Jeff Michel

Jeff Michel began business development in the 1980's after a being honorably discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard. Mr. Michel was actively opening restaurants for both corporate and individual owners. He is currently the Director of publicly held CPSM, Inc, a firm that specializes in the pool and spa industry and Hitec Corp, a company focused on OTR tire pyrolysis. In 1993 he was recruited by a small Broker-Dealer and entered the field of Financial Services.

The firm specialized in retail financial services and underwriting small and medium sized companies in various fields. Furthering his career in the financial services industry, he took on the role of President of a regional Broker-Dealer supervising circa five hundred stock brokers and support staff. In that position Mr. Michel initiated and had direct oversight responsibility for numerous underwriting initiatives ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to ten million in syndicate lead projects.

The firm acted as lead underwriters, syndicate members and as market makers thus Jeff's duties included the responsibility for maintaining an orderly after market. Mr. Michel’s last position as a licensed securities professional (FINRA) was as Senior Options Principal for a small firm in New York, resigning in 2010.

Since his departure, Jeff has continued consulting for public and private companies on corporate development, turnarounds and capital underwriting. Mr. Michel has held senior management and/or director positions in excess of twenty five years and has sat on the board of companies domiciled in the US, UK, Isle of Man, Canada, BVI, Liberia, and Poland.