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MANAGEMENT
Gary
Rasmussen - CEO of Global Entertainment Holdings
(see
filmography)
Mr. Rasmussen has an extensive background spanning over 25 years
as an entrepreneur with vast experience in all phases of business
development, having been a founder, chief executive officer or
director of several publicly-held corporations in the areas of
cable television, investment banking, mortgage banking and motion
pictures. He has extensive experience in raising debt and equity
capital for both public and private enterprises, implementing
short and long term business planning and strategic concepts,
acquisitions and divestitures, and has played a leading role in
spearheading several publicly held corporations from their inception
through the capital raising stages.
Terry Gabby - CFO of Global Entertainment
Holdings
Mr. Gabby has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of the Company since July 1, 2005 (prior to the change in control
and name change to Global Entertainment Holdings). Mr. Gabby has
over 30 years’ experience in executive management, auditing
and finance. As the senior auditor for a regional audit firm,
Seidman & Seidman CPA's, he was the senior in charge of audits
for several publicly held companies in the casino and manufacturing
industries. The past seven years, Mr. Gabby has held the executive
positions of Chief Financial Officer and Controller for several
large tribal gaming enterprises located in several state jurisdictions.
Mr. Gabby earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting
from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Business Administration
in 1973.
Jackelyn
Giroux - President of Global Universal Pictures
(see filmography)
Ms. Giroux is the former President and C.E.O. of the publicly
traded telecom company, FoneFriend Inc. Previous to FoneFriend,
Ms. Giroux produced over ten films in the United States and Canada,
where she assisted in Co Production film financing and production
under the Co Production Treaty between Canada and Europe. Most
recently she acquired twenty-one million dollars worth of Pre
Certification Tax Certificates from the State of Louisiana, which
she is presently using to negotiate a line of credit with a Baton
Rouge bank via a Certificate of Deposit that is not pledged as
collateral. Ms. Giroux currently has a partnership with Image
in Media in Canada and Tel France to produce high quality, but
low budget films, focusing on Tax Credits and Government Tax Incentive
funding to minimize investor risk.
Peter Liapis - President of Global
Universal Entertainment
Mr. Liapis began his career in the entertainment business in 1978
playing a lead role opposite Mae West in her last film called
“Sextette” and eventually moved from acting to writing
and directing. As Chief Development Director for Gotham Metro
Studios he applied his many years of experience on “spiritually
progressive” projects such as, “The Serious Business
of Happiness.” The many close business and personal relationships
he has nutured during his 30 plus years in the entertainment industry
have proven to be a major asset in establishing Global Universal
Entertainment as a viable film production and distribution company.
Mr. Liapis earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from
California State University of Fullerton in 1972.
Virginia Perfili - Director of Global
Entertainment Holdings
As a writer, director, and producer of several feature-length
films, many music videos, and a TV show pilot, Ms. Perfili has
been in the entertainment industry for the past 25 years. In 1984,
she co-founded and served as President of Orphan, Inc., a publicly
held, entertainment company that started as a small Detroit-based,
independent record label. In 1990 her Company joined forces with
Gary Rasmussen (currently CEO of Global Entertainment Holdings)
and together they produced, “Mirror Mirror” and “Mirror
Mirror 2: Raven Dance. Both films enjoyed theatrical, cable, Pay-Per-View,
TV broadcast, VHS, DVD, and Laser Disc releases. In 1995, Ms.
Perfili directed Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur and from 2000
through to the present she has been actively involved as a producer
and consultant in the entertainment industry. In 2006 she organized
Freelance Filmworks, LLC., and served as Executive Producer of
its current feature film, tentatively entitled "ROUNDS”,
which is presently in post production.
Stanley Weiner - Director
of Global Entertainment Holdings
Mr. Weiner has more than 35 years experience creating
and running a multitude of different businesses. Mr. Weiner was
the founding officer of Gemini Financial Corporation, a NASD Broker
/ Dealer from 1970 through 1975, was President of APA, Real Estate
Syndication Company from 1975 through 1978, was Managing Partner
of Agri-World Partnership from 1978 through 1983 - an agricultural
project syndication company with offices throughout Europe and
the Middle East. Mr. Weiner was a Founding Officer / President
of Regent Properties from 1985 through 1990, and Chief Executive
Officer of Wise Industries from 1990 through 1993 - a company
specializing in pollution control devices. He has served as Vice
President of Finance for Global Entertainment Holdings since December
2000 and been a Director of the Company since October 2003. Mr.
Weiner received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Psychology
and Economics from California State University at Long Beach in
1966. Mr. Weiner has in the past held a National Association of
Securities Dealers Principals license and is a licensed Real Estate
Broker. Mr. Weiner is not an officer or director of any other
reporting company.
David Richter - Production Executive
of Global Universal Entertainment
Mr. Richter will serve as Production Executive for Global Universal
Entertainment (“GUE”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1991
with a B.A. degree in Communication and a minor in English. While
attending CSU, he was awarded a scholarship from their prestigious
creative writing program. After college, he began his career in
broadcast video production, working as a producer for the CBS
affiliated KKTV television station in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
He moved to Los Angeles in 1994, and has worked in all categories
of film and video production. He honed his artistic skill by studying
acting and directing for 3 years at the well-known Beverly Hills
Playhouse. In 1998 he founded his own production company specializing
in marketing and advertising for the automotive industry. He will
be applying a decade of production related experience and entrepreneurial
skill to the challenging task of assisting GUE in rolling out
its slate of planned films. He is also working with Global Entertainment
Holdings, assisting management with the preparation of corporate
materials and packaging financial presentations designed to facilitate
overall financing for the Company.
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