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JBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Rajan Jetley
Mr. Jetley is the Chairman of Jacob Ballas Capital India Private Ltd. In 1987, he was selected at the age 37 to head Air India, the Indian national carrier, as its youngest CEO ever. During his tenure, Air India made a remarkable turnaround from a loss-making organization to becoming one of the most profitable airlines in the world. Mr. Jetley has held various prominent positions in his career, including Managing Director of India Tourism Development Corporation (at the time, the largest chain of hotels and travel agencies in India), Chairman of the Centaur Group of Hotels, Board Member of United Breweries Ltd., Consultant to Air Lanka Airlines and currently serves as an independent director on the board of Zee Telefilms (India's largest vertically-integrated media and entertainment company). He is also the promoter of Bistro Hospitality, a company which is the master franchisee of TGI Friday's restaurants in India (this business is managed by a professional management team). Mr. Jetley holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Aloysius College of Jabalpur and an MBA from Delhi University.

Mr. Srinivas Chidambaram                                                                           Mr. Chidambaram is the Managing Director of Jacob Ballas Capital India Pvt Ltd. and is responsible for Fund investments, day to day operations of the company and supervising the management team. Mr. Chidambaram joined JBC in 2005. He has 21 years of financial services and industry experience, including 13 years of private equity experience in India. From 2001 to 2003, Mr Chidambaram worked with HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Ltd, Hong Kong, responsible for private equity investments in India and South East Asia; previously, he served with its affiliate in India for six years, based in New Delhi. From October 2003 until March 2005, he served with HCL Technologies Ltd, a leading Indian IT services company, in the USA and in India, responsible for financial institution relationships and strategic alliances in the investment banking technology and operations division. Mr Chidambaram commenced his career with SRF Finance Ltd. (since acquired by GE Capital) where he was responsible for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking, based in Bombay. Mr. Chidambaram holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Kerala and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. 

Mr. John Y. Kim
Mr. Kim is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management LLC, responsible for all New York Life Investments divisions and subsidiaries, their continued profitability and the strategic growth of the organization. Mr. Kim is also a member of the Executive Management Committee of New York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Kim has an impressive 26-year track record as a highly successful business executive with deep knowledge of the investment management and retirement businesses. He was previously President of Prudential Retirement where he led their defined benefit, defined contribution and guaranteed products businesses. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Kim served as president of CIGNA Retirement and Investment Services. He spent 17 years of his career with Aetna Life & Casualty where he rose to the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Aeltus Investment Management. He also served as Managing Director and head of Fixed Income at Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors. Mr. Kim is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds Series 6, 7, 24, and 26 designations, MBA from the University of Connecticut and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.

Ms. Yie-Hsin Hung
Ms. Yie-Hsin is a Senior Managing Director of New York Life Investments and Head of Alternative Investments, which includes New York Life Capital Partners and Private Advisors LLC. In addition, she oversees New York Life Investments' Corporate Communications group as well as the firm's Marketing and Product Development efforts. Ms Yie-Hsin joined New York Life Investments in 2010 with more than 20 years of investment management industry experience. Her background includes roles as senior advisor at Bridgewater Associates and as Managing Director and head of M&A at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. At Morgan Stanley, Ms. Yie-Hsin also directed the absolute return strategies and business development areas for Alternative Investments, and led the Private Equity business. She served as co-Head of the IT Strategy Group at Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division, and was a Principal in the Real Estate Investment Banking Unit. Ms. Yie-Hsin received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University and her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. David Ban Song Long
Mr. Ban is the Managing Director of Excelfin Pte Ltd, a privately-owned investment company. He is on the Board of NatSteel Ltd where he also sits on the audit committee and is the Chairman of the executive committee. He was formerly the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vickers Ballas Holdings Ltd, Singapore. His previous appointments include Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank New York, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Kuo Group of Companies in New York and Hong Kong, and Executive Director of Hotel Properties Ltd.