SkinzWraps Confirms That New Chairman, CFO and Controller Have Been in Place for Over 60 Days
August 28 2012 - 6:19PM
Marketwired
SkinzWraps, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SKZW), a founding father and
recognized vanguard of the vehicle wrap industry, confirms that it
has had its new Chairman, CFO and Controller in place and actively
engaged for the past 60 days. It further confirms that the
recruitment of the recently appointed Chairman began in early 2012.
"It is amazingly refreshing to have this caliber of talent join
the team at SkinzWraps," said Peter C. Salaverry, CEO of
SkinzWraps. "Each brings the right mix of strong academic
credentials, real life experience and raw brain power. The speed
with which they have integrated into SkinzWraps and begun to assist
helping SkinzWraps stage for its next series of big moves has been
impressive."
Chairman: The Honorable don John McClellan Marshall
Senior Judge, Fourteenth Judicial District of Texas, sitting by
assignment, 2001 - Judge Presiding, Sabine Valley Child Protection
Court, 2001-2004. BA - Virginia Military Institute, 1965
(Valedictorian): MA - Vanderbilt University, 1966; Juris Doctor
(JD) - Southern Methodist University, 1975; LL.D. (Honorary),
Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional 1985. Mensa. Member of
The International Academy of Astronautics, 1999. Served as Judge
Presiding, Municipal Court of Muenster, Texas, 1976-1980, Judge
Presiding, Fourteenth Judicial District of Texas, 1981-2000, Judge
for the Dallas County Emergency Medical-Legal Project, 1986-2000.
Arbitrator, Mediator, Special Judge [Chapter 151, TCPRC].
Prize-winning author, specializing in procedural law [co-author,
West's Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Annotated] and ethics.
Honorary Professor of the University, Marie Curie-Sklodowska
University [UMCS], Lublin, Poland, title conferred 2004 (since 1993
annually teaches a course in American history and Constitutional
Law, including demonstration jury trial with attorneys from the
United States); Visiting Professor of Law: University of
Transylvania, Brasov, Romania; Nicholas Copernicus University,
Torun; Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan; University of Lódz,
Lódz; Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland; Alexander Pushkin State
University, Brest, Belarus. Visiting Lecturer in Law: Jagiellonian
University, Kraków; Catholic University of Lublin [KUL], Lublin,
Poland; University of Riga, Latvia. Fellow of the College of State
Bar of Texas; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Charter and Life
Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation; Province President (Europe), Phi
Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity [the Inn at UMCS in Poland
is named in his honor]. Colonel, Texas State Guard (Ret. [served as
Inspector General]). Knight [de onore] de jure sanguinis, Sacred
and Military Constantinian Order of St. George. Hereditary Member,
Society of the Cincinnati. 33 degrees Inspector General Honorary,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Anglican Bishop
of Texas II, consecrated 2010, elevated as Metropolitan Archbishop
of the Southern Province of the Catholic Charismatic Church (Old
Catholic Succession).
CFO: Mr. Gregory T. Cook:
Mr. Cook has 28 years of experience at the senior executive
level, in consumer products, restaurants, telephony and high
technology companies in both public and privately held companies.
Cook spent nine years at the President level in the vision care
industry building Foster Grant into one of the largest optical
companies in the world and building another from the ground up. Mr.
Cook was Senior Vice President/CAO for Rare Medium's world-class
web services arm. At Rare, he developed a deep understanding of the
value in the Internet sector while responsible for the integration
of corporate operations, acquisitions, financial management, human
resources, and recruiting. Cook's contributions and leadership in
launching Rare Medium assisted its growth from 60 employees to over
1200 operating in 22 offices and 3 continents internationally.
After serving at Rare Medium, Mr. Cook joined Sterling Optical as
Chief Executive Officer and served as a board member. At Sterling
Optical, Cook formed Emerging Vision; the first B2B technology
company for the vision care industry. Mr. Cook has spent the last 8
years in a variety of companies as the Chief Financial Officer in
both a full time and an advisor roll. Mr. Cook has completed over
26 M&A transactions with an aggregate value of $520 million.
Additionally he has negotiated and structured loans and public
equity in excess of $600 million. His achievements also include
aggregate revenue growth in excess of 350% and income improvements
in excess of $55 million. Mr. Cook has a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Finance and Economies from Texas Tech University
and an MBA from The University of North Texas.
Controller: Ms. Cathy A. Sonnier
With over 25 years of Restaurant Accounting Operations
experience, Ms. Sonnier brings a system built on efficiencies and
compliance requirements to SkinzWraps. Her most current position
was as VP Controller for El Fenix Corporation. At El Fenix, Ms.
Sonnier streamlined Accounting processes and implemented changes to
arrive at a faster monthly close cycle, increased validity of
financial reporting, structured annual audit plan, and a revised
efficient payroll processing system. Under Ms. Sonnier's direction,
the Accounting Department recognized cost savings of over $350k in
the first year. Her previous restaurant accounting experience has
included Marwin Management Group (formerly largest CiCi's Pizza
franchisee), Boston Pizza (US division), CiCi's Pizza, and Clicks
Billiards. Working at each of these companies has built a
foundation of knowledge and skills based on a high growth, fast
paced, and an evolving operational environment. Ms. Sonnier has a
Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Texas Dallas
and a MBA Accounting from University of North Texas.
About SkinzWraps, Inc.: As the premier innovator of the vehicle
wrap industry, SkinzWraps, Inc. has spent a decade perfecting the
craft of being a full service vehicle wrap company. This dedication
to superior craftsmanship allows SkinzWraps to excel in every
aspect of the vehicle wrap. SkinzWraps has wrapped over 7500
vehicles, using the best products available to the industry
including Avery Dennison's 1005 EZ Apply RS, and the Epson GS6000
Printer.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure: Forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. This press release may
contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms as
"believes," "looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other
terms with similar meaning. Although the Company believes that the
assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will
prove to be correct. Actual events could differ materially and
substantially from those projected herein and depend on a number of
factors.
Contact: Amy Hoagland SkinzWraps, Inc. pr@skinzwraps.com
214.741.4529
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