ADVISORY MEMBERS

Mr. Yanicelli is a Director of Merrill Lynch’s Communications Investment Banking practice in London. Mr. Yanicelli spent the last 11 years in New York and London focused on the execution of M&A and Capital Markets transactions for clients across a number of industries including, Telecom, Media, Financial Institutions, Real Estate, Financial Sponsors and General Industries.

Mr. Yanicelli has advised on transactions totaling over $100 billion in aggregate for clients including Apax Partners, Bain Capital, BC Partners, Bertelsmann Springer, Charterhouse, CVC Capital Partners, GE Capital, Hicks Muse Tate & Furst, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Liberty Global, OIAG, Olivetti, Pirelli, Post Properties, Tele Columbus, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Telekom Austria, TdF, Telenet, Terra Firma Capital Partners, United Cinemas Int’l, US Restaurants, Viacom, Vivendi, Warburg Pincus and Yell Group plc.

Mr. Briggs has over 30 years experience in owning and operating in the entrepreneurial arena. Briggs was named Ernst & Young and Success Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year in 1995.
 
Mr. Briggs is the Owner of Briggs Enterprises an investment company operating in 13 states and employing 480 persons. Briggs Enterprises includes diversified interests in the communications, real estate, restaurant and beverage industries. Mr. Briggs is an active Board Member and Stockholder of Resource Bank and also founded the highly successful and well known Fat Tuesday Frozen Drink retail concept.
 
Mr. Briggs Directorships and Community involvement include: Member Board of Directors and Stockholder Resource Bank, Director St. Tammany Hospital Foundation and School Board Member St. Paul's High School. 

Mr. Bergstrom has an extensive background in the communications industry.  Mr. Bergstrom’s experiences and success span across wireless networking and engineering, network design, implementation and distribution.  
 
Mr. Bergstrom founded Mesa Networks, in 2000.  Mesa Networks is one of the ten largest Wireless Internet Service Providers in the United States and operates the largest Motorola Canopy Network in North America.  As of first quarter 2006, Mesa's Wireless network has 7,000 wireless subscribers, over 120 tower sites, and covers over 5,000 Square miles along the Colorado Front Range.

Mr. Bergstrom and Mesa Networks also provide business and engineering consulting services to Internet Service Providers, Independent Telephone companies, and local government agencies.  Their primary consulting services include network design, implementation, and maintenance.

Mr. Carson has a broad product development and consulting background supporting Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies.
Mr. Carson worked for the Richards Group Advertising, various technology start-up companies and Scient, an e-commerce consulting firm focusing on supply-chain management and business process optimization.
 
Mr. Carson is currently a principal of The Carson Group. The Carson Group is a full-service advertising, marketing and interactive communications firm that helps organizations increase sales and build brands through innovative marketing campaigns. The Carson Group has over 35 years of business experience representing clients domestically and internationally in a variety of industries; including technology, retail, industrial, oil and gas, consumer goods and financial services.  The Carson Group process includes customized consumer research, traditional advertising (broadcast, outdoor, print) and website development.
 
Mr. Carson has been integral in supporting the firm by consistently delivering real returns on investments for their clients and delivering award-winning creative work.