Jim Danz RRP and Bill Tsao, Managing Partners of Trident Business Management, have recently selected two additional Advisory Partners for their organization, joining other respected executives within the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry.

Newly selected Advisory Partners Gregory B. Sheperd RRP and Richard E. Hulbert RRP have been chosen to provide strategic guidance and support to the Trident Business Management organization. They join previously selected Advisory Partners Steve Hicks, Sunil Aluvila, Frank Morrisroe and Gordon Bloeser. In working side-by-side with the firm’s Managing Partners, all of the Advisory Partners provide assistance to Trident’s clients requiring corporate, financial, or operational improvement as well as short-term crisis management and longer-term stabilization.

Gregory Sheperd

Trident’s latest Advisory Partner is Gregory Sheperd, President of Meridian Financial Services, Inc., a third-party collection agency servicing vacation ownership resort developers, property management companies, and homeowner’s associations. Purchased by Interval International in 1999, Meridian is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, with offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Mobile, Alabama.

Added Jim Danz, “During his two decades in the vacation ownership industry, Greg has garnered high respect for his creative skills within the collection arena. In his role as President of Meridian Financial Services, he has utilized advanced industry-specific technology to help develop custom collection programs with international and domestic capabilities.”

Greg is a Chairman’s League member of the American Resort Development Association and has participated on various association committees. He earned his Registered Resort Professional (RRP) designation and has been a speaker at numerous ARDA regional meetings and national conventions. He is also Vice President and Board member for the Virginia Resort Development Association and serves as secretary/treasurer for the North Carolina Collectors Association.

Richard Hulbert

Another veteran of more than two decades work in the vacation ownership industry, Richard Hulbert is the chairman of The Hulbert Group International, Inc., an international architecture and planning practice headquartered in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As a planner and designer to some of the most innovative purpose-built timeshare resorts in the world, Richard and his company have provided guidance for resort projects throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Timeshare product designs have been completed for Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc., International Resort Group Inc., Shell Vacations LLC, and Welk Resorts.

In describing Trident’s pride in Hulbert’s selection as an Advisory Partner, Managing Partner Bill Tsao added: “Rick’s contributions have been consistently recognized by the architectural profession, the public sector and development industry.  He has won design awards or had his works and writings published each and every year for the past 35 years. The Australian Tourism Industry recognized one of his designs as Australia’s Best Resort and another was named the Pacific Rim’s finest new community development by the Pacific Coast Builders Conference in San Francisco.  Rick’s expertise is a valuable compliment to our menu of key client services in the areas of refurbishment, new project design, general planning, and hotel and condominium conversions to timeshare.”

“We are honored and proud to have assembled a best-in-class group of professionals to serve as our Advisory Partners,” concluded Danz.

About Trident Business Management
Trident Business Management is a leading business solutions firm focused on serving the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry. The firm’s expertise is in its industry-specific and operationally-centric knowledge and experience.  The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company is led by Managing Partners Jim Danz and Bill Tsao, who bring more than 40 combined years of senior management experience to the aid of their clients.  The firm specializes in delivering results in:  restructuring and turnarounds, asset management, merger & acquisition advisory, financial advisory, and performance improvement. Unlike other consultant and advisory firms, Trident is unique due to its implementation and performance-based orientation.  For more information, visit www.TridentBusinessManagement.com

Jim Danz RRP and Bill Tsao, Managing Partners of Trident Business Management, have recently named two additional Advisory Partners to their team, joining other respected executives within the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry.

Newly selected Advisory Partners Frank A. Morrisroe and Gordon R. Bloeser have been chosen to provide strategic guidance and support to the Trident Business Management organization. They join previously selected Advisory Partners Steve Hicks and Sunil Aluvila. Trident provides services to clients requiring corporate, financial, or operational improvement, short-term crisis management, longer-term stabilization, and growth management.

Trident’s new Advisory Partner Frank A. Morrisroe is President of Equiant Financial Services, the leader in consumer receivables management, collections and payment processing for the timeshare industry. Equiant delivers solutions to complex receivables servicing issues encompassing invoicing, loan and maintenance payment processing.

Frank Morrisroe

Explains Bill Tsao, “In their association with Trident, Equiant provides us with a trusted partner for financial servicing.  It’s much easier for us to make the decision to outsource billing and early stage collections for a distressed company when our servicing partner already understands our business. In addition to the core business of financial servicing, Equiant is most creative when it comes to finding ways to use its communications link with owners and members as a marketing channel. Frank has a strong affinity for technology and a keen business sense for the application of emerging products. An added bonus is his past leadership position at RCI, which helps him provide us with a unique industry perspective.”

Morrisroe’s versatile 26-year career within the hospitality and timeshare industries includes being president of RCI North America. He has also served on the ARDA Board of Directors and is currently an active member of ARDA’s International Foundation.

“We have assembled a best-in-class group of professionals to serve as our Advisory Partners,” says Jim Danz. “Gordon Bloeser is our ‘go-to’ expert when it comes to sorting through the underwriting criteria that was used to structure loan originations for distressed companies in the timeshare sector.  He is also very adept at assisting us with mortgage portfolio valuations.  His intimate knowledge of the loan side of the business gives Trident an edge in our business development activities with banks and specialized lenders.”

Gordon Bloeser

After nearly three decades of providing business valuations for acquisition/development and consumer end loan finance facilities, Gordon Bloeser is recognized as one of the most experienced vacation ownership development lenders in the business. He has served GEICO Financial Services, Litchfield Financial/Textron Financial and most recently held the position of Senior Vice President for Merchants Mortgage & Trust Corporation for the past ten years. With a keen insight for assessing cash flow valuation, stabilization of assets and the successful liquidation of those assets, he has successfully led various developments through challenging workout phases. As an ARDA member for over 25 years, Gordon has been a speaker at numerous regional and national conferences and has also been a member of various ARDA committees as well as the American Financial Services Association.

About Trident Business Management
Trident Business Management is a leading business solutions firm focused on serving the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry. The firm’s expertise is in its industry-specific and operationally-centric knowledge and experience.  The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company is led by Managing Partners Jim Danz and Bill Tsao, who bring more than 40 combined years of senior management experience to the aid of their clients.  The firm specializes in delivering results in:  restructuring and turnarounds, asset management, merger & acquisition advisory, financial advisory, and performance improvement. Unlike other consultant and advisory firms, Trident is unique due to its implementation and performance-based orientation.  For more information, visit www.TridentBusinessManagement.com

Lennon Communications Group, Inc. has been selected by Trident Business Management to handle public relations needs for the recently launched company.

Founded by Marge Lennon in 1985, Lennon Communications is a Fort Myers, Florida-based public relations, marketing and advertising firm with 24 years of service to the real estate, leisure, furnishings and timeshare industries. Lennon is also a frequent contributor to Perspective International magazine and other industry publications.

Trident Business Management is a business solutions group created to aide companies in need of highly specialized corporate, financial and operational improvement management services. Managing Partners of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company are Jim Danz and Bill Tsao.

Commented Jim Danz, “We selected Marge’s firm because of her solid reputation as a publicist, backed by 31 years of timeshare and leisure industry experience.”
Added Bill Tsao, “We are proud to have her represent our firm.”

About Trident Business Management
Trident Business Management is a leading business solutions firm focused on serving the lodging and timeshare sectors of the leisure industry. The firm’s expertise is in its industry-specific and operationally-centric knowledge and experience.  The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company is led by Managing Partners Jim Danz and Bill Tsao, who bring more than 40 combined years of senior management experience to the aid of their clients.  The firm specializes in delivering results in these critical disciplines:  restructuring and turnarounds, asset management, merger & acquisition advisory, financial advisory, and performance improvement.   Trident is highly differentiated from consultant and advisory companies by its implementation and performance-based orientation.  For more information, visit www.TridentBusinessManagement.com