Michael has played a vital role in our company's strategic rollout, and his investment knowledge, business acumen and strong leadership is the underpinning for our future growth," commented Bill Chaaban, President & CEO. "As our company continues to define itself as a market leader, it is important to have a person of Michael's caliber and vision serve in the Vice Chairman role." Clark added, "I am excited to serve as Creative Edge Nutrition's new Vice Chairman, and I am honored to have been chosen among the boards deep talent bench."
Mr. Clark was Chief Executive Office of Clark Dodge Holdings, a multi-faceted financial holding company providing services that include investment banking for private equity, venture capital and late stage financing for public and private companies. He joins CEN Biotech with over 25 years of experience in the global securities industry having led the growth of several international servicing and financing companies including Fidelity and JP Morgan.
Mr. Clark has also served as Vice Chairman of Standard Charter Bank focusing on the Institutional market place. Prior to joining CEN Biotech, Mr. Clark held several senior positions including President of Fidelity Institutional Investments. He also served on their executive committee. Mr. Clark spent 15 years at JPMorgan where he ran the Division known as Worldwide Securities Services that service 22 Trillion dollars of investments More recently, Mr. Clark was Chief Executive Officer at Butterfield Fulcrum Group, a Hedge fund servicing company, from July 2010 to December 2011. Mr. Clark also served as Chairman of World Surveillance Group Inc. and Global Telesat Corp., from June 2010 until April 2012. He holds a double B.S. from SUNY Maritime College, an Executive M.B.A. from New York University, and an MS from USC in Quantitative Analysis and Statistics.
