Management
Jordan Shapiro, BA
President and CEO
Mr. Shapiro has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He spent six years serving clients in Canada and the United States as an Investment Advisor at Canaccord Capital Corporation, Canada's largest independent securities dealer. At Canaccord Capital, Mr. Shapiro specialized in venture capital financings and derivatives trading. In 2002, Mr. Shapiro founded Hudson Capital Corporation; a venture capital firm assisting companies in areas of corporate finance, business development and investor relations. Mr. Shapiro holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Vitaly Melnikov, MBA, CPA
Chief Financial Officer & Director
Mr. Melnikov is a financial professional providing corporate advisory and accounting services to private and public companies. Mr. Melnikov has significant financial experience and expertise in oil & gas, mining, investment and financial consulting industries.
He has held senior management positions with international resource companies operating in North America, Europe, Russia and Central Asia. Mr. Melnikov has recently served as Vice President, Finance and Administration of UrAsia Energy Ltd., a uranium producer which was acquired by Uranium One in April 2007. The acquisition resulted in the creation of a company with a combined market capitalization of $5.1 billion. Mr. Melnikov has also held financial management positions with PetroKazakhstan (formerly Hurricane Hydrocarbons), a vertically integrated oil & gas company (acquired by China National Petroleum Corporation for $4.2 billion in October 2005); and Kumtor Operating Company with exploration activities and a large operating gold mine in Central Asia (currently owned by Centerra Gold). Mr. Melnikov is a Certified Public Accountant (USA) and holds an MBA and a M.Sc.(Economics) degrees.
