SKILLMAN, NJ, September 05, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to name Michael Stone Mathews a Lifetime Achiever. An accomplished listee, Mr. Mathews celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Mathews has thrived on the challenge of investment banking for more than 50 years. As a younger man he was able to study both business and law, but found the amount of paperwork involved in being a lawyer tedious. He had already completed law school, passed the bar and was practicing law doing securities work. Investment banking fascinated him, and he welcomed the challenge, ultimately transitioning to a successful career with a focus on corporate financial needs like debt, equity, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations.
Mr. Mathews initially studied at Princeton University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1962. He earned a J.D. at the University of Michigan in 1965. Having double enrolled at Michigan also in the University of Michigan Business School, in 1965 he moved to New York and enrolled in New York University Business School for two years. At that time, he started working as an associate for White & Case in New York with a focus on corporate securities law. His work as a lawyer immersed him in the banking field, and he was hired as a vice president with the investment bank Smith, Barney & Co. He stayed for eight years before joining Scandinavian Securities Corp. In 1979 Mr. Mathews became a senior vice president with Nordic American Banking Corp. and when Den Norske Creditbank took control of 100% of Nordic American, he founded and became President of DNC Capital Co., a subsidiary. In 1989 he left DNC to become a partner with Bradford Associates. In 1993 he started Westgate Capital Co., where he is today a managing director.
Mr. Mathews has served recently on the board of International Schools Services, and The American-Scandinavian Foundation. During his career, he has served on a number of public company boards including Petroleum Geo. Services ASA, (NYSE), Telecomputing ASA (OSE), TTS Marine (OSE), Foilmark Inc. (NASDAQ), Interpool Inc. (NYSE), Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ), as well as the boards of numerous privately held companies. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Mathews has been included in numerous volumes of Who's Who in Finance and Business, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in the World, as well as two volumes of Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. He has three children, plays tennis, gardens actively, and loves to travel.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Mr. Mathews has been featured on the Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievers website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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