Richard Rappaport
Founder

Los Angeles, CA - Prior to joining WestPark, Mr. Rappaport had extensive experience in the small cap investment banking and securities markets; he has completed over 50 public offerings and numerous private placements. He was the Managing Director of Investment Banking at internationally based Global Capital Securities from 1998 until December 1999 and Managing Director of Investment Banking at Joseph Charles & Associates from 1995 to 1998. At both firms he ran their Investment Banking departments where he was responsible for all aspects of the firms’ corporate finance activities. During this period he raised in excess of $570 Million in both public and private transactions for U.S. and internationally based small cap growth companies.
 
From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Rappaport was Managing Director at a Beverly Hills based boutique Investment Bank. He was responsible for all aspects of the firm’s public offerings including new business development. During this period he completed over 25 public offerings and numerous private transactions.
 
He received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. At UCLA, Mr. Rappaport was a recipient of the Wittenberg-Livingston Fellowship and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary Society.

Anthony C. Pintsopoulos
President and Chief Financial Officer

Deerfield Beach, FL - Mr. Pintsopoulos is the President and Chief Financial Officer at WestPark Capital, Inc. He is responsible for safeguarding the Company’s assets, supervises accounting and operations personnel, and he is the Company’s facilitator. Prior to joining WestPark Capital, Mr. Pintsopoulos was CFO and acting COO at Joseph, Charles & Associates(JCA). He was responsible for the restructuring the financial and operational aspects of JCA’s 8 offices. In addition, he redesigned the entire financial reporting system and installed financial and operational controls throughout the entire firm. Mr. Pintsopoulos also served as CFO and Treasurer and Board Member at Safety 1st, Inc. There he managed all financial aspects of the firm’s accounting and financial reporting activities including financial statement preparation, development of SEC reporting functions, general ledger activity, budget preparation and policy and procedure development and implementation.

Additionally, he administered the firm’s IPO and Secondary Offerings and maintained relationships with industry analysts. Preceding Safety 1st, Mr. Pintsopoulos worked at Coopers & Lybrand Boston, Massachusetts. Also he owned his own CPA Firm in Massachusetts before merging it into Vitale, Caturano & Co., PC (the largest CPA firm in New England, other than the Big 4). In his CPA business, he has worked with both public and private entities in all phases of business development.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and holds NASD licenses 7, 24, and 63. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Jason S. Stern
Chief Operating Officer

Los Angeles, CA - Mr. Stern is the Chief Operating Officer at Westpark Capital. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Brokerage Division. He has over 15 years of experience in all aspects of the financial-services industry as it relates to broker-dealer operations and sales. Prior to joining Westpark in 1999, he was the Branch Manager of both the Santa Monica and Beverly Hills offices of internationally based Global Capital Securities. He supervised a staff of 50 brokers and 10 support employees in the operation of both locations and coordinated efforts in the successful completion of several corporate finance transactions in addition to daily full-service brokerage for its established clientele. Prior to joining Global Capital, Mr. Stern was the President of Beverly Hills Capital, Inc.. He completed the mergers and acquisitions of three independently- owned boutique investment banking franchises and built and trained a retail brokerage staff of over 100 registered stockbrokers.

Mr. Stern started his career in 1989 at Boston based Gruntal & Company. He went on to have a successful business as a top-producing broker for several Firms including Prudential Securities where he served as an Associate Vice President at their Beverly Hills location until he went on to pursue his goals in management and development in 1997.

Mr. Stern takes pride in holding himself and those he works with to the highest standards of compliance and professionalism and has dedicated himself to ensuring that Westpark Capital provides the best possible service to it's clients and affiliates.

He attended Northeastern University and Boston University where his studies were concentrated in economics and finance.

Stephen R. Meleen
Managing Director

Newport Beach, CA - Mr. Meleen has 27 years of experience in operations, finance and business creation with emerging growth, private and public multinational companies. Mr. Meleen recently merged operations of his boutique investment banking and consulting firm, Meleen and Company, Inc. to form the Orange County office of WestPark Capital, Inc.

During his career he has participated on merger teams representing acquisitions totaling $600 Million, completed over 50 financing transactions on the "buy" side and 20 on the "sell" side. He also obtained over $150 Million in debt and equity financing for small and middle market companies. From 1986-1992, Mr. Meleen was the Chief Operating Officer and Financial Officer of the Marciano family holdings which included Guess?, Inc., and Guess? Retail, (formerly MGA), and Charles David clothing lines and retail stores. At Guess, he was responsible for retail operations, joint ventures, new venture operations, financing, investments, real estate, strategic and tax planning. Mr. Meleen also served in two department head positions for Santa Fe International, Inc., a $2 Billion NYSE-listed public company, where he was involved in international joint ventures and major acquisitions from 1981-1986. He has much experience internationally, as he resided and worked in Asia from 1973-1978.

Meleen, formerly of Arthur Andersen & Company, Los Angeles, obtained his C.P.A. from the State of California. After graduating with a B. A. in accounting from Grove City College, he served in the Air Force from 1968-1973.