WORLDWIDE BOUTIQUE HOTELS, LLC
MIAMI, FLORIDA

In 2005 Lividini started Hospitality Advance International to provide asset management, sales, marketing and revenue management services to hotels in US, Caribbean, Central and South America. Hospitality Advance International has worked on hotel projects on behalf of Elegant Resorts of Barbados, Nikki Beach Hotels and Resorts, Inn at Roberts Grove in Belize, Cadogan Hotel London, Clay Hotel, President, Penguin Hotels of South Beach, Hydra Properties in Mazatlan, Mexico, Cheeca Lodge and Spa Islamorada, Florida, Intercontinental Hotel Miami and the world famous Halekulani Resort and Spa in Honolulu, Hawaii. HAI currently provides asset and management services on behalf of Bosanova Hotel Mazatlan Mexico, Cinco Ceibas Resort and Spa Costa Rica, Acqua Resort and Spa Aruba, Clay Hotel South Beach, Creekside Inn and the Lime Tree Bay Resort located in the Keys. Lividini is a member of the prestigious Waldorf Astoria Distinguished Alumni is Past President of SKAL Miami and currently serves on several business and tourism-related advisory boards. After the successful sale of a luxury brand hotel company as President & CEO, Andreas spent the last 15 years as hotel developer and owner focusing on new construction and operation of Select Service hotels, Hyatt Place and Hilton Garden Inn. As Developer, Owner and Operator for a group of lifestyle hotels, he was recognized with multiple brand awards throughout his ownership. Concurrently he has been a management consultant and asset manager for institutional as well as private investors, owners of adaptive re-use opportunities and underperforming hotel assets in the southeast US and the Caribbean in need of rebranding and capital improvement programs. Most recently he worked on a brand conversion in St Thomas USVI. for a 360-room resort with a 11Million capital improvement and corresponding construction management responsibility, a brand analysis and feasibility study for an Extended Stay hotel on behalf of a developer in Miami and the best-use analysis and feasibility for a 300-key mixed-use development. He has a proven track record in brand analysis and development, channel distribution, yield optimization and customer relationship management. Instrumental in creating an award winning human resources culture, his strong leadership skills and ability to mold effective management teams enables team members to achieve an organization's objectives. As President and CEO of Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts from 1993 to 2001, Andreas gained a unique view of global hospitality and positioned the company in the forefront of innovative processes and products, resulting in superb client service and excellent return to shareholders. This luxury collection of worldwide properties with annual revenues exceeding $800 million was widely recognized for its industry leading blend of "high tech - high touch" service and product philosophy. Mr. Meinhold led a $100M EBIT turnaround during his eight-year tenure and successfully engineered profitable relations with U.S. institutional investors. Under his guidance, Swissôtel was transformed into parent company SAir Group's most attractive convertible asset and brought about a profitable sale of the company to Raffles International for 17x EBIT. The deal represented globally one of the highest yielding hospitality real-estate transaction in 2001. Mr. Mena has served in senior executive level positions for several prestigious hotel management companies in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. These organizations include, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Hilton International Hotel Company, Melia Hotels International, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Rock Resorts International, Aqualina Resort on the Beach, Sonesta Hotels & Resorts, AMResorts and Karisma Hotels & Resorts. He has a proven track record of talent and leadership development and turning around financially depressed hotels. Mr. Mena has been a key contributor in optimizing revenue management, and increasing customer and team members' satisfaction levels. He successfully led the team that re-engineered Finamer, a subsidiary of AMResorts in the Dominican Republic, improving the billing and collection practices of the company. Finamer is responsible for the billing and collection of more than 35 resorts located in the Caribbean and Mexico. He has been instrumental in the opening of several resorts including the El Conquistador Resort & Country Club (1,000 rooms) in Puerto Rico, The Ritz-Carlton San Juan in Puerto Rico (414 rooms), Tempo Miami with multi properties responsibilities in the city of Miami and Balcones del Atlántico in the Dominican Republic. As Director of Finance at Secret Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica, he was a key player in turning around the financial results of the resort. This property has 700 rooms, 20 F&B outlets, a spa and a retail shop and water sports operation. He is a former Information Technology, Accounting and Hotel Management Professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas campus. Mr. Mena graduated with distinctions from the Inter-American University in Puerto Rico with a Bachelor degree in Information Technology and a bachelor degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. He holds a Master degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Mr. Mena is a certified Professor, Speaker and Coach on leadership by the John Maxwell Team in Orlando, Florida. He is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Information technology. He is a multi-cultural global leader fluent in several languages. Sergio is fully bilingual (Spanish / English) and well experienced in understanding and addressing the needs of travelling business executives, corporate meetings and important social events. Has a bachelor degree in Hotel Management and has recently completed a course in revenue management from eCornell University.