Leadership
Magnate Worldwide admires strong leaders, dedicated to doing business right. We seek partners who want to create opportunities, build the right kind of growth, realize returns, and are complementary to our current leadership team.
Dante Fornari
Chairman & CEODante Fornari
Chairman & CEODante Fornari is the Chief Executive Officer of Magnate Worldwide and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Marco Hanlon
EVP, Member Board of DirectorsMarco Hanlon
EVP, Member Board of DirectorsUnder Marco Hanlon’s leadership, TrumpCard has built a dynamic brand and culture that showcases many of the brightest people in logistics along with a robust, best-in-class logistics software and IT platform.
Tim Sether
CFOTim Sether
CFOTim is responsible for the company’s overall finance function, with an emphasis on financial reporting, cash flow, and financial planning.
Kristi McFarland
CHIEF PEOPLE AND SUSTAINABILITY OFFICERKristi McFarland
CHIEF PEOPLE AND SUSTAINABILITY OFFICERKristi McFarland brings 25 years of experience to her role and leads the company’s ESG strategy, talent management, and human resource functions building capabilities for future growth.
Ryan Cech
VP of Corporate Strategy & DevelopmentRyan Cech
VP of Corporate Strategy & DevelopmentRyan leads the sourcing, execution and integration of M&A transactions and strategy. Ryan joined Magnate in 2022 and brings 18 years of corporate finance, M&A and strategy experience.
Wes Elliott
VP of Accounting & FinanceWes Elliott
VP of Accounting & FinanceWes Elliott serves as Vice President of Accounting and Finance overseeing financial reporting, treasury, and accounting policy.
Brian Summers
VP of TechnologyBrian Summers
VP of TechnologyBrian Summers brings with him over 25 years of technical expertise in the transportation, supply chain, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, entertainment, and hospitality industries.
Business Segments
With specialized services focused on handling sensitive, time-definite, high-value, and white-glove shipments, each business segment in the Magnate portfolio is managed by a team of exceptional industry leaders that understand the Magnate philosophy and brings with them a level of customer service and operational execution second to none.
Chris Zingrebe
PresidentChris Zingrebe
PresidentOne of TrumpCard’s original employees, Chris has been an integral part of the company’s customer service focus, day-to-day operation, employee training, corporate culture, and impressive growth for over 20 years.
Tavia Cantarini
Allison Pico
Garland Hobgood
John O'Halloran
President, Fine ArtsJohn O’Halloran
President, Fine ArtsJohn O’Halloran is President of Fine Arts and Security Services at Masterpiece International and has been with the company since 1990. He is also Vice President of Turtle North America, which provides the fine art community in the US with the safest, most innovative & sustainable museum crate in the world.
Tina Sullivan
Brian Waldron
Patrick LaQuaglia
Thomas Gilgen
President, International Logistics SolutionsThomas Gilgen
President, International Logistics SolutionsThomas is President of International Logistics Solutions at Masterpiece International. He is responsible for the overall financial and operating performance of the company.
Susan Erfesoglou
Marie Bovey
Nick Iosue
Jaime Shirazi
Our Founders
Daniel Para
Daniel Para
Daniel Para was formerly the President and COO of Seko Worldwide, Inc., a three-time recipient of Inc. Magazine’s “INC 500” award, from 1976 to 1997.
Mike Welch
IN MEMORIUMMike Welch
IN MEMORIUMIn the honor of Magnate Worldwide’s Co-Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, we wish to remember Mike Welch for the great leader, mentor, and friend that he was – bringing groups together with positive energy and encouraging collaboration.
Frank Shinnick
Frank Shinnick
CFOFrank Shinnick has significant experience in SEC financial reporting matters, presentations to Boards of Directors, mergers, and acquisitions.
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