Charles Messman, President

Charles Messman is one of the founding partners of the MKR Group, Inc., which he co-founded in July of 1999 with Todd Kehrli. Charles brings over 11 years of Wall Street experience with a unique combination of institutional sales, investment banking and investor relations experience. Over the past 6 years Charles has specialized in working with micro-Cap and small-Cap companies providing investor relations counsel, strategy, and financing alternatives. Over the past 11 years Charles has represented over 40 companies with market-caps ranging from $10 million to $2.5 billion. Charles is well known in the small-cap universe for having a strong marketing presence throughout many diverse industries. While with MKR, Charles has assisted his client companies in raising over $250 million in capital, through both buy-side and sell-side introductions.

Prior to forming MKR, Charles was employed by the investment bank of C.E. Unterberg Towbin, where he was part of the firm's institutional sales force. Prior to Unterberg, Charles worked for the investor relations firm, Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc. While at Morgen-Walke he worked with over 50 accounts in many different industries, often specializing in the representation of telecommunications-related organizations. Charles also ran the West Coast Marketing program of Morgen-Walke, assisting companies ranging in size from $10 million to $8 billion in market capitalization with setting up buy-side roadshows. Charles holds a BA degree in Economics from Iowa State University.

 

 

Todd Kehrli, Executive Vice President

Todd Kehrli co-founded the MKR Group in July of 1999. He brings a unique combination of legal and investor relations experience to the MKR Group. Over the past 8 years Todd has specialized in working with micro-cap and small-cap companies providing investor relations counsel and strategy. Todd has built significant working relationships with many of the leading consumer, healthcare and technology analysts on both the buy-side and sell-side. Todd specializes in the marketing of micro-cap and small-cap companies to institutional investors.

Prior to co-founding the MKR Group, Todd acted as a Business Litigation Associate specializing in the representation of financial institutions, including complex commercial litigation and insolvency issues. Todd is an active member of the California State Bar.

Prior to practicing law, Todd worked in the San Francisco office of Morgan-Walke Associates, a nationally recognized Investor Relations firm, assisting in the handling of client accounts and corporate communications. Todd earned his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1996 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University.

 

 

Jim Byers, Senior Vice President

Jim Byers recently joined the MKR Group in January of 2006. Jim brings a wealth of experience to the MKR Group with more than 15 years of investor relations and financial markets experience. He has provided strategic counsel and created investor relations programs generating significant tangible results for companies in a variety of industries including healthcare, business services, technology, telecommunications and basic industry. He has been honored as a SABRE award recipient in recognition of superior achievement in investor relations program development. Prior to joining the MKR Group, Jim served as a Vice President with the investor relations firm, Financial Dynamics, for nearly nine years. Prior to that he was an institutional fixed income executive with Rauscher Pierce Refsnes and was a writer for Time magazine. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.

 

 

Brad Daane, IR Webmaster/Client Services

Brad Daane joined the MKR Group, Inc. upon its inception. Brad works on numerous accounts and is responsible for many of the day-to-day activities for MKR's clients. He controls and maintiains all of the MKR client Investor Relations websites with the most up to date information. Over the last few years, Brad has provided support for Captiva Software, Serviceware, Cheap Tickets, EP MedSystems, Tumbleweed Communications and Group 1 Software, to name just a few. He has relationships with both business press and the investment community. Brad is a Graduate of the California Polytechnic University.

 

Ben Shindler, Controller

Ben is the company's Controller, Ben Shindler brings to the MKR Group more than 23 years experience in business management services. A certified public accountant, Ben's expertise includes financial statements, tax preparation and analysis, acquisition and divestiture analysis, profit sharing and pension planning, and financial and capital expenditure studies, among many others. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.