Ray Goad owns Rays Country Ham Company LLC, which processes and markets authentic dry-cured artisanal meat preserved by traditional methods in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Ray's Country Ham is now the leading Brand on Amazon and other online outlets including www.rayscountryham.comRay Goad also has over 25 years of broad experience as a senior corporate executive, including being employed for fifteen years as in-house Legal Counsel of Westin Hotel Company. His tenure at Westin coincided with the company's rise as a multi-billion dollar global leader in the hotel and resort industry and culminated with his serving as Vice President, General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary. His accomplishments while at Westin included participation in: ❏ Acquisition of Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and the redevelopment of the Mauna Kea Beach Resort. ❏ Responsible for renaming "Westin" and registering the Brand in 120 countries. ❏ Merrill Lynch/WHC $350M securitized hotel real estate limited partnership first on NYSE. ❏ The $1.53 billion sale and financing of Westin Hotel Company to Aoki Corporation of Japan. ❏ The $300 million sale of The Plaza Hotel in New York to Donald Trump.