Hernando Cuervo Becerra

C.C. **.***.***, Age: ** years

Calle 5 Oeste No. 4 A Oeste - 51 apto 805, Cali - Colombia Cel.: (57) 314-***-**** Colombia // (1) 786-***-**** USA Allowed to work and live in the US (Visa under process) E-mail: admtwe@r.postjobfree.com

Profile – Business Skills

• Industrial Engineer graduated from Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, 2001), with Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Universidad Icesi in association with Tulane University (Cali, 2006).

• Executive Education: Harvard Business School, program “Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision-Making” (Boston, 2011).

• Bilingual: Spanish and English.

• More than 18 years Professional Experience as Investments Director (Family Office Director) and Investment Banking Director, with relevant experience in following sectors: Energy and Utilities, Real Estate Developments (Shopping Centers), Construction, Mining

(Coal), Technology, Transport Infrastructure (Highways, Massive Transportation Systems and Ports), Agroindustry (Sugar Industry), Financial Services and Capital Markets.

• Relevant experience in Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Project Structuring, Investment Project Evaluation, Team Management, Debt and Capital Raising with Financial Institutions, Investment Funds and Family Offices, and Negotiation of Shareholders Agreements (SHA) and Corporate Governance Structures.

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Investment Portfolio companies including: Jardim Plaza Cali, Central Control, Compunet, Vatia, Hidrotolima.

• External member of the Board of Directors of Clip Holdings SA (Logistics Center and Free Trade Zone in Mediacanoa, Valle del Cauca).

• Good relations with National Financial Institutions. Professional Experience

Compañía de Mercado de Capitales – Family Office and Investment Banking Firm (Cali, May 2006

- present)

VicePresident Investments and Investment Banking

Immediate Superior: Alejandro Zaccour Urdinola (Family Office Owner)

- Manage and administer a Family Office and its Investments Portfolio with controlling stakes

(position) in companies in the following sectors: Energy (Utilities), Technology, Real Estate Developments (Shopping Centers), Financial Services and Construction. Relevant investments: Vatia, Jardín Plaza Cali, Jardín Plaza Cúcuta, Central Control, Compunet, C3 Construcciones y Contratos.

- Active member of the aforementioned Companies’ Boards of Directors.

- Responsible for the Financial Structuring and Business Plan Development for the projects of the companies hold in the investment’s portfolio.

- Legal Representative of Compañia de Mercado de Capitales and the Holding Companies by which the Family Office holds the equity stake in the companies; administer and manage resources and internal procedures of the Holding Companies.

- Financial assessment to third parties – Investment Banking: Valuation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Projects Structuring (Project Finance), Debt raising. Achievements:

- Investments Portfolio consolidation and growth: in May 2006 the portfolio had investment in 4 companies; to date portfolio has investment in 10 companies in the sectors: Energy - Utilities, Technology, Real Estate, Construction and Financial Services.

- Companies under portfolio has experienced important growth paces during the last 15 years, supporting their strategic planning and business plans including: o Vatia: ebitda increases from Col $4.000 MM / year (2006) up to more than Col

$34.000 MM / year (2020); 2021 Ebitda budget: $51.000 MM. o Jardín Plaza: Company consolidation at commercial and revenue generation basis; ebitda ramp-up from Col $6.000 MM / year (2006) up to more than Col $28.000 / year

(2020). Structuring of its strategic planning that contemplates 3 expansion stages, of which the first one was opened to the public in December 2015 and the following two started construction in 2019 with openings in 2021 and 2022, expecting to reach an ebitda of $50,000 MM. Negotiation with “Portafolio Estrategias Inmobiliarias” real estate fund (PEI), reaching an agreement that allowed to sell them a shareholding stake in the company. Additionally, a business plan was structured to open shopping centers in new cities, the first of which opened to the public in March 2019 in the city of Cúcuta; to date, the structuring of other shopping centers in different cities of the country is in progress.

o Compunet: consolidation of the company as a provider of integrated technology solutions around the SAP platform. Sales have grown significantly from $40,000 MM

(2006) to more than $90,000 MM (2020). Sale of a solution designed by the company to Vistex (SAP company). Development and structuring of a Data Center that went live in 2021 S1.

o New Company Structuring: Gestión Fiduciaria S.A. and C3 Construcciones y Contratos S.A.S. are recent companies that have been consolidated in terms of revenue and profit generation. In both cases I participated in their structuring and I am part of their boards of directors / monitoring committees.

o Sale of Gestión Fiduciaria S.A.: after having supported the incorporation and positioning of Gestión Fiduciaria S.A. as an outstanding trust company that developed alternative funds, I supported and led the process of selling the company, reaching an agreement to sell 100% of the shares to Grupo Sura, a transaction that was completed in July 2020.

- Bidding structuring in nine (9) bidding processes in the energy and transportation system sectors, being awarded two (2) bids in the energy sector.

- Debt raising over US$ 550 MM with National Financial Institutions, destined to finance Investment Projects of the Companies hold under Portfolio and / or procurement of loans to third parties (assessment).

- Assessment to important national and international companies. Relevant companies assessed: Bolsa de Valores de Colombia SA, Clip Holdings SA, Ingenio Pichichi SA, Grupo Empresarial del Pacifico (Gepsa), Puertos Inversiones y Obras SAS, Siderúrgica de Occidente SA, Grupo Aldor, Columbus International and Grupo Terra – Petroholdongs (Honduras). o Puerto Antioquia and Puerto Solo: active participation in the business plan and financial structure of the aforementioned port projects, sponsored by Puertos, Inversiones y Obras SAS (Oscar Isaza); supported and led the sale of Puerto Solo to SeaOne Holdings, an American company.

Corporación Financiera Colombiana (Cali, April 2003 - April 2006) Before Corporación Financiera del Valle

Senior Investments Analyst

Immediate Superior: Alvaro Jose Cruz Tawil (Investments Vice-President)

- Analysis and Evaluation to companies hold under an Investments Portfolio; responsible for companies under sectors: Infrastructure (highways), Energy Utilities (Generation and Distribution), Textile Industry and Agroindustry.

- Company valuation and analysis of value generation strategies.

- Development and implementation of the “Investments Risk Administration System” for the Corporation (Sistema de Administración de Riesgo de Inversiones – SARI), in order to estimate and define provisions when needed to the Investments portfolio. Achievements:

- Acquisition of a 56% stake in highway Company Proyectos de Infraestructura S.A., reaching an 89% total stake in the Company; active member in the negotiation process with counterpart and valuation agreement, responsible for the valuation model.

- Exchange of an equity stake in Betania S.A. (energy generation Company) for an equity stake in Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (Integrated Energy Utilities Company – generation, distribution, transmission and trading); active member in the valuation process of the companies and presenting the opportunity to the Board of Directors.

- Financial and Operational Analysis of a Company with different business units, including agro industrial activities and textile businesses, including an analysis to subsidiary companies in Europe. Responsible for structuring an Accounts Receivable Recovery Plan in connection with local legal buffets in Europe.

- Responsible for the Development and Testing of the “Investments Risk Administration System” for the Corporation (Sistema de Administración de Riesgo de Inversiones – SARI).

- Active member in the negotiation of the Merger and exchange ratio between “Corporación Financiera del Valle” and “Corporación Financiera Colombiana” carried out in 2006; relevant participation in the investment portfolios valuation of both Corporations. Education

Executive Education: “Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making” Harvard Business School

Boston, USA (November 2011)

MBA

Universidad ICESI in association with Tulane University Cali, Colombia (2004 – 2006)

Industrial Engineering – emphasis: Finance

Universidad de los Andes

Bogotá, Colombia (1996 – 2001)

International High School

Colegio Colombo Británico

Cali, Colombia (1996)

Personal References

Cesar Zamorano Estrada

Grupo Manuelita – Board Member

Cali, Colombia

Alvaro Jose Cruz Tawil

New Businesses Vice-President

Fanalca

Cali, Colombia

Isabel Cristina Solano

Administration and New Business Manager

Gases de Occidente

Cali, Colombia

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