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MENEREN CORPORATION
EXECUTIVES
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full resume)
WILLIAM A.
TOLBERT,
Chairman & CEO
Mr.
Tolbert is a corporate executive with CEO, COO, and
Fortune 100 line management experience. He has a unique
combination of energy, transportation,
telecommunications, engineering & construction, research
& development, and space operations industry
experience. Mr. Tolbert’s broad international business
experience includes international program development,
consortia building, project finance, and technical
program management (Europe, CIS, Middle East, China,
Latin America). Mr. Tolbert has lived and worked in the
Middle East (the UAE and Yemen) and China (Beijing). Mr.
Tolbert’s project development and financing skills
include international Olympic venues and a wide spectrum
of transportation infrastructure project experience,
including airports, seaports, toll roads, transit
systems, and "Branded City" land development projects. Mr. Tolbert is experienced in negotiating
public-private sector joint ventures and international
concession agreements. Mr. Tolbert has managed
technology transfer, intellectual property development,
and technology commercialization programs. Mr. Tolbert
has a Masters degree in Architectural Engineering with
Honors from the University of Texas, and additional
degrees in Civil Engineering, Math and Science. Mr.
Tolbert founded Meneren Corporation in 1994 and has been
involved in every major Meneren development project
since its inception.
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STEPHEN T.
GUTHRIE,
Managing Director & CFO
During his 40-year business career
Mr. Guthrie has held senior executive positions and
directorships with infrastructure facility developers
and owners, financial service organizations and data
services providers. He has been lead negotiator in
merger and buyout activities in transactions ranging up
to $700 million in size. Mr. Guthrie has been a
principal in “start ups” in the areas of financial
services, document management, real estate development,
data processing, software development and
transportation. On behalf of clients, Mr. Guthrie has
performed financial and political due diligence
activities in Africa, Central America, South America,
Middle East, Europe, Australia, Caribbean, and Eastern
Europe. Negotiated the financial terms of a 30-year
concession agreement with a Government for a multi-modal
infrastructure facility in a free zone on behalf of a
private developer. Acted as CFO for a free zone
development and operating company. Mr. Guthrie has a
B.A. in Finance from Ohio State University. Key
assignments for Meneren included virtually all major
Meneren development projects since its inception.(Click
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GEOFFREY DAWSON,
Director, European Operations
Educated in Architecture and
Engineering, with over 30 years of experience in
multi-million dollar international real estate
investments, land developments, and commercial business
ventures. Current and former director of UK companies
involved in real estate, corporate acquisitions, venture
capital and the initiation and promotion of business and
trade between companies in the UK and Europe.
Experienced in dealing with governments, government
authorities, and financial institutions in regard to
industry and trade expansion, and commercial business
recruitment’s for developing countries. Key assignments
for Meneren included Free Zone Development in Ras Al
Khaimah, and Environmental Parks Waste-to-Energy
projects.
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DANA HANSEN,
Director, Commercial
& Retail Development
Mr. Dana Hansen is a
“Top-Tier” development company executive with 25 year
proven track record of success with US and international
retail and commercial projects. His broad experience
with mixed-use developments and the full spectrum of
“power center” and “luxury” retail markets includes 10
years of “super regional mall” leasing. His track record
of success includes ground-up developments, repositionings, expansions, and renovations, including
“Greenfield” projects, in competitive markets. He has
unique ground breaking experience with “Lifestyle
Center” themed retail projects. He is a skilled
negotiator and prolific dealmaker with millions of
square feet of leases placed and maintained at 95%
occupancy levels. His strong strategic forecasting,
tenant merchandising, project planning and retail
leasing skills have been exceedingly valuable to
clients. He is bi-lingual, and has international
shopping center and mixed use project experience.
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CRAIG WHITIKER,
Director, Design &
Construction Programs
Mr. Craig Whitaker is an architect and urban designer
with considerable experience designing and managing
large redevelopment projects. He was the author of
“Westway” in New York City, a plan for putting two and a
half miles of highway under the Hudson River with a park
on the roof and new development behind. He redesigned
the Hoboken, New Jersey waterfront on the other side of
the Hudson River and was the planner of the 440-acre
Rockland Psychiatric Center in upstate New York. Mr.
Whitaker was a professor at New York University for 25
years, has written and lectured extensively, and is the
author of the critically acclaimed Architecture and
the American Dream. Mr. Whitaker was also the
designer of Next Steps, Hard Choices for the
rebuilding of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. He is
on the board of the Historic Properties Fund and has
served as Chairman of the City Club of New York. He is
a graduate of Yale University and the Yale University
School of Architecture. (Click on name to download full
Profile)
ADDITIONAL STAFF AND
ADVISORS
From time to time additional
specialized staff can be made available to support the
data collection, market assessment, legal, and
commercial development activities associated with US and
international projects.
JAMES E. FREEMAN
Mr. Freeman has held executive
positions with engineering, environmental, and
construction organizations. He has administered and
managed both domestic U.S. and international contracts
in the fields of construction, environment and
transportation, with significant experience in the
investigation and resolution of claims and disputes
between and among owners, engineers, contractors, and
insurers. He has authored numerous reports, papers, and
proposals in construction contract management,
environmental project claims prevention and resolution,
and project risk management. Key assignments for Meneren
included the development of the Free Zone in Ras Al
Khaimah, UAE, and the high-speed monorail program for
the I-70 mountain corridor.
WILLIAM REPS
Billy is a seasoned infrastructure
expert with over 30 years of experience in the
transportation industry including engineering,
operations, maintenance planning, infrastructure,
aviation, heavy and light rail systems, and support
facilities. Mr. Reps has experience in total project
management, operations planning, start-up program
planning, and general systems construction management.
Mr. Reps has specialized skills in the design of
high-efficiency, secure passenger processing concepts.
Mr. Reps has conducted field evaluations of potential
“development projects” for Meneren in both North
American and Central America. Mr. Reps has a B.S.C.E.
and an MBA.
KENNETH R. SUSSKIND, ESQ., Director
Ken is an international attorney
with extensive experience in business development,
contract and project management, due diligence review,
risk assessment, market research, strategic alliance
planning and project financing. Special areas of
expertise include joint venture and trade agreements,
commercialization of high technology products and
services in the space sciences and communication
industries, multinational regulatory affairs, contract
negotiations and closings, shipping, customs and
warehousing issues. Responsible for business
development strategies and contract/project management
of free zone programs. Has been especially effective as
a liaison and negotiator among the private client, the
Government and international donors on free zone
projects. Key assignments for Meneren included the Free
Zone in Yemen.
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