H. Paul Haynes
Founder, President and CEO
After three years of University specializing in Psychology, Public Administration and Marketing, Paul acquired considerable success and expertise with national and multinational companies in Eastern Canada; with Union Carbide as a Sales Administrator, with 3M Company as Territory Manager in Retail and Industrial Marketing, and as Product and Advertising Manager with Imperial Optical.
Western Canada provided opportunities in Sales and Service with Noresco of Canada, Motorola of Canada and four years in Public Administration with the British Columbia Government’s Ministry of Forests.
Paul’s most profound ambition was achieved in owning and operating a successful industrial electronics manufacturing operation in Greater Vancouver with B.C. Tel as his largest customer. Victoria provided Paul ownership in a large consulting group, and in 1999 his consulting business lead to an opportunity to work for a B.C. organic resource company.
Recognizing the promising opportunity in the Natural/Organic Growth Industry, he formed Paramount Growth Holdings Inc. to bring to market a unique highly mineralized volcanic soil conditioner and growth stimulant.
Paul’s entrepreneurial resourcefulness and dedication, his 46 years of marketing & sales, managerial & administrative background, combined with an outgoing personality gives him the confidence and strength to successfully complete his new mission with Paramount.
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Gregory J. Hatton
Vice President
The dynamic of Paramount Growth is a combination of the strengths of its people. Greg Hatton brings a unique blend of leadership and personal qualities that complement and bind our forces with integrity, authenticity and vision.
Greg is a development professional with extensive experience in planning and implementing highly successful financial and productivity development programs. He brings demonstrated experience in strategic planning with boards and executive leadership. He brings solid expertise in successful Capital Campaign planning and implementation in the charitable sector and years of hands-on experience in the primary industrial sector.
Awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 1994 at an Ontario Economic Development Conference in the Niagara area in recognition of "entrepreneurial drive and initiative, and making a significant contribution to enhancing the economic vitality of the community", Greg has also successfully mentored and coached other business owners and leaders to achieve pre-determined measurable goals.
Greg has served on the boards of several charities. He is active in his church and with Rotary, and has years of combined service as a volunteer. Also, he and his wife, Adriana, served as foster parents to adolescent youth for five years and received an award for exceptional service. His educational and training background includes a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, studies toward a Master of Divinity, and certification with Leadership Management International.
Greg's background and experience combined with his natural affinity towards people serve him well as Vice President and General Manager of Paramount Growth Holdings Inc. Paramount is on its way to becoming a major player serving the environment. Bringing a God-given natural material to a vast market potential is a natural fit for Greg.
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Andrew Ahn
Vice President, Overseas Markets
Andrew Ahn is a dedicated professional businessman working for his entire life to become a connecting bridge between Oriental and Western countries, nearly 40 years so far.
His major study for MBA course was International Trade Economics. He has plenty of field experience in manufacturing, merchandising, buying and selling project of various products.
He has been recognized as a well-organized and successful entrepreneur during his young days for the big firms.
He worked many years for a large group of European global Companies (C&A), and also with a Canadian retail Company (HBC) as well. He had established his own trading company many years ago and has been travelling throughout 50 different countries developing his business.
Currently, his main field of work is in mining research, to supply more raw materials to Asian markets, due to shortage of natural resources in Asia. His main role with Paramount Growth is to introduce and sell Paramount's volcanic based mineral product in overseas markets, especially in Asia, for agriculture and other economic sectors as well.
His goal is to profit both Western and Oriental importing and exporting countries with Paramount's product, benefiting their culture and economy with fruitful work and better life through Peace, Hope, Love and Fair Trade.
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Richard Swinden, B.A.
Marketing Communications Manager
Richard Swinden, a marketing and communications specialist, graduated from the University of Manitoba, having completed a B.A. in Honours Economics and English Literature, one year of post graduate Economics and one year of Film Studies at Queen’s University. As a Project Manager/Consultant working largely on a contractual basis for several public and private corporations and one non-profit in Victoria, Richard has gained extensive experience and knowledge in multimedia marketing communications.
Richard’s creative talent, managerial and problem solving abilities in the areas of Internet web site development, marketing research, business plan development, strategic planning, computer operation and multimedia production contribute greatly to fulfilling Paramount’s marketing mission. With over ten years of wholesale and retail sales experience Richard has first hand knowledge of how to penetrate new markets and build long lasting customer relations.
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Philip S. Callahan
Scientist and Author
Philip S. Callahan was born on August 29, 1923, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He entered the U.S. Army Air Force, San Antonio, Texas, in 1942, and served two years in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Hiking around the world after the war, he worked as a free lance photographer and writer. On his return to the United States he matriculated at Fordham University New York, New York. He received his B.A. and M.S. degree from the University of Arkansas and his Ph.D. from Kansas State University. He joined the staff of the Entomology Department at Louisiana State University in March 1956 as Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1959. He joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in Southern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, Tifton, Georgia in July 1962 as Project Leader for insect Biophysics. He was also Professor of Entomology on the Graduate Faculty of the University of Georgia. In 1966, he received the Superior Service Award of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from the Secretary of Agriculture. He also received the annual award for distinguished research from the University of Georgia, Chapter of Sigma Xi and also the Sears Roebuck Foundation Award for contributions to agriculture. In 1969, he transferred to USDA Insect Attractant and Behavior Laboratory at Gainesville, Florida. His research involves the utilization of nonlinear far infrared radiation by biological systems and its applications to insect control and medicine. He has developed theories of insect communication based on waveguide characteristics of insect spines and has postulated that such spines are thermoelectret-coated dielectric waveguide aerials with the ability to receive short wavelength IR and microwave frequencies. His work in biophysics might best be called studies in insect molecular bioelectronics. He is the author of 106 scientific papers and 12 books on science and a full professor on the graduate faculty of the University of Florida. He is one of 5% of U.S. Scientists in the Who’s Who of Technology today. He retired from the USDA on June 20, 1986, and is now on the staff of the Olive W. Garvey Center for the improvement of Human Functioning, Inc., Wichita, Kansas as an infrared systems and low energy consultant.
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