Current Report Filing (8-k)
October 07 2015 - 11:04AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2015
GLOBAL
EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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000-54557 |
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27-3986073 |
(State or other
jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification Number) |
X3
Jumeirah Bay, Office 3305, Jumeirah Lake Towers
Dubai,
UAE
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: +971 (0) 42767576
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2., below):
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ITEM
5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On
October 7, 2015, the Global Equity International Inc.’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Charles Taylor to become the Chairman
of the Board of Directors. The Company has agreed with Mr. Taylor an initial six month renewable contract with an initial compensation
package equivalent to $80,000 per annum plus certain performance based incentives. Mr. Taylor has not been appointed to any Board
committees as of the date of this Current Report. As of the date of this Current Report, there have been no transactions with
Mr. Taylor that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Certain
biographical information related to Mr. Charles Taylor is set forth below.
Charles
acted in an advisory role to a number of major investment banking houses including Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs, analyzing
investment portfolio strengths and strategies. He acted in an advisory capacity directly to Goldman Sachs and reviewed their investment
portfolios for specific business improvement candidates. He then went on to lead teams in the “Turnarounds” of those
targets.
In
addition, he has led management consulting assignments teams in numerous industries. He has served as vice-Chairman of the Board
of a Telecom Italia subsidiary, Chairman of Amdahl Italia (an IT firm headquartered in Rome, Italy) and DMR Italia (a subsidiary
of Fujitsu), CFO and Director of Monte Carlo Sat (a Monaco-based television operator), EVP and CFO of GBTIMES, Ltd (a Chinese
Government owned EU media company) and founder and Chairman of the Board of Telos - a US-based renewable energy company.
In
addition to these Board seats, Charles held an executive position as CFO of AT&T International, where he developed and managed
operating budgets in 52 different countries, and as CFO of a $3 billion consumer products division of a major telecommunications
company.
Among
his many accomplishments, he has led four successful business “turnarounds” and personally crafted over fifteen business
plans for companies seeking:
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New
or additional equity infusion, or |
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New strategic
directions. |
He
has lectured at Thunderbird University, Bocconi University in Milan and Scuola Superiore Sant’ Anna in Pisa, Italy on IT
Strategy, Technology Convergence and “The Global Village” – a course designed for business leaders seeking to
extend operations into additional countries.
He
received an undergraduate degree in economics from Fenn University, attended graduate marketing studies at Columbia University
and attended additional graduate courses in economics and business at Wharton and Stanford.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
October 7, 2015
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GLOBAL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Enzo Taddei |
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Enzo Taddei |
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Chief Financial
Officer |
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