Mr. Simmonds, began his career with A.C. Simmonds & Sons Limited, a company founded by his grandfather in 1918. In 1988, he operated Glenayre Electronics and a year later sold two thirds of the Company in 1989 at a value of over $100M. In December 1989, Mr. Simmonds acquired Cherry Downs Golf Course which was later sold into a Public Shell and became Clublink Corporation which today is the largest golf course operation in Canada. In 1993, Mr. Simmonds acquired Midland USA for $8.3M in cash which was sold to Intek and then to Securicor Communications in 1996 at a value of over $250M. In 2003, Mr. Simmonds acquired Wireless Age Communications, a Company with retail outlets in Western Canada. Concurrent with the acquisition, Mr. Simmonds was appointed Chairman & CEO. In June 2005, Mr. Simmonds was appointed to the Board of Directors of Minacs Worldwide, a TSX listed company specializing in business process outsourcing. During his career, Mr. Simmonds has served as Chairman and Director of numerous Public Companies and has had extensive experience in building teams and operating Companies.
Executive Profile* John G. Simmonds Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee, Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. Age Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 16 board members in 5 different organizations across 11 different industries.
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Background* Mr. John Graham Simmonds serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lumonall, Inc. Mr. Simmonds has been the Chief Executive Officer of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. since February 27, 2007. Mr. Simmonds served as the Chief Executive Officer of Newlook Industries Corp., since September 20, 2005 and serves as its Chairman. Mr. Simmonds served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Wireless Age Communications Inc. He serves as the Chairman of the Management ... Board and Managing Director at New Motor Media NV. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Callmore Communications Inc. He served as the President of Newlook Industries Corp. He served as an Interim Chief Executive Officer of Lumonall Inc. since March 16, 2009. He served as Chief Executive Officer of GameCorp. Ltd. (formerly Eiger Technology Inc.) from April 19, 2007 to July 2010. He serves as Chairman of the Management Board and Managing Director at QueueMed International N.V. He served as a Chief Financial Officer of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. since February 23, 2007 and its President since November 10, 2008. He served as Chief Executive Officer of mmwave Technologies Inc. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of InterAmerican Gaming, Inc. (formerly Racino Royale, Inc.) since June 13, 2006. He served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer of Lumonall, Inc. since 2006, Chief Executive Officer from September 12, 2004 to April 2007, President until April 2007 of Lumonall, Inc. (formerly, Midland International Corporation and Azonic Corp.) and also served its Chief Financial Officer. He served as Chief Executive Officer of ClubLink Corp. He served as Chief Operating Officer of GameCorp. Ltd. until July 18, 2007 and its President from April 19, 2007 to July 18, 2007. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Age Communications Inc. from March 2003 to September 12, 2005 and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer since February 2007. Mr. Simmonds served as President of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. until May 11, 2005 and also served as its Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. from January 29, 1998 to May 11, 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Phantom Fiber Corporation since February 22, 2002 and its Chairman until July 7, 2004. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Self-Service Technologies, Inc. since February 22, 2002. He founded Simmonds Capital Limited in 1991 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He also launched Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. in 1998. He spent many years managing his family business, A.C. Simmonds & Sons, a diversified electronics and wireless distribution business. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Intek Global Corporation from 1994 to 1996. He has been Chairman and Director of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. since February 27, 2007. He has been Chairman and Director of Wireless Age Communications Inc. at Sunbay Energy Corporation since February 2007 and previously, he served as its Chairman since March 13, 2003 to April 17, 2006. He served as the Chairman of InterAmerican Gaming, Inc. and its Director since June 13, 2006. He serves as Chairman of Lumonall Inc. and has been its Director since September 2004. Mr. Simmonds served as Chairman of GameCorp. Ltd. until July 2010 and served as its Director from September 21, 2005 to July 2010. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board and Director of Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. from January 29, 1998 to October 26, 2006. He served as Chairman of Circuit World. He served as the Chairman of Pivotal Self-Service Technologies, Inc. from March 2002 until June 2004. He has been a Director of Newlook Industries Corp. since September 20, 2005. He served as Director of d'Angelo Brands, Inc. He served as Director of Intek Global Corporation until 1998, Pivotal Self-Service Technologies Inc. since October 15, 1999 and Minacs Worldwide Inc. since June 22, 2005. His previous roles have included Director of Glenayre Electronics Ltd. He served as Director of Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Inc. since June 22, 2005 Mr. Simmonds, a Chartered Accountant by training, is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with a proven track record of building successful businesses in Canada and the United States.
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Phone: 612-623-6000 Fax: 612-623-6777 Board Members Memberships* Director d'Angelo Brands, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Simmonds Capital Ltd. 1999-N/A Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Compensation Committee Pivotal Self-Service Technologies, Inc. 2004-Present Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Member of Compensation Committee Lumonall, Inc. 2005-2010 Chief Executive Officer of Newlook Industries Corp and President of Newlook Industries Corp Gamecorp Ltd. 2005-N/A Former Director and Member of Audit Committee Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Inc. 2005-Present Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Member of Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee Newlook Industries Corp. 2006-N/A Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President InterAmerican Gaming, Inc. 2007-Present Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Gate to Wire Solutions, Inc. 2007-Present Chairman, Chief Executive officer and President Wireless Age Communications Inc. Education* There is no Education data available. Other Affiliations* Gamecorp Ltd. Pivotal Self-Service Technologies, Inc. d'Angelo Brands, Inc. Simmonds Capital Ltd. Aditya Birla Minacs Worldwide Inc. Newlook Industries Corp. InterAmerican Gaming, Inc. Wireless Age Communications Inc. Lumonall, Inc. mmwave Technologies Inc. Callmore Communications Inc. New Motor Media NV .
Actually..this is probably a perfect fit for Simmonds and could be very profitable for LUNL shareholders:)
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