Specialist in Executive Management, as well as being an Independent Board Member and as a Multi-Court / IRS / SEC Accepted Expert Witness. along with Business Valuations + Compensation Mr. Barren is considered an "unique" corporate executive (publicly-held + private businesses) among his peers, plus has proven expertise as an estate and business appraiser, capital transaction and compensation expert as recognized by IRS U.S +. Tax Court plus an "accepted" Court witness in some 50 different cases. Also qualified before various District, State, S.E.C., I.R.S. + U.S. Tax Courts in 2 dozen+ industries.. Mr. Barren is considered a leading experts in emerging, plus expanding and troubled businesses in North America in the middle market, both as an advisor and an on-line executive. Defined industries in which he has had considerable experience and is classified as an expert by the IRS, U.S. Tax Court plus District Courts and SEC include: accounting, banking and broker/ dealers; aerospace; apparel/textile; SEC regulatory issues, including reporting, corporate governance and fiduciary responsibility; banking and finance; consumer products; defense and government contracting; direct marketing, including multi-level and e-commerce; electronics; employment policies and procedures; energy: gas + oil; food: processing, distribution - wholesale and retail; furniture and accessories, including hardware manufacturing; printing and graphic arts; publishing: magazine and newspapers; media and entertainment; medical, including hospital, nursing care and elder living residences; mining; paper: manufacturer and distribution; real estate: commercial/residential; social media and transportation::automotive+ truck assembly/distribution. 2013 - his latest honor was from the Provincial Government of Laio Ning (People’s Republic of China) for outstanding contributions in its economic development. See Other Awards, 60+. Information on Mr. Barren - see Chairman at www.emcohanover.com .

Chairman @ From January 1971 to Present (44 years 10 months)

Advanced Graduate Certificate, IMP Programme, Economics and International Finance @ Pembroke College, Cambridge University - England From 1968 to 1968 Advanced Graduate Certificate, IMP Program, economics and marketing @ Harvard Business School From 1967 to 1967 Master of Science (MS), economics and finance @ Bucknell University From 1962 to 1963 Bachelor of Science (BS), economics and finance @ Babson College From 1959 to 1962 Bruce Barren is skilled in: Finance, Corporate Development, Funding, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law, Private Placements, Investor Relations, M&A experience, Strategy, Capital, Financial Structuring, Financial Modeling, Asset Management, Emerging Markets, Investment Banking, Valuation, Strategic Partnerships, Risk Management, Managerial Finance, Turn Around Management, Business, Project Finance, Tax, Business Valuation, Contract Negotiation, Strategic Financial..., Accounting, Management, Real Estate, Marketing Strategy, Debt Restructuring, Angel Investing, Alternative Investments, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Structured Finance, Leveraged Finance, Acquisition Integration, Portfolio Management, Equities, Financial Advisory, Hedge Funds, Capital Markets, Financial Services, Securities, Asset Managment, Small Business, International Business, Capital Raising, Deal Sourcing