Douglas Brown

Background

About Douglas Brown

Current Vice Chairman and Director -Powermers Smart industries Founded -DLB Capital, LLC (Venture Capital)-2006 Prior to founding of DLB Capital- Vice Chairman Investment Banking Morgan Stanley Current Board Positions- Transamerica, Hightower Advisers, Chairman of the Board SOS Holdings (NYSE) Chairman of Compensation Committee(NYSE listed), Chairman of Risk Committee, Member of Audit committee (NYSE listed) and member of Nominating and Governance (NYSE listed)Currently Vice Chairman of the Board Powermers Smart industries Lead Investor in China Rapid Finance- China's largest Consumer Mobile Peer to Peer lender-went Public on NYSE at 7X original investment. Company merged into SOS LTD(NYSE:SOS).Market cap increased from $15MM to over $1 billion. Doug Brown served as Non Executive Chairman Founding Investor-Hightower Advisors-Leading Independent Broker dealer with over $100 Billion in Assets under Management-Served as Chairman for five years. Lead Investor-Harvest Technology China-Leading provider of Micro merchant e payment systems. This Company was sold to a Private buyer Bought and sold a China Middle Class housing development on behalf of investors for a 46% IRR Current Vice Chairman- Ares Smart Industries-Commercial EV company Boards Transamerica, Hightower Advisors, SOS LTD (NYSE:SOS), Powermers Inc. Risk Management (Chair), Compensation (Chair), Audit,Governance (Chair), Nominating Summary of Morgan Stanley tenure Vice Chairman- Investment Banking -Morgan Stanley Ran Global FIG Group Advised on over $80 billion of M&A and equity transactions Lead adviser to PRC government in privatization and IPOs of China Construction Bank and PICC Advised Japanese government on Insurance bankruptcy's Ran Global Insurance Group Expertise in early round Venture, financial services, Board governance, China and Carbon Tech