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Mr. Peterson is the founder of Aspen Capital Partners, LLC which specializes in capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and new business start-ups. Mr. Peterson is also the Chairman and founder of CleanFuel USA and the Chairman and CEO of Innovative Software Technologies (OTCBB: INIV). Prior to forming Aspen Capital Partners, Mr. Peterson was Managing Director of Investment Banking with H. C. Wainwright & Co. Prior to joining Wainwright, Mr. Peterson was President of First American Holdings and Managing Director of Investment Banking. Prior to First American, he served in various investment banking roles and was the co-founder of ARM Financial Corporation. Mr. Peterson was one of the key individuals responsible for taking ARM Financial public on the OTC market and the American Stock Exchange. Under Mr. Peterson’s financial leadership, ARM Financial Corporation was transformed from a diversified holding company into a national clinical laboratory company with more than 14 clinical laboratories and ancillary services with over $100 million in assets. Mr. Peterson also served as President and founder of the Paramount Group, Inc., a privately held real estate company specializing in financing and project consulting. He has also served as an officer or director for a variety of other companies, both public and private. Mr. Peterson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida. | 