CICN 10K out; President Mr. Steffens advanced more money to company; He has put $5M+ personal money in CICN in the past
John L. Steffens
Director since May, 2007.
Mr. John L. Steffens is the Founder of Spring Mountain Capital, LP, an alternative investment firm located in New York City. Prior to founding Spring Mountain Capital in 2001, Mr. Steffens spent 38 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., where he held numerous senior management positions, including President of Merrill Lynch Consumer Market, Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and Chairman of its U.S. Private Client Group. Under his leadership, the Private Client Group experienced tremendous growth, increasing assets under management from $200 billion to $1.6 trillion. Mr. Steffens also served on the board of directors of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from April 1986 until July 2001.
Mr. Steffens currently serves on the Board of Directors of Colony Capital, Inc. He also serves on the advisory boards of StarVest Partners and Wicks Communication & Media Partners, L.P. In addition, he is currently National Chairman Emeritus of the Alliance for Aging Research. Previously, Mr. Steffens served as Chairman of the Securities Industry Association (now the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA), as a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development, and as a member of the Board of Overseers of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. In 2010, Mr. Steffens was the recipient of the Billie Jean King Contribution Award from the Women’s Sports Foundation.
In 2001, Mr. Steffens founded Vineyard 7 & 8, a boutique winery producing premium, limited production wine. Vineyard 7 & 8 is operated by the Steffens family and is located on Spring Mountain in Napa Valley, California.
Mr. Steffens graduated from Dartmouth College in 1963 with a B.A. in Economics. He also completed the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School in 1979. We believe Mr. Steffens qualifications to serve on the Board of Directors include his experience in leading complex enterprises and his experience as a senior executive.
