•The Board of Directors

Mr. Ravi Deol
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Deol brings over 20 years of experience in consumer related businesses. A respected entrepreneur he has pioneered several ventures including founding Barista Coffee; India's first indigenous coffee chain which revolutionized life style driven high street consumption. Barista continues to be a brand icon with consumers in India and Middle East and recognised as leading retail brand. Subsequently Mr. Deol architected Bharti Wal-Mart joint venture which marked Wal-Mart's entry into Indian retail. Earlier he has worked with consumer businesses such as Wipro Consumer and Coca-Cola. An alumni of University of Delhi and London Business School; Mr. Deol's pioneering path breaking business successes have been widely recognised including prestigious nomination for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mr. Sandeep Vyas
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Sandeep Vyas was the co-founder and an executive vice-president of Barista Coffee and has held leadership positions in the consumer and hospitality industries. Recently, as the director of international operations for Yum! Brands International, he led the cross functional team responsible for the global repositioning of the Pizza Hut dine-in brand. Prior to this as the head of operations for Yum! Brands’ strategic business unit in the Indian subcontinent he led the re-entry of Yum! Brands’ KFC business in India. Earlier Mr. Vyas has also served as the Head of marketing & brand development for The Oberoi Group (EIH Ltd) where he was responsible for The Oberoi Hotels, Trident Hotels & Vilas resort brands. Mr. Vyas has a bachelor’s in business from the Delhi University and an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management.

Mr. Jason N. Ader
Chairman of the Board
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 USD1.86 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. Ajay Mehra
Non-Executive Director
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 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).
• Member of the audit committee

Mr. Raj Nandiwada
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Nandiwada is currently Managing Partner of Dynamic Equity Partners, LP, an Indian focused diversified equity fund where he is responsible for portfolio management and business development. Mr. Nandiwada is also the founder of Global Infozone Inc., a company which provides Quantitative Equity Consulting Services. Prior to this, Mr. Nandiwada was a Portfolio Engineer/Trader at Jacobs Levy Equity Management and also worked at AT&T. Mr. Nandiwada, obtained an MBA degree in Finance from the Stern School of Business at the New York University. He also holds a Master's degree in Systems Science from the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.

Mr. Daniel Silvers
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Silvers is currently the President and a Director of Reunion Hospitality Trust, Inc., the President of Hayground Cove Capital Partners LLC, and a director of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS). Until November 2010, Mr. Silvers was the President of Western Liberty Bancorp (Nasdaq:WLBC). He was previously a Vice President at Fortress Investment Group LLC focusing on gaming and real estate investments and, prior to that, was a senior member of the real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking practice at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. He earned a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.