David N. Baker - Executive Chairman and Co-founder
David N. Baker, our Co-founder joined our Board of Directors as its Chairman on March 26, 2010 and is responsible for working with our Board and management on various strategic initiatives. Mr. Baker has extensive experience in financing start-up companies. He has led, as an investment principal, originating, structuring and investing in reverse merger, self registration and other non-traditional or alternative public transactions for companies in the asset recovery, consumer products, solar integration and technology, gaming, broadcast media, e-commerce, information services, video content, mobile hardware, video game, Internet media, information technology, automotive and biotechnology sectors. In addition, his career has included positions as principal and owner in two hedge funds, other investment management capacities, technology and health care merchant banking, proprietary trading and securities brokerage.Since 2007, Mr. Baker has also been employed as the Managing Member of Cascade Summit, LLC, a private advisory firm focused upon advising small and micro-capitalization public and private companies regarding capital strategy, business strategy and restructurings, with an emphasis on alternative going public transactions. Mr. Baker is also the CEO of Coin Mercantile, Inc., a private company engaged in the retail and wholesale global trade of precious metal modern world coins, which he co-founded in 2009 with his Partner, Mr. Steve Shum. Mr. Baker is also a non-managing principal of Core Fund Management, L.P., which is the general partner of Core Fund, L.P. a special situations, non-correlated, hedge fund that focuses on making investments in early stage, micro and small capitalization companies, across all sectors. Mr. Baker founded Core Fund, L.P. and Core Fund Management, L.P. in 2003 and was active in its management until 2007, when he stepped aside in favor of Mr. Steven Shum. Mr. Baker earned a B.A. in 1989 from the University of Colorado and received a J.D. in 1992 from Golden Gate University, with a focus on securities.
Frank Greco - Chief Executive Officer
Frank Greco joined us as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors on August 25, 2010. Mr. Greco is responsible for all aspects of XZERES Corp.'s business and his initial focus has been domestic and global sales growth, product portfolio expansion and optimization of products and channels. Mr. Greco joined XZERES Corp July 1, 2010, to serve as our executive vice president of business development. Frank comes to XZERES with over 30 years leadership role experience in manufacturing, strategic planning and start ups, which resulted in driving rapid sales growth, improved productivity, efficiency and profitability. He is a wind industry veteran, as former CEO of Southwest Windpower, he led the growth of the industry’s most successful small wind company. Mr. Greco oversaw all aspects of the business, including operations, material planning, marketing and sales, plant engineering and human resources, including the launch of two new product platforms, its establishment of European operations and a joint venture in China, and its establishment of domestic and international patents and trademarks. It was Mr. Greco’s long term leadership role experience and his industry experience, that led us to conclude that Mr. Greco should be our CEO and a director.Steven Shum - Chief Financial Officer
Steven Shum is our CFO, corporate secretary and a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Shum first joined us October 21, 2008. From October 2008 through March 26, 2010, Mr. Shum was our sole director, at which time Mr. David Baker joined our board. From October 21, 2008, through April 12, 2010, Mr. Shum was our sole officer, at which time he resigned as our president in favor of Mr. S. Clayton Wood.Since 2004 Mr. Shum has been a Managing Principal of Core Fund Management, L.P. and the Fund Manager of Core Fund, L.P. Mr. Shum's tenure includes 15 years in the financial services industry where he has an extensive background in equity research, macroeconomics, and management. Prior to joining Core Fund, he spent four years as founder and Executive Vice President of Revere Data, which created a patented equity research application. In addition to Revere Data, from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Shum was the senior investment analyst and co-portfolio manager with DNB Capital Management. Mr. Shum earned a BS in both Finance and General Management from Portland State University, awarded in 1992.
