Senior Management © 2013 -  Friedland Global Capital    ur Jeffrey Friedland, Managing Director Since 1979 Mr. Friedland has assisted hundreds of companies with their business planning and financing objectives. In addition to providing corporate finance advisory services, the services provided by Mr. Friedland have included obtaining venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and assistance to companies regarding financing their growth and going public. Mr. Friedland has traveled globally with the management of companies with the objectives of assisting the companies with obtaining capital, expanding globally and entering into strategic alliances.  Mr. Friedland has been featured or quoted in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and Forbes. He has also been featured over 60 times on Financial News Network, which is now CNBC, Bloomberg Information Radio, and Bloomberg TV. Mr. Friedland has been a frequent speaker at various tradeshows, conferences, conventions and meetings throughout North America, Europe  and Asia, most recently at a Bloomberrg China Conference at the Tate Modern in London. Lorin Cohen, Managing Director Lorin Cohen brings more than 25 years experience advising small-cap and private companies to Friedland Global Capital. Prior to joining Friedland in 2006, Ms. Cohen founded and managed KC Communications, a business communications firm specializing in writing business plans, research reports and other corporate communications for private and small-cap companies. From 1994 to 1996, she was Vice President at Lippert/Heilshorn, a New York- based Investor Relations firm with a focus on small and mid-cap public companies. From 1992 to 1994, Ms. Cohen was a Corporate Relations Manager at the American Stock Exchange where she served as the liason between listed companies, their specialist and the exchange. Ms. Cohen also spent four years at D.H. Blair as Vice President of the New Venture Group. Ms. Cohen received her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University. Kristina Wang, Managing Director-China Beijing based Kristina Wang's corporate finance experience includes research and evaluation of companies, acquisitions, strategic alliances, takeovers, formation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), and enhancing shareholder value for listed or publicly-traded companies. As Friedland Capital's Managing Director - China she is responsible for all aspects of the firm's operations in China, as well as assisting Chinese companies with their global and specifically their North American objectives.  Ms. Wang speaks fluent Mandarin and English and obtained a law degree from China People's University in Beijing. Rana Sikder, Vice President-Asia Pacific Asia based Rana Sikder has an extensive investment banking and corporate finance  industry experience.  Prior to joining Friedland Global Capital Mr. Sikder was associated with major financial institutions including Standard Chartered Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, Deutsche Bank and Edelweiss Capital. As Friedland Global Capital's Managing Director - South East Asia. Mr. Sikder heads the South East Asian business development and operations as well as assisting Friedland Global Capital's clients in accessing foreign capital and obtaining stock market listings. Mr. Sikder has significant international business and fund raising capabilities and experience,  and has been involved in numerous capital raising activities for publicly-listed as well as privately-held companies worldwide. His ability to identify businesses and leaders and help them realize their  potential has been the hallmark of his career. Mr.Sikder holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with specialization in Finance as well as a Masters in Finance and International Business from Amity University. David Zhao, Vice President After graduating from China Zhejian University of Finance & Economics and having obtained the First Financial Degree and Taxation Degree of the university, Mr.  Zhao has been employed in provincial Chinese governmental departments, engaging in auditing and finance; and then being an executive of large state- owned enterprises. For more than twenty years Mr. Zhao has continued his education in areas including financial planning, tax, planning, law, investment and business management.  Mr. Zhao has also published several papers in finance and economics. In addition to his senior management position with Friedland Global Capital, Mr. Zhao is the executive director of a capital management firm and the investment advisor of a large investment company in China. Claudio Hebling, Vice President - The Americas For the past twenty years, Mr. Hebling’s business experience includes being a corporate entrepreneur; assisting with the structuring and restructuring of divisions. Mr. Hebling has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, from the Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, and an MBA in Economics from Universidade de São Paulo.companies and divisions.  HIs specialities include a focus on supply chain, production, and distribution companies. Arvind Kumar, Vice President- Indonesia & South East Asia For over twenty years Arvind Kumar has been advising  large multinational foreign investment companies  in the Indonesian/ and southeast Asian energy, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, retail and financial sectors. A former Commodities futures trader, hedging at LIFFE and NYSE in the United States, Mr. Kumar is a qualified  accountant and Financial Risk Management professional. He has more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance including capital raising and has closely worked with some of the largest banks in South-East Asia and USA, including CIT Bank New York.  Mr. Kumar has held senior expatriate finance and management roles, at the board level, with large multinationals in Indonesia, South East Asia and the United States. Mr. Kumar is also an expert at regulatory compliance systems.     Mr. Kumar’s focus is on enabling Indonesian  energy, natural resources, mining, Agriculture, CPO Plantations, commodities, industrial, infrastructure and retail companies to access global capital for further growth and expansion.