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Anton Vincent, Vice President of Marketing at General Mills, MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 2005)- Milestone Growth Fund, the community-based venture capital fund created to facilitate and accelerate the formation of capital in ethnic minority businesses throughout Minnesota, is pleased to announce that Anton Vincent, Vice President of Marketing at General Mills, Inc., has joined the Milestone Growth Fund Board of Directors. According to Milestone's President and CEO Esperanza Guerrero-Anderson, "Anton Vincent brings a wealth of marketing and business background and value to Milestone. He is a tremendous asset to our board." Anton Vincent is a Vice President of Marketing at General Mills, Inc. There he manages a five brand business unit that includes brand names like Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Chex Mix Snack Mix and Bugles Corn Snacks. Mr. Vincent also maintains marketing responsibility for the division's Strategic Growth Channels (Wal Mart, Drug, Dollar and Discount) and new product development. Prior to returning to General Mills in late 2000, he served as the Managing Principal for Delta Bluff, LLC, a restaurant operating company (Applebee's franchisee) he help found. Before joining General Mills, Mr. Vincent worked for MCI Telecommunications and Fidelity Investments. In addition to serving on the Milestone Board, he is the Vice-Chairman of the board of the General Mills Federal Credit Union and serves on the Indiana University Center for Brand Leadership's Advisory Committee. Milestone Growth Fund is the only Minnesota nonprofit venture capital fund focused on providing equity-type financing to minority-owned companies. Since 1990, Milestone has financed 67 such companies with investments totaling more than $22 million. In addition to capital, the company provides management and technical services to enhance the value of the companies in which it invests . Licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Milestone Growth Fund has clients that include such business success stories as Creative Kidstuff, iXmatch, Latino Communications Network, and SuperSolutions. Website: www.milestonegrowth.com For more information, contact: |
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