MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / September 19, 2014 / Amazonas Florestal, Ltd., (OTC Pink: AZFL) (PINKSHEETS: AZFL) ("Amazonas" or "Company") (www.amazonasf.com), a natural resources company generating profit through innovative, sustainable forest management, is pleased to announce it has appointed Bruce W. Barren as the Company's new Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Bruce brings more than 40 years of experience in directing public companies.
As previously announced Amazonas has been pursuing several initiatives for revenue growth in the fields of forest products and the preservation of the natural habitats and environment contained in company owned lands. The company is focused on building shareholder value through these initiatives that include enhancing the management team, funding revenue generating projects, growth through additional acquisitions, improved investor relations presence and the completion of requirements necessary for Amazonas to become a fully reporting and complaint entity.
The appointment of Mr. Barren represents the first step in this process and positions the Company under the qualified leadership needed to accomplish these initiatives.
Mr. Bruce W. Barren, CEO, stated, "I am very excited to have been given this opportunity. Amazonas has an excellent business plan and is poised to assume a positive position on the market and reach substantial business objectives. The company management has been restructured and our new team of proven and effective operators will now work together to achieve the companies projected organizational growth."
Mr. Barren will replace Michael Ibar as CEO of the Company. The Company would like to thank Mr. Ibar for his time and dedication to Amazonas during his tenure. Mr. Ibar was been instrumental and a key factor in getting the Company to this point. We would like to wish Mr. Ibar all the best in his future business pursuits and endeavors.
Amazonas is pleased to have taken this important step forward in its business plan and will be providing a series of updates as continued progress is made on the Company's 2014 initiatives for growth and building shareholder value continue to progress.
About Bruce W. Barren
Mr. Barren is group chairman of The EMCO/Hanover Group, which since its inception in 1971, has concluded more than $3+ billion in financial transactions worldwide as international merchant bankers, representing more than 1,000 separate corporate transactions. Mr. Barren has completed more than 200 business turnarounds, capital restructurings and mergers/acquisitions representing more than $1billion in annualized payroll.
He has been honored on more than 50 separate occasions by state and federal governments of the U.S.A., China and Central America, and has received more than a dozen individual U.S. Congressional Tributes, both from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, in including one in 1990 from then Congressman Christopher Cox-subsequently the 28th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 1989, Mr. Barren was honored with a commemorative from President Ronald Reagan.
Between 2000 to 2005 Bruce received letters of commendation from then President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore plus President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney along with then U.S. Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton (subsequently appointed in 2009 as the U.S. Secretary of State under President Barrack Obama) for his then 35+ years of service to the country, various states and their respective communities.
About Amazonas Florestal Ltd.
Amazonas Florestal is a natural resources company generating profit through innovative, sustainable management of its large tracts of land in the rainforests of Amazonas, Brazil. Amazonas Florestal's sustainable forest management strategy, with its green philosophy and method of cyclical harvesting, preserves ecosystems through habitat and water resource preservation, positioning it as an industry leader in responsible, eco-friendly timber practices.
Headquartered in Miami, FL, Amazonas' goal is to become a leader in sustainable forest management, creating revenue while protecting the biodiversity of the rainforest's ecosystem and improving the living conditions of its inhabitants and educating the population in the proper habits that help preserve the environment.
Through a strategy of selective harvesting, biomass production, and conservation incentives, Amazonas Florestal not only protects one of the world's greatest natural resource but also makes the preservation of its forestlands profitable.
Disclaimer: Forward Looking Statements
Forward looking statements in this release regarding Amazonas Florestal are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward -looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT:
Amazonas Florestal
Bruce W. Barren / CEO
1110 Brickell Ave, Ste. 430
Miami, FL 33131
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.amazonasflorestal.com
SOURCE: Amazonas Florestal Ltd.