One of the standard operating maneuvers that a company might use to try and build credibility is to load their management team or board of directors with high profile members who have long credential sheets. The reasoning is sound, because if they appear to be led by a person with 25 years experience in business, it certainly sounds better than a “kid out of school”. This is often enough to get the average investor attracted to the company, because investors have been told over and over to do their due diligence on the management team, and make sure they’re up to their task.
But there’s a catch. What if the 25 years of experience are in a completely different business than the present company runs? Does all that experience still count?
In the case of SkyPostal however, this is a moot point. SkyPostal Inc., which trades under the symbol SPKN, is set to be the dominant provider of mail delivery services into Latin America and the Caribbean. They provide their customers with a consistent, secure and reliable mail delivery service with the highest standards through the use of innovative logistics solutions and state of the art information technology. But along with their technology and their high standards, they also have an edge that any company would love to enjoy. Their management team isn’t just deep; it’s deep with a tremendous bonus. SkyPostal’s management team has an astounding 150 years worth of collective experience running businesses that were all involved with mail or package delivery. Does that really help? You bet.
If your COO has seen a distribution problem in the past and solved it, wouldn’t you want him on your team for your new company? If your technology officer has actually created software that integrated with UPS’s systems and made for the smoother flow of packages, wouldn’t you want him on your team? If your COO had actually created a successful delivery company, and eventually sold it for a large profit, wouldn’t you want him on your team? Yes you would. And SkyPostal’s got them. Just their CEO alone has over 35 years of direct experience in mail and package delivery, and he was a pioneer in developing the private courier and mail delivery business in Latin America, having opened his first operation in Venezuela in 1972.
From their director of European development and sales, who just happened to be the co-founder and President of Sky Courier International, Inc (Reston, Va.), to their VP of sales and marketing director, who was the Vice President of Operations with TNT Mailfast (a Dutch Post subsidiary) from 1985 to 2000, each and every one of the six top slots in management are filled with men who have worked in, or started companies in, the mail industry. This is an incredible advantage.
SkyPostal has an awful lot going for it, from their technology to their price points, to their growth strategy. But don’t let one of the most important facts slip by you. Their management team is truly as good as it gets when it comes to mail, package, and hand delivery. 150 years of combined experience in the very business you are creating is a powerful tool. This is one management team you can feel confident in, and that’s the whole point isn’t it?
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