Eugene Nichols
Director, Secretary, Treasurer, chairman of Audit Committee and member of Compensation Committee
Gene Nichols has served as a director of Novusterra since its inception. Prior to that he served as a director, secretary, and treasurer of Capax Inc. from February 2017 to May 2018. Capax Inc. went public, and in May 2018 reverse merged with Reborn Global Holdings Inc., a wholesale and retail coffee sales business. Capax Inc. changed its name to Reborn Coffee Inc in the merger with Reborn Global Holdings Inc. From October 2013 to January 2017, Mr. Nichols served as the President and a member of the Board of Directors for NGFC Equities Inc. (“NGFC”) which merged with American Resources Corporation which currently trades under the symbol “AREC".
Gene has over 30 years of sales, management, and marketing experience with a Fortune 100 company. He began his professional career in sales with Beecham Massengill in Bristol, Tennessee from 1972 to1976. From May 1976 until October 2002, he was employed with Abbott Diagnostics for 26 years holding various positions including sales executive, sales trainer, district sales manager and director advertising and communication. Gene has been an entrepreneurial business leader that has been involved in startups that he managed and expanded such as co-owner of an 18-hole golf club, banquet and restaurant facility and Managing Partner of a startup electrical consulting firm.