Green Globe International, Inc.
Board of Directors
Director Biographies
Gary Nerison - Chairman
Gary Nerison is a business professional with extensive experience in operations, executive management and Board level oversight for companies in a number of industries, including insurance, real estate development, banking and charitable foundations.
Mr. Nerison currently serves a Director of two companies publicly traded in the United States. Included in his responsibilities as a public company Director are financial oversight and fiscal accountability; selection appointment of key officers and new directors; and high level governance of the organization through its stated policies and objectives.
Mr. Nerison has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green Globe International since the company's inception. He served as a Director of its predecessor company, GTREX Capital, Inc., since October 2005, and was appointed Chairman in March 2007. Mr. Nerison provided leadership for the company as it identified a new acquisition and changed the focus of its operations to become Green Globe International, owner of the premier international brand for sustainability programs.
For S3 Investment Company, Inc., another public U.S. company, Mr. Nerison has served as a Board Member since December of 2005 and held the position of Chairman of the Board's Finance Committee when it functioned as a Business Development Company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Mr. Nerison previously served as Director of Franchise Capital Corporation and HAZ Holdings, two additional publicly traded U.S. companies. Mr. Nerison provided leadership as Franchise Capital Corporation identified and successfully completed a reverse merger transaction with Aero Exhaust, Inc., a world leader in performance exhaust airflow technology whose automotive exhaust system is a NASCAR sponsored product. For HAZ Holdings, a hotel acquisition and management company, Mr. Nerison served as Director and financing consultant.
In 2002, Mr. Nerison co-founded the World Health and Education Foundation (WHEF), a charitable foundation oriented around stem cell research. WHEF also supports additional charities including Rotary International, Boys and Girls Club, the Wheelchair Foundation and the Christopher Reeves Foundation. Mr. Nerison currently serves as the foundation's President.
Mr. Nerison is also an experienced entrepreneur, having devoted over 36 years to the growth of real estate development and loan brokerage companies.
In 2000, Mr. Nerison established a loan brokerage firm, placing venture loans for new businesses. The company obtained and arranged for financing and allocation of funds for developers of projects ranging from $1 million to $30 million. In 1998, Mr. Nerison founded an Internet coupon company, for which he served as chief executive officer for several years. Previous to that, Mr. Nerison served in leadership and executive positions for a number of financial, insurance, real estate, and development businesses.
In addition to his work with WHEF, Mr. Nerison has been involved in charitable activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including work on behalf of underprivileged children, seniors, and public education. Mr. Nerison has also assisted in home building projects for migrant children in Mexico and delivered wheelchairs in Mexico and Asia.
Mr. Nerison serves on the Executive Committee of the Northern California Chapter of the NFL Alumni Association and is a former Board member of Project RESTORE at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Project RESTORE is a Johns Hopkins-based undertaking to advance therapies for transverse myelitis and multiple sclerosis.
Mr. Nerison attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he majored in Economics.
Steven R. Peacock - Managing Director
Steven Peacock was appointed as Managing Director of Green Globe International in March 2008 and has served as interim president and interim chief executive officer of the company since November 2007. Mr. Peacock led the company's efforts to acquire the Green Globe brand and transition of the company to become Green Globe International, Inc.
Mr. Peacock has over thirty years of experience in seeking out and identifying emerging growth investment opportunities, both startup companies and work out assignments and is skilled at analyzing management structure and setting up programs for raising capital. He has working knowledge of taking companies through the process of becoming publicly traded, as well as assistance with strategic planning, corporate communications including shareholder relations and internet marketing as well as an extensive background in SEC requirements and filings utilizing broad network of legal, accounting, insurance, Internet technology and public relations affiliates.
In addition to his work with and in publicly traded companies, Mr. Peacock has a background in the real estate development industry and in minor league professional sports development, primarily soccer, in both American and European venues.
Mr. Peacock has an extensive operating knowledge of the Business Development Company process, having operated the first BDC on the west coast from 1998 to 2000. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Peacock acted as a consultant for Peak Solutions, a firm offering a variety of consulting, management and financing services to the small business community, both public and private.
From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Peacock served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of YaSheng Group, Ltd., formerly Nicholas Investment Company, Inc. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Peacock served as a member of the Board of Directors of BDC Capital, Inc. and as Secretary, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of CLX Investment Company. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Peacock served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Entertainment Capital Corporation. Mr. Peacock also served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Franchise Capital Corporation from 2006 to 2007.
From 2004 to present, Mr. Peacock has served as managing partner of Javelin Advisory Group, Inc., a business consulting company located in Murrieta, California with the core focus of assisting businesses with a number of vital services, which include bringing small public companies into compliance with SEC requirements, assisting in the raising of necessary capital, evaluating potential acquisitions and providing management expertise.
Doug Smith - Director
Doug Smith is the founder and CEO of Village Green Global, Inc. Mr. Smith is a true environmental entrepreneur with over 25 years experience in the business sector. He has used his visionary drive and extensive knowledge to increase profit, inspire, educate and transform businesses to reduce environmental impact, and create the foundations of a great culture and social awareness. With Doug's leadership, Village Green has made it a priority to develop relationships with education systems in order to begin cultivating green jobs, which are increasingly important in today's workforce. His curriculum, which he himself teaches at colleges across the world, covers specific skills across the energy management spectrum, preparing students for a variety of responsibilities. Through his leadership role in Village Green Global, Doug is realizing his vision to help nurture an emerging industry in the U.S. and make it simple for organizations to become more energy efficient, reduce costs and create green jobs.
Doug Smith established environmental reporting and methodology, which has been operated globally since 2002. His company, Village Green Global Inc., has pioneered automated environmental reporting for businesses. The company provides reporting solutions, advisory services, and education to support better business practices and improved bottom line performance. Aligning with Microsoft Corp. in September 2009, Village Green launched the SMARTweb carbon emissions accounting tool, which enables organizations to accurately gather and verify emission data using the online application allowing for multiple levels of automated reporting not possible with manual, non-integrated systems. SMARTweb has been used for more than 6,000 environmental audits and incorporates approximately 30,000 devices in its database. Global brands such as CISCO, Daimler Chrysler and Westfield have already benefited from Village Green solutions and improved their bottom line performance in reducing their environmental impact. The company's Get Green program helps students of all ages learn processes needed to take advantage of green job opportunities within environmental services worldwide.
