Nicholas Canakakis

Mr. Canakakis comes to us with over thirty years of experience after having enjoyed a very lucrative international career. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Canakakis was employed by Wachovia/Prudential Securities as a financial advisor, Asset Management/Asset Allocations.

From 1998 through 2000, he served as Director and Senior Analyst of Odyssey Capital & Research Group, Inc. From 1997-1999, he served as Managing Director and Senior Fund Manager for Prime Investment Analysis where he accumulated and managed several Institutional Portfolios with significant exposure in the international markets. From 1994-1997 Mr. Canakakis was a columnist and Editor of the internationally recognized and respected, “The Financial Mirror”, where his primary focus was devoted to the Athens Stock Exchange and the European Equity Markets. Simultaneously, Mr. Canakakis served as Director of Marketing for Prime Strategic Media, representing such prestigious international clients as Aiwa, Bose, Revlon, Radio Shack, Sanyo and Coca Cola, just to name a few. From 1988-1994 Mr. Canakakis served as Presidential Advisor and Assistant to the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Cyprus. Mr. Canakakis also headed the Ministry’s “CSCE” Department (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) and has participated in such international conferences as the Helsinki World Summit of 1992, Vienna Seminars of Military Doctrines, CSCE Seminars-Stockholm, Open Skies Negotiations-Vienna. Mr. Canakakis has served on the Board of Directors of several Domestic and International corporations.