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Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. announces creation of strategic Think Tank
Jun 15, 2016
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Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. announces creation of strategic Think Tank
Business veterans will assist in new business and bridge financing plans
PR Newswire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 15, 2016
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alan Smith, President and CEO of Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCBB: MYHI), is pleased to announce that a 'Think Tank' has been assembled to assist the Company in a comprehensive restructuring through development of new strategic business and bridge financing plans.
Led by Mr. William Yuan, former president and chairman of the Global Investment Allocation Committee for Merrill Lynch Asset Management Asia, the Think Tank initially includes five other highly experienced individuals with impeccable business credentials as outlined in their bios below: John Abraham, Randall Mills, Vince Vazquez, Franco Simplicio and Mark R. Moskowitz, Esq. It is currently contemplated that these initial members will be joined over time by others with diverse and complementary backgrounds. However, in each case, their willingness to do so will be subject to, among other things, the Company's receipt of working capital in amounts determined by the Think Tank as necessary for the successful completion of the Think Tank's tasks and to move the Company forward in accordance with the plans developed as well.
All six of the named individuals have expressed their support for the new technologies with healthcare industry applications currently under consideration for licensing on an exclusive basis by the Company as well as further development of marketing initiatives for Greenlife Botanix, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. On an interim basis, the present officers and directors intend to work through the Think Tank on the development of a new business plan focused on the healthcare industry and the successful completion of a bridge financing, both of which are among the aforementioned conditions precedent to the contemplated restructuring and the assumption by the named individuals of their new positions. Consummation of the necessary bridge financing will facilitate the development of new products utilizing new licensed technology, which is a prerequisite to the establishment of advantageous manufacturing relationships.
While the proposed new Think Tank members are currently optimistic that they will be able to accomplish their initial objectives, as well as to bring on additional experienced board members and officers if deemed beneficial, there can be no assurance that they will be successful, or that the contemplated restructuring will occur.
William Yuan
Mr. Yuan was most recently Chairman and CEO of Fortress Hill Holdings, an Asian-based investment banking firm. With 23 years in global finance experience, he has served as a key strategist and advisor to international institutions. US companies advised by Mr. Yuan include, Amgen Corp., Biogen, GE Capital, Warner Brothers Studios, and Fox News. He has also guided such leading Asian institutions as Sina.com, Shanghai Petrochemicals, Jinlia Pharmaceutical and Tsingtao Beer Corp.
In 1995, Mr. Yuan led Merrill Lynch Asset Management Asia, and managed one of the largest pension/retirement funds in the world, with a $488 billion portfolio under his leadership. Simultaneously, he was chairman and portfolio manager of the $1.2 billion AmerAsia Hedge Fund. In 1993, he was the founder and managing director of the Corporate Institutional Services Group at Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Yuan served as a senior-vice president and co-manager at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's Portfolio Management Corporation with dual functions as co-head of the Capital Markets Derivative team, and Chairman of the Technology Investment Management and Executive Policy Committee. He began his finance career at Goldman Sachs in 1983 as an investment banker in Mergers & Acquisitions.
Mr. Yuan is a member of the International Who's Who of Finance, Technology, Media and Telecom. He holds a BS in Economics from Cornell University and attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School as a Mason Fellow.
John Abraham
John Abraham has over 15 years of working experience in the media industry, using the latest techniques to bring effective marketing solutions to new and established brands. John has a quantifiable track record of success building, training and running national sales organizations from the ground up and additional experience in running campaign management teams and supporting marketing departments.
John has been responsible for the exponential growth of year-over-year revenues for multiple media and technology organizations and is experienced in opening sales and marketing organizations for new initiatives.
Some examples of John's successes include launching the ecommerce site for Columbia House on Yahoo and assisting Netflix with the launch of a cost per action (CPA) campaign using targeted and contextual marketing techniques to gain subscribers.
John is proficient with ad-serving (the technology and service that places advertisements on web sites), affiliate marketing, email campaigns, mobile marketing, social media and search engine marketing techniques.
Randall Mills
Randall Mills is a seasoned executive in the technology industry and is currently employed as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Netcare Now. Randall was the CEO of Virtual Medical Offices, which was acquired by an investment group that has majority ownership in Netcare Now. Randall also served as COO of CallMD for over 8 years and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Axes Technologies.
Randall worked for Citigroup for over 10 years. He retired as Director of Decision Sciences for CitiCapital, a division of Citigroup, and a member of the Citigroup Credit Committee. Randall was recruited by Associates First Capital and was involved in initiating an IPO for The Associates, which was acquired by Citigroup. He also served in various information technology positions over his 10-year employment at Atlantic Richfield's ARCO Oil and Gas. He was a member of the ARCO management team that initiated an IPO for Vastar Oil and Gas that was then sold to British Petroleum.
Randall received an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Management from Missouri State University. Randall was presented the UTD MBA leadership award in 2005 and served as President of the UTD Alumni Association in 2001.
Randall's current passion is using technology to advance the services provided in the healthcare industry.
Vince Vazquez
Vince Vazquez brings to the Company over 30 years of progressive experience in finance and operations management within startups and global organizations. With his strong suits in developing and implementing financial controls and processes that drive operational efficiencies and productivity, Vince played a key role as CFO of Chrysalis Health in doubling revenues within 4 years, while dramatically increasing the bottom line for the behavioral health agency.
Vince's expertise in positioning companies for growth by scaling infrastructures and developing viable financial models is evidenced by over 20 years of combined experience consulting on and leading companies in formulating business strategies centered on generating recurring revenue streams with consistent ROI, identifying business lines and distribution channels, and opening new marketing channels through strategic alliances.
Among his achievements is Vince's role in a telecommunications milestone for the South Florida region, when he founded the first local internet service provider to offer "Triple Play" bundling service (Voice, Internet and Video content). As CEO and founder, he led operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom line factors, ranging from long range business model planning to local product management and software development processes. Mr. Vazquez directed all operations for installation and service provisioning of infrastructure and was responsible for driving disciplined growth and strength controls through his implementation and oversight of a high performing financial team.
Prior to this, Mr. Vazquez was responsible for driving strategic vision as executive team member and collaborator of technology start-ups, encompassing internet infrastructure, security, software, technology management, and media content. In his time with DSLi Corp. he produced strategies to improve client service levels for a large subscriber base, maximize capital expense ROI, and control costs. In this time, Vince devised a unique help desk solution that elevated call close ratings to 90% with data integration, CRM and electronic document management system.
Vince possesses impressive ability to streamline business operations that drive growth and increase efficiency and bottom-line profit. His experience in financial executive leadership, developing and implementing financial forecast models and growth strategies in diverse business categories, along with his vast expertise in global technologies makes Vince a valuable asset to the Think Tank for MYHI.
Franco Simplicio
Franco Simplicio brings extensive business experience as well as first-hand knowledge of the pharmaceutical business to MYHI. Since 1989, Franco has owned and successfully operated several businesses in the real estate and food and beverage industries in Southern California. Prior to this time, Franco worked as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Presbyterian Hospital for 3 years and started a pharmacy business, Hastings Pharmacy in Pasadena, where he took care of multiple convalescent hospitals and all of their pharmaceutical needs.
Franco holds a degree in Environmental Engineering (UCLA, 1975) and a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Clinical Pharmacy (USC, 1980).
Mark R. Moskowitz
Mr. Moskowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate and a former Editor of the Harvard Law Review, has practiced corporate and securities law in Los Angeles for over 40 years for a number of major firms, representing a diverse client base, and is currently a member of the California Bar. He is expected to serve as Secretary of the company if the requisite funding is obtained and if the tasks identified by the Think Tank are successfully completed.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
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Mountain High Acquisitions Appoints Healthcare Industry Expert, Teri D. Vries, as New CEO
May 12, 2015
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Mountain High Acquisitions Appoints Healthcare Industry Expert, Teri D. Vries, as New CEO
DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - May 12, 2015) - Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) ("Mountain High" or the "Company"
is pleased to announce that it has appointed Teri D. Vries to the positions of CEO and President, and to the Board of Directors of the Company. Teri D. Vries is a healthcare industry manager and business consultant with over 20 years of experience focused on strategy development, process improvement, change management, financial analysis and reporting, benchmarking, and business development with both large and mid-size organizations.
"We are very excited to have someone as qualified and highly regarded as Teri Vries join the Mountain High team as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer and President," stated Alan Smith, Director and former President of Mountain High. "Her significant business management and accounting qualifications, combined with her knowledge of nutraceutical distribution and marketing strategies, make her an ideal corporate leader as we move forward with our plans to develop the synergies between our two active subsidiaries, GreenLife BotaniX and Freedom Seed and Feed, in the CBD/hemp oil and industrial hemp sector."
Prior to joining Mountain High, Vries was a Product Consultant to Highmark Inc., one of the leading health insurers in Pennsylvania, where she was project manager for initiatives valued at over $1 Billion over a seven year period. From 2003-05, Vries was a Senior Healthcare Consultant with McKesson Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 provider of health information technology, medical supplies, care management tools, and operator of the Health Mart network of over 2,500 independently owned pharmacies.
Teri Vries received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1990. She completed her graduate studies at Fordham University in New York City, earning a MBA with a concentration in Management in 1994.
Vries concluded, "I look forward to utilizing all of my accumulated knowledge, experience, and connections within the healthcare and nutraceutical sectors to help develop and execute a dynamic growth strategy that can leverage our key strengths and maximize the value of the Mountain High's unique CBD and phytocannabinoid profile as well as our industrial hemp assets."
About Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (MYHI)
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (www.mountainhighac.com) is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Mountain High Acquisition Corp. files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's SEC filings can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
Investor/Media Contact:
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OTC Markets Group Welcomes Newly Verified OTCQB Companies – May 12
May 12, 2015
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OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced the following companies are verified for trading on the OTCQB® Venture Marketplace:
Firma Holdings Corp. (OTCQB: FRMA) â Firma Holdings, formerly known as Tara Minerals Corp. and formerly a subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp., consists of three business segments: mining, packaging technology, and food manufacturing. It was incorporated in Nevada on May 12, 2006.
Firma Holdingsâ mining business segment explores and develops mining properties which may be productive of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, industrial metals, and other associated metals. The companyâs mining business segment is in the exploration stage.
Its packaging technology business segment owns the "SmartPacTM" technology. Purchased in May 2014, this technology can be used for the preservation and protection of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers during extended periods of shipping and storage. The technology is comprised of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property pertaining to systems and methods for packaging bulk quantities of fresh produce and flowers incorporating modified atmosphere packaging.
Its food manufacturing business segment consists of 2015 acquisition of Sicilian Sun Limited, LLC, and wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, Sicilian Sun Foods s.r.l., and two production facilities located in Alcamo and Catania on the island of Sicily.
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) â Mountain High Acquisitions is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) â Oakridge Global Energy Solutions is an integrated, Made in USA, energy storage solutions company that uses state-of-the-art technology to focus on making and developing advanced, high-quality cells, batteries, and power systems.
Its solutions are used in consumer, government, industrial, and military applications. The core business is in the design, development, and manufacturing of small to large format lithium ion cells, batteries, and battery systems.
Oakridge's strategy is to simultaneously deliver innovation and build an industrial scale platform that includes multiple lithium ion technologies and form factors that are optimized to address three target markets: stationary and grid storage; motive applications including fleet vehicles, EV and HEV; and specialty applications including Military, Aerospace, Marine, Industrial, Scientific and Telecom backup.
Oakridge's technology team is strongly engineering driven, with core capabilities in materials, product design, process control, manufacturing technology, quality and safety.
Its laboratory and manufacturing facilities and headquarters are located in Melbourne, Florida and it has achieved full ISO 9001 certification.
It has a team of industry experts that are driving the next generation of high performance lithium ion cells and smart battery systems, offering best-in-class cells and modules that the company believes deliver higher capacity per unit of volume and weight than similar products, enhanced cycle life and most critically, intrinsic engineered safety parameters with the highest quality standards.
Oakridgeâs 12,000-square-foot North Drive facility was designed to support research in advanced lithium ion cell materials and chemistries, develop both prismatic (flat pack) and cylindrical form factor cell products, complete manual cell assembly for testing and sampling customers, and establish manufacturing lines for prismatic flat pack up to 30Ah. Its 50,492-square-feet Sarno Road facility develops and manufactures large form factor prismatics to 600Ah.
The companyâs facilities have the ability to manufacture six megawatt hours of products annually. Its manufacturing capabilities are anticipated to grow with customer orders.
Rightscorp, Inc. (OTCQB: RIHT) â Rightscorp monetizes copyrighted Intellectual Property (IP). The company's patent pending digital loss prevention technology focuses on the infringement of digital content such as music, movies, software, and games and ensures that owners and creators are rightfully paid for their IP. Rightscorp implements existing laws to solve copyright infringements by collecting payments from illegal file sharing activities via notifications sent through Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The company's technology identifies copyright infringers, who are offered a reasonable settlement option when compared to the legal liability defined in the Digital Millennium Copyrights Act (DMCA). Based on the fact that 24% of all internet traffic is used to distribute copyrighted content without permission, Rightscorp is pursuing an estimated $2.3 billion opportunity and has monetized major media titles through relationships with industry leaders.
Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB: TRGM) â Targeted Medical Pharma is a publicly-traded, Los Angeles-based biotechnology company that develops amino acid based medical foods for the treatment of chronic disease, including pain syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obesity, sleep and cognitive disorders. The company also develops a line of dietary supplements designed to support health and wellness. The company manufactures 10 proprietary amino acid based medical foods, and recently launched its first dietary supplement, Clearwayz. The products are sold directly to physicians, pharmacies and patients in the United States.
The company is currently developing amino acid based therapies designed for the oral stimulation of progenitor stem cells that differentiate into neurons, red blood cells, pituitary hormones including IGF-I.
Targeted Medical Pharma and its subsidiary companies, Complete Claims Processing and Physician Therapeutics, provide healthcare practitioners and patients with clinically proven therapies required to safely and effectively manage disease without harmful side effects.
It is committed to delivering long-term value to investors by maintaining disciplined cost controls, optimizing capital investment and adhering to the highest standards of corporate governance.
U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for these companies on www.otcmarkets.com.
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Freedom Seed and Feed COO Michael Lewis to speak at Kentucky Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Press Event
May 05, 2015
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Freedom Seed and Feed COO Michael Lewis to speak at Kentucky Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Press Event
LEXINGTON, KY--(Marketwired - May 5, 2015) - Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. ("FSF" , a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) ("Mountain High" or the "Company" is pleased to announce Michael Lewis, COO of FSF, has been invited to speak today at the 2015 Kentucky Industrial Hemp Pilot Program Update press conference hosted by Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, stated, "I am extremely honored to have been chosen by Commissioner Comer as one of a handful of corporate leaders and advocates to speak about the Kentucky industrial hemp program at this important press conference. This will be an excellent opportunity to promote the economic benefits of the industrial hemp program to the state of Kentucky and also to introduce some of the progress Freedom Seed and Feed and Mountain High have made at leveraging the program to build our business and develop unique hemp and CBD products."
During the press conference at the historic GF Vaughan Tobacco Warehouse #23 in Lexington, Kentucky, Commissioner Comer is expected recap the progress made by the industrial hemp program over the last year and provide the current status of the program, including details regarding the number of overall participants and acreage. Commission Comer is also expected to discuss the economic benefits of the program to Kentucky and its success at attracting outside investment and international interest.
Following the press conference, 1000+ press members and other guests are expected to take part in a larger industrial hemp focused reception event.
About Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. (FSF)
Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. ("FSF" , through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Healing Ground Farms and Freedom Hemp Works, is an innovative industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. FSF's expertise in production, processing, and supply chain management create a safe, traceable, and seamless transition of crops from seed to delivery. Healing Ground Farms operates a 128 acre farm in the state of Kentucky. The company's 2014 hemp harvest is currently being used for research and development purposes with a global branded clothing manufacturer, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical development partners. In addition, the company also conducted yield trials on high CBD strains of outdoor grown certified organic hemp. This plant material is set for processing into sample products in partnership with a U.S. pharmaceutical company.
About Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (MYHI)
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (www.mountainhighac.com) is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Mountain High Acquisition Corp. files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's SEC filings can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Investor/Media Contact:
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp.
Investor Relations
(844) 686-0420 (Toll-free)
E-mail: Email Contact
Website: www.mountainhighac.com
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Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. announces creation of strategic Think Tank
Jun 15, 2016
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Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. announces creation of strategic Think Tank
Business veterans will assist in new business and bridge financing plans
PR Newswire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 15, 2016
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alan Smith, President and CEO of Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCBB: MYHI), is pleased to announce that a 'Think Tank' has been assembled to assist the Company in a comprehensive restructuring through development of new strategic business and bridge financing plans.
Led by Mr. William Yuan, former president and chairman of the Global Investment Allocation Committee for Merrill Lynch Asset Management Asia, the Think Tank initially includes five other highly experienced individuals with impeccable business credentials as outlined in their bios below: John Abraham, Randall Mills, Vince Vazquez, Franco Simplicio and Mark R. Moskowitz, Esq. It is currently contemplated that these initial members will be joined over time by others with diverse and complementary backgrounds. However, in each case, their willingness to do so will be subject to, among other things, the Company's receipt of working capital in amounts determined by the Think Tank as necessary for the successful completion of the Think Tank's tasks and to move the Company forward in accordance with the plans developed as well.
All six of the named individuals have expressed their support for the new technologies with healthcare industry applications currently under consideration for licensing on an exclusive basis by the Company as well as further development of marketing initiatives for Greenlife Botanix, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. On an interim basis, the present officers and directors intend to work through the Think Tank on the development of a new business plan focused on the healthcare industry and the successful completion of a bridge financing, both of which are among the aforementioned conditions precedent to the contemplated restructuring and the assumption by the named individuals of their new positions. Consummation of the necessary bridge financing will facilitate the development of new products utilizing new licensed technology, which is a prerequisite to the establishment of advantageous manufacturing relationships.
While the proposed new Think Tank members are currently optimistic that they will be able to accomplish their initial objectives, as well as to bring on additional experienced board members and officers if deemed beneficial, there can be no assurance that they will be successful, or that the contemplated restructuring will occur.
William Yuan
Mr. Yuan was most recently Chairman and CEO of Fortress Hill Holdings, an Asian-based investment banking firm. With 23 years in global finance experience, he has served as a key strategist and advisor to international institutions. US companies advised by Mr. Yuan include, Amgen Corp., Biogen, GE Capital, Warner Brothers Studios, and Fox News. He has also guided such leading Asian institutions as Sina.com, Shanghai Petrochemicals, Jinlia Pharmaceutical and Tsingtao Beer Corp.
In 1995, Mr. Yuan led Merrill Lynch Asset Management Asia, and managed one of the largest pension/retirement funds in the world, with a $488 billion portfolio under his leadership. Simultaneously, he was chairman and portfolio manager of the $1.2 billion AmerAsia Hedge Fund. In 1993, he was the founder and managing director of the Corporate Institutional Services Group at Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Yuan served as a senior-vice president and co-manager at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's Portfolio Management Corporation with dual functions as co-head of the Capital Markets Derivative team, and Chairman of the Technology Investment Management and Executive Policy Committee. He began his finance career at Goldman Sachs in 1983 as an investment banker in Mergers & Acquisitions.
Mr. Yuan is a member of the International Who's Who of Finance, Technology, Media and Telecom. He holds a BS in Economics from Cornell University and attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School as a Mason Fellow.
John Abraham
John Abraham has over 15 years of working experience in the media industry, using the latest techniques to bring effective marketing solutions to new and established brands. John has a quantifiable track record of success building, training and running national sales organizations from the ground up and additional experience in running campaign management teams and supporting marketing departments.
John has been responsible for the exponential growth of year-over-year revenues for multiple media and technology organizations and is experienced in opening sales and marketing organizations for new initiatives.
Some examples of John's successes include launching the ecommerce site for Columbia House on Yahoo and assisting Netflix with the launch of a cost per action (CPA) campaign using targeted and contextual marketing techniques to gain subscribers.
John is proficient with ad-serving (the technology and service that places advertisements on web sites), affiliate marketing, email campaigns, mobile marketing, social media and search engine marketing techniques.
Randall Mills
Randall Mills is a seasoned executive in the technology industry and is currently employed as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Netcare Now. Randall was the CEO of Virtual Medical Offices, which was acquired by an investment group that has majority ownership in Netcare Now. Randall also served as COO of CallMD for over 8 years and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Axes Technologies.
Randall worked for Citigroup for over 10 years. He retired as Director of Decision Sciences for CitiCapital, a division of Citigroup, and a member of the Citigroup Credit Committee. Randall was recruited by Associates First Capital and was involved in initiating an IPO for The Associates, which was acquired by Citigroup. He also served in various information technology positions over his 10-year employment at Atlantic Richfield's ARCO Oil and Gas. He was a member of the ARCO management team that initiated an IPO for Vastar Oil and Gas that was then sold to British Petroleum.
Randall received an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Management from Missouri State University. Randall was presented the UTD MBA leadership award in 2005 and served as President of the UTD Alumni Association in 2001.
Randall's current passion is using technology to advance the services provided in the healthcare industry.
Vince Vazquez
Vince Vazquez brings to the Company over 30 years of progressive experience in finance and operations management within startups and global organizations. With his strong suits in developing and implementing financial controls and processes that drive operational efficiencies and productivity, Vince played a key role as CFO of Chrysalis Health in doubling revenues within 4 years, while dramatically increasing the bottom line for the behavioral health agency.
Vince's expertise in positioning companies for growth by scaling infrastructures and developing viable financial models is evidenced by over 20 years of combined experience consulting on and leading companies in formulating business strategies centered on generating recurring revenue streams with consistent ROI, identifying business lines and distribution channels, and opening new marketing channels through strategic alliances.
Among his achievements is Vince's role in a telecommunications milestone for the South Florida region, when he founded the first local internet service provider to offer "Triple Play" bundling service (Voice, Internet and Video content). As CEO and founder, he led operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom line factors, ranging from long range business model planning to local product management and software development processes. Mr. Vazquez directed all operations for installation and service provisioning of infrastructure and was responsible for driving disciplined growth and strength controls through his implementation and oversight of a high performing financial team.
Prior to this, Mr. Vazquez was responsible for driving strategic vision as executive team member and collaborator of technology start-ups, encompassing internet infrastructure, security, software, technology management, and media content. In his time with DSLi Corp. he produced strategies to improve client service levels for a large subscriber base, maximize capital expense ROI, and control costs. In this time, Vince devised a unique help desk solution that elevated call close ratings to 90% with data integration, CRM and electronic document management system.
Vince possesses impressive ability to streamline business operations that drive growth and increase efficiency and bottom-line profit. His experience in financial executive leadership, developing and implementing financial forecast models and growth strategies in diverse business categories, along with his vast expertise in global technologies makes Vince a valuable asset to the Think Tank for MYHI.
Franco Simplicio
Franco Simplicio brings extensive business experience as well as first-hand knowledge of the pharmaceutical business to MYHI. Since 1989, Franco has owned and successfully operated several businesses in the real estate and food and beverage industries in Southern California. Prior to this time, Franco worked as a clinical pharmacist at Valley Presbyterian Hospital for 3 years and started a pharmacy business, Hastings Pharmacy in Pasadena, where he took care of multiple convalescent hospitals and all of their pharmaceutical needs.
Franco holds a degree in Environmental Engineering (UCLA, 1975) and a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Clinical Pharmacy (USC, 1980).
Mark R. Moskowitz
Mr. Moskowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate and a former Editor of the Harvard Law Review, has practiced corporate and securities law in Los Angeles for over 40 years for a number of major firms, representing a diverse client base, and is currently a member of the California Bar. He is expected to serve as Secretary of the company if the requisite funding is obtained and if the tasks identified by the Think Tank are successfully completed.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
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Mountain High Acquisitions Appoints Healthcare Industry Expert, Teri D. Vries, as New CEO
May 12, 2015
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Mountain High Acquisitions Appoints Healthcare Industry Expert, Teri D. Vries, as New CEO
DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - May 12, 2015) - Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) ("Mountain High" or the "Company"
is pleased to announce that it has appointed Teri D. Vries to the positions of CEO and President, and to the Board of Directors of the Company. Teri D. Vries is a healthcare industry manager and business consultant with over 20 years of experience focused on strategy development, process improvement, change management, financial analysis and reporting, benchmarking, and business development with both large and mid-size organizations. "We are very excited to have someone as qualified and highly regarded as Teri Vries join the Mountain High team as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer and President," stated Alan Smith, Director and former President of Mountain High. "Her significant business management and accounting qualifications, combined with her knowledge of nutraceutical distribution and marketing strategies, make her an ideal corporate leader as we move forward with our plans to develop the synergies between our two active subsidiaries, GreenLife BotaniX and Freedom Seed and Feed, in the CBD/hemp oil and industrial hemp sector."
Prior to joining Mountain High, Vries was a Product Consultant to Highmark Inc., one of the leading health insurers in Pennsylvania, where she was project manager for initiatives valued at over $1 Billion over a seven year period. From 2003-05, Vries was a Senior Healthcare Consultant with McKesson Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 provider of health information technology, medical supplies, care management tools, and operator of the Health Mart network of over 2,500 independently owned pharmacies.
Teri Vries received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1990. She completed her graduate studies at Fordham University in New York City, earning a MBA with a concentration in Management in 1994.
Vries concluded, "I look forward to utilizing all of my accumulated knowledge, experience, and connections within the healthcare and nutraceutical sectors to help develop and execute a dynamic growth strategy that can leverage our key strengths and maximize the value of the Mountain High's unique CBD and phytocannabinoid profile as well as our industrial hemp assets."
About Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (MYHI)
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (www.mountainhighac.com) is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Mountain High Acquisition Corp. files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's SEC filings can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
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OTC Markets Group Welcomes Newly Verified OTCQB Companies – May 12
May 12, 2015
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OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced the following companies are verified for trading on the OTCQB® Venture Marketplace:
Firma Holdings Corp. (OTCQB: FRMA) â Firma Holdings, formerly known as Tara Minerals Corp. and formerly a subsidiary of Tara Gold Resources Corp., consists of three business segments: mining, packaging technology, and food manufacturing. It was incorporated in Nevada on May 12, 2006.
Firma Holdingsâ mining business segment explores and develops mining properties which may be productive of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, industrial metals, and other associated metals. The companyâs mining business segment is in the exploration stage.
Its packaging technology business segment owns the "SmartPacTM" technology. Purchased in May 2014, this technology can be used for the preservation and protection of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers during extended periods of shipping and storage. The technology is comprised of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property pertaining to systems and methods for packaging bulk quantities of fresh produce and flowers incorporating modified atmosphere packaging.
Its food manufacturing business segment consists of 2015 acquisition of Sicilian Sun Limited, LLC, and wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, Sicilian Sun Foods s.r.l., and two production facilities located in Alcamo and Catania on the island of Sicily.
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) â Mountain High Acquisitions is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: OGES) â Oakridge Global Energy Solutions is an integrated, Made in USA, energy storage solutions company that uses state-of-the-art technology to focus on making and developing advanced, high-quality cells, batteries, and power systems.
Its solutions are used in consumer, government, industrial, and military applications. The core business is in the design, development, and manufacturing of small to large format lithium ion cells, batteries, and battery systems.
Oakridge's strategy is to simultaneously deliver innovation and build an industrial scale platform that includes multiple lithium ion technologies and form factors that are optimized to address three target markets: stationary and grid storage; motive applications including fleet vehicles, EV and HEV; and specialty applications including Military, Aerospace, Marine, Industrial, Scientific and Telecom backup.
Oakridge's technology team is strongly engineering driven, with core capabilities in materials, product design, process control, manufacturing technology, quality and safety.
Its laboratory and manufacturing facilities and headquarters are located in Melbourne, Florida and it has achieved full ISO 9001 certification.
It has a team of industry experts that are driving the next generation of high performance lithium ion cells and smart battery systems, offering best-in-class cells and modules that the company believes deliver higher capacity per unit of volume and weight than similar products, enhanced cycle life and most critically, intrinsic engineered safety parameters with the highest quality standards.
Oakridgeâs 12,000-square-foot North Drive facility was designed to support research in advanced lithium ion cell materials and chemistries, develop both prismatic (flat pack) and cylindrical form factor cell products, complete manual cell assembly for testing and sampling customers, and establish manufacturing lines for prismatic flat pack up to 30Ah. Its 50,492-square-feet Sarno Road facility develops and manufactures large form factor prismatics to 600Ah.
The companyâs facilities have the ability to manufacture six megawatt hours of products annually. Its manufacturing capabilities are anticipated to grow with customer orders.
Rightscorp, Inc. (OTCQB: RIHT) â Rightscorp monetizes copyrighted Intellectual Property (IP). The company's patent pending digital loss prevention technology focuses on the infringement of digital content such as music, movies, software, and games and ensures that owners and creators are rightfully paid for their IP. Rightscorp implements existing laws to solve copyright infringements by collecting payments from illegal file sharing activities via notifications sent through Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The company's technology identifies copyright infringers, who are offered a reasonable settlement option when compared to the legal liability defined in the Digital Millennium Copyrights Act (DMCA). Based on the fact that 24% of all internet traffic is used to distribute copyrighted content without permission, Rightscorp is pursuing an estimated $2.3 billion opportunity and has monetized major media titles through relationships with industry leaders.
Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB: TRGM) â Targeted Medical Pharma is a publicly-traded, Los Angeles-based biotechnology company that develops amino acid based medical foods for the treatment of chronic disease, including pain syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obesity, sleep and cognitive disorders. The company also develops a line of dietary supplements designed to support health and wellness. The company manufactures 10 proprietary amino acid based medical foods, and recently launched its first dietary supplement, Clearwayz. The products are sold directly to physicians, pharmacies and patients in the United States.
The company is currently developing amino acid based therapies designed for the oral stimulation of progenitor stem cells that differentiate into neurons, red blood cells, pituitary hormones including IGF-I.
Targeted Medical Pharma and its subsidiary companies, Complete Claims Processing and Physician Therapeutics, provide healthcare practitioners and patients with clinically proven therapies required to safely and effectively manage disease without harmful side effects.
It is committed to delivering long-term value to investors by maintaining disciplined cost controls, optimizing capital investment and adhering to the highest standards of corporate governance.
U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for these companies on www.otcmarkets.com.
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Freedom Seed and Feed COO Michael Lewis to speak at Kentucky Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Press Event
May 05, 2015
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Freedom Seed and Feed COO Michael Lewis to speak at Kentucky Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Press Event
LEXINGTON, KY--(Marketwired - May 5, 2015) - Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. ("FSF"
, a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly traded Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (OTCQB: MYHI) ("Mountain High" or the "Company" is pleased to announce Michael Lewis, COO of FSF, has been invited to speak today at the 2015 Kentucky Industrial Hemp Pilot Program Update press conference hosted by Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, stated, "I am extremely honored to have been chosen by Commissioner Comer as one of a handful of corporate leaders and advocates to speak about the Kentucky industrial hemp program at this important press conference. This will be an excellent opportunity to promote the economic benefits of the industrial hemp program to the state of Kentucky and also to introduce some of the progress Freedom Seed and Feed and Mountain High have made at leveraging the program to build our business and develop unique hemp and CBD products."
During the press conference at the historic GF Vaughan Tobacco Warehouse #23 in Lexington, Kentucky, Commissioner Comer is expected recap the progress made by the industrial hemp program over the last year and provide the current status of the program, including details regarding the number of overall participants and acreage. Commission Comer is also expected to discuss the economic benefits of the program to Kentucky and its success at attracting outside investment and international interest.
Following the press conference, 1000+ press members and other guests are expected to take part in a larger industrial hemp focused reception event.
About Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. (FSF)
Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc. ("FSF"
, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Healing Ground Farms and Freedom Hemp Works, is an innovative industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. FSF's expertise in production, processing, and supply chain management create a safe, traceable, and seamless transition of crops from seed to delivery. Healing Ground Farms operates a 128 acre farm in the state of Kentucky. The company's 2014 hemp harvest is currently being used for research and development purposes with a global branded clothing manufacturer, and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical development partners. In addition, the company also conducted yield trials on high CBD strains of outdoor grown certified organic hemp. This plant material is set for processing into sample products in partnership with a U.S. pharmaceutical company. About Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (MYHI)
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. (www.mountainhighac.com) is a diversified holding company focused on the acquisition and development of businesses within the hemp and CBD nutraceutical sectors. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, GreenLife BotaniX, Inc. (www.greenlifebotanix.com), is a California-based developer and marketer of the "SuperCBD" brand of CBD hemp oil infused nutraceutical products. Freedom Seed and Feed, Inc., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is an innovative Kentucky-based industrial hemp cultivation, processing, and marketing company. In 2014, Michael Lewis, COO of Freedom Seed and Feed, became the first federally permitted private citizen to farm hemp in the United States since 1937.
Mountain High Acquisition Corp. files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company's SEC filings can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Investor/Media Contact:
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This Mountain High Acquisitions Corp. news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's ability to raise sufficient development and working capital, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur as planned or at all. The Company does not and will not grow, harvest, distribute, or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
Mountain High Acquisitions Corp.
Investor Relations
(844) 686-0420 (Toll-free)
E-mail: Email Contact
Website: www.mountainhighac.com
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