On November 13, 2009, Mr. Mark A. Wilton was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Next 1 Interactive, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), effective as of November 19, 2009, by the current Board.
Mark A. Wilton, age 62, currently serves as the President and CEO of MarWil Investments GMBh – Co-KG, an international corporation that has owned and managed European commercial real estate since 1976. Mr. Wilton also serves as the sole director of MarWil Investments USA, a company he founded in 1978, that owns, develops and manages residential income properties. MarWil Investments USA was one of the largest apartment development companies in the Western United States from 1978 through 2004. Mr. Wilton is also a Board Member of Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp., a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm specializing in institutional, retail sales, trading services and equity research. Founded, in 1877, Jesup & Lamont is one of the oldest brokerage firms in the United States. From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Wilton served as the President and CEO of Marlind Inc., a general contracting and development company Mr. Wilton founded. Mr. Wilton has also held directorships with several banks. From 1976 to 2008, Mr. Wilton founded and then served as a director of Centennial Bank. In 1981, Mr. Wilton founded and subsequently served as a director of Bay Bank of Commerce. In 2004, Bay Bank of Commerce was sold to Greater Bay Bank, where Mr. Wilton remained as a director until Greater Bay Bank was subsequently sold to Wells Fargo Bank in 2008. Mr. Wilton is a graduate of the American College of Switzerland with a B.B.S. in both International Economics and International Business.
