Renee, the same Robert Rico that now runs NYBD, Pleasant Kids Inc?
It's a bottled water company.
In addition to Rico, the COO is really Frank Iglesias, the culprit behind the collapse of CAGR.
Robert Rico
Mr. Rico has literally built his entire executive career on his energetic personality and six scene of marketing. A high energy, fiscally conscious, and goal-driven executive, Robert Rico approaches each new business challenge with his intrinsic flair for innovation, creative problem-solving, and measured risk-taking to drive consistent bottom-line improvements and shareholder returns.
Robert began his career on a path that is rare among other executives. Raised in New Jersey, the young Robert entered the workforce at the age of 13 in the family business. Acquiring his initial skill-sets, Robert found himself intrigued by the “world” of investment, mergers and acquisitions. Robert has negotiated over $100 million dollars in mergers and acquisitions. Robert has been CEO and Chairman for 8 years of a public company, and held various board positions of other private and public entities. He has also worked in the licensing and marketing world with Italian design house Pininfarina Extra. On November of 2009 he was awarded with the Key of the City of Miami for his philanthropic and business achievements.
Till recently Robert served as President of Pleasant Spring, a mountain spring water bottling company in Tiger, GA. He has focused his knowledge of the financial investments world and the water industry to create what today is Pleasant Kids brand.
Franjosé Yglesias-Bertheau (aka Frank Iglesias)
Mr. Yglesias-Bertheau, joined the company after living and working for 7 years in the food & beverage distribution industry in China. While serving as the CEO of China Food Services, he negotiated contracts with giants like Carrefour, Metro, Jinkelong, and Vanguard Hypermarkets.
He started his professional career working in the early 90’s with Associated Grocers of Florida, than moved up the corporate ranks to Manager of Telecommunications Latin America Division for Eastman Kodak, where he learned the value of applying his Engineering skills to simplify and automating productivity in the manufacturing and logistics worldwide divisions of Kodak, he graduated from the University of Costa Rica in 1987 with an Electrical Engineering Degree. In 2001 he Co-Founded a systems integration company where his logistical and manufacturing knowledge landed him accounts like Lennar Homes, Del Monte Fresh Produce, and the City of Plantation.