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News(Financial Wire) Cronus Capital Markets CEO appointed to Madesco Technologies Board of Advisors.Madesco Technologies Inc. has appointed Michael Soni to the company's Board of Advisors effective September 18, 2006. Mr. Soni, as CEO of Cronus Capital Markets, developed in partnership with the International Securities Exchange the ISE-CCM Homeland Security (ISE: HSX), which includes top homeland security companies such as L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), Thermo Electron (NYSE:TMO), Harris Corp (NYSE:HRS), and Mantech International (NASDAQ: MANT). Mr. Soni's appointment is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen Madesco's advisory board to accomplish business growth and market success. "Having Michael as part of our advisor group elevates Madesco to a new level of capability and impact," said Larry Cole, President of Madesco, "his international financial experience with both public and private companies will be invaluable in making Madesco successful". Prior to founding Cronus Capital Markets Inc., Mr. Soni gained international experience in the venture capital and hedge fund arenas. During the 90's, Mr. Soni was a leading member of a top ranked money management team at Scotia McLeod, with $250 million dollars in assets, where he was primarily responsible for equity research, trading, and investment strategy. Mr. Soni is a regular columnist for TheStreet.com and RealMoney.com, focusing on equity opportunities in new and emerging growth sectors. Mr. Soni also developed the benchmark ISE-CCM Alternative Energy Index and ISE-CCM Nanotechnology Index in partnership with the International Securities Exchange. He currently sits on the Advisory Board for the Homeland Security Industries Association (HSIA), a non-profit organization based in Washington DC and Vision-In-Action (VIA), a non-profit organization based in California . Mr. Soni is also a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) based in London. Mr. Soni has been quoted and/or referenced in The Globe and Mail, The National Post, IndexUniverse.com, and Wired Magazine. He has also been seen on Report on Business Television and CBC NewsWorld. Madesco Technologies, Inc. manufactures and designs advanced mobile team communications solutions for first responders. Madesco is the architect of TeamComms™, a wireless and hands-free modular communications system so first responders can hear and be heard at the individual, team and command levels simultaneously. "The first responder market is one of the fastest growing segments of the homeland security market. I feel that Madesco is in the right place, at the right time, and with the right technology to help solve communication problems amongst first responders", noted Mr. Soni. Cronus Capital Markets (CCM) is a leading business consulting firm specializing in capital market related issues and how they impact small and mid-sized public companies. CCM work's with public companies in the United States and Canada interested to optimize their "public company" status by offering solutions that unlock hidden value and lead to accelerated business growth. The primary mission of Cronus Capital Markets is to help small and mid-sized public companies, in a wide variety of industries and emerging growth sectors, overcome market inefficiencies that are commonplace among public companies under $500 million in market capitalization, such as poor corporate awareness, stagnant market capitalization, low liquidity and poor access to funding. For up-to-the-minute news, features and links click on http://www.financialwire.net. FinancialWire is an independent, proprietary news service of Investrend Information, a division of Investrend Communications, Inc. It is not a press release service and receives no compensation for its news or opinions. Other divisions of Investrend, however, provide shareholder empowerment platforms such as forums, independent research and webcasting. For more information or to receive the FirstAlert daily summary of news, commentary, research reports, webcasts, events and conference calls, click on http://www.investrend.com/contact.asp. The FinancialWire NewsFeed is now available in multiple formats to your site or desktop, free. Click on: http://www.investrend.com/XmlFeeds?level=268 [Click here for News Archive]
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