Wesley Davis

Chairman of Advisory Board - London

Wesley has over 15 years of professional experience in Emerging Markets finance around the world in a wide range of roles at Chase/JPM,Deutsche, Merrill Lynch and HSBC. He spent over seven years on the trading side of the business as a market maker and proprietary trader of Options and Credit Default Swaps as well as other fixed income products. Initially based in New York with a focus on Latin America, he then moved to London eleven years ago to assist in developing markets in the Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and South Africa. As part ofthe E.M. Institutional Sales team he has covered some of the largest Hedge Funds and Institutional investors in emerging markets. Wesley switched to an origination role two years ago to focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and other “frontier” markets.  His product mandate was broadened to include private equity, hybrid instruments, listed bonds, syndicated loans and investment banking advisory services.  Recent successes include raising over $325mm for Nigerian Banks, including the first offshore financing to utilize the “NIFEX” fixing as a reference rate to overcome lack of currency convertibility.

Collin Choy

Advisory Board Member - Hong Kong

Mr. Choy is a professional investor who has over 20 years of investment management and securities analysis experience in Asian, European and American markets.  Previously, Mr. Choy was the President and COO of One Studio, a venture capital funded software development consultancy with operations in Hong Kong, China and Japan.   Prior to joining One Studio, Mr. Choy worked at Barclays and Swiss Bank Corporation where he was responsible for proprietary trading and institutional client services. Mr. Choy began his career at the Salim Group focusing on emerging South East Asian markets, especially Vietnam, where he set up the first fully automated bulk cargo handling facility in Hochiminh.  Mr. Choy holds a BBA and MBA with concentrations in Business Economics and Finance respectively from the University of Michigan.

Guy Mock

Advisory Board Member - North America

Adam Palin

Advisory Board Member - China

Adam Palin is Chairman of China Media Group, a media, entertainment and investment firm with operations in Greater China and internationally. Prior to founding CMG, Adam held the position of CEO of Global Private Equity PLC and Global Private Equity (Asia) Limited, a China focused investment firm. During this time he worked with the Group’s portfolio companies to develop their respective businesses and also established a number of new businesses in the Asia Pacific across a variety of sectors. Adam has participated in over US$6 billion of transactions since 2006 across a variety of territories and industries.  He holds a MA with First Class Honours in Oriental Studies from Cambridge University, where he graduated top of his class. He also holds a postgraduate degree in Economics from Cambridge, and was a scholar of St John’s College, Cambridge.  Adam is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Swedish and Mandarin Chinese.

Harry August Miller IV

Advisory Board Member - North America

Independent Venture Capitalist

With a focus on business development and deal negotiations, Miller has successfully built several companies from the ground up. Miller’s most recent projects include Gamecock Media, Play HK Ltd, a toy company based in Hong Kong, and En-Tranz Entertainment, an Asian-based MMOG game publishing company in Hong Kong .Before En-Tranz Entertainment, Miller was the president and co-founder of Gathering of Developers, an artist-driven computer and video game publisher.  Miller was instrumental in setting up the company's financial and corporate structure, as well as orchestrating a multi-title distribution and equity deal, and the eventual sale of Gathering of Developers to Take-Two Interactive for US $30 million. Miller also built and managed the international distribution network for Gathering of Developers’ titles in Latin America and Asia. In addition, Miller directed all contractual matters with the company's law firm, Thompson & Knight, as well as investment relationships.  Within 3 years of inception, Gathering had revenues in excess of $100 million. Prior to Gathering of Developers, Miller was the chief executive officer and a pioneering member of game developer Ritual Entertainment.  Miller's foray into the gaming industry was in early 1995. He was the director of international licensing for Interactive Visual Systems/DWANGO (dial-up wide area network gaming operation), a high-speed online gaming network. Miller earned his Master’s Degree in Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) in May 1993.

Kurt Hutter

Advisory Board Member

From February 2000 until late 2008 Mr. Hutter has been with Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (AMEX: OHB) where he was based in Charlotte, North Carolina as a Division Manager, a $130 million annual revenue division for the company.  Charlotte is a key division for the company in that it is a Top 10 market for new home sales in the U.S.A. and is projected to remain strong for the next 20 years.  Prior to his current position, Mr. Hutter was the Director of Development for Orleans in the Philadelphia, PA market.  In that position Kurt was responsible for the acquisition, entitlement, and development of new residential development opportunities in the Greater Philadelphia market.  In addition to his time with Orleans, Kurt has professional experience in civil/environmental engineering and construction management. Kurt is curently working for Anchor Heal Properties in the greater Delaware, Pennsylvania area. Kurt graduated with Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware and Masters in Business Administration from Drexel University, Executive MBA Program.

Gordon Oldham

Advisory Board Member - Hong Kong

Gordon arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom over 30 years ago as a newly qualified lawyer, having been recruited by one of the larger Hong Kong firms to join their litigation department. He was made partner and head of the litigation department two years later.Gordon’s litigation practice continued until 1987 at which time he found himself involved more and more in commercial work and to cater to such and expand his professional experience he formed his own firm and in subsequent years, took on partners who brought with them their own degree of specialty.During his 30 years in Hong Kong, Gordon has been involved in business both locally and internationally and both as a legal adviser but more often than not, as a businessman. Gordon’s direct involvement in business activities has given him a unique insight into the requirements of those who own or run businesses.Gordon is involved in commercial work drawing on his experience of having been engaged as a principal in a number of businesses in Hong Kong and Asia. His philosophy in legal work is to give practical legal solutions to clients to work hand-in-hand with them in their business development and offer a more rounded approach to business situations.Gordon’s work also involves corporate finance, joint ventures, distribution and licensing arrangements as well as telecommunications and is involved in commercial and corporate litigation.In his involvement as a principal, he has extensive experience in the hospitability, publishing and jewelry industries and a large amount of his time is involved in the development of several charitable organizations both in Hong Kong and Asia.