Company Bios - Brief Presentation of the Company Crew
Richard Wesselink, Developer, Director, East Cape Holdings, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
As a native Southern Californian, Rick Wesselink is heavily involved in residential and commercial real estate developments.
Diverse in background and business interests, Mr. Wesselink is currently involved as the general partner/ manager of multiple real estate investment trusts
focusing on commercial, office and residential development and sales. He is currently developing a luxurious golf course in Illinois, in addition to El Encanto de La Laguna.
Other Business Interests Include:
• Founding Member And Director-San Diego Trust Bank
• Chairman Of The Board- Cam Guard Systems & Camguard Security Co.
• Jack In The Box Franchise Restaurant Development And Operations.
Mr. Wesselink has been vacationing with his family in Cabo for years. His goal is to build a high end residential community he, his wife and 5 sons can call home.
Steve Galvanoni, Developer
With a successful 30 year career in Sales, Marketing, and Executive Management in the field of High Technology, specifically Software and Mobile/Wireless Handheld Computers, Steve Galvanoni is currently active in Real Estate Development.
Steve's success with the 400M Publicly-Held company, Telxon Corporation, one of the leading manufacturer's in the Handheld Mobile/Wireless Computing industry as President of the Retail Technology Group resulted in the wireless division, Aeronet, being acquired by Cisco for 1.2B in 1999. Telxon's hardware division was acquired by Symbol Technologies in 1999 for 400M which is currently being acquired by Motorola for 3.9B.
Mr. Galvanoni was a Co-Founder and CEO of ETC (Effective Technology Consultants) in 1998 and acquired by the NYSE entity Titan. Additionally, Steve was CEO and Co-Founder of Softechnics in 1999 that was sold to the NYSE company Mettler.
Steve's Entrepreneurial spirit for Real Estate resulted in the formation of Wesselink/Galvanoni Holdings with Rick in 1985. Their diverse Residential Real Estate Holdings include the beautiful Beachfront development in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, as well as other properties in Scottsdale, Arizona, Rancho Santa Fe, Coto de Caza and San Clemente California. Additionally, they have developed and currently have ownership interests in 15 Jack-in-the Box locations in Riverside and San Bernadino Counties in California as well as many additional Commercial buildings throughout Southern California.
Mauricio Rivero, Project Manager
Mauricio studied International Business in San Diego State University and graduate studies in Financial Analysis from Universidad IberoAmericana in Mexico City, where he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mauricio has experience working in the U.S. and in Mexico. His bicultural education allows him to coordinate activities on both sides of the border. Mauricio Rivero joined our team last July when heavy construction began.
Aaron Wesselink, Sales Manager
Aaron finds his position of Sales Manager at El Encanto to be a perfect fit for his lifestyle. Aaron has a background in real estate sales, development, was a Spanish minor while attending San Diego State University and is an avid surfer. Aaron, loves the ocean and all the activities that one can enjoy in the Los Cabos area from free diving, kayaking, fishing, surfing, ATV riding, to discovering beautiful secluded beaches. Aaron is originally from Orange County, California. He has spent the last 10 years of his life living in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego. After graduating college Aaron formed a company called Sunset Travel and Tours, Inc. Aaron was the CEO of this company and had ran this business that sold travel packages to European students from Spain and France for 6 years until he sold this business. Aaron worked as a Realtor in San Diego with Re/Max Coastal Properties for 3 years and had some great success achieving “Rookie of the Year” award. Over the last 4 years Aaron has had a total of 6 luxury condo/townhomes built in San Diego. With Aaron’s prior experience in both real estate sales and development and his easy going straight forward approach to working with clients he has proven to be a valuable asset to the El Encanto staff.
