Redwood Group International (RDWD)

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oilman, It is interesting to see that Jim Bickel was appointed to serve on FCCN's BOD on January 2, 2007. I'm not familiar with FCCN, but it will be very interesting to see if the two companies start working together in some capacity. Do you know of any areas in which the companies would benefit each other?

From Franchise Capital Corp.'s K-8:

http://biz.yahoo.com/e/070108/fccn.pk8-k.html

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS' ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER

On January 2, 2007 Robert McCoy, the sole member of the Board of Directors, appointed James Bickel and Gary Nerison to serve as members of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bickel will also serve as Chairman of the Investment Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bickel entered into an agreement with the Company, effective as of January 2, 2007. The agreement has a twelve-month term, subject to renewal upon agreement of parties. Mr. Nerison will also serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Nerison entered into an agreement with the Company, effective as of January 2, 2007. The agreement has a twelve-month term, subject to renewal upon agreement of parties. Under the agreement, he is entitled to a monthly $1,000 fee for services rendered. The Board of Directors now consists of Robert McCoy, James Bickel and Gary Nerison, each of whom is an independent director.

Biographical Information for James Bickel

Mr. Bickel has over 40 years of experience in sales and senior management positions with manufacturing-based companies: Allison Spring and Manufacturing (1968-1973), Bicor Machinery and Manufacturing (1974-1979), and Keel Corporation (1980-1986), all California based manufacturing companies of high-tech metal parts and assemblies. From 1980 to 1995 Mr. Bickel owned his own Formula Ford racing team running in the West Coast Series. He also sponsored and helped manage a two car TransAm team in partnership with RPM Racing, during this time they followed the Indy Car/Cart series racing at most of the major venues in the US. For a brief period he sponsored an Indy Car which raced at Indinapolis and his racing interest dates back to the days with the Granatell's at the Indy 500.

From 1986 to 2002 Mr. Bickel served as vice president of Uniglobe USA and president of Uniglobe Midpacific and assisted in building a national travel franchise system with over 900 locations. He later built a golf retail franchise system. Since 2002 Mr. Bickel has acted as vice president and secretary of the World Health and Education Foundation and as vice chairman of MedChannel LLC, a medical device company serving radiology and surgical markets.

Mr. Bickel is currently the Chief Executive Officer of S3 Investment Company, Inc., a publicly-traded holding company with businesses in China, a position held since 2005. Mr. Bickel also serves as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of GTREX Capital, Inc. Mr. Bickel also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of CLX Investment Company, Inc. Mr. Bickel served on the Board of Directors of Sovereign Exploration Associates International Inc. during 2005.

Biographical Information for Gary Nerison