Paul A. Morrell, Founder and President

Mr. Morrell founded Morrell Agro Industries (MAI) in Ethiopia in 2008. He is also the founder of Morrell Properties (a holding company for various commercial properties throughout the US) and Morrell Family Charities (a private charity with a focus on building and supporting orphanages and safe houses for at-risk women and children throughout the world). In 2002 he co-founded Al-Morrell Development and its sister company The Event Source (TES) which have been servicing and supporting the US Military operations in the US and Iraqi with average revenues exceeding $100 million per year. He is responsible for providing strategic direction, general oversight, and executive management of these various organizations. He’s especially adept at building and managing strong management teams for effectively and timely meeting complex objectives.  Prior to founding these companies, he worked as a Management Consultant to the retail sector. A partial list of clients includes: K-Mart, The Disney Stores, Marshall’s, Marriott, Panda Management, The Bon Ton, and Ahold International. Mr. Morrell holds a MBA from The Marriot School at Brigham Young University, with majors in Finance and Operations and a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Utah State University, with majors in Chemistry and Computer Science.