Upco International Inc. announced that it has appointed Mr. Gert-Jan Geels as the Chief Financial Officer. He has been a finance professional for 27 years. He was a private banker at Delta Lloyd Bank from 1996 to 1999. From 1999 to 2012 he was an asset manager at Eureffect Asset Management where he was the co-owner and managed one of the largest independent asset management companies in Amsterdam for over a decade. He has extensive experience in financing small and medium sized companies and helping them restructure their balance sheet and improve their use of working capital. He is the CEO of Bullfinch Ltd. where he advises wealthy individuals from The Netherlands and Belgium in their investment strategies. He also served as a compliance officer for one of the largest Dutch precious metal traders. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance from the Amsterdam Academy.