James Bickel

James Bickel "has served as a director for several U.S. public companies and formerly served on the Board of GTREX Capital. He also held the position of Chief Operating Officer of the company.

"Mr. Bickel has over 40 years of experience in sales and senior management positions with manufacturing-based companies: Allison Spring and Manufacturing (1968-1973), Bicor Machinery and Manufacturing (1974-1979), and Keel Corporation (1980-1986), all California based manufacturing companies of high-tech metal parts and assemblies.

"From 1986 to 2002 Mr. Bickel served as vice president of Uniglobe USA and president of Uniglobe Midpacific and assisted in building a national travel franchise system with over 900 locations. He later built a golf retail franchise system.

"Since 2002 Mr. Bickel has acted as vice president and secretary of the World Health and Education Foundation and as vice chairman of MedChannel LLC, a medical device company serving radiology and surgical markets.

"Mr. Bickel is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of S3 Investment Company, Inc., a publicly traded holding company with businesses in China. Mr. Bickel also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of CLX Investment Company, Inc. Mr. Bickel served on the Board of Directors of Sovereign Exploration Associates International Inc."

• Advisory Board, Green Globe International