Stephen Cootey
Description Mr. Cootey has served since October 2009 as vice president of corporate finance with Las Vegas Sands Corp., an owner and operator of casino hotels, where he is involved in financial analysis, strategic planning, construction management and interaction with capital markets. He was a member of the Prides Capital LLC investment team from 2004 until 2009. Prior to joining Prides Capital LLC, he was a vice president at Credit Suisse First Boston from 2001 to 2004, where he participated in over 25 transactions, raising over $18 billion in capital through the equity and debt markets. His responsibilities included credit analysis, structuring, due diligence, negotiation and the execution of equity, debt and M&A transactions. Prior to joining CSFB, Mr. Cootey was an associate at Goldman, Sachs and Accenture specializing in strategy and technical implementation of asset management software applications for high net worth clients. In addition, Mr. Cootey founded and ran his own consulting firm, from 1997 to 1998. Mr. Cootey is a former director and compensation committee member of Tigrent Inc. (formerly Whitney Information Network, Inc.). Mr. Cootey received an M.B.A. from Columbia University School of Business. Mr. Cootey originally joined the Board of Directors in connection with the 2006 purchase of approximately 9.9 million shares of common stock by Prides Capital Fund I, LP, in which Prides Capital Partners LLC is general partner. The Board nominated Mr. Cootey to serve as a director because of his management and advisory experience, as well as his varied business experience. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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