CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jun 11, 2013) - QE2 Acquisition Corp. ("QE2" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of the Officers and Board of Directors of QE2. QE2 welcomes the following members to the QE2 team:
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Mike Belantis - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Gino DeMichele - Chairman of the Board and Director
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Joe Gagliardi, CMA - Chief Financial Officer and Director
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Maria Nathanail, LLB - Corporate Secretary and Director
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Claudio Pucci, MBA - Director
"We have put together a group of very accomplished individuals with the experience and knowledge to ensure the success of QE2," said Mike Belantis, President and Chief Executive Officer of QE2.
Read more about the new board members below.
Mihalis (Mike) Belantis - Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mike Belantis has more than 15 years of experience identifying opportunities, investing and consulting for companies in both the private and public sectors. He has played an instrumental role in laying the foundation for many successful startups. One of his most recent has grown to a market cap in excess of $300 million.
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Belantis will be involved in all aspects of QE2's acquisitions, investments and new project initiatives. He will also lead the team in setting the strategy and vision for the organization and articulating the road map for growth and a sustainable competitive advantage. Mr. Belantis will be involved in identifying prospective targets and market opportunities; in the case of acquisitions, conducting due diligence, determining appropriate valuation and structure, developing strategy for and conducting negotiations, driving activities to closure and coordinating with other business units. He will lead the team to ensure the organization has the drive, motivation and energy it needs to succeed.
Gino DeMichele - Chairman of the Board
Gino DeMichele has been engaged in global and domestic financial markets since the 1990's, bringing 20 years of retail and institutional experience in Canada and the U.S. as a strategist, financier, venture capitalist and investor. As a Vice President and Senior Investment Advisor in Calgary, Canada, Mr. DeMichele managed assets in excess of $250 million and consistently been in the "Top 10%" of Investment Advisors nationally, most recently with Macquarie Private Wealth Inc. Throughout his extensive career, Mr. DeMichele has worked on both the buy and sell side of many deals to gain him a complete understanding of the transaction cycle, and has managed both bond and equity portfolios. By developing a specialization along sector lines he has aligned raising capital for many industry groups with several of these companies reaching market capitalizations between $100 million to $1 billion. Having lead and structured over 50 IPO and RTO transactions, his knowledge and experience have helped him also raise over $650 million over his career. His extensive public and private company finance experience adds a depth of investment banking that makes him an expert.