Michel de Beaumont, 65, has been a Director of American Equities Overseas (UK) Ltd., a private securities brokerage and corporate finance firm, since he co-founded the firm in 1981. Previously, he was Vice President of American Securities Corporation, responsible for continental European clients, developing fund management, brokerage and corporate finance. He served as Vice President of Institutional Sales for Smith Barney Harris Upham as the European coordinator responsible for marketing new research ideas to European clients. Earlier positions included Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Finance in the Institutional Sales department for Oppenheimer & Co., and Financial Analyst responsible for France and French-speaking Switzerland dealing with institutional clients for investment banker Dominick & Dominick. He is also a director of Beijing Med-Pharm Corporation, located in Springfield, New Jersey. Mr. de Beaumont holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Paris and a degree in Advanced Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry from the Universities of Poiters and Paris. |