Mr. Ader founded and serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hayground Cove Asset Management LLC, a New York-based investment management firm with approximately $1.86 billion of assets across funds and accounts under management as of June 30, 2007. Mr. Ader has a strong asset management record and, prior to founding Hayground Cove, served as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. from 1995 to 2003, where he performed equity and high yield research for more than 50 companies in the gaming, lodging and leisure industries. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Ader served as a Senior Analyst at Smith Barney covering the gaming industry. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Ader served as a buyside analyst at Baron Capital, where he covered the casino industry. Mr. Ader has a B.S. degree in Economics from New York University and a M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.
Mr. Juliano has served as Managing Director of Dubai Investment Group, Global Real Estate and Hospitality since February 2007. He also served as Executive Director, Dubai Investment Group, Global Real Estate and Hospitality from March 2006 until February 2007. At Dubai Investment Group, he oversees a $2 billion global U.S. real estate portfolio, including a $700 million hospitality portfolio. From July 1999 to March 2006, Mr. Juliano held various senior positions with GE Real Estate, including positions with the private equity investment platform and large loan/mezzanine financing groups. Mr. Juliano was a real estate attorney with Thacher Proffitt & Wood from 1993 to 1999 where his practice concentrated on real estate finance and capital markets. He has a B.A. degree in English from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. degree from New York Law School.
Mr. Mehra is currently the Managing Director, South Asia, for Airbus S.A.S. He joined Airbus in 2000 and has since generated $14 billion of business in the civil aviation industry through various sales and lease transactions. Mr. Mehra has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development across industries, including capital goods, industrial products and consumer services. He has spent the last fifteen years of his career holding senior positions in the aviation industry, including with General Electric and Lucas Aerospace. Prior to Lucas Aerospace, Mr. Mehra worked for ITC Ltd.'s Hotels Division as General Manager of Marketing. Mr. Mehra resides in New Delhi, India. Mr. Mehra holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology (Mesra, Ranchi) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management (Bombay).
Ravi Deol is currently CEO of India Hospitality Corp. Mr. Deol has pioneered several ventures, including founding Barista, India's first indigenous coffee chain which revolutionized life style driven high street consumption. He was the architect of the Bharti Wal-Mart joint venture which marked Bharti's entry into the retail sector. Earlier he gathered a wide ranging experience with brands such as Coca-Cola and Wipro Consumer.
Mr. Vyas was the co-founder and executive vice-president of Barista Coffee and has held several leadership positions in the consumer and hospitality industries. Recently, as the director of worldwide operations for Yum! Brands International's Pizza Hut, he led the global repositioning of the Pizza Hut dine-in brand. Previously, as the head of operations for Yum! Brands' strategic business unit in India, Mr. Vyas led the re-entry of Yum! Brands' KFC business in that market.
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