DENNIS SEVERSON
Commodities Experience
Account Executive: Merrill Lynch and Dean Witter with series 7 license, have rung bell to start trading on Wall Street
Traded in trading pits for myself at Minneapolis Grain Exchange, took companies public on Wall Street in New York, New York,
Archer Daniels Midland---
Trained at Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade, barge loading facilities on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, country elevators and train loading facilities, and at company headquarters in Decatur Illinois
Managed southeast corn position, entire oat position and manager of customer trading at Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Traded soybeans and other oil seeds, as well as multiple types of wheat while with ADM.
Instructional video trading financial instruments with former President Carters' son, Jack Carter.
Wrote weekly market analysis reports
Venture Capital
30 plus years of experience as a venture capitalist raising money for companies to source projects thereby structuring the deals from incubation through launching
Director of Obn Holdings Inc. since July 2003. Mr. Severson is the Chief Operating Officer with Commerce Street Venture Group. Prior to his position as COO, he held the position of Vice President of Business Development with Commerce Street. Prior to his tenure with Commerce Street, he served as a financial consultant with Dean Witter, where he specialized in private placements. Mr. Severson serves as an Independent Director at Mach One Corp. since April 2007.
2003-N/A
Former Director
2003-N/A
Director
Chengdu Shengang Lutong Tech Ltd.
2005-N/A
Former Director
2007-2009
Former Director
Education
BA, University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii System, The
Chengdu Shengang Lutong Tech Ltd.
Competition
General manager of professional soccer team; coached and played college basketball; turned down positions to coach two national basketball teams; won state semi-professional baseball titles in two states (Hawaii and Minnesota), turned down positions in professional football and baseball
Accepted at Ivy League school, National Honor Society, 98th and 99th percentile in college entrance exams, highest score in ROTC exams in history, wrote weekly article for Asian publication about the markets and finance.