Management
Steve Marshall
CEO and Director
Steve Marshall serves as CEO and as a Director of CUV Ventures Corp. Mr. Marshall is a trilingual serial entrepreneur specializing in international marketing and deal brokering. He has successfully adapted to varied world markets throughout his career having founded businesses in; Spain, France, United Kingdom, Panama, Russia, Moldova, Ukraine and Cuba including a multinational timeshare company and a multilevel digital marketing corporation acquired by a large German marketing company.
Steve Marshall's past ventures have received coverage in the; Financial Times, BBC News, CNN, ABC News, BNN, Fox News, Time Magazine, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Marshall also dedicated time in his career to concentrate on his philanthropic initiatives, including refitting of a General hospital with over $800,000 in second hand medical equipment and importing containers of children's toys for the pediatric cancer unit at the Havana William Soler Hospital in Cuba.
James G. Pettit
President and Chairman of the Board
Jim Pettit serves as President and as Chairman of the Board of CUV Ventures Corp. Mr. Pettit is currently serving on the board of directors of five publicly traded companies and offers over +25 years of experience within the industry specializing in finance, corporate governance, executive management and compliance. Jim was previously Chairman and CEO of Bayfield Ventures Corp., a TSX Venture company, which was acquired by New Gold Inc. in January 2015.
Daniel (Danny) Hernandez Rodriguez
CUV Ventures Advisory Board
Danny is considered a key asset to the Advisory board of the fintech division. A banking technology expert specifically focused upon electronic banking and, front and back office security applications, Danny's prolific career allowed him to integrate banking security technology and expertise to major Spanish banks: La Caixa (Spain's 3rd largest bank) CajaCanarias, Banca Civica, Sa Nostra, CCM, Caja Murcia and Infocaja. Danny's impressive academic resume includes; MBA, IT CGeiT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprises), CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), UNED (Postgraduate in financial auditing), Graduate of Business Administration (Fachhochshule Kiel). Danny has advised the company regarding RevoluFIN and, was the logistical partner for RevoluCHARGE and, is currently concluding RevolUTILITY, employing the latest technology and banking protocols and assuring compliance with international banking protocols. Additionally, Danny will assist the company in deploying an electronic block chain payment mechanism for RevoluPAY.
Bernard Lonis
Director
Bernard is the founding owner of Adonis Resorts and numerous technology focused companies. Bernard is a hospitality & tourism specialist with over 3000 hotel beds currently under his company’s control. He is a specialist in emerging travel markets and the unique complexities these present. Bernard is a distinguished member of European hotel associations, honorary consul to Senegal, owner of the European School of Management (ESM) and, a prolific trilingual entrepreneur.
Alfredo Manresa Ruiz
Director
Alfredo Manresa Ruiz is a Spanish national and seasoned banking professional and manager. Alfredo worked for Spain’s CAM Bank (now Sabadell) between 1989 - 2012 in varied high-level positions, including branch and regional management positions in Europe and Latin America. Alfredo was the founding manager of CAM Bank in Cancun, Mexico and The Caribbean. During his tenure as Regional Bank Director in Mexico and The Caribbean, Alfredo handled 100s of millions of Euros annually in loans and investment. Alfredo’s extensive knowledge of the financial system brings an important addition to CUV Ventures Fintech and Remittance businesses. Alfredo is fluent in Spanish and English, in addition to having an accomplished career in the corporate and private banking world. Alfredo is directly involved in the formation of the wholly owned subsidiary Revolupay Europe EDE S.L.
Michael Bruening
CUV Ventures Marketing Advisory Board
For more than 20 years, Michael Bruening has been the founder and managing director of the German advertising agency CREATIVTEAM COMMUNICATIONS, with numerous long-standing and notable clients; Volkswagen, Varta, Johnson Controls, Continental and, many more. With Michael at the helm, CREATIVTEAM COMMUNICATIONS provides key marketing support in both Germany and, throughout Europe, to top tier publicly listed and private companies. In addition to the automotive sector, his agency also focuses on; finance, food and agriculture, as well as tourism. In addition, Mr. Bruening founded and operated various start-ups, including a leading games portal, a company for AR (augmented reality) applications and, a consulting firm for worldwide digital transformation. Michael is a member and consultant in various German think-tanks on digitization and, new management methods. In recent years he has increased his involvement in the tourism sector and, now advises three tourism companies in the field of marketing, both as a board advisor and consultant, respectively. After studying German Literature, Journalism and History in Goettingen and Bremen, he began his career as a journalist for German daily newspapers before moving early to the marketing world and, self-employment, founding Creativ Team.
Martin Chicon
CUV Ventures RevoluPAY Licensing Advisory Board
Martin Chicon is a graduate of Fordham University with a BS in Computer Science with over 25 years of professional-level project management experience in the non-profit, legal and financial tax sectors (specializing in high-tech assignments). Fluent in Spanish and English, Mr. Chicon is a New York-born son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and has been politically active in both the U.S. and Dominican political arenas (establishing productive relations with both local and international political leaders). Mr. Chicon is taking advantage of his pre-existing relationships to assist CUV Ventures to advance RevoluPAY® with prospective investors for the $5.6 billion Dominican remittance market and beyond.
Ricardo Estrazulas
CUV Ventures RevoluPAY Licensing Advisory Board
For more than 20 years, Ricardo Estrazulas has been one of the key advisors for Paington Consulting and, is the founder and managing director of the brokerage Nautilus International. Mr. Estrazulas has grown an extensive network of influential and, high net worth investors and, travels frequently throughout Latin American countries to visit numerous long-standing and notable clients. He is fluent in six languages: English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. In a previous role, Ricardo worked as director of sales for the Miami based developer and, sales and marketing firm, Fortune Development Sales, managing promotion and development of strategic partners throughout Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Guatemala, Russia and more nations, netting hundreds of millions in sales.
Henry Martinez
CUV Ventures Remittance Advisory Board
Mr. Martinez is the founder of Duales Inc., a graduate of Saint Petersburg State University in Russia in International Economic Relations and of The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in India. His initial career was in the Foreign Trade industry. In 1994, he founded Lemargo Inc., an international wholesaler of biomedical products managing over 1000 suppliers from North America, Europe and Asia and Duales Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary in the P2P and B2B payment processing and remittance industry with a highly visible online presence. Mr Martinez is also a Director of Morrison Laurier, a Mortgage Investment Corporation with over C$ 80 million Portfolio under management. Mr. Martinez is fluent in Russian, Spanish and English. In 2009, he enrolled in the Owner/President Management Program of the Harvard Business School which was completed in 2011. Henry is the president and CEO of equity owned, Canadian domiciled, Remittance Company and FINTRAC licensed partner, Duales Inc.
Jorge Alvarado
CUV Ventures RevoluFIN Advisory Board
CUV Ventures welcomes qualified CPA and, Panamanian national, Jorge Alvarado, to join its RevoluFIN advisory board. Jorge Alvarado, CPA, has more than twenty-five years’ experience in the upper echelons of Panamanian accounting. Mr Alvarado is an Authorized Public Accountant and, has worked extensively for both private multinational companies and, as an accountant for the government in the Republic of Panama. Mr. Alvarado worked as chief Accountant for the Panamena de Motores Company, S.A., the national wholly owned Nissan importer. Further, Mr. Alvarado worked as fiscal auditor for the Municipality of Panama City. Jorge currently provides accounting and finance consulting services to several companies in Panama City.
Emilio Morales
CUV Media & Consulting Advisory Board
Emilio founded (THCG and Tech, LLC), the Miami-based Think-Tank, and business consulting firm. Emilio is considered by many experts the guru of world remittances. His frequent TV appearances and syndicated press articles concerning the remittance industry traverse the United States, the worlds #1 emitter of family remittances. He has developed for more than 15 years a unique and sophisticated methodology for the collection of information related to various variables that allows him to estimate the remittances that are sent to countries through both formal and informal channels. He is considered a visionary of the remittance market and of the money sending industry in general.
Walfrido Sebastian Quiñones Bencomo
CUV Investment Advisory Board
Walfrido Sebastian Quiñones Bencomo serves on CUV Ventures Investment Advisory Board. He is a licensed attorney who graduated with honors from the University of Moscow, Russia. Walfrido was the corporate legal counsel for Steve Marshall over the past two decades. Walfrido is a permanent resident of Mexico. Walfrido’s membership in the Bar Association as a practicing attorney, allied to his extensive knowledge in brokering investments, makes him a key figure on the Advisory Board at CUV Ventures. Walfrido is directly involved in the formation of the upcoming wholly owned subsidiary RevoluPAY Mexico S.A de C.V,
Vito Echevarria
Journalist
Mr. Echevarria is a New York-based journalist who graduated from Fordham University with a BA in political science, while later attending courses at the University of Miami School Of Law. Mr. Echevarria specializes in the Caribbean foreign investment landscape. Mr. Echevarria first visited Caribbean countries in 1996 to cover theemerging biotechnology sector for America Economia, a Dow Jones business monthly magazine based in Santiago, Chile. Since then, Mr. Echevarria has written extensively for a variety of foreign companies and entrepreneurs vested in the Caribbean energy, real estate, information technology, hospitality, agribusiness, tourism and numerous other sectors. Vito is the company’s liaison for its equity ownership in Third Circle Publishing LLC, Miami Florida.
Steven Geiger
CUV Advisory Board
Steven Geiger is a recognized global energy expert who has led multiple large-scale energy investment programs in emerging economies. Most recently he served as Chief Operating Officer for Skolkovo, the $5 billion Russian national technology & economic transformation agency tasked with innovating Soviet-era energy systems. Earlier, he was a Director of MASDAR, a $15 billion renewable energy company owned by Abu Dhabi government and one of the world's largest renewable energy companies.
W. Patrick Murphy
CUV Advisory Board
W. Patrick Murphy was Secretary of the largest real estate political action committee in the United States named Cen-Pac to protect Worldwide Intellectual Property. Mr. Murphy served on the Senior Management of Century 21 Real Estate Corporation developing niche market expertise to increase franchise sales by $22 million in one year. Mr. Murphy has thirty-nine years of broad based experience in entrepreneurial and corporate roles from start-ups to management of seasoned domestic and international organizations. Familiar with all phases of real estate franchise branding, real estate development and specialized travel development. W Patrick Murphy developed the largest real estate franchise network in the Caribbean Basin, Venezuela, Colombia and Central America with 45 offices, 500 agents in 23 countries or protectorates. BA Morningside College, MA University of South Dakota, Securities Licenses Series 39, 63, 22, GRI, CIPS, CCIM. Patrick is the director of the Florida Travel Agency IBTO in which the company holds significant equity.
Don Mosher
VP Corporate Communication
Don has been involved in the Canadian Capital Markets for over 30 years. He worked for Union Securities Ltd as a registered representative from 1986 through 1998. In 1998 accepted the position of Manager of Investor Relations with Napier Environmental technologies until 2003.
A founder of B & D Capital Partners, a consulting business that advises publicly traded companies in regards to marketing, fund raising, head hunting and other challenges facing management teams.
Recently Don was a Director and VP of Capital Markets for Hempco Food and Fiber, assisting in the initial fund raising that resulted in their public listing. He was also instrumental in Aurora Cannabis Inc making a strategic investment in the Company that has resulted in a control position. Previously Don has served on several other boards and management teams, as well as serving as CEO of Rodinia Minerals Inc.
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