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LEADERSHIP
Stephen Prior, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Prior has built strong technical skills in finance, domestic and international taxation, mergers and acquisitions and sales. His focus is on building value through acquisition, aggressive growth strategy and building solid management teams. In 1992, Mr. Prior started a manufacturing business making safety and disaster emergency items. He has extensive experience in fabrication of metals, fabrics and plastics. He has opened and owned an apparel manufacturing facility in Mexico. He then separated the business into three different operating units and sold each off. This later developed into a private consulting practice; specializing in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and exit strategies. Mr. Prior completed multiple deals in industries as diverse as Aerospace to car washes and Parking Companies. Specifically this experience included the re-organization of Mattman Specialty vehicles into a public traded Shell and the creation of Mace (NASDAQ MACE) through a re-organization of Millenia Car Wash, a roll up strategy started from the ground up with a public REIT. The initial investment was $20.0 million and was sold out at $53 Million. By 2002 with the rise of the Asian market, Mr. Prior moved his business to Shenzhen China building a business from the ground up; specializing in supply chain management and sourcing for small to medium sized enterprises in China. His earlier vocational experience was as Controller / CFO for the Lawson Mardon Company, a $2 billion company with over 10,000 employees and 100 manufacturing facilities. Mr. Prior was corporate controller, responsible for accounting systems, internal controls and all public reporting. (Traded on Amex, Toronto and London stock exchanges). After a series of acquisitions he then became the U.S. CFO, responsible for implementation of acquisitions and corporate policy.
Ron Lindsay Director, Chief Operating Officer, North America
Mr. Lindsay is responsible for the sales, marketing and expansion of the business, technology and relationships. Mr. Lindsay’s prior accomplishments include Founder/Director, CEO of a publically traded company. Mr. Lindsay has worked and consulted with several major airlines, owned and operated a
corporate/leisure travel agency, and has been involved extensively for over 15 years in the travel industry. As president/director of Lead Strategic Consulting, Mr. Lindsay worked and consulted with many fortune 500 companies and was responsible for the development and introduction of new educational communication concepts. Mr. Lindsay has also extensively consulted in marketing operations in which he facilitated concept, development, production and execution of advertising campaigns, multimedia projects, sales strategy, production and promotions Mr. Lindsay studied engineering at the University of Florida and Business Management at Newbury College. Mr. Lindsay is the recipient of numerous awards and is a speaker at many industry events.
