Southern States Sign Co. (fka SOST)

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Here is some background info on them

Giancarlo Lanna

Mr. Giancarlo Lanna is Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Southern States Sign Co. He has practiced law since 1982. Mr. Lanna’s practice focuses primarily on the areas of business, employment and administrative law for private clients, public institutions and listed companies. Mr. Lanna currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors for the Promotion of International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation in the Mediterranean, Vice Chairman of the Italy-China Foundation and Director for SIBAC Co Ltd., a business consulting company. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Lanna served as Chairman of Simest SpA, a financial institution for the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Also, from 2003 to 2007, Mr. Lanna served as the Chairman of Italian System for Business SpA, a company whose aim is to promote the internationalization of Italian companies. Mr. Lanna graduated from Naples University in 1985 with a degree in law. Mr. Lanna was appointed Chairman and Director of the Company in November 2012.

Sergio Schisani


Mr. Sergio Schisani is Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Director of Southern States Sign Co. He served as the General Manager of Torre SGR, a Real Estate Investment Trust, since 2006, prior to joining the Company. Torre SGR is owned by the Fortress Group, a private equity firm with more than € 3 billion in assets under management. As General Manager of Torre SGR, Mr. Schisani helped facilitate the REIT’s investment in 17 properties with a total market value of € 550 million. Mr. Schisani graduated from the University of Rome in 1979 with a degree in engineering. Mr. Schisani was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Director of the Company in April 2013.


Joseph Benoit


Mr. Joseph Martin Benoit is appointed as Director of Southern States Sign Company effective July 8, 2014. Mr. Benoit has been a director of Retail Real Estate Consultants Srl since October 2007. From 1995 to June 2006, Mr. Benoit was a commercial real estate consultant / retail specialist with the firm of Gallivan Company, and from January 1990 – December 1994, he was Vice-President of Cottage Realty Services, Inc. Mr. Benoit received his Diploma from Classical High School of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1981, a Massachusetts State Real Estate Broker’s License in 1995, and an Italian Broker’s License in 2007.


Charles Gargano


Mr. Charles Gargano is Independent Director of Southern States Sign Co. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Empire State Development Corporation and Vice-Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1995 to 2007. He was appointed to these positions by Governor George Pataki. Mr. Gargano has spent more than 20 years in public service at the Federal and State level, serving under two presidents as well as the administration of Governor Pataki. He has an MBA and Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Farleigh Dickinson University, as well as a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Manhattan College. Mr. Gargano has also received four Honorary Doctorate Degrees and holds professional engineering licenses in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Oklahoma and Vermont. Mr. Gargano was appointed Director of the Company in November 2012.


Dorothy Herman


Ms. Dorothy Herman is Independent Director of Southern States Sign Co. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Douglas Elliman, a real estate brokerage company, which is New York’s largest residential brokerage, with over 4,000 real estate professionals and 675 employees working in more than 70 offices. Ms. Herman also controls a portfolio of real estate services, including commercial and retail leasing and sales services, relocation and settling-in services, new development and consulting services, property management services, PDE Title service and mortgage services as provided by DE Capital Mortgage. Ms. Herman began her real estate career in Long Island where she purchased Prudential Long Island Realty in 1989. After turning DE Capital Mortgage into a major brokerage operating in Long Island and the Hamptons, Ms. Herman purchased Douglas Elliman, one of Manhattan’s largest brokerage firms, with her partner Howard Lorber in 2003. Since 2003, Prudential Douglas Elliman has become one of the largest and fastest-growing real estate firms in New York as well as South Florida. Mrs. Herman was appointed Director of the Company in November 2012.


Marco Milli


Mr. Marco Milli is Independent Director of Southern States Sign Co. He currently runs his own legal practice in Rome and has more than 15 years of experience in academia as a professor and visiting professor in various Italian and European universities. Mr. Milli currently serves as a director at the Fondazione Banca Nazionale delle Comunicaziono, or the BNC Foundation, whose mission is to provide funding for studies, projects, actions and initiatives in various areas such as volunteering, philanthropy, charity, environmental protection and quality and art conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. Mr. Milli graduated with a degree in law from the University of Rome “La Sapienza.” Mr. Milli was appointed Director of the Company in November 2012.





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