The Team
Richard M
Torre has over 30 years of diversified national and international
finance and business experience in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and Montreal,
specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and investment
advisory services. Mr. Torre is an active board member for a variety of public
and private firms and civic organizations. Presently he is Chairman of both
Signature Eyewear, Inc.(OTC) and The Hydrogen Fund, Vice-Chairman of JLM
Foodservices, Inc. and a Member of the Board and Governance Chair of Braintech,
Inc.(OTC). He is also President of MMT Investors Inc and a member of the
Boards of both Airecomm Wireless Inc and Cosco Inc. He completed terms as Vice
Chairman of Pacific Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ) as well as Chairman of Exceed
Capital Holdings(CDNX). The former Chairman of the highly regarded Forum for
Corporate Directors, he is currently a member of the Executive Board, Graduate
School of Management at the University of California, Irvine. Additionally he
is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Southern
California Investors Association. Mr. Torre's corporate career began with Mill
Factors Corp. and subsequently included Philadelphia National Bank / Congress
Financial and Bank of Virginia in their New York and Montreal subsidiaries.
Subsequently he served as senior vice president of Heller Financial in Los
Angeles, responsible for the firm's factoring and asset based lending on the
West Coast, the Orient and Australia. Resident in both Coto de Caza, CA and
Vancouver, BC he is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, Physics,
a guest lecturer at Pepperdine University, the US Naval Institute, City
College of New York, Woodbury University, the New York Institute of Credit
(it's former President) and Melbourne University on a diverse range of topics,
principally business finance and strategy and tactics of the Pacific War
1937-1945. Particularly notable has been his commitment to the establishment
of the USS Missouri as a National Monument at Pearl Harbor and his support of
the National World War ll Memorial, Washington D.C. which was commissioned as
a National Monument on May 29, 2004.
Address: 4621 Teller Av. #200, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Email:
rmtorre@dauntlesscapital.com
Phone: (949) 851-5900
Richard Munro has 25 years of diverse experience in the areas of executive leadership, finance, operations and turnarounds in both mature and entrepreneurial environments. Regarded as a highly effective business leader with CEO, CFO and consulting experience in international business, his leadership strengths and communication skills have created outstanding growth in sales and market share, return on capital employed and shareholder value in many companies. Originally from New Zealand, and now a US citizen, his expertise spans sales & marketing, distribution, retail, franchising, service and manufacturing companies, working with international brands including Fujifilm, Ricoh, America’s Cup Yachting, RJR Nabisco, Gestetner, Toshiba, Jantzen, Trilux and Naturade.
Richard’s skills in inspiring people towards a vision and “systems thinking” in executing effective business strategies, have resulted in substantial improvements in financial viability and operating performance in many businesses. His acute ability to identify the key business drivers and refocus operations to create shareholder value has transformed many companies.
Richard holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Auckland
University, a BCom from Canterbury University and is a Chartered Accountant
(CA) in New Zealand. He is an international member of the AICPA and a member
of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand. In addition, he is
a Board & Audit Committee member of Naturade Inc. (NRDCQ), a Board member of
the highly regarded Forum for Corporate Directors, a Board member of Orange
County Head Start Inc and a member of the Association for Corporate Growth.
He has been a guest lecturer to graduate and undergraduate programs on
establishing a business, turnaround management and governance in small to
mid-market businesses, and annually participates in the UCI MBA student
mentoring program.
Address: 4621 Teller Av. #200, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Email: rlmunro@dauntlesscapital.com
Phone: (949) 910-6600
David Teed
began his career as a lawyer in Melbourne, Australia. In 1985, he co-sponsored
a publicly listed investment company and oversaw investments in a range of
industries including manufacturing, distribution, software development,
tourism and real estate. Since coming to North America, Mr. Teed has invested
in leveraged acquisitions and has invested in and managed a number of major
corporate turnarounds including the turnaround of Core-Mark International
Inc., a $2.5 billion per annum consumer products distributor in Canada and the
U.S. and the turnaround of Loomis Armored Inc., which is today one of the
largest armored transport provider in North America. Mr. Teed served as Chief
Executive Officer of both Core-Mark International and Loomis Armored Inc.
during their turnaround periods. As a principal investor he co-founded
Cavalier Investment Partners, a private equity sponsor and has sourced,
structured and financed acquisitions in manufacturing, distribution and
service companies. He is a lawyer admitted to practice as a Barrister and
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia and is
a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the Turnaround Management
Association.
Address: Melbourne, Australia
Email:
dsteed@dauntlesscapital.com