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Board and CommitteesBoard of Trustees President :Beth Krasna Members of the Executive Committee :Beth Krasna, President Portrait of the members of the Executive Committee
An American and Swiss citizen, Beth Krasna holds an MS in Chemical Engineering from the ETHZ, and an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT. She spent 5 years in development, 10 years in venture capital, 10 years turning around industrial companies, and 3 years heading up an IT start-up company before becoming an independent board member (BCV, COOP, ETH-Rat, Raymond Weil, BG Bonnard & Gardel Holding SA). Beth Krasna joined the Prix de Lausanne board in 1985, was appointed to the executive committee as of January 2006 and took over the presidency in March 2010.
After becoming a member of the Thessaloniki bar in Greece, Flora Karasso Rupf obtained an LLM from the University of Geneva and specialised in the field of compliance management. Flora Karasso Rupf founded her own company in 2009 and is a board member of various companies and foundations. Her passion for dance drove her to join the Prix de Lausanne board in 2009 where she was appointed president of the Finance Committee in March 2010.
Patricia Leroy was born in Paris to artistic parents who were active in the worlds of music and dance. She studied at the University of Lausanne, where she graduated with an MA in literature as well as a Corporate Management diploma. After teaching languages at a high school in Lausanne, in 1987 she accepted the position of assistant to the Director of the Lausanne Stock Exchange. Following the closure of this institution, she decided to devote herself and her skills to the field of dance, an art form for which she had long held a passion. Since 1992, she has served as Secretary General of the Prix de Lausanne, with overall responsibility for the organisation which delivers the annual competition.  Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett was born in Texas, USA and received her training at the School of American Ballet in New York. In 1976 she joined the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève under the direction of Patricia Neary and the artistic direction of George Balanchine. From 1978 to 1989 she was Principal dancer with the Basel Ballet under the direction of Heinz Spoerli and during the 1990 season preformed with Pennsylvania Ballet. Amanda Bennett has worked as guest teacher for many companies including The Feld Ballet N.Y. and Ballett Basel. From 1998 to 2000, she was ballet mistress for Ballet Freiburg Pretty Ugly. In July 2007 Amanda Bennett was a member of the jury for the McDonalds Performing Arts Challenge, Sydney Australia. Since her appointment by Richard Wherlock in 2000, she has been the Director of the Ballettschule Theater Basel.
Photo credit : Ismael Lorenzo Members of the Board of the Prix de Lausanne* Ms Beth Krasna, President Honorary membersMr Franz Blankart, Honorary Chairman Organizing Committee of the Prix de LausanneMs Patricia Leroy, President Ms Annick Berberat Finance Committee of the Prix de LausanneMs Flora Karasso Rupf, President |
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