Co-Founder, Member of the Board of Directors

Erwin-Walter Graebner (Cologne, Germay) is a high-profile entrepreneurial personality in the field of real estate in Germany.

Being the developer representative financial adviser and syndicator for approximately 25,000 housing units and 20 hotels, as well as being a long-term part owner of the third largest German tourist services conglomerate "the LTU group of companies", his experience and advice is requested by banks, co-developers and private universities.

His latest achievements are becoming co-founder, shareholder and member of the board of Vivacon AG, a stocklisted real estate company (Frankfurt Stock exchange - S-Dax); being the developer for 50% of City Harbour Hotel Amsterdam, a 4-star hotel with 420 rooms completed in August of 2006, leased to and operated by Mövenpick Hotels (€ 75 m); and finally, becoming a financing partner of Schloß-Hotel Kaps, a 5 star, 152-room, landmark hotel in Kitzbühl, Austria, which was completed in December 2005 and is leased and operated by Arosa Resort Hotels (€ 72 m).

Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Alaeddin Babaoglu has over 25 years of professional experience in the international hospitality and leisure industry, including being the Senior Vice President of Development for LTI International Hotels and the Vice President of Development for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. Alaeddin Babaoglu has been focused on hotel and resort developments worldwide, including countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. He has also held numerous positions in international joint venture companies as a director, board member and founding partner.

He is currently leading and managing the business of Amplio, providing clear direction and focus, and ensuring that there is an adequate structure for the effective operations.

Alaeddin Babaoglu graduated from the Hotel Management School in Heidelberg, Germany as a "Graduated Economist, Hotel Industry".

Member of the Board of Directors

Jan Hendrik Froesch, a lawyer, has legal and administrative experience in the field of Real Estate Law, Construction Law and Engineering Law.

He began his practice working as a counsel for a middle-sized engineering company and a real estate development company in Cologne, Germany, and he has worked as a legal counsel for Bilfinger Berger AG. Jan Hendrik Froesch joined Convalor GmbH Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs-GmbH in Cologne as a legal counsel and Amplio as a member of the board.

Director, Construction & Design

Prior to joining Amplio, Aziz Ozyılmaz worked as a Civil Engineer on a wide range of international construction projects in various disciplines such as site management, business planning, quality and costing control.

He is responsible for supervising, controlling and directing design, engineering and leading the construction teams for the company's projects.

Aziz Ozyılmaz obtained his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul.

Development & Asset Manager

Adil Zehir has great knowledge and experience on real estate purchasing and hiring. Before joining on Amplio, Adil Zehir has worked on many international associations as Real Estate Consultant & Purchasing Agent.

Zehir acts on the processes of purchasing, real estate inquiries and regional researches as well as managing corporate finance and relations with financial institutions.

Adil Zehir is graduated from business administration school of Eskisehir University. He continues his education on master’s degree at Real Estate Development Department of Istanbul Technical University.

Advisor, Asset Management

David McBain is a Hotel Professional with many years experience internationally as well as in Turkey. Having worked for IHG Intercontinental Hotel Group and other large International Chains, he has worked in various countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Far East. Experience and valuable knowledge was gained with the opening of 10 Hotels over the years. The Pre-Opening of Hotels has become a speciality. In 2001, together with his wife Sevil McBain, they opened their own Hotel Consultancy Company, “Vizyon International”.

They have concentrated on Financial and Information Technology Systems as well as General Management, Standards and Hotel Procedures. They have worked together with several Turkish Hotel Chains in creating Corporate Head Offices where the Chain is expanding.

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