John Hewitt Joins the Board of Directors of Nimbus Group, Inc.; Former President of Knight Securities joins the Board of Directors of Nimbus Group, Inc.Business & Travel Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001 Nimbus Group (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :NMC NMC Nursing & Midwifery Council (UK) NMC NSSDC Master Catalog (NASA) NMC Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City, Michigan) NMC National Meteorological Center ) today announced the appointment of Mr. John Hewitt to its Board of Directors. Over the next 7 years, Nimbus is committed to the development of a lower cost, reliable and secure private jet air taxi network with 1,000 aircraft. Mr. Hewitt's distinguished Wall Street career singles him out as a business innovator. He was President of Knight Securities, Inc. ("Knight"), an electronic market-making firm in the securities industry,. where he lead Knight's extension into options marketmaking international expansion toEurope and Japan , the development of Knight's technology and organizational restructuring. Before that, he worked at Goldman Sachs in the development of new strategic equity businesses globally. His first job on Wall Street was at the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. where he worked on the Exchange's product diversification. Mr. Hewitt holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. ; a Jurist Doctor from the Boston University School of Law Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is the law school affiliated with Boston University. ; and a Master's degree in corporate law from NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) . "I look forward to serving on the Board of Nimbus, as the company embarks on its visionary new course. The frequent traveler has a need for an affordable, safe, efficient and convenient alternative to airline travel. I believe Nimbus will meet this need." said Mr. Hewitt. Commenting on the appointment, Nimbus Group Chairman, Mr. Ilia Lekach stated, "Nimbus is very fortunate to have Mr. Hewitt join its board. His invaluable expertise will be of special help to us through the development and growth phases of our business. About Nimbus Group Nimbus Group intends to make personal jet travel broadly affordable throughout North and South America. Pre-screened "Nimbus Travel Card" members will have the convenience to travel at the spur of the moment "<B>Spur of the Moment</B>" is an episode of the American television anthology series <em>The Twilight Zone</em>. <H2>Details</H2>*Episode number: 141*Season: 5*Production code: 2608*Original air date: February 21, 1964*Writer: Richard in comfort and safety. Nimbus Group, through an affiliated network of travel agents, limousine companies, air charter companies and airlines, will provide travelers with individualized air taxi transport on-demand, doorstep to destination. http://www.nimbusjets.com. |
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