Launched in 2015 by a senior team of corporate communications, news and financial news services executives, iCrowdNewswire powered by Google is a marketing technology, software and newswire company deploying communications software and technology with key partners in specialized market segments. iCrowdNewswire is the NewsTech leader implementing more technology innovations than anyone in the industry, in 2017 we partnered with Google to use the worlds most powerful advertising technology for press release distribution targeting. We also implemented the Artificial Intelligence translation API from Google and all our releases are distributed in 9 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese extending the global reach of releases.The team at iCrowdNewswire consists of senior executives from Dow Jones, Thomson Reuters, NASDAQ, Business Wire, PR Newswire and Marketwired among other leading news and information companies. The team is global in nature and based in major global hubs including: Berlin, Curitiba (Brazil), Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Singapore. You can see the iCrowdNewswire team at http://icrowdnewswire.com/about/#team.

ContentEngine is the largest news syndication company covering the Latin America region including Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Representing over 500 publishers in a region with 600 million inhabitants and an aggregate economy of $6 trillion, ContentEngine offers the largest news and information library through partners such as Dow Jones Factiva, LexisNexis, ProQuest, NewsEdge, NewsBank and others.

Formerly known as the Emerging Markets Division, the new International Division continued its role within Marketwire developing international markets, expanding distribution networks, overseeing media and marketing research and providing support for the sales, marketing, product and client services groups. In addition to emerging markets worldwide, the new International Division includes a larger role in developed markets in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. As Vice President of the International Division, Hector Botero continued to report to President and CEO, Michael Nowlan.

Responsible for development and implementation of a growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, India, Russia and Middle East regions for Marketwire, the only fully integrated North America-based global newswire. Marketwire delivers its clients' news to the world's media and financial communities, fulfilling disclosure requirements in North America in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Having merged companies (Market Wire and CCNMatthews) in April 2006, and enjoying a combined history of 25 years of service, Marketwire is now majority-owned by OMERS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of one of Canada's largest pension funds. Marketwire distributes the majority of press releases issued by publicly traded companies in Canada and serves more than 11,000 clients worldwide through 17 offices on four continents. For more information, visit us at www.marketwire.com

Responsible for creating and implementins a strategic development plan in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to provide services for Business Wire China, a licensed affilate of Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, Negotiated operational agreements with the government of China and obtained the registration of a Shanghai base Representative Office on behalf of IMS Companies.

Created a corporate news release and public relations services network spanning Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean on behalf of IMS Companies, mainly to provide services to leading industry clients such as Busines Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Worked with Business Wire to build a substantial customer base of Fortune 1000 companies.

Conservation and Management International (CMI) is a not for profit non governmental organization (NGO). At the time of my participation in CMI we produced media strategies and communications programs for the United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office for Latin America.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the City of Miami, in April of 1990 the City of Miami Commission officially recognized the Miami Anniversary Committee (MAC) as the coordinating body for a series of educational, promotional and cultural events to celebrate the centennial. MAC was also recognized by the State of Florida and the Dade County School Board. Initial sponsors of MAC included the Miami Herald, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Bellsouth, Budweiser, Bacardi Imports, NCNB National Bank and AT&T among others.