Anthony Pallante, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chair of the Board of
Directors
Mr. Anthony M. Pallante is the Founder and Principle of Manchester Capital
Inc. and has served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for over 25
years. Prior to Manchester Capital, Mr. Pallante served as a Senior Vice President
and Officer at Cott Beverages. Prior to Cott, he served as the President and
Principle of Exclusive Beverage, the Ontario Royal Crown Cola franchise, which
he sold to Cott. He serves as a Member of Business Advisory Board at Mycell
Technologies LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from York University in Toronto
and is active in various local and community charities.
Mark Holcombe, President, Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Mark Holcombe is experienced in corporate and investment banking, corporate
development and asset management. Mr. Holcombe has over 23 years of banking
and corporate finance experience. He has significant experience in M&A advisory,
corporate restructurings and public and private debt and equity financings.
Formerly, Mr. Holcombe was Managing Partner of Stirling Partners (Bahamas) Ltd.
Formerly, he was a Senior Advisor to Providence Advisors Limited, Managing
Director and Head of Asset Management for Madison Williams Holdings, LLC in
New York City and Head of Corporate Development/Private Equity of GEM Global
Equities Management S.A. Also, He has worked as a senior investment banker at
Global Hunter Securities, Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, Gleacher NatWest/NatWest
Markets, and ING Capital. Mr. Holcombe presently serves as a Director of Asante
Gold Corporation.
Mr. Holcombe holds a B.A. from Colgate University and graduated from the Chemical
Bank Corporate Finance Analyst Training Program.
Mark Cluett, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Cluett has spent over two decades reinventing established global brands
and positioning startups for growth by organizing diverse teams and aligning
effort toward shared objectives. Most recently, he applied these skills in the
successful growth of The Activation Group (TAG), a strategic marketing and communications
agency. Mr. Cluett founded TAG in 2014 and continues to serve as its president.
Prior to founding TAG, he served as a Business Director with Ogilvy, a global
advertising agency where he was responsible for a multinational business portfolio
and was based out of New York City, Toronto and Montreal. This was preceded
by experience as Director of Strategy with 141 Worldwide, a brand activation
and marketing agency.
Donald MacPhee, Director of Operations
Donald MacPhee co-founded Continental Ingredients in 1994 and played a major
role in taking the company from $650,000 in revenue to over $50 million before
the business was sold in September, 2016. He has over 30 years of experience
in the food and beverage ingredient industry. Don has worked closely with major
North American food and beverage manufacturers to develop new products for their
portfolios.
Mr. MacPhee holds a Business Administration and Marketing Degree from St. Lawrence
College.
Scott Chapman, Director, Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chair
of Audit Committee
Scott Chapman is an investment professional with over 20 years of experience
both in Canada and internationally. Mr. Chapman has acted as senior partner
with Lines Overseas Management (Bermuda, Bahamas); and in institutional, retail
sales with Midland Walwyn (Montreal, Quebec).
Across numerous financial sectors, Mr. Chapman’s responsibilities have
included corporate finance, venture capital, institutional and retail sales.
From April 2009 to present, Mr. Chapman has been the owner of Hyperion Management.
Hyperion is in the business of venture capital, marketing, corporate governance
and sports management.
Mr. Chapman is a native of Montreal, Quebec and holds a BA from Concordia University.
Michael Browne, Brand Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Michael Browne is a sales and marketing professional with a leadership resume
in industry-leading consumer products companies: Kellogg, Frito-Lay, Mars Inc.,
MillerCoors LLC. Mr. Browne has managed power brands in the categories of: ready
to eat cereal, salty snacks, confectionery, mainstream and specialty beer. He
has over 25 years’ business experience spanning both North American and
international markets.
From September 2003 to November 2010, Mr. Browne was employed by MillerCoors
in various positions. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Marketing
for the above premium portfolio from August 2008 to November 2010. As Vice President
of Marketing, Mr. Browne lead the above premium portfolio including key brands
that included Blue Moon, Leinenkugel, Molson, and SAB international imports
(Peroni, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch), and super premium brands (Sparks, Miller
Chill). Mr. Browne drove craft beer share growth and increases in value of key
franchises. Further, his broad range of commercial responsibilities included
sales execution planning, cultivating key distributor relationships, collaborating
with global trademark owners, and capability development for professional marketing
staff of 24.
Peter Salvo, Controller and Corporate Secretar
Peter Salvo is a professional accountant with over 25 years of experience in
manufacturing, most notably in the automotive industry. Mr. Salvo has served
in many capacities, most recently as controller and finance manager with Meritor
Suspension Systems Company for 14 years. He has also worked for Rockwell International
for 11 years as Manager of Financial Analysis. Mr. Salvo has extensive financial
management experience and served as a key member of various management teams.
His experience includes development of business operating plans, preparation
of sales and profit projections, preparation of monthly financial statements
and variance analysis, cash flow forecasts, standard costing and inventory controls,
capital expenditure and cost benefit analysis.
Mr. Salvo is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), received his Certified
Management Accountant designation in 1985 and holds a bachelor degree in commerce
from McMaster University.
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