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In addition to his role as the Company’s CEO and Chairman, Mr. Denos is presently a member of the board, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE: EQS), a closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He has served as a member of the Equus Board since July 2008, as its Secretary since June 2010, and as Chief Compliance Officer since July 2011. From August 2007 until June 2009, he was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Equus, and from June 2005 to August 2007, he was the Executive Vice President of Equus. Mr. Denos is presently the Chairman and CEO of the Acadia Group, Inc., an international corporate finance and investment firm, having served in this capacity since March 2009. From August 2009 to December 2014, Mr. Denos also served as the Deputy Chairman of London Pacific & Partners, Inc., a Los Angeles-based advisory and investment firm which specializes in the healthcare, hospitality, and natural resources industries. From May 2007 until October 2009, Mr. Denos served as the Chief Executive Officer of MCC Global N.V., an international corporate finance and advisory conglomerate based in Amsterdam. From February 2012 to January 2015, Mr. Denos served as a director of Start Scientific, Inc., a San Antonio-based oil and gas firm and a filer of reports pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance and Political Science, he holds a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Utah.
Chene Gardner. Mr. Gardner, age 50, is the President of Chene C. Gardner & Associates, Inc., a company which provides accounting services and specializes in assisting public entities with their filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Gardner has previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Principal Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Gardner also currently serves as Financial Controller of several public companies such as Start Scientific, Inc., Helmer Directional Drilling, Inc. and Uplift Nutrition, Inc. All these companies are filers of reports pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Mr. Gardner also assists several non-public companies with their accounting functions. Mr. Gardner has five years of auditing and accounting experience with the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP from June 1990 to August, 1995, serving clients in the banking, manufacturing, and retail industries. Mr. Gardner holds Bachelor and Master of Accounting degrees from Weber State University.
Kevin Blanco graduated George T. Baker aviation school in the late eighties and received his aviation mechanics license from the FAA. Kevin has always dreamed of working on airplanes and with his first job at a flight school in Miami he was able to not only work on airplanes but he also learned to fly. Kevin has over 25 years of experience in aviation and over 17 years of running a successful business.
Arthur Steyn is the Company's Head of Sales & Business Development in Africa and the Middle East. He has over 15 years experience in the aviation industry in various fields ranging from Flight Operations, Safety & Quality Assurance. Arthur started his career with the South African national carrier South African Airways (SAA) not long after school where he was employed to work in their scheduling department. His talent and willingness to learn was quickly recognised by the Flight Operations department who offered him a position in Operations. After 6 Years at SAA rising through the ranks from Junior to Senior Operations Controller, Arthur decided that it was time to take his career on a new path so he then went to work for one of the first 100% Black Owned Airlines 'Interlink Airlines', where he was directly involved in a variety of different tasks including Deportation Flights, VIP Flights, VVIP Flights, BIG 5 (President & Ministers), Scheduled Flights, Charter Flights and Pilgrimage flights (Hajj & Umrah). After 4 years with Interlink Airlines he was offered a job at Lanseria Airport to work for one of their biggest operators at that time, Allegiance Air who were doing contract work in Africa & Middle East. Not long after that he was head hunted again by Global Aviation in 2011 to run their Station in Dubai. He also spent time in India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Dubai, Ivory Coast, Congo, Senegal as a Station Manager. Arthur went on to become the Operations Manager for Global Aviation. He is now pursuing his passion for the transport industry with Fuelstream.
Left to right:
Arthur Steyn: VP Sales Africa, Europe and Middle East, Fuelstream.
Wade Mitchel: Managing Director, Fuelstream.
Kenneth Denos: CEO, Fuelstream.
Mohamed Hamed: CEO Spot Group.
Roland Taylor: Managing Director, Spot Reisen GMBH.
Ahmed Elhawary: Managing Director, Spot Reisen UAE.
Sadiqali Bohjani: Chairman SMB, Financial & Legal consultancy.
Strategic Partners
In 2015, Fuelstream obtained a $2M revolving line of credit from NuVenture Group, LLC for fuel purchases, and has the ability to expand the line of credit. Access to credit has and will result in more favorable pricing and, consequently, improved margins. Additional credit lines in excess of $10M are also being developed as the Company's sales increase. Access to a stable credit provider will enable Fuelstream to service progressively larger accounts and obtain larger discounts from fuel producers.
Wade M. Mitchell, age 51. in addition to Mr. Mitchell's role as Chief Executive Officer/Manager of NuVenture, Mr. Mitchell, age 51, is presently the managing partner of Western Financial Consulting Services LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Leland Capital LLC, a commercial mortgage broker. Mr. Mitchell also serves as Chairman CEO and Manager of NuVenture Group, an international advisory and investment group of companies specializing in small startup and mid-level companies in the US and South America. He also invests in numerous other business ventures. Since 1996 he has been the Chairman CEO and Manager of TAZ Group LLC, managing various real-estate investment including a portfolio of senior housing projects (sold in 2014). From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Loan Committee of Western Capital LLC, a US-based commercial mortgage broker. From 1992-2000 Mr. Mitchell served as a director or principal for several small-cap public companies on the, OTC Bulletin Board Stock Exchange, and has worked closely with many public and private emerging growth companies throughout the world. In addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance, Accounting and Economics, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University.
On December 16, 2015, Spot Reisen GMBH & Fuelstream, Inc. announced the signing of their strategic partnership which was materialized in the new Joint Venture Company SAFS-AVIA DWC headquartered in Dubai. The alliance will allow SAFS-AVIA DWC to offer increased aviation capabilities in regions of operation worldwide. SAFS is expected to kick off in February 2016 with a combined bundle of services of the two parent companies that would deliver to the global aviation market a wide range of aviation related deliverables starting with flight permits, flight support, and commercial aircraft chartering for passengers, VIP jets & cargo, up to strategic aviation fuel supply.
