Item 5.02 Departure and Appointment of Certain Officers and directors;
b.) Departure of Certain Officers and Directors
Candace Joy Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Robert Mesa, Chief Financial Officer, steps down
as officers and directors of the company effective April 18, 2011 (“Termination Date”)
c.) Election of Certain Officers and directors
On April 18, 2011, BoNa Coffee Holdings Corporation (the "Company") Board of Directors had elected
Richard O. Cabael, age 38, as the Company's Chief Executive Officer/Director and Felicitas Q. Garcia, age
53, as the company’s Chief Financial Officer/Director.
Mr. Cabael is the founder/creator of VuQo Premium Vodka, the first vodka distilled from coconut.
He brings over 16 years of experience as a sales professional and company executive, including
the last ten years in the liquor industry. His expertise in sales, management, two and three-tier
distribution, and managing product channels comes from working with start-ups, mid-size, and
Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Cabael has held positions in Philips Electronics, Autoweb.Com, and
most recently, The Margarita King, of which he was Vice President of Sales.
Ms. Garcia brings over 25 years of experience as an accounting professional. She earned her
license as a Certified Public Accountant in 1982. Prior to joining VuQo, she was the accounting
manager of Himlayang Pilipino Plans, SPP Inc., AMA Plans Inc., and the chief accountant of the
Vazquez-Madrigal group of companies. Ms. Garcia was also an accounting instructor at the Tech.
Institute of the Philippines.
