Antonio Pont is President of Honor of Borges, the Spanish Nuts and Olive Oil Group, in which he served for 50 years. He was the Director of Expro/Reus from 1975 till 1985, and chaired the First International Almond and Hazelnut Congress in Reus, Spain, in 1976. In 1983, he was among the entrepreneurs who founded the INC. Mr. Pont was elected the first and founding President. Through his presidency (1983-1989) the INC launched the Nutfruit magazine (formerly The Cracker) and the Golden Nut Award. He is the President of the Gresol Empresarial de la Catalunya Nova, a group of businessmen that recognizes figures of international prominence and prestige. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences. He has received the "Creu de Sant Jordi", the highest recognition awarded by the Government of Catalonia to the most prominent figures in civil society, and the Gold Medal of Work Merit by the Government of Spain. He is a member of the INC Executive Committee and Honorary President, and chaired the INC 37th World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress in Seville, Spain, in May 2018.