Christoph Rommel

A Division of Hübeli AG Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Merchant Banking Advisory Hübeli Global Advisors is a merchant-banking and strategic advisory platform developed within Hübeli AG. Co-founder and managing partner responsible for the conceptualisation, build-up and positioning of the merchant-banking advisory platform Active involvement in origination, structuring and execution of advisory mandates Focus on infrastructure, real assets, special situations and complex cross-border transactions

Hübeli AG St. Moritz, Switzerland Board Director Statutory board member of Hübeli AG, a long-established Swiss company specialising in real estate assets Board sponsor for the development of the merchant-banking advisory division Hübeli Global Advisors

Non-executive advisory role to shareholders and executive management Strategic input on market positioning, growth strategy and governance matters with a focus on the DACH region No operational or line management responsibility

Senior advisory role within a UK-regulated investment banking environment Acting as authorised representative in accordance with applicable UK regulatory requirements Advisory involvement in Corporate Finance, M&A and strategic transactions Role complementary to non-executive board mandates and merchant-banking activities

In my capacity as partner in the firm, I will be primarily focusing on Origination of cross-boarder Corporate Advisory mandates, mainly from family-owned businesses in SW-European and SE Asian markets. While Structuring & Execution will be done in very close co-operation with my partner Peter Thickett, all Lancea-Partners are involved in Distribution. Although having my office at Charterhouse Square in London, I will continue to be based in Milan and will use my London office mainly "virtually".

Merchant Banking Advisory / Management Consulting - A boutique firm, providing "Merchant Banking Advisory" to entrepreneurs and larger family businesses. - Mandated Senior Executive Advisor Treasury & Corporate Finance of IGES (Institute) group, Berlin

Alternative Asset Management / Litigation Finance - Responsible for the entire operations of CI Group, an Alternative Investor & Investment Manager in Emerging Markets. Market leader in Asian & African Litigation Finance and Distressed Debt Recovery with a track record of > 25 years and AuM of USD 100 million

Regional Head Asia / Pacific & CEO Singapore Branch - Member of the bank’s global executive management committee - Responsible for the bank's entire business in the Asia Pacific region and leading the entire workforce across six countries/locations (Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hanoi, Mumbai). Responsible and personally accountable vis a vis the local regulators in each jurisdiction. - Prior to financial meltdown in Q4/2008, unwinding the old “Landesbanken business model” (plain vanilla blue-chip corporate lending) and in return rolling out a regional growth model for sector-specific wholesale/CIB banking in a hub and spoke structure across six countries as the “Asian chapter” of the bank's equity story for the envisaged IPO. - Sector focus on Infrastructure, Shipping, Aviation, Rail, Logistics, Commodities and Commercial Real Estate. - Product focus on Lending/DCM structured finance solutions - Subsequently to the bank's severe restructuring (public bailout in 2009), unwound the regional structure and business portfolios.

- Following decision of general and silent partners, negotiated with potential financial and strategic investors and as a result, sold partnership to ABN AMRO; satisfied German banking authorities regarding liability; acquired two additional private banks in Germany with smooth integration of personnel, IT platforms and relationship management. - Executive Board responsibly for the entire product content of the newly created Private Wealth & Institutional Asset Manager

- Took a well-known, 300 years old but money-losing bank and secured its existence. Dealt with difficult older GPs and LPs; reluctance to change business model from 'doing everything for everybody' to merchant banking alongside independent wealth management and corporate advisory for entrepreneurial families in Germany, while fulfilling requirement for personal liability for management of the bank.

General Manager London Branch & Head of CIB UK - Joint responsibility for US$21 bio. in assets with CIR of 20%. Managed 40 separate deals of US$10-35 m, such as BAT de-merger, Russian pre-export financing, etc. Supervising 65 Structured Finance Professionals out of 160 in total branch. Implementation of strategic concept to move from a generalist approach by supporting German-related UK businesses to an industry-focused, profit-centred specialization aimed at maximizing RoE. Achieved pre-tax RoE of 30% p.a. - Promotion to "Managing Director" in 1998.