Advisory Board
James R. Bennison, CFA
James Bennison is a Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Markets for Genworth Financial’s US Mortgage Insurance business headquartered in Raleigh , NC . He has nearly 20 years of experience as an Investor and Investment Banker in the structured finance market. Prior to joining Genworth, he established and managed the Structured Finance business at SunTrust Capital Markets. He was also a co-founder and Managing Principal of Terminus Asset Management, a structured securities asset manager. Additionally, he held various positions at The Money Store Inc., Structured Finance Advisors and ING Investment Management. He holds a BS in Economics from The University of the South.
   
Briant A. Buckwalter
Co-chairman of Western Petroleum, Inc. and a partner in Tower Enterprises Investments, LLC with John Reese. Tower Enterprises Investments has owned real estate and operated a diverse group of businesses including Tower Health Care, a 1500-employee Southern California health care firm; Excel Entertainment, a media distribution company; International Biolaser Corporation, a medical products company; and Clark County Wholesale, a Las Vegas wholesale auto parts distributor. He holds a BS in Business Management from Brigham Young University.
   
David G. Frolio
Senior attorney with the GSM Association, an international wireless trade association. He currently serves as the General Counsel of the Association's commercial division, which is based in Atlanta. He is the former Vice President and Associate General Counsel for BellSouth Corporation. He has over 25 years of experience in corporate law and M&A transactions and has been the lead M&A lawyer on numerous acquisitions and divestitures of public and privately held companies. He holds a BA in Political Science from Brown University and a JD with honors from George Washington University.
   
Brian Kinsey
President and CEO of Brown Trucking. Kinsey is a nationally recognized trucking executive with experience in several other leading companies including Landstar System, CarrierPoint, Bennett Motor Express, Dobbs Houses and North American Van Lines. Through his leadership of these organizations, Kinsey established himself as a leading expert on effective safety programs and owner operator trucking operations. BS in Behavioral Management , Georgia Tech (’73); MBA, Harvard Business School (’75). Brian has worked closely with VVS and the senior management of James Brown Contracting Inc. to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to deliver targeted growth and profitability.
   
John R. Reese
Co-chairman of Western Petroleum, Inc. and a partner in Tower Enterprises Investments, LLC with Briant Buckwalter. Tower Enterprises Investments has owned real estate and operated a diverse group of businesses including Tower Health Care, a 1500-employee Southern California health care firm; Excel Entertainment, a media distribution company; International Biolaser Corporation, a medical products company; and Clark County Wholesale, a Las Vegas wholesale auto parts distributor. He has served as President of the Verdugo Hills and Salt Lake Councils of the Boy Scouts of America. He holds a BS in University Studies with emphasis in Business Communications, Public Relations and Accounting from Brigham Young University.
   

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