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Paul Hancock, 50, serves as a Director on the Board of Buckeye Ventures, Inc. He is the founder and developer of World Wide Motion Picture’s film/television production concept, and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its inception. Prior to and during his tenure with the Company, he has functioned as a production and business advisor to various film financing and production companies and has supervised the development/packaging and production of a wide variety of moderately budgeted/cost-controlled feature film and television projects. Mr. Hancock was responsible for leading one of the first exploratory film finance teams to the Wall Street capital markets in the late 1970's in order to develop and encourage motion picture financing by the investment banking community. He was instrumental in the formulation of entertainment industry relationships specifically in moderate budget feature film production financing with companies such as E.F. Hutton & Co.; Kidder, Peabody and Prudential-Bache Securities. Mr. Hancock has also been a lecturer on various aspects of the entertainment industry, entrepreneurship and finance at university graduate schools of business, seminars and conferences, is a frequent radio talk show guest discussing independent film financing, production and marketing, and is published in various print media encompassing film and television industry topics. He has developed and maintained a specialized expertise in and conducted diverse consulting for motion picture and television financial packaging, specifically for public securities offerings, private sector investments and commercial banking. He was previously employed in a variety of management capacities in the theater and hotel businesses for Farber Enterprises and Ramada Incorporated. Mr. Hancock attended the Cranbrook Academies, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of California at Los Angeles. He belongs to several professional organizations including the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. | 