YTB Elects New Board Members…
Out with the old and in with the new.
It may come a surprise to some that YTB has been able to acquire another small group of Board Members. When news came last month that two of our Board Members would not be with YTB after the annual stock holder meeting held at the beginning of the week, a few questioned what YTB would do.
My initial thought was that we would replace them.
I know that sounds like one of those “Duh” moments, but if you don’t understand the mentality of critics who spend time commenting on every move YTB makes in a negative light you’ll quickly realize that what’s obvious to most will escape a small few.
The perception these few critics want to convey to everyone is that YTB is crumbling and has lost it’s luster. With all the mud that’s thrown around and the bantering about this, that and the other, those small voices always look at what they want to believe, never how YTB answers any of the outrageous claims and accusations.
The largest blunder to date was California’s claims of a gigantic pyramid scheme with an attached price tag of $25 million dollars. The day before our National Convention in St. Louis, the clock began to tick on just when YTB would face it’s final judgment and cease operation.
While all the focus and attention was on YTB simply because it’s an MLM, nobody talks about the Expedia judgement of $184 million, nor do the care that Expedia has ceased selling hotel rooms in Columbus, GA because they skimped on taxes. (Upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court by the way.) While I’m quite certain that the issues surrounding Expedia are over, I doubt they’ll be able to fair any better than paying less than $125K back to consumers.
Like Expedia that will most likely move on, so does YTB as evidence of our new Board Members.
The election of YTB’s new Board Members is yet another step to move past the hype and continue with it’s goal of building a stable viable business. Below is a small snippet taken from the Press Release posted yesterday of their credentials and accomplishments. They include finance, accounting, entrepreneurial business development, legal services to corporations and governmental bodies, and heath care in regards to physical rehabilitation. Most importantly they are smart and experienced business minds.
- Thomas B. Baker, Jr., of Edwardsville, Illinois, currently serves as President and founder of Summit Development & Holdings, Inc. and Summit Capital, Inc., and has extensive experience in finance, accounting, and entrepreneurial business development. He also currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Accounting Department of Illinois Wesleyan University and serves on the alumni focus group of its St. Louis chapter. Mr. Baker has previously served on the Board of Directors of Hoyleton Children’s Home and the Advisory Board for EVCO National, a national painting company.
- Jack H. Humes, Jr., of Edwardsville, Illinois, founded the Humes Law Office on May 1, 2000 after having been associated with the firm Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, & True (now Hepler Broom, LLC) since 1986. Mr. Humes currently provides legal services to corporations, governmental bodies and individuals related to various real estate issues, focusing on land and right-of-way acquisition, construction, contracting and project financing. Mr. Humes is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association.
- Patricia S. Williams, of Wildwood, Missouri, is Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of RehabCare Group, Inc., a leading provider of physical rehabilitation program management services in over 1,200 hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care facilities throughout the United States. Ms. Williams previously held the position of Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of welding and cutting products. Ms. Williams serves on the Board of Directors for White Drive Products, Inc., a leading global supplier of hydraulic motors and drive system products for mobile and industrial applications.
I welcome these new Board Members as TSO and a stockholder of the company. It’s nice to see some fresh faces that could bring some new ideas and energy to the group.
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