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Leadership
US Farms, Inc. Asparagus Crop
Yan Skwara
Chairman / Chief Executive Officer
During Mr. Skwara's 18 years on Wall Street, he was a NASD Registered Representative and an Investment Banker. He has had Investment Banking experience managing both small and large cap market portfolios and expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions. He served as Vice President of Investments at AG Edwards and Executive Vice President of Whale Securities. Mr. Skwara brings over 11 years of experience managing early-stage private and public companies. He has been instrumental in raising capital, hiring experienced management and increasing shareholder value. In 1997, Mr. Skwara founded a Sports Marketing business, which owned and operated the Professional Soccer franchise in San Diego, California, the San Diego Flash. In 2005 Mr. Skwara founded and published the leading Premier Soccer Magazine, 90:00 Soccer Magazine (www.90soccer.com). In 2006, Mr. Skwara entered the farming and nursery businesses and has successfully capitalized initial farming and nursery operations for US Farms, Inc. while expanding and building its business and management team.
Darin Pines
Chief Operations Officer and Director
Darin A. Pines, Chief Operating Officer, has over 18 years experience in farm and nursery operations. He has been instrumental in the acquisition of both the farm and nursery properties, the strategic restoration of the nursery, development and planting of the Imperial Valley Aloe Vera acreage, and establishing the Company's proprietary farming techniques which have provided superior quality and yield. He began his career in 1988 with Carlsbad Floral Exchange Inc.where he was responsible for managing multiple nursery facilities, business development and customer retention initiatives.
Neal Ford
Interim Corporate Controller
Neal Ford CPA, Interim Corporate Controller, has over 20 years of experience in corporate and public accounting environments. From 2003 to 2006 he was a Financial Consultant for a $90 million manufacturer of dietary supplements. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Ford was a Financial Consultant with CFO Strategies, LLC where he provided clients CFO/Controller level services including industry specific c engagements at Color Spot Nurseries and Am-Sod, Inc. From 1999 to 2001 Mr. Ford acted as Corporate Controller for MediaDNA, Inc., a developmental stage company, which was designing digital rights management (DRM) technology and search engine optimization/ranking software. Prior to this, Mr. Ford held financial management positions in diverse companies including Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Fisher-Price, Jungle Rags, Moss- Adams, and Performance Plastics. Mr. Ford earned a BS in Business Administration with double majors in accounting and marketing from the University of Maryland. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California; status active.
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