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Pierre Besnainou began his career in importing Asian consumer goods – in 1981, he founded the “Groupe Kaisui,” of which he was the President of the Board of Directors until 1995. In 1998, Pierre Besnainou founded the group LibertySurf, an internet service provider listed on the Paris stock exchange. He was the President of LibertySurf’s Board of Directors until its sale in February 2001. Since 2001, Pierre Besnainou has fully devoted his time to the European Jewish Community. “Promotion”,“solidarity”and "dialogue" have been the main themes of his work. Pierre Besnainou was elected President of the European Jewish Congress on June 26th, 2005. His priorities during his mandate have been to defend the Jewish State, fight against anti-Semitism, contribute to the dialogue between Jews and Muslims, and federate the Jewish communities of Europe while reinforcing their links with Israel. He is also a member of :
Pierre Besnainou was born in Tunis, Tunisia and is 51 years old. He is married with three children.
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