Michael F. Holloran – President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Holloran brings to Elgrande a wealth of senior management experience spanning 32 years, including 22 years with the Beak International Group spearheading strategic corporate expansion into key international markets, primarily within Southeast Asia. He has served as a technical advisor to the Asian Development Bank, and the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. He has held outside directorships, advisory board positions and committee memberships with several prominent North American institutions. He has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University, a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Applied Mathematics and Chemistry from the University of Waterloo, a Management Studies diploma from Sheridan College and a certificate in Culinary Arts from George Brown College. He has also attended the Summer Institute in Advanced Systems Engineering at Manhattan College.
Woo Jun Jeon – ERP/CRM and Internet Applications Development Manager
Mr. Woo Jun Jeon joined Elgrande in 1998 as Internet e-Commerce Application Development Manager and since that time has provided the technical components of the Company’s web based applications and ERP/CRM solutions. Woo Jun has a strong communications design and computer graphics background and advanced technical training in SQL database development, and DNS and Web Server administration. This combination of skills was ideally suited for his roll in leading the technical development of the Company’s ShopEngineTM e-Commerce transaction platform. He designed the Company’s ERP/CRM system which includes a dynamic interface to the Company’s accounting software. The system is designed to be web accessible and to support the Company’s plans to launch its virtual-interactive on-line order and status inquiry system. Prior to joining Elgrande, Mr. Jeon was Multimedia Manager for Digital Impact, a developer of consumer electronics applications, where he led the team developing DI’s technical strategy for the production of multimedia gaming applications.
Woo Jun graduated from Induk Institute of Technology, Seoul, Korea in 1989 where he specialized in Communication Design and Computer Graphics Design. He has completed advanced Microsoft courses in SQL database and Object-Oriented programming.
Murat Erbatur – Director
Murat F. Erbatur joined the Board of Elgrande in February 2004. Mr. Erbatur founded and is President and CEO of MCM Integrated Technologies Ltd and ScanTech Imaging Corp. MCM is one of the leading providers of information technology products and services, including Kitchen-Central. Kitchen-Central is a web based home automation, computing, entertainment and communication application designed especially for the kitchen environment. ScanTech Imaging Corp. is the market leader in fillable and linkable business forms. Mr. Erbatur has spent most of his 32-year professional career in computers and their applications in technical and business environments. His career includes 11 years with Swan Wooster Engineering, three years as Vice President of Engineering Software Development Corp, two years as Director of Marketing with REBIS Industrial Work Group Software and six years with Simons International as Manager, Computer Applications.
Mr. Erbatur received a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey) in 1972 and a Masters degree in Engineering from University of British Columbia in 1973.
Ginger Kelly – Artistic Advisor
Renowned glass artist Ginger Kelly received her BA from California State University in Chico, California. She moved to the Seattle area and in 1987 and opened the Ginger Kelly Glass Studio. After spending 18 years in the vibrant Seattle art glass scene, in 2005 she moved to Louisiana where she continues to design and produce her exclusive Ginger Kelly art glass. She has continued to participate in teaching the art of making art glass and glass jewelry and teaches at various institutions in Oregon, California, North Carolina and the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle.
Ginger Kelly Glass is designed, produced and are exhibited and sold both nationally and internationally. Ginger’s glass designs are bold, vibrant, and truly unique. Signature designs include retro glass tableware, contemporary vessels, and exquisite glass jewelry. The high quality of this product and in particular the Love Plate line may be viewed here: http://www.europeansourcesdirect.com/
About Elgrande InternationalElgrande International ( www.elgrande.com ) specializes in sourcing, importing, marketing and distributing unique artist designed quality products in the medium to high-end home décor tabletop market. Their products are exclusively produced for the North American home décor and giftware sectors. The Company has a North American sales and distribution infrastructure that services approximately 650 customers that include independent retailers and national key accounts. Elgrande was the winner of the 2003 CGTA “Best New Giftware” award ( www.cgta.org ). Safe Harbor Provision: This press release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include “…will also allow us to expand the market for the Ginger Kelly Collection beyond North America, thereby greatly increasing shareholder value” and are based on the Company’s current expectations as to future events. However, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release might not occur, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Risk factors include, lack of inventory financing, foreign currency fluctuations, availability of product, uncertainty concerning market acceptance of its products, competition and other risk factors as outlined in the Company’s SEC filings.
Forward Looking Statement: The information in this news release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including statements to the future financial performance of the Company. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward- looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any of its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, product development and acceptance, the impact of competitive services and pricing, or general economic risks and uncertainties.
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VANCOUVER, BC
EGDI – Elgrande International, Inc.
Address:
1450 Kootenay Street
Suite 302
Vancouver, BC V5K 4R1
Website: http://www.elgrande.com
Phone: 604-689-0808