OUR SPAC SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Since our founding in 1964, we have attracted many of the industry’s experienced professionals. Our client administration team provides thoughtful solutions and prompt response to our customers. Our experts ask the right questions to design and flawlessly execute customized solutions their shareholders require.
We’re proud that members of our top-level management staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is one way we differ from other transfer agents and the reason we’ve been recognized year after year in industry surveys as the leader in accessibility and responsiveness.

Steven Nelson
President and Chairman
With more than 35 years of industry experience, Steven is heavily involved in Continental’s day-to-day administration and client initiatives. An attorney with a background in public and private practice, he is a member of the New York state and Federal bars. He has practiced at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and as a Federal prosecutor.
Steven is a member of the Executive Committee of the Securities Transfer Association Board and chairs its Legal Committee, which is active in promoting essential changes within the industry. A magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University, he received Law Review honors from NYU Law School.

Mark Zimkind
Senior Vice President and Director of Shareholder Services
Mark oversees account administration, corporate actions, and stock transfer. He has more than 30 years of diverse industry experience with several prominent bank transfer agents, including Georgeson Shareholder Services. Mark has overseen complicated business combinations in over 350 Special-Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions while at Continental, aggregating more than $50 billion. Mark has handled some of the largest and most complex mergers, working on more than 2,000 transactions in his career.
Mark is a member of the Securities Transfer Association and an active member of the Corporate Actions Division, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Margaret Villani
Vice President and Director of Client Administration
Maggie is the point of contact for the Administration group, ensuring that client needs are met in a timely and professional fashion. With over 30 years of experience in relationship management positions in the securities field – experienced in compliance and securities regulatory issues with a commitment to client education. Her stock transfer experience focuses on client relationships of emerging growth to large public companies.
Prior to assuming her role at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust, she held several management positions at other financial firms.
Maggie has sat on the Board of the Mid Atlantic Securities chapter, has been a member of several industry organizations, and has authored many industry articles.

Francis Wolf
Vice President
Fran manages the Agency and Escrow team. He oversees the teams that manage all cash operations and investments for SPAC & Escrow accounts. He also develops and administers corporate action deals in support of client merger and acquisition transactions, specialized securities services, re-domestications, and cross border projects.

Celeste Gonzalez
Agency Services Administration
Celeste manages the cash and investment account activity for our SPAC clients. She manages all account openings, coordinates all cash movements, investment activity, and client system access needs.