LEADERSHIP PROFILES

Mark Holmes, President/CEO & Director.
An accomplished global operator, Mark’s knowledge of running companies began in textiles. Working for DC Textiles for over seventeen years, he was able to learn all the vital skills of manufacturing, sales and finance needed in a highly competitive, low-margin sector of industry. As Sales Director/EVP, he transformed DC into a Global company with Sales growing by 400% to $58 mil in just under three years. Mark was head hunted to run the worldwide sales for Harrison PLC and quickly became EVP of Sales, again significantly increasing revenue. After three years he decided to form his own Company. As Owner/Founder of UK Linings, he successfully exited the Company after four years, when a merge /buyout with a sector competitor was struck. He later moved into Marketing and Media where he became a qualified Journalist and Photographer working for DHP Publishing. During his time he became Chief Editor of the largest carp fishing magazine in Europe, Advanced Carp Fishing and was instrumental in a complete redesign and overhaul of the Companies distribution channels. UK TV/Media/DVD presentations specifically targeted at the Angling Market were developed by Mark to raise additional Company revenue streams through advertising income. Again Head-Hunted by Eggs Overnight in March 2008, he eventually joined Eggs as Managing Director of EMEA in June of the same year. During the recapitalisation of the Company in early 2009, Mark was appointed CEO in February of the same year. Mark has a B.S (Hons) Degree in Social Global Science and is a member of M.P.M.A & P.M.A journalist/photographers guild. Currently he is Chairman of Bradford no1. AA a position he has held for nine years.

Dr. Nissim Ozer, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer.
As a globally recognized “Pro to Know”, Dr. Ozer’s renowned, proven track record in leading technology companies to develop and manage innovative, industry award-winning products encompasses more than 20 years of extraordinary leadership in advanced and diverse engineering experience across the computer industry plus considerable expertise in building engineering organizations from the ground up. Dr. Ozer served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President in the years 2000-2007 at RF Code, an emerging growth RFID solutions business where he was instrumental in raising Tier 1 venture capital financing and delivering premier RFID hardware and software products to market. He also served as the chair of the 5-M Software/Middleware Work Group within the AIM Global RFID Experts Group , the industry’s larger international organization. Dr Ozer’s achievements are globally recognized as the “Pro to Know” by Supply Demand Chain magazine, a leading Auto-ID periodical, three years in a row (2005, 2006 and 2007). Dr. Ozer received his doctorate degree in School of Engineering, Purdue University. As a post doctorate in Purdue University he developed, investigated and programmed, methods to enhance training of computerized classifiers (including: neural networks, fuzzy logic and parametric classifiers) controlled by an expert system for better interpretation of machine vision and sensing of aromatic volatiles.

Joe Marinelli, Director, North American Operations.
Joe spent 23 years as the senior field operations executive at National Linen Service, Aegis Communications Group, and Allied Automotive Group, the first 13 of which at Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp. his last role as President, Northern Business Unit had responsibility for sales development and field operations for the northeast quadrant of the United States. Joe also has an entrepreneurial background, having had an ownership role in a start up industrial uniform rental company. Joe’s experience is heavily biased toward turn-around and start-up organizations.

Brenda Ragsdale, Senior Vice President, Administration.
Brenda has 27 years experience in Human Resources, over twelve of which have been at a senior executive level responsible for leading the broad scope of Human Resources services. For the seven years prior to joining Eggs Overnight™, Brenda was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources with Allied Holdings, Inc., North America’s largest provider of distribution and transportation services to the automotive industry. In addition, she was the senior Human Resources executive for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority for five years and directed Compensation and Benefits services for the packaging division of MeadWestvaco Corporation.