Dan Peña

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Dan Peña
Dan at Guthrie Castle (Graduation Night).jpg
BornDaniel Steven Peña Sr.
(1945-08-10) August 10, 1945 (age 78)
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge (BS)
OccupationBusiness Coach
Spouse(s)Sally Hall Peña
ChildrenDaniel Steven Peña Jr., Derrick Peña and Kelly Peña
Websitedanpena.co.uk

Daniel Steven Peña Sr.[1] (born August 10, 1945), also known as Dan Peña, is an American businessman and business coach. He developed QLA (Quantum Leap Advantage) methodology which is based on his years of experience buying and selling businesses. He currently resides at Guthrie Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom where he hosts his exclusive seminars.[2]

Early Life

When he turned 5, they left Florida and moved to east Los Angeles, California where he spent most of his youth. He is the son of Manuel Peña, a former Lieutenant Commander, WWII and Korean War veteran, CIA operative and was the lead investigator for the RFK assassination investigation in 1968.[3]

Pena graduated from Reseda High School in 1963. After that, he went to CSUN to take up math and engineering until he voluntarily enlisted for the US Army and attended OCS (Officer Candidate School) at Fort Benning on 1966. He held the rank of Second Lieutenant and cooperated with NATO in the late 1960s.[4] After graduating from military school, he went back to college and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in 1971.[5][6][7]

Career

He was the founder, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Great Western Resources Inc.(GWRI), a Houston-based natural resources company public on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) that explores and produces coal. GWRI has operations in US, the Gulf of Mexico, the United Kingdom, and South America.[8][9][10] In January 1992, Peña was ousted from the company and he then decided to bring the issues to court. He subsequently won and GWRI was asked to pay an undisclosed amount to the former chairman and founder.[11]

He is also the founder and chairman of The Guthrie Group, an investment consortium, incorporated on the Channel Islands in 2002. He also founded a company called iZone-iHUB, which ran a hackathon with the stated purposes of allowing start-ups the ability to develop their ideas and pitch products for potential investment.[12][13][14][15]

Before he founded GWRI, he was the Chairman of JPK Industries, Inc., a company which focused in the petroleum industry.[citation needed] He was also with the investment banking firm of Bear Stearns and Co. where he advised clients internationally, not just in the USA.[citation needed] And he served as President and CEO of Kennedy Industries Inc., a company with interests in real estate, the entertainment/movie industry, insurance and also financial services.[citation needed]

Awards and Recognitions

List of notable rewards and recognition he received throughout the years:

  • He was featured on Sport Illustrated January 1977 issue under "Faces in the Crowd" were he received a trophy in behalf of the editors.[16]
  • Appointed by Queen Elizabeth II as a "Serving Brother" to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, also known as "The Order of St John".[17]
  • Appointed to the US Presidential Round table Senatorial Commission (1991)[18]
  • Awarded by The Marquis Who's Who Publications Board as a subject of biographical record in "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (Second Edition) 1989/1990". Such an award is given only to a limited number of individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby, contributed significantly to the betterment of contemporary society.[19]
  • He has been featured in many US publications such as the Los Angeles Times (an article entitled “Latino Wealthy - A New Breed” written by Al Martinez which won the Pulitzer Prize)[20]
  • He was also featured on dozens of publications such as The Financial Times, Success Now Magazine, Hispanic Business, The National Law Journal, Movers & Shakers, Press and Journal, The Fresno Bee, Investor’s Business Daily, The Times, Dimokratia (Greek Newspaper), along with the Dutch publications OBJEKT, Bouwteam and Limburg Bagblad. He was also featured on US, UK, Chinese, Philippine and German television.[21][22][23]

Publications

Here are some of of the books he published throughout his career in business:

  • Your First Hundred Million - First Edition (June 1, 1999) ISBN 9781871379303
  • Your First Hundred Million - Second Edition (April 18, 2016) ISBN 9789719421825

Philanthropy

He participates in various charitable activities, such as: “Faith Foundation” a Primary school in Rwanda[24], Holy Family Mission in Sri Lanka, Student Athlete High School Scholarships in name of Dan's father, Manuel S. Peña, at Lincoln High School in East LA (USA), The Wounded Warriors in the USA[25] and also provided financial support and donation to his blind friend and mentee Tony Ward, who established the Fighting Blindness Charity Institution in Ireland.[26]

Controversies

In March 2006, an Indian software engineer alleged that Peña, Peña's wife, Sally Hall, and employee Bill William Smith[citation needed], had deceived him and stolen credit card details from illegal proxy websites that they operated. Smith was arrested in Bangalore and all three were charged under the Information Technology Act of 2000.[27]

In August 2009 the cyber crime police in India told the I ACMM court that it was a "mistake of facts" and the court officially acquitted him of all charges. [28][additional citation(s) needed]

Last 2017, a wedding planner named Craig Williamson at Guthrie Castle stole £130,000 from couples who booked the wedding venue to fund his gambling habit and then fled to Ibiza. He was then arrested and sentenced to jail for two and a half years.[29][30] The castle owner, was later interviewed by BBC News and he said that he honored and refunded all the couples affected by this unfortunate incident.[31]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Steven Pena - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Rescued castle to open its doors". Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Dan Peña Net Worth". The Wealth Record. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Dan Pena - Speaking at CSUN | Economies | Energy And Resource". Scribd. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  5. ↑ "California State University, Northridge". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Leadership | Hamlin Scientific". hamlinscientific.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  7. ↑ Winnerminds (2018-05-31), English: News article from the Houston Chronicles dated July 12, 1991 where Daniel S Pena, chairman of GWRI made a commencement speech for graduates of California State University., retrieved 2018-10-28
  8. ↑ "Marta's Mentors". Marta G. Wiley Studios. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  9. ↑ "Dan Pena | SpeakerHub". SpeakerHub. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  10. ↑ Winnerminds (2018-05-31), English: Proof and photos of the establishment of the company: Great Western Resources Inc. (GWRI) headed by it's chairman and founder Daniel S. Pena Sr., retrieved 2018-10-28
  11. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  12. ↑ "iZone-iHUB 24 Hour Hackathon - DEVCON Philippines - Developers Connect". www.devcon.ph. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  13. ↑ "iZone-iHUB the first open tech site in the Philippines". GeekyFaust. 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  14. ↑ "iZone-iHUB: Pinoy Techies Online Community". WizTechie. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  15. ↑ "iZone-iHUB". izone-ihub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  16. ↑ "Alonzo, Alonzo", The Roger Kahn Reader, UNP - Nebraska, pp. 52–54, ISBN 9781496207180, retrieved 2018-10-28
  17. ↑ "Order of St John". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  18. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  19. ↑ Winnerminds (2018-05-31), English: A document providing validation on Daniel S. Pena being a "Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America Second Edition" from 1989 to 1990., retrieved 2018-10-28
  20. ↑ "Dan Pena La Times". Scribd. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  21. ↑ "Πώς να γίνεις δισεκατομμυριούχος". δημοκρατία (in Ελληνικά). 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  22. ↑ Dan Pena (2013-02-13), Dan Pena's Interview with Susan Barlin on Philippine National TV, retrieved 2018-10-28
  23. ↑ Dan Pena (2012-11-21), iZone-iHUB Founder Dan Pena at Ka Iking Live, retrieved 2018-10-28
  24. ↑ "Dan Peña Supports the Faith Foundation in Rwanda, Africa". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  25. ↑ "Dollars For Scholars - Lincoln Heights Dollars for Scholars". www.lincolnheights.dollarsforscholars.org. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  26. ↑ "Help support Tony Ward's 2015 New York City marathon challenge make a difference". give.everydayhero.com. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  27. ↑ "Three foreigners swindle thousands from B'lore". May 7, 2007.
  28. ↑ "Firm chairman, director cleared of charges - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  29. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  30. ↑ "Alleged Guthrie Castle fraud may have been going on since 2015 - The Courier". The Courier. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  31. ↑ "Castle owner forgives wedding fraudster". BBC News. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-10-28.

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