Management

CANDICE D. TAL
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Infortal Worldwide

Candice Tal is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Infortal Worldwide, a corporate security and investigations firm founded in 1985 to serve emerging growth and Fortune 500 clients in a variety of sectors including biotechnology, financial services, high-technology, manufacturing, professional services and retailing. Ms. Tal has more than 20 years experience managing multi-million dollar security and investigations programs. Leveraging her extensive experience in business investigations, Ms. Tal works closely with domestic and global corporations for whom she resourcefully and creatively delivers effective solutions to corporate due diligence issues.

As Infortal's CEO, Ms. Tal directs an investigative network that spans the globe, oversees the firm's technical operations on multiple fronts, fuels the growth of the Company and works closely with clients to minimize corporate risk and provide expanded due diligence review for Mergers and Acquisitions. Ms. Tal has conducted business due diligence investigations for major corporations involved in transactions ranging from $5 million to $50 million in size. These include business investigations in the USA, Europe, South America and the Far East.

As a result of Ms. Tal's vision and leadership, Infortal specializes in strategic corporate business investigations, providing expanded due diligence capability to domestic and international clients. Her extensive international experience and long-term relationships have enabled Infortal Worldwide to secure and deliver information not readily available through customary investigative channels.

Ms. Tal has a wealth of expertise and perspective in addressing and handling the critical financial, operational, organizational and sales issues that entrepreneurs, ranging from nascent startups to global enterprises, must face in today's challenging business environment. As a CEO, Ms. Tal understands the critical components in building a solid organization. Ms. Tal brings a conservative, high-quality approach to Infortal's services and has extensive experience in business due diligence investigations, workplace violence, undercover, fraud and sting investigations for a wide variety of clients. Throughout the Company's history, she has emphasized a special focus on reducing liability exposure for Infortal's clients and has participated in all major Infortal investigations.

Ms Tal has re-positioned the company to become a leader in corporate strategic investigations and pre-employment investigations, saving corporate clients millions of dollars annually in reducing their corporate liability exposure. Infortal is the leading provider of high-quality, highly accurate pre-employment screening investigations in California. Prior to serving as CEO, Ms. Tal held the position of President/COO at Infortal Worldwide. In this role, she managed the operations and infrastructure of the company and spearheaded its technical development. During her twelve-year tenure as President/COO, Infortal's revenues grew tenfold and the Company became one of the leading investigative agencies in the U.S. Ms. Tal believes that forming strong partnerships with clients is essential to the continuing success of Infortal.

Ms. Tal is on the Board of the World Association of Detectives (WAD) and is a member of a number of industry organizations including the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the National Association of Chiefs of Police, the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI), the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS), and the Society of Human Resources Managers (SHRM). Ms. Tal is a member of TEC, The Executive Committee, which is a roundtable for Chief Executive Officers of emerging companies.

Ms. Tal has been regularly featured in numerous business articles, has appeared in several San Francisco Bay Area TV interviews, and has been invited to speak at a variety of business conferences. Ms. Tal also sits on the Boards of Directors of several for-profit and non-for-profit organizations. Ms. Tal is a licensed Private Investigator (PI License 15304), holds a Bachelor of Science degree and has completed postgraduate course work. A strong advocate for the professional advancement for women, Ms. Tal dedicates time to mentoring and developing women entrepreneurs and counsels teenage women who aspire to professional success.