Replies to post #196 on Ecomike's A-Z investments chat board

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http://www.forbes.com/profile/martin-nielson/
http://evotechcapital.com/en/Martin.html
http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/EWSI--Martin_Nielson

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Martin Nielson | Founder & CEO [Contact]
Mr. Nielson is a senior executive with over 30 extensive years of experience in operations and mergers and acquisitions for Gap, Businessland, and Corporate Express. He helped grow and build each of these companies through a combination of both organic initiatives and by acquiring and integrating scores of companies throughout the United States and Europe. He was previously founder and CEO of Global Electronics Recovery and, before that, CEO of Encompass Group Affiliates where he negotiated the acquisition of more than $100 million (£60 million) worth of businesses in the electronics reverse logistics industry. He is a passive partner of a strategy consulting firm in the electronics industry and previously founded and served as chairman and of a financial advisory company specializing in mergers & acquisitions. From Silicon Valley, California he now lives in London, England, where he and his family have had a home since 1989. He serves on the board of directors of Coroware, a small public software company. Mr. Nielson received a BS in Management, with minors in engineering and mathematics, from San Jose State University and subsequently studied Operations Research at San Francisco State University's Graduate School of Business.


Susan Johnson | Secretary/Treasurer; Vice President [Contact]
Ms. Johnson is President of CSJ Solutions, LLC, a company that helps new companies incorporate in various states and is resident agent for many of them in the State of Nevada. Ms. Johnson has over 43 years of experience in the industry, the last 12 as a paralegal specializing in corporate and securities work. She has taken classes from the SEC Institute to continue honing her skills in this area. She has worked as paralegal for Capital City Energy Group, Inc. and Language Access Network, Inc., a publicly traded company. Ms. Johnson has experience in industries ranging from chemical companies to law offices, working at a management level in accounting, sales, and marketing, as well as performing executive assistant duties to CEOs and Presidents). Ms. Johnson attended Eastern Kentucky University, where she studied English Literature, and Community College of Southern Nevada where she studied American Sign Language.


United States
•Chris Zwicke | Management [Contact]
Mr. Zwicke brings broad experience in waste solutions and reverse logistics. As an advisor to ReCellular, Inc., a leader in the secondary wireless industry, he focused on the company's first product mix expansion, assessing potential new lines of business in the recycling and resale of consumer electronics. As an internal consultant in the Strategy Group of Waste Management, Inc., he developed detailed financial forecasts in support of core business segments. Mr. Zwicke's international experience includes helping Environmental Defense Fund investigate international expansion opportunities for energy efficiency corporate partnerships, as well as six years of early career work as a senior analyst in the international education field. He holds an MBA/MS with high distinction from the University of Michigan, including a focus on cleantech strategy and finance along with natural resource economics and management.

•Dan Feeney | Business Development [Contact]
Mr. Feeney has over 30 years of international experience with rapidly expanding companies through organic growth and acquisition. Mr. Feeney has a distinguished career in Business Development with responsibilities in the areas of Technical Support, Life Cycle Management, Logistics, Supply Chain and Manufacturing. At BusinessLand constructed over 60 computer centers covering every major metro area, in the period of 3 years. While an Executive with Mitac (Taiwan) and its Synnex (US) subsidiary, he developed ODM and OEM manufacturing programs for Fortune 100 Companies, reaching annual revenues exceeding US$1.2 Billion. As VP & GM for SMTC, he coordinated a diverse customer base, in multiple locations, manufacturing electronic products for the commercial and retail markets with full P&L responsibility. He is formally trained in the disciplines of ISO, Six Sigma, and PMP. Formerly from Silicon Valley, Mr. Feeney now resides in a suburb of Philadelphia, PA.

•Julie Peterson | Management [Contact]
Ms. Peterson serves as President of Surf Investments Ltd., operating as E-Waste Systems (CA). She founded Surf Investments in 1979, which later entered the technology field as CPU Computer Repair. Ms. Peterson sold the business in 2009, remaining active with the new company as CFO through 2012 and successfully implementing the merger of 7 service locations across the east and west coasts into a single national service organization. Over the past year, Ms. Peterson has also assisted local companies with tax and forensic audits. She holds an Associate of Science in Accounting from Irvine Valley College and is an IRS-Registered Tax Return Preparer; CA-CTEC Registered Tax Preparer; VITA Volunteer & CAI Member.

•Rod Sperry | Finance [Contact]
Mr. Sperry has 12 years of experience in public accounting at leading accounting services and consulting firms in Utah. His industry background includes audits for both private and publicly traded companies in various industries including manufacturing, distribution, mining, energy, and not for profit organizations. He has served as outside controller for several public companies over the last three years and has been responsible for SEC filings and compliance. Mr. Sperry is a licensed CPA in the state of Utah and has operated his own CPA practice for three years. He obtained his Bachelor degree in accounting from Westminster College and his Master’s degree in business administration from Utah State University.

•Erica Rodriguez | Technical
•Gina Barron | Finance
•Kimberly Crew | Advisory
•Khoi Nguyen | Business Development
•Leo Fuerte | Technical
•Lupe Mindiola | Business Development
•Paul Graham | Media Relations [Contact]
•Roger Ng | Business Development [Contact]
•Scott Miller | Finance
•Steve Manning | Advisory


United Kingdom
•Cristian Giancotti | Business Development [Contact]
Mr. Giancotti brings 10 years of experience in the IT operating in Italy and UK, where he developed several operations in the electronic entertainment market as a freelance. His experience includes working for a public business education company as statistic consultant and relations in the classic and luxury cars industry in Europe and USA. With an operational base in Italy, Mr. Giancotti works as Executive Consultant to the CEO. He is actually also involved in non-profit projects for disadvantaged. He holds a BSc in IT and Statistic with minors in Engineering at University of Naples Federico II.

•Larry Magor | Subsidiary Board
Mr. Magor is an executive with vast multi-national experience in the environmental water and waste sector and extensive experience in public companies, including an NYSE IPO. He has raised hundreds of millions in investment funds around the globe. Mr. Magor spent 16 years with the Biwater group, most recently as Chief Executive Officer. He also led the successful IPO and served as chairman of the New York Stock Exchange listed Firm, Cascal, a subsidiary of Biwater. He was a member of Cascal's Supervisory Board since its formation in 2000 and was an Executive Director and Finance Director for the parent company and various subsidiaries. Prior to joining Biwater, Mr. Magor was the Financial Controller of Corah Plc a fabric and garment manufacturer, and the Finance Director of Burlington International Group Plc, a footwear manufacturer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Magor served in various divisions of Courtaulds, the large textile group, including the position of Financial Director of its Aristoc division. He has served on over 50 boards of directors. Mr. Magor is a Fellow of the U.K. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA).

•Peter Munday | Subsidiary Board
Mr. Munday practiced law for over 40 years before retiring from his namesake firm, Mundays Solicitors, in Cobham, Surrey in 2007. A Corporate Law specialist for most of his legal career, he advised blue chip clients from the UK and US in mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing, having personally completed over a thousand acquisitions. Mr. Munday founded and is president of the Cicero League of International lawyers, with member firms in over 30 countries around the world. He is also a director of a private real estate development firm, and a founding trustee of the Princess Alice Hospice, one of the largest charitable hospices in the United Kingdom.

•Simon W. Holden | Subsidiary Board


China
•Yoana Chen | Management [Contact]

•Abraham Cinta | Business Development [Contact]
•Chris Sapporito | Business Development [Contact]
•Crystal Zhang | Analysis
•Lisa Xu | Analysis
•Rory San | Business Development [Contact]


And around the world...
•Ghassan Saade | Business Development [Contact]
Mr. Saade brings thirty years of management and entrepreneurial expertise in technology and telecommunications to EWSI. He grew a small tech support company into an international telecommunications firm with over $50M in sales. Mr. Saade was responsible for creating relationships with international telecommunications firms from SMEs to large state enterprises. He has traveled extensively to expand business throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, and Europe. Mr. Saade has been active in the ITU, participating in many committees representing the private sector on sensitive matters. Mr. Saade was born in Syria, educated by the Jesuits and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1979. He resides in Seattle, Washington.

•Danish Aftab
•Greg Gordon | Caribbean
•Jean-Ed Alix

From 0 revs to 8mil in two quarters, and 14mil 2013 revenues on schedule... established gross profit margin over 20% in an emerging market. Shcedule is 50% increase of revenue Q over Q for forseeable future. Cost of acquisitions, and development will use profits but hey, Home Depot did not turn a profit for 10 years, and that did not stop the stock from going up!

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Regarding the others in the business, none that I'm aware of are publicly traded so EWSI is a unique investment opportunity. Apparently they're talking with Toshiba based on some of the pics on their facebook wall.

Also, I've noticed that none of the recyclers are proficient in all aspects of the disposal, and still have a pile of stuff to dump at the end of the day. EWSI is committed to zero landfill at the end of the day, and that is where all the legislation is headed around the globe today.

IMO, Martin is ahead of the game logistically. There are a ton of recyclers that will need the help of EWSI moving forward.

I'll wager that even Apple's program could use some help from the likes of Martin Nielson, and EWSI in the future. Perhaps Al Gore will buy out EWSI down the road ;-)