Tootie PIE Managed by Experienced Personnel
Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TOOT)
Tootie Pie understands the new U.S. consumer and has forged strong relationships with three foodservice organizations. These sales have served as rocket fuel for Tootie Pie!
Management apprenticed under Pie-Master Tootie herself! Now, not only are they Pie-Masters but they are taking on the Pie World with a high quality, premium pie and bringing their business expertise to the table.
Management’s qualifications speak for themselves!
Mr. Merrill (47) has over twenty years experience in the capital markets, with an emphasis on early stage companies and venture capital. He began his career at Merrill Lynch, a respected financial services company, where he had over $200 million under management. Mr. Merrill has established a successful track record of recognizing and assisting early stage companies whose business opportunities represented significant potential for growth.
Mr. Merrill has provided his expertise to companies in many business sectors; including specialty retail, retail distribution, telecommunications, and high tech communications. Mr. Merrill has evaluated many young companies and assisted in raising tens of millions of dollars in both public and private equity.
Mr. Merrill has been married for over twenty years to his wife, Cathy. They have three children; Matt, (18) and Emily and Liz (15). They live in Boerne, a small community just outside San Antonio, Texas.
As a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Patterson has twenty plus years experience in a variety of industries including public accounting, oil & gas, commercial banking (including extensive loan workouts and asset management), not-for-profit, foodservice brokerage, and other related experience including consulting in industries ranging from insurance to oil & gas. He has succeeded in all sizes and types of organizations and positions from being an auditor for Touche Ross, an international CPA firm, to serving as an accounting supervisor for Tesoro Petroleum; from serving as a senior loan and asset manager for Gill Savings in San Antonio to being a senior loan workout officer and head of the commercial real estate department for Fleet Bank-New Hampshire; from being an owner and operator of a start-up foodservice brokerage company to having his own Consulting/CPA practice providing services on merger and acquisitions and contract CFO/Controller to serving as a team leader for a Sarbanes Oxley compliance project for Baker Hughes, a large international oil & gas services company based in Houston, TX.
Mr. Patterson has been married for thirty two years to his wife, Denine. They have two boys Aaron (26) and Ragan (23). They reside in San Antonio, Texas. His hobbies include golf, singing and home renovation.
Jeff joined JPMorgan Chase Bank following his graduation from Texas A&M University in May of 2001. Upon joining the bank, Jeff participated in the Middle Market Analyst Training Program in New York City. The training program included the study of market dynamics, financial accounting, corporate finance and credit underwriting.
Upon completion of his training, Jeff joined the San Antonio Middle Market banking group in January of 2002. As an Analyst and then an Associate, Jeff was involved in underwriting and extending credit to companies in numerous industries ranging from $10 million to $1 billion in revenues. His roles involved research, financial analysis and presentation skills coupled with client support and marketing efforts. With these responsibilities, Jeff assisted companies in securing financing for capital improvements, acquisitions and working capital needs.
Bobbie is the daughter of Tootie Feagan and has been involved in baking pies with her mom, off and on, for many years. She worked and held numerous responsibilities for the Medina ISD from 1974 to 1982. Following her work in the school district, she pursued the personal travel industry, joining with Chaparral Travel in 1982. In 1987, she and three partners started a new travel agency in Kerrville, Texas named Adventure Travel, which is consistently voted the best travel agency in the hill country each year. Bobbie worked full-time at the agency through 1998 and maintains her partner status to date.
In 2001, Bobbie went back to Medina to take over the full operation of the Tootie Pie Company while her mother, Tootie, underwent hip surgery and recovery. She handled all facets of the business on a daily basis for one year until Tootie’s return. In addition to the above she has held positions at Billing Concepts as an account manager, and as an insurance agent for USAA in San Antonio. In September of 2005, Bobbie joined Tootie Pie Co. to oversee all baking operations and quality control.
Kimberly Lee (48) has over twenty years experience in sales and management with a very diverse background. Entering the field of Interior Design and then as a business owner in the late 80’s, she worked with many prestigious builders in the San Antonio and South Texas area. She then spent a few years at home raising 4 boys: Kody (24), Travis (22), Austin (17), and Carson (15). While at home, she ran a child care facility where she kept infant to toddler aged children. This lead to home schooling her children over the next 8 years.
Kimberly then had a very successful home-based business with Pampered Chef where she earned top sales and recruiting achievement in the company for 7 consecutive years. She shared this business opportunity with others and built a team of over 100 consultants, while helping them to develop their own businesses through training and programs. Kimberly has been married to Michael Lee for over 26 years. They have lived in Boerne, Texas for 10 years.
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Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
129 Industrial Drive
Boerne, TX 78006
Phone: (210) 737-6600
Fax: (210) 237-4750
Website: www.tootiepieco.com
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