whats cooking EM ? I m liking the management moves as I ve mentioned. ? Lets see where they go from here.. cheers
Appointment of Mark Bloom
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The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Bloom to the board of directors of the Company. In connection with Mr. Bloom's appointment, Dr. Donald Pepper has resigned as a director of the Company.
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Mr. Bloom is a successful international financier and serial entrepreneur who founded and ran several companies in Europe and Asia. With over 17 years experience in the financial markets, he is considered an expert and specialist in alternative investment strategies, hedge funds, commodities markets, CTAs and global investments. Mr. Bloom was one of the founding partners of FX Asia Securities, one of Japan's leading Forex and Securities companies which was later sold to Man Financial Group.
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He is the founder of a number of asset management businesses, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") consulting, capital raising for private companies, alternative investments, and financial product structuring. He has successfully raised and managed over US$500 million from clients across the Asia region.
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A fluent speaker of Japanese, Mr. Bloom has authored several books on hedge funds and finance in Japan, and remains a popular speaker there. Mr. Bloom has been actively involved in the mining industry for the past 7 years, where he has assisted companies with capital raising, M&A advising, and structuring. He runs a popular commodities online newsletter and publishes articles in several Japanese publications. He currently is a director of a number of resource companies including Andover Ventures Inc. and Arriba Resources Inc.
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