Nicusa Investment Advisors Information

Paul Johnson launched Nicusa Investment Advisors in late 2012 to leverage his experience as an investor in small and micro-cap companies and as a sell-side analyst to advise senior management and Boards of Directors on strategy, corporate governance, activism defense and creating shareholder value. Paul has 30 years of experience as an investment professional. Prior to founding Nicusa, Paul was a Managing Director in the Equity Research Department of Robertson Stephens. As a sell-side research analyst, Paul analyzed all sectors of the technology industry and participated in more than 100 venture capital investments and investment banking transactions in his career. Nicusa Investment Advisors offers the following advisory services to CEOs and Boards of Directors: Corporate Strategy and Shareholder Value Creation: Gone are the days when management can hope to make shareholders happy by focusing solely on operating results. Senior management is now expected to create shareholder value through operating excellence, aggressive capital allocation and proactive corporate governance. Paul brings 30 years of experience evaluating corporate strategy across numerous industries, and more than 20 years teaching the topic to graduate business students. This wealth of experience will help managements identify and address critical strategic issues particularly as they pertain to creating shareholder value. Corporate Governance and defense against activist shareholders: Corporate Governance must be executed correctly to dissipate activist exploits. Shareholders are no longer passive in their dealings with management. Unless Boards take governance seriously, institutional investors will become more aggressive in their demands.