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Christopher G. Hurn


Christopher G. Hurn
940 Centre Circle, Ste. 3006
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Tel: 407-786-5040
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Christopher G. Hurn
President/Chief Executive Officer/Cofounder

Experience
Current President, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and member of the Board of Directors of Mercantile Commercial Capital, he actively participates in, among other things, the business development, underwriting and marketing functions of the firm.
Former CFO for the NAI Realvest group of companies (the second largest commercial real estate brokerage firm in Central Florida).
Prior to working for NAI Realvest, Chris held the position of Senior Consultant with a large management consulting organization based in Boston, MA, providing small to mid-sized businesses with financial, operational, organizational, and strategic professional advice while helping to implement profitable solutions.

Education
Attended the Georgetown University Law Center and earned a Master's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Center (formerly at the Wharton School of Business).
Graduated from Loyola University Chicago with two Magna Cum Laude Bachelor degrees (B.A. and B.S.).

Professional Affiliations & Designations
Currently serves on the Greater Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Chamber Board of Directors and the Board of Directors for the Association for Corporate Growth's (ACG) Orlando Chapter.
He is active in the Orlando Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO), the Seminole/Lake Mary Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society (CFCRES), the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and co-founded the Orlando Real Estate Forum (OREF).
Served on the Advisory Board of the UCF Technology Incubator, the Leadership Council of AEA's Florida Chapter, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Board of Directors for the Orlando Chapter, the Advisory Board of TechBizFL.com, and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission's Technology Industry Advisory Board.
Nominated in 2004 for the Small Business Administration (SBA) "Financial Services Champion of the Year" award.
Nominated in 2003 and 2004 for the NADCO "Banker of the Year" award.
Named "100 Most Influential People" in 2002 by the Orlando Business Journal.
Received the Orlando Business Journal's "Up and Comers" award in 2000.
Licensed Mortgage Broker.

Background
Specialized in consultative business development for GE Capital's Small Business Productivity Solutions unit and later, GE Capital's Small Business Finance division.
Started his business career in marketing and business development for a high-tech, wireless start-up in the Washington, D.C. area over ten years ago.
Frequent business plan judge, lecturer and writer on various business issues.
Has had articles and comments appear in the Wall Street Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Franchise Times, Restaurant Finance Monitor, Black's Guide, Scotsman Guide, Orlando Business Journal, South Florida Business Journal, Tampa Business Journal, and many others.
First-ever student commencement speaker at Loyola University Chicago.

Personal
Chris and his wife, Shannon, have two children, Julianna and Reilly, along with two dogs, Hannah and Maggie, and reside in Heathrow, Florida.

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