David Malcolm Beatty

Vertichem is an innovative green-tech company and one of the world’s leading practitioners of green chemistry. It produces environmentally friendly chemicals that are sold to the industrial, commercial, food, consumer goods and pharmaceutical markets, helping them to green their products and achieve new sustainability goals for their business. The company creates green chemicals and ingredients from biomass: vanillin, acetovanillone and vanillic acids. With ample access to raw, green materials from cellulosic ethanol plants, the pulp & paper mills and biomass processors globally, Vertichem is converting a low-cost waste stream into a valuable natural product that can act as a substitute for oil-based chemicals. Companies can use Vertichem products to reduce the volume of petrochemicals widely-used in flavors and fragrances industries and the pharmaceutical.

New Generation Power International, Inc. is a private company founded by Chirinjeev Kathuria. The company is based in Chicago, IL. He was the founding director of Mircorp, the first commercial company to privately launch and fund manned space programs. Dr. Kathuria also made history by becoming the first Indian-American to run for the Senate in . However, Dr. Kathuria, the founder of the company, has been involved in various ventures such as internet service provider and space exploration.

Rio Verde Minerals Development Corp. focuses on the acquisition, exploration and development of fertilizer projects in Brazil. It holds one potash project and a portfolio of phosphate projects in Brazil. The company was founded on April 8, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. is an investment banking company, which engages in the provision of investment banking, brokerage, equity research, and asset management services. Its services include brokerage services, tax and estate planning strategies, investment management consulting, alternate investments, and corporate client services. The company was founded by Thomas W. Weisel in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Westwind Partners, Inc. is a research and investment banking firm. The firm is privately held by a group of entrepreneurial partners who are experienced and have proven track records. The services that they offer include insightful equity research on Canadian and US companies, equity trading capability, and independent advice to corporations on M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Westwind is based in Toronto with additional offices in Montreal, Calgary and London. They are a member of the Investment Dealers Association and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

Yamana Resources, Inc. is an exploration company that focuses on gold. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The Canadian company was founded by William R. Green, David Malcolm Beatty, Richard R. Walters.