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Richard K. Aland Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer / Director Richard Aland, as an investment banker for more than 25 years, has specialized in solving the financial needs of state and local government entities. He has been a leader in the municipal finance industry in creating innovative financing techniques, sophisticated transit financing mechanisms, complex leasing structures, and public/private partnerships. Mr. Aland was called, by "Privatization Magazine, one of the four leading transportation finance specialists in the U.S." Mr. Aland also was founder and managing director of Innovative Financial Services Inc. where he was responsible for new business developed through innovative and proprietary financing concepts and creative applications of traditional approaches. He has developed public/private partnerships and private sector approaches for the financing of convention hotels, toll roads, stadiums, convention centers and other projects in cities such as Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Houston and Tampa. Prior to Innovative Financial Services, he served as vice president and manager of the southwestern U.S. public finance department for Salomon Brothers Inc. and as vice president of public finance at Goldman, Sachs and Co. He also was vice president of the investment banking firms of Kuhn, Loeb and Co. and at UBS-DB Corp., a Union Bank of Switzerland-Deutsche Bank joint venture where his focus was on international corporate finance. In these capacities, he was responsible for financings for, or served as advisor to state and local governmental entities, transit agencies, airports, sports teams and sports facility developers as well as to four major auto manufacturers, railcar manufacturers, high-speed rail companies and OEM suppliers to the transportation industry. Aland earned an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Michigan and completed the coursework for a doctorate in finance and international business at Columbia University. He also holds a B.B.A. in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan. Don J. Kelly President and Chief Operating Officer Don Kelly is a seasoned management professional with over 30 years of experience in the private sector. Mr. Kelly's strengths in Operations and Technology provide additional depth to the executive management of DEPO. His unique analytical skills in developing client-focused sales initiatives and new product development are supported by years of consulting experience and leadership with Fortune 500 companies. He began his career with General Electric Company where he held senior positions in sales, marketing, finance and, eventually, the position of Regional Vice President, with complete operational responsibility for their Consulting Division. His focus was upon marketing and new product development and he was instrumental in the group's growth to over $100,000,000 in sales. In 1989, he assumed a leadership role with Cap Gemini Sogetti, an Internationally-recognized consulting firm, as a Sr. Vice President and General Manager of its worldwide Energy Practice developing and implementing strategies designed to address Cap Gemini's global clientele. In 1994, Mr. Kelly founded Ultimate Software Company, a Texas-based software distribution company, which in 1998, was the subject of a successful Public Offering (ULTI). He returned to consulting and joined Reliance Consulting Group as a General Manager and Member of the Operating Board, where he was instrumental in growing the firm from $35,000,000 to over $150,000,000 in three years. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Kelly was an Owner and Manager in a technology staffing firm, Techbizpartners, LLC, based in Dallas, Texas. He grew up in New York, and today lives in Dallas where he is involved with various Charities, including: Special Care and Career Services of Dallas and AngelFlight where he holds a seat on the Board of Governors. He continues to focus his energies on the care and improvement of the quality of life for those in need. |
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