Global Equity Partners Plc., Through Its Dubai Subsidiary, GE Professionals DMCC, Recruits a Respected and Very Experienced Senior Banker -- Mr. James C. Goldie

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwired - Feb 22, 2016) - Global Equity International Inc. (OTCQB: GEQU) and its fully-owned subsidiary Global Equity Partners Plc. ("GEP" -- www.gepartnersplc.com), a specialist consultancy firm with offices located in Dubai and London, are extremely excited to announce that on February 17, 2016, James C. Goldie joined the Company as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance of our Dubai subsidiary, GE Professionals DMCC. With over 25 years of experience with international investment banks including Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Arqaam Capital, James Goldie will work alongside the Company's CEO and CFO to deliver innovative and strategic financial solutions for the Company's ever-growing client base. James comes to GE Professionals DMCC from Arqaam Capital in Dubai where he was the Senior Adviser to the Executive Office.

Peter Smith, CEO of Global Equity International Inc., said, "I have known James Goldie a number of years in a professional capacity and respect his opinions and methodology of getting a deal done and a client funded. He has an excellent pedigree and reputation in the market place. After lengthy discussions in late 2015 and early 2016, we finally agreed with James for him to become an integral part of our team here in Dubai. His experience in the markets is second to none and his contact base, in the financial world, is equally as impressive. We are always looking for ways to enhance the business and complete the 'jigsaw,' the appointment of James Goldie is a significant cornerstone of that 'jigsaw' and I am greatly looking forward to working on some of our many projects with him."

James Goldie said, "For over 25 years I have conducted investment banking business around the world and specifically in the Middle East. I look forward to continuing helping Global Equity's many clients with strategic advice and capital raising options. I believe the Global Equity team are well placed to deliver on this vision. The region (Middle East) has substantial head room for growth which inevitably provides wide-spread opportunities."

About James Goldie

James C. Goldie is a career investment banker, having spent over 25 years working in London, New York and Dubai. James's most recent position was as Senior Adviser to the Executive Office of Arqaam Capital, an international investment bank with offices in Dubai, London, Beirut, Cairo and Johannesburg.

Prior to his position at Arqaam Capital, James worked for J.P. Morgan as a Senior Managing Director, member of Client Management and was given the Chairman's Circle award in 2008 for delivering solutions to some of J.P. Morgan's most sophisticated clients.

James was a member of the Chairman's board EMEA - Credit Suisse in London and New York. Later he served as Managing Director and co-head of sales Europe for Deutsche Bank in London and Frankfurt.

The early part of James's successful career was spent at Citigroup and Salomon Brothers in London.

LinkedIn profile: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/james-goldie-a7907446

About Global Equity International Inc.

Global Equity International Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Global Equity Partners Plc., advises worldwide business leaders with their most critical decisions and opportunities pertaining to growth, capital needs, structure and the development of a global presence. With offices in Dubai and London, Global Equity has developed significant relationships in the US, UK, Central Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia to assist clients in realizing their full value and potential by bringing them to external capital and resources that place an emphasis on collaborative thinking. Furthermore, because Global Equity has offices in key financial centres of the world, they are able to introduce their clients to a unique opportunity of listing their shares on any one of the many stock exchanges worldwide. Global Equity International Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Global Equity Partners Plc., holds significant long-term equity positions in the companies that it represents.

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