Nicolas De Santis
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Nicolas De Santis is the Secretary General of Gold Mercury International, a non-profit, think tank and award organisation founded in 1961. Based in London, Gold Mercury specialises in global governance and ethical leadership.
During the 1990s he developed and launched the high profile and controversial project Captain Euro
, Europe’s superhero. The project was created to analyse the perceptions and emotions of Europeans regarding federalism and European identity.
As an internet entrepreneur he has launched several internet start ups including beenz.com
(the first internet currency system) and opodo
the online travel portal owned by the major airlines of Europe.
He sits on the boards of several companies including U.S. public company Lyris, an e-marketing solutions leader.
Nicolas De Santis is the son of famous Spanish actress Maria Cuadra
and film producer Eduardo De Santis.
During the 1990s he developed and launched the high profile and controversial project Captain Euro
Captain Euro
Captain Euro is a fictional comic book-style superhero character, created in 1999 as a way to promote the European Union, and specifically the Euro, the single European currency that arrived in 2002. The character has been featured on a website, captaineuro.com, since 1999, but has not appeared in...
, Europe’s superhero. The project was created to analyse the perceptions and emotions of Europeans regarding federalism and European identity.
As an internet entrepreneur he has launched several internet start ups including beenz.com
Beenz.com
Beenz.com was a web site that allowed consumers to earn beenz, a type of online currency, for performing activities such as visiting a Web site, shopping online, or logging on through an Internet service provider...
(the first internet currency system) and opodo
Opodo
Opodo is an Internet travel agency website. It is a pan-European enterprise, founded by a consortium of European airlines, including British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus, Austrian Airlines and Finnair. The travel technology provider Amadeus now owns 99.4% of...
the online travel portal owned by the major airlines of Europe.
He sits on the boards of several companies including U.S. public company Lyris, an e-marketing solutions leader.
Nicolas De Santis is the son of famous Spanish actress Maria Cuadra
Maria Cuadra
Maria Cuadra is a leading Spanish film, television and theater actress who has starred in several high profile Spanish and international productions including: Platero y yo, Ultimo Encuentro, Vuelve San Valentin, Marinai, donne e guai, and La Cancion del Olvido...
and film producer Eduardo De Santis.