DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(NewMediaWire - Feb 22, 2016)
- Global Equity International
Inc. (OTCQB: GEQU) and its fully-owned
subsidiary Global Equity Partners
Plc. ("GEP" -- www.gepartnersplc.com), a specialist
consultancy firm with offices located in Dubai and London, are
extremely excited to announce that on February 17, 2016, James C.
Goldie joined the Company as Managing Director and Head of
Corporate Finance of our Dubai subsidiary, GE Professionals DMCC.
With over 25 years of experience with international investment
banks including Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Arqaam
Capital, James Goldie will work alongside the Company's CEO and CFO
to deliver innovative and strategic financial solutions for the
Company's ever-growing client base. James comes to GE Professionals
DMCC from Arqaam Capital in Dubai where he was the Senior Adviser
to the Executive Office.
Peter Smith, CEO of Global Equity International Inc.,
said, "I have known James Goldie a number of
years in a professional capacity and respect his opinions and
methodology of getting a deal done and a client funded. He has an
excellent pedigree and reputation in the market place. After
lengthy discussions in late 2015 and early 2016, we finally agreed
with James for him to become an integral part of our team here in
Dubai. His experience in the markets is second to none and his
contact base, in the financial world, is equally as impressive. We
are always looking for ways to enhance the business and complete
the 'jigsaw,' the appointment of James Goldie is a significant
cornerstone of that 'jigsaw' and I am greatly looking
forward to working on some of our many projects with him."
James Goldie said, "For over 25 years
I have conducted investment banking business around the world and
specifically in the Middle East. I look forward to continuing
helping Global Equity's many clients with strategic advice and
capital raising options. I believe the Global Equity team are well
placed to deliver on this vision. The region (Middle East) has
substantial head room for growth which inevitably provides
wide-spread opportunities."
About James Goldie
James C. Goldie is a career investment banker, having spent over
25 years working in London, New York and Dubai. James's most recent
position was as Senior Adviser to the Executive Office of Arqaam
Capital, an international investment bank with offices in Dubai,
London, Beirut, Cairo and Johannesburg.
Prior to his position at Arqaam Capital, James worked for J.P.
Morgan as a Senior Managing Director, member of Client Management
and was given the Chairman's Circle award in 2008 for delivering
solutions to some of J.P. Morgan's most sophisticated clients.
James was a member of the Chairman's board EMEA - Credit Suisse
in London and New York. Later he served as Managing Director and
co-head of sales Europe for Deutsche Bank in London and
Frankfurt.
The early part of James's successful career was spent at
Citigroup and Salomon Brothers in London.
LinkedIn profile: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/james-goldie-a7907446
About Global Equity International Inc.
Global Equity International Inc., through its wholly owned
subsidiary Global Equity Partners Plc., advises worldwide business
leaders with their most critical decisions and opportunities
pertaining to growth, capital needs, structure and the development
of a global presence. With offices in Dubai and London, Global
Equity has developed significant relationships in the US, UK,
Central Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia to assist
clients in realizing their full value and potential by bringing
them to external capital and resources that place an emphasis on
collaborative thinking. Furthermore, because Global Equity has
offices in key financial centres of the world, they are able to
introduce their clients to a unique opportunity of listing their
shares on any one of the many stock exchanges worldwide. Global
Equity International Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary
Global Equity Partners Plc., holds significant long-term equity
positions in the companies that it represents.
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