ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN
OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On February 5, 2017, Roberto Luciano resigned
all positions with the Company in accordance with the terms of the Exchange as set forth above. Mr. Luciano had no disputes with
the Company.
On February 5, 2017, the following people were
appointed as officers and directors of the Company in accordance with the Exchange:
Robert Rico, Chief Executive Officer.
Robert Rico was
a consultant to Grand Havana prior to the Company’s acquisition. Mr. Rico
was
CEO of Pleasant Kids, a specialized beverage company, with oversight of the company’s business development. Prior to GH,
Robert was managing director, Alchemist Funds, There was a team leader for Financial Services, composed of numerous professionals
covering investment banks, commercial banks, consumer finance. For seven years prior, he was managing director of RR Investments
Group. where he advised companies in corporate finance and M&A transactions.
Mr. Rico has managed over 40 transactions, including
the IPO of VIVA Entertainment , a tech-media company, and the sale of Expert Group (Corespondent Lending Company).
Tanya Bredemeier, Chairwoman
Tanya Bredemeier is a founder and Chief Operating
Officer of Grand Havana’s retail hotel kiosks and wholesale division in Miami Beach, Florida. She opened Grand Havana with
her partners in 2015, bringing more than 20 years of retail business ownership and management expertise.
Prior
to
joining
Grand
Havana,
Ta
n
i
a
Bredemeier
built,
owned
and
operated
her
ow
n
l
uxury
reta
il
a
pparel
store
for
10
years.
Her
sk
ills
previously
were
in
the
luxury
fine
jewelry
business
with
retail
store
management
and
sales
for
8
years. Her
excell
ent
entrepreneuria
l
sk
ills
a
ll
ow
her
t
o
focus
on
l
eadership
,
branding,
innovation, detail awareness and exceptional customer
ser
vic
e
.
Steve Polisar, Director
Steve Polisar is currently a practicing attorney,
specializing in hospitality issues. He attended Michigan State University on a full baseball scholarship and was the Batting Championship
of his Senior year. After Graduation, he was accepted into the University of the Pacific School of Law in Sacramento, California.
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was his Constitutional Law Professor. Mr. Polisar was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1975.
Subsequently opened and built the first sidewalk café
on Ocean Drive, South Beach in 1988. Simultaneously was co-chairing the Ocean Drive Association. Thereafter in 2002, based on extensive
experience, was asked by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach to chair the Nite Life Task Force which negotiated
various issues regarding the hospitality industry between public officials and private sector.
Louis Bustello, Chief Operating Officer
Louis Bustello is the former president of Bustelo
Coffee and has 50 years learning the US coffee business. He was one of the builders of the Cuban espresso market in Florida.
Mr. Bustello built his career at the now 80-year-old
Spanish immigrant founded company that bears his family's name. The company was later bought by transnational corporations and
became the US Latino coffee market leader for years, while Luis served as president and became an expert in the corporate-style
American coffee business.
Jorge
Moreno,
Chief Marketing Officer
Jorg
e
Mo
reno
is
an
American
born
musician,
composer,
producer
and
restaurant
owner
of
Cub
an
descent
.
Bo
rn
and
r
ai
sed
in
Miami,
Florida,
his
parents
emigrated
from
Cuba
to
Miami
during
the dictatorship
of
Fidel
a
nd
Ra
u
l
Ca
st
ro.
Moreno opened a Production
company on South beach named Beach Pictures focusing on Docu-Reality content. He has produced content for MTV, CURRENT TV, TLC
and the CW. He was creator and Executive producer of the summer series "The Catalina" based on the real life employees
of the popular South Beach hotel.
In 2013, Moreno opened
a bar restaurant called Moreno's Cuba, a 1950's style speakeasy bar and cafe at the Riviera Hotel and Suites on South Beach.The
restaurant has been voted in top 5 Cuban restaurants in Miami by Haute Living magazine and voted "Best hidden gem on South
Beach" by New Times Magazine.
In addition to his many
talents, Moreno is the founder of the new social media video app named "Videoo".
