Company Background


The board of directors and paid advisors to Netstock Direct Corporation include experienced marketing, general management, technology development, and operations professionals. The company began it's initial development in the first quarter of 1995 as a self-funded entity. Originally known as InvestNet, Netstock Direct was co-founded by Mark Davis and Martin Rood, the founder and developer of DealerNet, the largest volume automobile Internet site (http://www.dealernet.com) founded in 1994.

Management Team & Directors Advisory Board
R. Mark Davis, Founder, Chairman & CEO Leonard Cereghino
John Castle, Cheif Operating Officer G. Ross Morris
John J. Schilling, Cheif Financial Officer Jay L. Powers
Keith Ranney, Director: Media Production Robert Rosner
Carl Albrecht, Director Peter M. Wilson
Martin S. Rood, Director

Management Team


R. Mark Davis, Founder and CEO, has 17 years of experience in money management and banking, as well as firsthand experience working with corporate investor relations departments. He began by working with individual and institutional investors as a CPA in tax planning with both Deloitte and Touche and Ernst and Young. He then managed portfolios at Merrill Lynch until joining U.S. Bank in 1989. At U.S. Bank, he worked with the consulting services of the Frank Russell Company for asset allocation and money-manager selection for individuals, retirement plans, and corporations. Davis holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington, with a concentration in accounting. He has been active in multiple civic and professional organizations, including the Seattle Rotary and the Washington Society of CPAs. Top

Carl Albrecht, Director, is Vice President in charge of the Seattle practice of Claremont Technology Group, Inc., a Portland, Oregon based systems integration and technology consulting firm. Mr. Albrecht was previously Vice President for System Operations and Vice President Business Development at Claircom Communications Group, a provider of air-to-ground telephone service in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Before Claircom, Mr. Albrecht spent four years as a management consultant with Booz-Allen and Hamilton, helping technology-based companies with strategy and operations issues. In addition, he has four years of experience in Systems Engineering with EDS, a prominent computer services company. Mr. Albrecht holds an M.S. in Management from M.I.T.'s Sloan School and a B.A. in International Relations from Claremont Men's College. Top

Martin S. Rood, Director, is an experienced and successful business executive and entrepreneur. He is currently Director of DealerNet Operations, a service of Reynolds & Reynolds, a Fortune 1000 company. He was previously President of Rood Nissan/Volvo, an automobile dealership located in Seattle, Washington, and founder and President of Dealer Internet Service Corporation, a highly successful internet-based information services company, which he sold to Reynolds & Reynolds in 1995.

Mr. Rood holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Puget Sound Blood Center, has previously been a member of the Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation, and was Charter President of the Emerald City Rotary Club. Top

John R. Castle, Sc.D., Chief Operating Officer, is an experienced and accomplished executive of entrepreneurial technology companies with success in selecting winning strategies, building corporate relationships, raising capital, developing products and bringing them to market. He is currently President of The John Castle Corporation, an advisor on strategic business development to companies in the communications, software, medical products and specialty chemical businesses. Prior to that, he was a Partner in Washington Biotechnology Funding, a seed venture capital business, President and CEO of Hamilton-Thorn, a medical electronics company, Executive Vice President and cofounder of Seragen, Inc. a biotechnology company, and Vice President and General Manager of the Bioproducts Division of FMC Corporation, a diversified Fortune 500 company.

Dr. Castle holds advanced degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in business from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He is a Director of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest and has been President of the Puget Sound Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) and a director of the Society for Industrial Microbiology (SIM). Top

John J. Schilling. Director of Finance and Operations, was previously Vice President of Kauri Investments, Ltd. a Seattle-based real estate development and management firm where he was responsible for finance and administration. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sight & Sound Entertainment, Inc., a leading provider of foreground music and video services for business. Mr. Schilling has more than 10 years of business experience in finance, operations, information systems, investment banking and entrepreneurial ventures. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Top

Keith Ranney. Director of Media Production. Prior to providing website and other media production services for Netstock Direct, Mr. Ranney was an independent consultant specializing in interactive media and information design. Mr. Ranney has a broad range of production experience including video production management, technical direction, non-linear video editing, 3D animation, electronic pre-press, programming and creative direction.

In 1991, Ranney was the production manager and technical director on the video portion of Trilobyte/Virgin Game's, smash hit CD-ROM drama, 7th Guest. Previously he ran his own production agency, Image Grafx. The firm won numerous awards in 1992 and 1993 for video production, live event production, print design and animation.

Mr. Ranney holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University with a concentration in film production, photography and multimedia. In 1991 and 1992 he served as president of the Southern Oregon Film & Video Association and won the 1992 SOFVA Service Award. Top

Board of Advisors


Leonard Cereghino, President and C.E.O., Len Cereghino & Co. Mr. Cereghino has over twenty two years of experience in the securities industry, including more than ten years as an investor relations executive. Prior to establishing his own firm, he was the Senior Vice President of Allen Nelson & Co., the Northwest's largest investor relations and proxy solicitation firm, providing services to some of the region's largest publicly-held technology and financial services firms. Mr. Cereghino has an extensive network of contacts on Wall Street and major financial centers throughout the United States and Europe, and has held senior executive and management positions at Drexel Burnham Lambert and Merrill Lynch & Co. He holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University. Top

G. Ross Morris, Vice President of Sales, F5 Labs, Inc. Mr. Morris has broad experience at the executive and management levels in marketing, sales and distribution in a number of leading technology companies including C5\Conversational Computing Corporation, OneComm/ Nextel Corporation, Digital Systems International, System Industries, Inc., and Baron Data Systems. He holds a BA Degree in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an MBA from the University of Washington. Top

Jay L. Powers, President, Golf Travel Online, Vice President - Operations and Business Development, Virtual AdVentures (parent company). Mr. Powers has over thirteen years of experience in operations, finance and executive management positions, including five years as President and Chief Financial Officer of Sunset Foundry Company, Inc. an international aerospace products manufacturing company. He has been a key consultant, advisor and director of several internet companies including DISC/DealerNet Inc., Pantheon, LLC, Compumedia, Inc., OISC/SafeTnet, LLC, AccountingNet, Inc., CompUsave, Inc. Mr. Powers holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Washington State University, and an MBA from the University of Washington. Top

Robert Rosner, Consultant. Mr. Rosner has over fifteen years of experience as an industry consultant specializing in organizational and strategic change. His clients include Price Costco, Inc., Seattle Public Schools, United Way of King County, and King County Medical/Blue Shield of Washington. He was the founder of the Smoking Policy Institute, serving as its Executive Director for ten years, and is active in a number of charitable and community service organizations. Mr. Rosner holds a BS Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound and an MBA from the University of Washington. Top

Peter M. Wilson, Operations Manager, DealerNet, a service of Reynolds & Reynolds. Mr. Wilson is responsible for all technical and operational aspects of this highly successful internet-based automotive information services company. Prior to its acquisition by Reynolds & Reynolds, he was its Business Development Director and was responsible for all DealerNet Sales and Marketing activities. He has over ten years of sales and marketing management experience in the marine manufacturing industry including positions at Innovac Technology and Wesmar Corporation. Mr. Wilson holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Washington State University. Top

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