-sales, mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Bardon was the Vice-President at Gemalto; Business development Executive at InSeal/OTI, a leader in microprocessor contactless applications, Visa payment, e-Passport, Identity solutions, ICAO projects, Calypso and transportation; Vice President and European Director at Gemplus, a leader in smart-card embedded software for GSM, banking, Identity, Pay-TV, Transportation, Security and e-commerce. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2006 - Unspecified
- Vice President & Deputy General Manager for EMEA , Watchdata
- 2004 - 2004
- EMEA General Manager, PREPAY-GO LIMITED
- 2002 - 2003
- VP Europe, AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.
- 2000 - 2002
- VP Strategy / Marketing / Sales, Gemplus
- 1998 - 2000
- Global Sales / Consulting (IBM Global Services), IBM European Headquarter
- 1996 - 1998
- Sales & Marketing Director, IBM Europe
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Christian Bardon(?)
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NFC (near field communication)! Why Banks run so fast in the wall ?
December 4, 2006
No specific articles targetted but so many pilots on going by using handset contactless possibility | www.3g.co.uk
The question is why so many companies launch NFC pilot when the architecture is not yet defined, the protocol to be use inside the handset is known only since the last few days and I would say whatever the solution adopted the result will be too expensive for being widely deployed.
Alternative solution exists, technically better and much more less expensive(20€ versus 200€). Why Banks and NFC customers have not yet considered this exciting alternative. -
Gemplus/Axalto merge. Where we stand in the smart card arena, one year later ?
November 13, 2006
Axalto, Gemplus merger to create "global leader in digital security" Dec 7th, 2005 | www.secureidnews.com
As many analysts ask me this question, I believe it is a good opportunity to give an update on the Gemplus/Axalto merge…
I attended the last smartcard event in Paris last week (Cartes2006) where I met many people from Gemalto.
Here under is my feeling on :
- Where Gemplus and Axalto stand right now ?
- Who is taking advantage of their merge ? (share holders, customers or employees)Let's share the situation...
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GLG Study Groups with Christian Bardon(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8640 |
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Online Payment Experts | 507 |
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