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GelStat Announces New CEO and Member to the Board of Directors
BLOOMINGTON, MN--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 24, 2008 -- GelStat Corporation (Other OTC:GSAC.PK - News), a
consumer healthcare company primarily focused on the development
and
marketing of over-the-counter (OTC) products, is pleased
to announce that
Gerald N. Kieft has accepted the position as Chief Executive
Officer and
that Adrian Goldfarb has been appointed to the Company's
Board of
Directors. Bill Colucci resigned from his position as the
Company's
President on June 20, 2008 in order to begin the process
of entering into
semi-retirement and is divesting himself of various responsibilities.
Mr.
Colucci will remain serving on the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Kieft stated, "I look forward to leading GelStat and
I sincerely thank
Bill for his efforts at GelStat and wish him the best." Mr. Kieft and Mr. Goldfarb are co-founders of WSR Consulting,
Inc. which
was retained in March of 2008 to lead the turn around of
the Company. At
this time, neither Mr. Kieft nor Mr. Goldfarb have requested
any additional
compensation for their expanded duties at GelStat. Bill Colucci, President of GelStat, commented, "I first
want to thank all
of those who have worked tirelessly for the last couple
of years in order
to move this company forward. My decision to eliminate various
responsibilities comes at a time that the Company is in
good hands. The
experience and expertise that Messrs. Kieft and Goldfarb
bring will move
the Company in a direction that is efficient, prudent and
successful." Gerald N. Kieft Mr. Kieft is the founder and President of Wall Street Resources,
Inc. and a
co-founder of WSR Consulting, Inc. Mr. Kieft began his career
in the
finance industry as an analyst for the Loan Source in 1991,
providing
debt-funding sources for small businesses through Small
Business
Association (SBA) loans. Subsequently, Mr. Kieft has worked
as a buy-side
analyst for a hedge fund, a sell-side analyst for a boutique
brokerage firm
and as a consultant to high net worth individuals and emerging
growth
companies at a number of financial institutions including
Prudential
Securities, Legg Mason Wood Walker and Raymond James &
Associates.
Throughout his career in the finance industry, Mr. Kieft
has helped
numerous emerging growth companies obtain financing and
gain market
awareness, while providing quality information on micro
and small capital
companies to the investment community. Mr. Kieft is a graduate
of Eastern
Illinois University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science
in Business
degree, majoring in Finance, as well as a Bachelor of Arts
degree, majoring
in Economics. Adrian G. Goldfarb Mr. Goldfarb has more than 25 years' experience in a number
of different
technology companies including IBM and a Fujitsu subsidiary.
In addition to
extensive international experience in a variety of management
roles, he
served as General Manager for the European affiliate of
The Weather Channel
and was responsible for turning around its European operations
after
multiple years of losses under previous management. He has
most recently
been involved in the private equity space, both as a management
consultant
and investor and recently concluded the sale of one of those
companies to a
large European investment group. Mr. Goldfarb specializes
in the turnaround
and growth of emerging companies with a focus on strategic
planning and
prudent financial management. He is currently engaged with
Ecosphere
Technologies Inc., an OTCBB public company as their Chief
Financial
Officer. Mr. Goldfarb is a graduate of Rutgers University
in New Jersey
with a BA in Business Administration specializing in Finance. ABOUT GELSTAT CORPORATION GelStat Corporation is dedicated to providing safe and effective
over-the-counter (OTC) treatments for pain and inflammation.
For more
information, visit www.gelstat.com Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Act of 1995 With the exception of historical information, the matters
discussed in this
press release are forward-looking statements that involve
a number of risks
and uncertainties. The actual future results of GelStat
could differ
significantly from those statements. In some cases, you
can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "should,"
"expect," "estimate," or "predict," the negative of such
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comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions.
Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements
are reasonable, such statements should not be regarded as
a representation
by the Company; thus, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to
update any of the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future
events or otherwise. |