As Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jilbert Hovagimyan has overall responsibility for creating, planning, implementing and integrating the strategic direction of the company, including maintaining investor relations and overseeing investment activity. After several years of trading treasuries for Prudential, Mr. Hovagimyan began working as an advisor to the Russian government as liaison with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This effort concluded successfully when, in 1993, the Russia government was granted a loan from the IMF for $6.3 billion USD. Mr. Hovagimyan also served as an advisor for the Kuwaiti Royal Family during their post war reorganization of funds deposited in Europe. In 1998, he served as an advisor to the government of South Korea (KOACA) on infrastructure financing through the capital markets for the Incheon Airport. Mr. Hovagimyan served as the lead on a 200 Million Eurobond offering for the Merloni Family with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. By 1999, Mr. Hovagimyan was managing over $1.1 billion USD as a global investment banker and advisor for European and Taiwanese clients. Recently, Mr. Hovagimyan arranged for E-United of Taiwan/Hong Kong to purchase, through credit facilities at Wachovia, $800 million USD worth of the China Steel offering put together by Smith Barney. And, as an advisor to the Minister of Finance of Taiwan, Mr. Hovagimyan arranged (in 2 transactions) the sale of The Bank of Overseas Chinese (BOOC) to Citigroup.

As President and Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Andreas Salzmann manages business operations and provides leadership to establish and manage long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. He is also responsible for managing and monitoring investment activity, and strategies, and maintaining good investor relations. Mr. Salzmann has over 30 years of experience in financial project management, investment banking, portfolio management and financial engineering in public and private sectors of various industries. He started his professional career in Switzerland before moving to the United States in 1993. In 2001, he founded his first Financial Consulting Firm TMH Investment Corporation, which provides client-tailored financing and investment strategies maximizing portfolio cash flow while minimizing financial risk through innovative risk mitigation strategies. Mr. Salzmann's extensive expertise in the fields of corporate finance, investment banking, offshore trust and international banking structures, combined with his credibility in strategic and feasibility analysis, creation of fund structures and managed trading platforms for equities, commodities, futures and derivatives has gained him the trust of companies and government agencies in Europe, Asia and the United States. During his career, he has been a key financial consultant, a trusted advisor and a financial engineer who has successfully partnered in complex transactions with private, and well known public companies in the medical field, transportation and energy sectors as well as electronic and the entertainment industries both in the United States and abroad. He has extensive experience in custom-engineered private placement, derivative investments and trading. Mr. Salzmann also has working relationships with banks and financial institutions in Switzerland, Germany, England, Hong Kong, and the United States. He is a strategic alliance builder and derives strength and success from such alliances to provide boutique structures for his clients. Mr. Salzmann has formed key alliances with seasoned investment and fund management firms in France, Switzerland, Germany and other European countries. These valued relationships enable him to create complex fund structures and to access financial systems and clever financial vehicles, achieving investment goals that are typically out of reach for most clients. Mr. Salzmann holds the following licenses: Series 65 (Investment Advisor), a Series 3 CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) for Commodities and Futures, and a Series 34 (Forex Specialist) license. He was also awarded certificates as a professional trader of equities, options, futures, commodities, and derivatives. His company, Trend Financial Solutions, is a California State Licensed Investment Advisor, Commodity Trader Advisement, and Forex and Investment Banking Firm complying with US and International Regulations and Securities Law providing the highest quality service to clients within the US and internationally. Mr. Salzmann is a Swiss native fluent in the German, French and English languages. He and his wife live in Southern California along with their two children. He is passionate about fitness, family, and music, as a classical pianist and lover of arts.

Michael has over 20 years of experience across multiple disciplines, including finance, law, investments, operations, project management, strategic planning and business development. Applying this breadth of background, Michael has held key, senior-level management positions at several high-growth companies. He started his career by putting his law and finance degrees to work for the Ayco Company, L.P., a Goldman Sachs company. As account manager and financial strategist for Ayco, Michael, holding Series 7, 63, 65 and California insurance broker-agent licenses, advised and executed tailored financial packages for high net worth individuals and businesses. In 1999, Michael focused on managing businesses. He became chief financial officer and in-house counsel for Atopix Pharmaceuticals Corporation, an early-stage pharmaceuticals company based in California. He then joined PowerQ Technologies, Inc., an electronics company providing unique and cost effective wireless solutions for consumer and military applications, as their chief financial officer and corporate secretary. Michael also consulted for and helped organize several private equity investment companies during his career. For over the past 15 years, Michael managed the financial, legal and business operations of MMFX Technologies Corporation and its subsidiaries as president, chief financial officer and in-house counsel. Michael holds a Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School – Union University and a Bachelors of Science degree in finance with an accounting concentration from Siena College. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Massachusetts, and registered in-house counsel in California.

As Vice President, Mr. Anton Vasilescu’s responsibilities include development and management of TENET’s corporate branding, print design, web design, packaging, and quality control of TENET’s production material. Mr. Vasilescu’s career in computer graphics started in Romania while attending Architecture School and working as a 3d visualization artist on a variety of TV set design projects for PROtv and TVR TV stations. He graduated from Ion Mincu University, School of Architecture (Bucharest, Romania) with a major in Architecture / CAD and after moving to US, from UCLA Extension with a degree in Computer Graphics and Graphic Design. Mr. Vasilescu continued his 3d visualization career working for Focus 360 Inc. where he quickly gained valuable creative, technical and project management skills working on high-end architectural visualization projects for large builders and developers like Shea Homes, KB Homes, Lennar Corp., Centex Corp., etc. In addition to these, Mr. Vasilescu specialized in programming software applications that help drastically reduce production time. Some of these applications were later adopted by major 3d animation studios like Blur Studios and Scanline VFX among others. Since 2007, Mr. Vasilescu has consulted as a Graphics and Web Designer while expanded his programming career; developing optimized applications designed to continue improving production efficiencies for 3d visualization studios worldwide. With more than 15 years of in computer graphics, Mr. Vasilescu’s expertise encompasses all aspects of Print Design, Web Design and Development, Corporate Identity, Packaging, 3d Visualization and Animation, Camera Tracking, Compositing and Programming.

George Balderas brings a unique combination of skills from more than 15 years of experience in business and finance spanning consulting, operations, sales, and general management. George began his professional career with one of the largest home improvement franchise systems in North America, managing corporate locations across five states specializing in the assessment and turn-around of failing franchise units, acting as a business coach and consultant to more than 75 franchisees throughout the US and Canada and as product manager for the second highest grossing product line systemwide. George also has extensive experience as a business and financial consultant, working primarily with small to medium size businesses during their start-up and early stages. George holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the University of California, Riverside, an MBA with a concentration in finance from California State University, Long Beach and is currently a CFA Level I candidate.

Michael A. Biller has been in various areas of the hotel and hospitality business his entire business career. Michael formed "The Michael Antony Group" in the 1970's and has a number of projects in the US, please see project list at www.TheMichaelAnthonyGroup.com. The involvement of The Michael Anthony Group in this field includes: hotel and interior design, project construction, construction management, hotel management and operations, and project finance. Michael has also owned large mill-work plants, Door & Hardware companies and stainless-steel kitchen manufacturing plants.

Affiliations
Michael has held contractors' licenses in Arizona, California, and Nevada, and Professional Memberships in: "The American Society of Interior Designers", the National Kitchen and Bath Association, "The Door and Hardware Institute", and a "Certified Interior Designer" #1928 in the State of California.

Select Projects

• Anaheim Hilton & Towers (Anaheim, CA)
• Montage Hotel (Beverly Hills, CA)
• The Grand Del Mar (San Diego, CA)
• Fountain Blue Resort (Miami, FL)
• City Center (Las Vegas, NV)
• Hard Rock Hotel (San Diego, CA)
• Sir Francis Hotel (San Francisco, CA)
• Marriot Timber Lodge (S. Lake Tahoe, CA )
• Surf & Sand Hotel (Laguna Beach, CA)
• Hyatt Regency (Lake Las Vegas, NV)
• Airport Park Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
• Temecula Creek Inn & Golf Resort (Temecula, CA)
• Desert Princess Hotel & Resort (Palm Springs, CA)
• Caesar’s Palace Spa Tower (Las Vegas, NV)
• Wynn Towers (Las Vegas, NV)
• LAX Hilton & Towers (Los Angeles, CA)
• Disneyland Hotel (Anaheim, CA)
• Queen Mary Hotel (Long Beach, CA)
• Scottsdale Hilton (Scottdale, AZ)
• Gaylord Palms Resort (Orlando, FL)

Dr. Daniel Dennies is an acknowledged expert in the area of failure analysis and prevention which he has used to evaluate various failures, manufacturing operations and project risk. He combines his extensive work experience with a strong academic background in engineering, technology, project management and business. He is a licensed metallurgical Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of California and has over 35 years of experience in various raw material, forging, aerospace, and aircraft related industries as a technical specialist, technical manager, and program manager. The majority of his career has been in the aerospace industry working on large projects such as the Space Shuttle Main Engine, the National Launch System, the National Aerospace Plane, expendable launch systems like Delta and Titan, and the International Space Station. He has also worked on other projects including commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 787, military aircraft such as the C17 Transport and B1-B Bomber, and high risk proprietary programs such as the X-37B Experimental Reusable Unmanned Space Plane. Dr. Dennies has accumulated experience with a wide variety of materials, processes, and test mechanisms through his association with the design, testing, failure analysis, and manufacturing aspects of these programs. In addition, Dr. Dennies enhanced his manufacturing experience by managing and, performing, research and development projects. In addition, he has worked on projects in various industries such as construction, plumbing, food processing, land based turbines, biomedical devices, fasteners, and power generation /energy. He has been associated with many companies such as Boeing, Siemens, and the US government. He uses his failure analysis and prevention expertise to focus on areas such as engineering design, material and process selection, material testing, manufacturing, customer or supplier interaction, as well as program management. He is a member of multiple professional organizations, where he has served on the board of trustees and several national committees, many as chairman. He has multiple professional awards and was awarded a patent in 1988. Dr. Dennies has taught multiple Engineering courses every year, since 2000, and has given numerous technical presentations. He is regularly published, including a text book on failure analysis in 2005. Dr. Dennies academic credentials are: Ph.D., Engineering, University of California, Davis M.B.A., Management and Strategy, Pepperdine University M.S., Materials Engineering, University of Southern California B.S., Metallurgical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University

David Geller is a career banker with 30 years of industry experience having served in diverse leadership roles, with global financial institutions such as BNY and JP Morgan Chase. After completing his MBA in Finance from Clark University (Worcester, MA) in 1990, David was the controller for the Long Island Retail Banking Division for the Bank of New York with a network of over 70 branches and a $100 million loan portfolio. In 1997, David joined JP Morgan Chase as the controller for their North America Insurance business in the Global Investor Services Division, where he spent the next seven years. He also spent several years as a project manager, managing a team of business analysts on a major bank wide business migration project. For the past 10 years, primarily with JPM Chase, David has been a middle market credit risk officer, underwriting C&I and CRE deals throughout the Northeast and West Coast of the U.S. with typical deal sizes ranging from $10 million to $100 million. Industry expertise includes manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, and commercial real estate. David managed a portfolio of $280 million in commitments which included ABL structures, lines of credit, equipment financing, trade finance, owner occupied and investor real Estate. In addition to having completed the JPM Chase Intensive Credit Education program in Chicago, David also has a Diploma in Credit Analysis from New York University.