Certified Gold Exchange Executive Team

Chief Executive Officer – Since 1992

John Halloran was born in Illinois in November of 1963. He still has a Midwestern down to earth sensibility.

He is an over the top fanatic about customer service. In fact John feels bad service is downright un-American.

John says “If you’re not going to treat the customer as someone special, then you should not be doing business in the USA.”  He adds “After traveling the world, I’ve found that only Japan is on par with the USA.”

John studied Marketing at the Wharton School of Business

Chief Financial Officer – Since 2008

Kenny Hansen was born in 1967 in Northern California. His greatest joy is being a husband and a father. Everyone agrees that Kenny is just about the nicest most laid back guy they ever met.

Kenny is passionate about integrity, accounting and family.

Kenny worked with the multinational company Fujitsu before joining the Certified Gold Exchange.

Kenny studied Accounting at the University of California Santa Barbara.

Chief Operating Officer – Since 2004

Yaneth Villalon (AKA Janet) was born in February of 1979 into a military family traveling the globe. In fact half of the 55 countries she has visited were before her 18th birthday.

Janet loves order, and her favorite bible quote is Corinthians 14:40 “But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.” Janet has faith that the Bible contains answers to all life’s problems.

Before joining the Certified Gold Exchange, Inc., Janet worked at Sandstone Properties in Santa Monica CA.

Janet studied Operations Management at Wharton School of Business and Systems Security at MIT.