Mike Zafirovski

Mike Zafirovski is a global leader in innovative communications and services that is enabling the transformation of businesses around the world. Mr. Zafirovski, 56, is a business veteran with impressive global experience at three of the worlds highest profile corporate innovators - Nortel Networks, Motorola and General Electric.

From October 2005 to August 2009 Mr. Zafirovski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nortel Networks. During this very challenging time Mr. Zafirovski was successful in completing a major internal reorganization of the senior management team, and settled various lawsuits that were hindering the company’s growth and development. Mr. Zafirovski announced his resignation following the sale of Nortel’s CDMA and LTE businesses.

In July 2007, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Zafirovski to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

Mr. Zafirovski was President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola, Inc. from July 2002 to February 2005, where he was a key player leading the company’s re-emergence in innovation, market share gains and significant profitability improvements of all of its six businesses. He joined Motorola in June 2000 to lead its mobile devices business, which, during his tenure, returned to profitability and increased market share through the introduction of exciting new products and the Moto branding campaign.

Before his leadership positions at Motorola, he spent 25 years at General Electric (GE), including 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of five GE businesses in the industrial, financial services and insurance businesses. Prior to that, he held a number of increasingly senior positions in finance, auditing, marketing and strategy/business development at various GE businesses.

Mr. Zafirovski serves on the Boeing Board of Directors. An active member of civic and business communities, he serves on several professional, educational and non-profit business organizations, including The Canadian Council of Chief Executives, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Macedonian Arts Council. In 2004, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He and his wife Robin are the national chairs for Duke University’s Parents Committee. They have three sons.

Susan Niczowski

Susan Niczowski knew her calling early in life. She started her business in the basement of her parent’s house, where she and her mother, Francis, – thinking 15 years ahead of their time – made home replacement dinners years before it became fashionable. In 1991, Susan started Summer Fresh Salads Inc., and at that time, the company focused all of its attention servicing the local Toronto market with , prepared salads creations..

Over the years the company has grown to offer a full line of prepared salads, home meal replacement solutions, dips, appetizers and fresh soups. Since its inception, Summer Fresh Salads Inc. sales has grown in leaps and bounds; a growth of almost $10 million in 3 years, reaching over $41 million in 2005. Summer Fresh has grown today from a Toronto delivery system to a company recognized across Canada and in the USA.

Ms. Niczowski’s background – a B. Sc. in chemistry with a minor in mathematics from the University of Toronto – attracted her to the food industry. She started her career as a Microbiologist at Maple Leaf Foods and was quick to realize that her calling would allow her to make fashion out of food. Her entrepreneurial skills, her willingness to succeed, and her attention to detail is what made Summer Fresh Salads an almost guaranteed success. Her achievements have led to numerous awards: recognition as the 9th best businesswoman in Canada; a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year; and a listing for Summer Fresh in Canada’s Top 50 Best Managed Companies.

Summer Fresh Salads http://www.summerfresh.com

Lou Naumovski

Lou Naumovski is the Vice President, Commercial and General Director, Russia, for Kinross Gold Corporation. In addition to being responsible for the management of the representative office in Moscow, Lou is the lead on new business development in Russia, and heads Kinross' government relations and liaison division.

Mr. Naumovski joined Visa International in August 2000 as General Manager of Visa's Russian office. He was responsible for the development of Visa's business in Russia and the eleven other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, relationship management with Visa's Russian and CIS Member banks, and management of Visa's Russian office. Mr. Naumovski was based in London, England since January 2006. He was also responsibile for Strategy and Business Planning across the Visa CEMEA Region.

From 1992-2000, Mr. Naumovski was a member of the Russia Team of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), where he spent five years as Resident Representative and Senior Banker in Moscow. During his time in the Moscow Resident Office, he was responsible for maintaining the Bank's relations with the Russian Government, for liaison with the foreign investment community, and for screening, appraisal and monitoring of the Bank's projects in Russia.

Mr. Naumovski has degrees in economics and political science, history, and international relations, with a specialization in Russian and Soviet affairs. He spent the first 12 years of his professional career as a diplomat and trade commissioner for Canada. His assignments in the Canadian Department of External Affairs and International trade included postings in Moscow, Atlanta (Georgia), Baghdad (Iraq), and as Deputy Director for Trade and Investment Development with Eastern Europe and the USSR, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Mr. Naumovski was born in Bitola, Macedonia and is married with two children. In addition to English, Mr. Naumovski is fluent in Russian, Macedonian and French.

John Bitove

John Bitove is a Canadian businessman and noted sportsman. He is the Chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of Obelysk Funds, the Priszm Canadian Income Fund, Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust, and Canadian Satellite Radio (which owns XM Satellite Radio in Canada). He is also the founder and driving force behind the S'Cool Life Fund, a charitable entity for public schools across Canada.

Mr. Bitove was the volunteer President of the City of Toronto bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. He was the founder and co-owner of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association franchise, as well as the Air Canada Centre

Priszm http://www.priszm.com

Emil Hristov

Born in Strumica, Macedonia, Emil Hristov immigrated to the US with his family and settled in New Jersey.

Mr. Hristov graduated with an honours degree in Architecture from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). While still enrolled at NJIT Mr. Hristov was fortunate to work with Peter Eisenman a world renowned Architect. It was at this time that together with his father, Mr. Hristov started a residential construction company.

After a brief stint working as a project engineer for Hunter Roberts Construction Group (HRCG), Mr. Hristov returned to the company that he cofounded with his father and assumed the responsibilities of President and CEO of EMSA Construction. Under his leadership the company shifted its focus away from the residential construction market to the commercial market. It was a decision that has proven to be timely and lucrative as the company has experienced significant growth in the past two years.

Mr. Hristov is a member of two business organizations: CEO Clubs with its headquarters in New York City and the Academy for Chief Executives with its headquarters in London, England. He also has experience working for members of the US Senate and House of Representatives. He is married and has one son.

EMSA Construction http://www.emsaconstruction.com/

John Bitove Sr.

John L.N. Bitove, C.M., is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Bitove Corporation and is a Member of the Board of Directors of many companies.

In 1949, at the age of twenty-one, Mr. Bitove opened his first restaurant in Toronto, a fourteen-stool restaurant called “The Java Shoppe”. It soon became the forerunner of a successful chain of restaurants. Throughout the 1960’s his devotion to the restaurant fixture business resulted in a very successful expansion; he developed, constructed, financed and, in some cases, operated over one hundred and fifty restaurants in the greater Toronto area.

In 1968, he joined the Board of Goldale Developments Ltd, a large developer of residential homes, shopping plazas and industrial parks.

Together with his children, in 1983 he founded York County Quality Foods Ltd., a company that successfully tendered on the food and beverage concessions at North America’s fourth busiest airport, Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

In 1986, Mr.Bitove founded CitiDome Corporation. Mr. Bitove was on the committee that designed and built – CitiDome was part of the building consortium – the Toronto SkyDome, the world’s largest retractable roof stadium. He also acquired the “fine dine” rights at the new SkyDome. York County Quality Foods and CitiDome Corporation were amalgamated to form the Bitove Corporation in April of 1987.

In 1989, Mr. Bitove received Canada highest civilian honour when he was made a member of the Order of Canada. He devotes much of his time and efforts to charitable projects on behalf of the University of Western Ontario, Toronto General Hospital, Canadian Macedonian Place, North York Centre for the Performing Arts and ProAction, Cops and Kids.

Robert Arsov

Robert Arsov is a Director in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse, specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. During his 10-year career as an investment banker, Mr. Arsov has worked with a wide variety of publicly traded and privately held companies on complex U.S. and cross-border assignments, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, and LBOs, as well as hostile and defense transactions. Mr. Arsov has been a member of Credit Suisse’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group for the past nine years. He started his Wall Street career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at the investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1999. Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Mr. Arsov came to the United States as an exchange student in Sonoma County, California. He continued his education at U.C. Berkeley, where he received a B.S. from the Haas School of Business. Mr. Arsov currently resides in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Credit Suisse http://www.credit-suisse.com

Mitre Kutanovski - President of Macedonia 2025

In May of 2009 Mitre Kutanovski was appointed President of Macedonia 2025. Under the leadership of Mr. Kutanovski Macedonia 2025 opened a second office, started an annual golf outing and launched a series of business and professional networking opportunities for the Diaspora.

Prior to his appointment as Macedonia 2025 President Mr. Kutanovski was the President and CEO of the Mitre Group Inc. a company that consists of: Crown Financial Advisors; Mitre Group LLC. Broker Dealer; Classic and Crown Mortgage Solutions; Crown Tax and Business Services; Crown Insurance Group; Crown Travel Agency; and the weekly radio program Voice of Macedonia.

After graduating from Purdue University, Mr. Kutanovski spent a few years working as a supervisor for United States Steel. In 1979, he joined Investors Diversified Services out of Minneapolis Minnesota. In 1984, IDS was acquired by American Express. He remained with American Express 27 years until his retirement in 2004. At American Express he was responsible for the greater Chicago Market as a Group Vice President. He led many initiatives at American Express; leader of diversity for the company, leader of the philanthropic organization for AMEX, and leader of the restructuring of its sales leadership team He was also the first to pilot the Group Vice President Role in 1990.

Mr. Kutanovski was born in Struga, Macedonia and immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. He and his wife, Sophie, whom he met in college, have two children, Alexander and Katherine.