I agree about the pump,but I think the people you name are figureheads. No real hand in the operation. They did not have stock to sell until recently and can't now. The real management is in Vancouver, that's my guess. That is why
I keep coming back to the Canadian relationships.
Everyone except Mareno and De Witt are Canadian, even the company that files their stuff with Edgar.
One of the other companies even had a Chartered Accountant for an auditor.
This has always been a stock selling company, the current deal seems different
so I am not sure what is going to happen. Maybe they have changed their objectives, that's why I mentioned the loss of focus. They seem to be making a mess of the shell.
As for Esparza , he was in on the action, but why merge with UPOT. He seemed to be capable of operating on his own.
As for today, I think it was attempt to lure in day traders.