ERICK JIMENEZ COVER LETTER

Erick Jimenez is a Mechanical Engineer from Universidad de las Americas-Puebla www.udlap.mx, Mexico, with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering specialized in Turbo-machinery & Rotor-dynamics from Texas A&M University www.tamu.edu, USA. Erick is Founder of AdL Holdings www.adlholdings.com based in the San Antonio, TX area, US, Investment-oriented firm dedicated to land, develop and business-walk opportunities in small-medium enterprises, focusing in 2 business lines: Private Capital Investments and Industrial & Business Consulting. Erick runs Private Capital Investments through Strategic Partnerships with US & Mexican companies in demand for expanding working capital, funding new projects, strengthening the balance sheet or make acquisitions. Main investments are in the order of $1M USD. The Financial Outcome on recent investments include positive results, such as those of an Hospitality Industry partner able to increase income sales and profit in 62%, and occupancy rate in 40% during the 1st year; while results of a Food Industry partner, allowed a 3-fold capacity expansion, 13% and 23% increased income sales & profit, respectively, during the 1st half of the year. ROI on both investments was reached in less than 2 years. He funded new projects in diverse Industries: Poultry, Food Production & Distribution, Restaurant, Hospitality & Furniture, with +36% annual returns. Recently, he achieved a growth capital investment in Vector Automation www.vector-automation.com, Pharmaceutical Industry supplier, for transnational expansion. Inside of Industrial & Business Consulting, Erick provides Advisory Services, Business & Market Intelligence and Corporate Strategy for companies in the Automotive Supply Industry in USA, Europe & China. As main reference, along 2012 a Competitiveness Assessment Study was conducted for Olgun Celik www.olguncelik.com.tr, leading European company in the Global Auto Supply Industry, with consolidated sales of EUR 50M/year. This contribution supported the customer to enhance its market share and reaffirm its main player position in the European Auto Supply Industry, achieving the highest level of production in its history and reaching double digit growth in 2012. In the past, Erick worked over 10 years as Business Development Director for Europe & Asia, China Chief Representative and Sales & Program Manager in the US & Mexico for Rassini www.rassini.com, the Largest Producer of Suspension Components for light commercial vehicles in the world and the only vertically integrated

producer of brake discs in America. . During this period, he setup and directed Commercial & Technical offices in

Germany and China. While in charge, he carried out businesses with companies in Western & Eastern Europe. In addition, Erick was Rassini’s Business Door-Opener in China, as he developed and executed Rassini’s China Sourcing Strategy Plan, Heavy Truck Industry Assessments, and Competitiveness Studies of Leaf Spring Suppliers. He developed businesses with new Customers in Europe, such as: Daimler-Mercedes Benz, Renault-Nissan, BMW, Ford Motor Co., GM-Opel, among others. When it comes to specific activities, Erick led Strategic Partnerships, Sales, Development and Sourcing, Liaison activities between Customers, Headquarters and Plants, structured Cooperation Agreements, Corporate Strategies, Competitive Assessments, Market & Business Intelligence and performed Due Diligence Visits for landing and developing Global Programs. During the 2004-2011 time-frame, main achievements: * 2009-2011 - Awarded as Tier 1 supplier and first time ever designated as Global lead-design for a major OEM program of Ford Motor Co. This platform was launched and assembled in Europe, NA & China. Commercial & technical development: Purchasing (Germany), Engineering (UK), Design, Testing & Manufacturing (Turkey). * 2008-2011 – Development of Market Access Strategy in Europe for Rassini, by generating the first ever sales in Europe through awarding Renault-Nissan supply programs in the OEM Auto Industry, achieving export volume sales in the range of $4.5M USD/year (10-year contracts worth $45M USD). * 2005-2010 – Initiative, Design & Development of a supply contract agreement of suspension components for the Auto Industry in Europe in partnership with HZAP www.hzap.cz, Czech company (EUR 30M/year turnover). - Business Cooperation with OMK www.omk.ru/en/OMK, Russian company, through a TAA (Technical Assistance Agreement), to provide sales access and supply auto components to foreign Western European brands in the local market. This green-field project included the very initial steps, from scouting, study of infrastructure and production equipment, due-diligence, tech-financial-business assessment & logistics, for selecting the manufacturing site. * 2004-2007 – Kick-off & launch of a state-of-the-art program for Daimler-Mercedes Benz, Premium Auto Industry, by entering and competing in the European market (tech & commercial, quality, logistics, contracts, etc.). - Pre-emptive program avoiding a part quality recall by Magna www.magna.com, Graz, Austria ($2M USD Savings).