More bricks in the foundation today:
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Wednesday March 29, 12:55 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Mr. Francis Vincent Joins ProNetLink.com Board of Directors
The Company Begins Expansion of Board with a Leading Expert on International Banking and Trade Finance
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000-- ProNetLink.com(TM), the Global Trade Internetwork(TM) (OTCBB:PNLK - news), today announced Mr. Francis Vincent has joined the Board of Directors of the company.
``As ProNetLink.com expands the scope of its services around the world we are adding key executives to our Board', said Glenn Zagoren, ProNetLink.com's Chairman. Mr. Vincent is a powerful addition and represents the first of a group of high-level executives that are expected to join the Board in the very near future.``
Mr. Vincent brings a wide range of high level executive talent to the Board and provides expert advice on international finance and trade which is a key element of the expansion of ProNetLink.com.
After his graduation as a Master of Law and Political Sciences with a diploma from the Institute of Political Studies, Mr. Vincent spent 38 years in banking with the international banking group, Banque Nationale de Paris which has recently become Banque Nationale de Paris -PARIBAS, after the merger with the bank PARIBAS. He holds the positions of C.E.O. in various organizations of the Group in different countries.
Mr. Vincent has accumulated a high level of experience. In Europe he was Chairman and Managing Director of BNP and Banque Nagelmakers. He was also involved in the banking community in Belgium, Luxemburg, Paris and Africa as President and General Manager of Banque Internationale for West Africa and Executive Director of United Bank for Africa in Nigeria.
However, most of his career was dedicated to Asia, as Head of Administration and General Secretary of the BNP branch in Hong Kong and as Manager for the BNP network for South East Asian countries, based in Singapore until 1987. His last assignment in the bank was Senior Vice President, Head of the Asia Pacific Division, with supervisory responsibilities over a vast network of branches, subsidiaries and affiliates operating in all Asian countries and Australia.
Since his retirement in 1997, with the title of Honorary Director at Banque Nationale de Paris, Mr. Vincent maintains a large number of contacts and a high level of knowledge of Asian markets evolution; he travels frequently in China and Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand.
He is Senior Consultant of Natio-Consultants, a BNP subsidiary specializing in advising banks on strategies and organizational matters. He was appointed as Director of Conseil A Aboudaram, a Swiss financial firm involved in medium term lending and trade finance; he is also advising one south east Asian Group on investment opportunities in Europe and Africa.
Mr. Vincent has been nominated Knight in the order of the Legion d'Honneur.
``We are truly honored to have Mr. Vincent join our Board', said Jean Pierre Collardeau, President and Founder of ProNetLink.com. ``He understands the international financial markets and, more importantly, he understands ProNetLink.com. We have had some very exciting discussions as to his vision, enthusiasm and participation in the global build-out of ProNetLink.com.'
About ProNetLink.com
ProNetLink.com, The Global Trade Internetwork, is a comprehensive business-to-business E-commerce portal designed specifically for the international trade community. The site features procurement, logistics, finance, insurance, certification, compliance, and other tools critical to businesses looking to expand into the global marketplace, particularly Small-to-Mid-sized Enterprises (SME's).
In addition to locating potential markets and trade partners, ProNetLink.com members may conduct business functions online in 23 country-specific trade portals, participate in live trade event netcasts, communicate in real-time with trading partners and receive the critical information and resources necessary for the continued growth of their businesses. ProNetLink.com currently has member companies from 110 countries.
ProNetLink.com also features PNL-TV, the Internet's first trade news broadcast network. PNL-TV broadcasts a live newscast Monday through Friday at 11:00AM EST featuring current global trade news, interviews with government and international business leaders and reports from correspondents from around the world. PNL-TV can be accessed through the ProNetLink.com home page or directly by visiting www.PNLTV.com.
Headquartered in New York City, ProNetLink.com maintains sales throughout the world. For more information, please contact ProNetLink.com at (212) 688-8838, email: info@pronetlink.com. ProNetLink can be reached online at pronetlink.com.
ProNetLink.com is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange OTC Bulletin Board: PNLK (PNLK.OB). |
