Jorge Casimiro is CEO of University Development, Inc. (UDI) a land development company. Casimiro has led the company since 2001, growing its revenues from $3.6 million in assets to $40 million within a three-year period. Casimiro's success in growing UDI has been the result of executing a strategy which focuses on the definition and creation of new markets for his customers. UDI projects its growth to continue through 2008, incorporating ever-changing product lines.

Mr. Casimiro’s leadership and stewardship have yielded impressive external recognition which he credits to his employees. These recognitions include: the Houston Business Journal recognizing both of Mr. Casimiro's companies in Houston's 1,000 Fastest Growing Small Businesses in 2000. Mr. Casimiro was the only executive whose companies received dual recognition in 2000.

His ventures have been listed in Hispanic Business magazine's "Top 100 Fastest Growing Hispanic Owned Businesses” since 1994 and "The 500 Directory of the Nation's Largest Hispanic Owned corporations."

In 1996, former President George H.W. Bush presented Mr. Casimiro with perhaps his finest honor - the "United States Hispanic Businessman of the Year" Region III award bestowed by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Casimiro is one of four recipients of the Blue Chip Award, a recognition of the United States Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Mutual and Nation's business magazine...Continued Page 2..>