GC-GLOBAL CAPITAL CORP. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. ROBERT PARENT AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
April 11, 2012,
Toronto, Canada - (GDE.A:TSXV) ("Global Capital" or "the Company")
Chief Executive Officer Jason Ewart is pleased
to announce, that as part of its structural and strategic realignment, the
appointment of Mr. Robert Parent as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
The new COO
position and appointment demonstrates Global Capital's commitment to
strengthening the management team by adding a focus on operations that is
consistent with the Company’s recent investments in Marathon Mortgage
Corporation, Attorneys Title Guarantee Fund, Inc. and Tanenbaum
Landscape & Design Inc.
Mr. Parent has over 10 years of experience working in the financial sector and
capital markets in various management roles. Most recently he was Chief Financial Officer for the administrator of a
group of investment funds where he was responsible for redesigning the
processes to drive operational efficiency. Mr. Parent has a strong
background in operations and has rolled out a number of retail products and
services. Prior to his most recent CFO role he worked as a senior
manager with Scotiabank developing products and services for the retail
banking and worked as a high net worth investment advisor. Prior to
working in the financial sector, Mr. Parent also spent a number of years
working in the space industry developing and operationalizin space
flight systems and satellite flight control software.
Mr. Ewart
said the appointment of a senior officer was another significant step in Global
Capital’s focus on providing its partner companies with access to management
resources that will help support them and drive their growth. " Mr. Parent brings to the position many years
of operational experience, knowledge and strong leadership which will be
essential to drive the company as Global Capital and its major investments grow
over the next few years, " he added. "This position is an essential part of the management team. Global
Capital will ensure that it can deliver the full range of management expertise
required by our partner companies as they grow their individual businesses."
About Global Capital
Global Capital is a merchant bank, which provides bridge loan services(asset back/collateralized financing), to companies across many industries such as oil & gas, mining, real estate, manufacturing, retail, financial services, technology and biotechnology. For further information, please contact Jason G. Ewart, C.E.O. at (416) 488-7760 or visit Global Capital's website at www.gcglobalcapital.ca .
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