ANDINA ACQUISITION CORP - Key Persons


David Schulhof

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Chief Business Development Officer of LiveXLive Media
David is Chief Business Development Officer of LiveXLive Media (LIVX), a global digital media company.. He is the former president of Music for AGC Film Studios and IM Global Film Studios, and previously served as a managing director at G2 Investment Group. Prior to G2, David was the co-founder and CEO of Evergreen Copyrights. Prior to this, David was vice president of Motion Picture Music at Miramax and Dimension Films, and began his career as a lawyer at the law offices of Pryor Cashman Sherman and Flynn. He recently served as a board member of MI Acquisitions, a blank check company that completed a business combination with Priority Holdings (Nasdaq: PRTH) in 2018.

Julio Torres

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Andina III
Julio is CEO and a member of the board of directors of Andina III. He also served as CEO of Andina II from 2016 to 2018 and co-CEO of Andina I from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013, Julio has been a managing partner at Multiple Equilibria Capital, a financial advisory firm. From 2008 to 2013, he was managing director of the private equity firm Nexus Capital Partners. Prior to this, he served with the Colombian Ministry of Finance as Director General of Public Credit and the Treasury from 2006 to 2008. Julio has also worked at other premier financial institutions such as JP Morgan Chase. He is currently a board member of Tecnoglass Inc. (Nasdaq: TGLS), Tuscany Oil Holdings Ltd., Banco Serfinanza S.A., Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional, and Colombia Telecomunicaciones.

Leyla Saavedra

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President of Andina III
Leyla is vice-president of Andina III. Since 2015, she has been senior partner at Accounting Advice Center. Previously, she worked as a forensic accountant for Financial Benefits Corporation, reconstructing assets and income streams, developing sound business plans, providing strategic positioning counsel through analysis of company performance.

Luke Weil - Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • Non - Executive Chairman
  • Executive Chairman of the Board of Andina III
Luke serves as executive chairman of the board of Andina III. He was the chairman of Andina II and CEO of Andina I. Prior to this, from 2008 to 2013, Luke headed international business development for Scientific Games Corporation in Latin America where, among other responsibilities, he oversaw business acquisitions in the region. From 2004 to 2006, Luke was an associate and then junior partner at Business, Strategies, & Insight, a government relations and business consulting firm. He started his career as an investment banker at Bear Stearns. Luke Weil is the Founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Andina Acquisition Corporation II, a blank check company focused on investments in the Andean region of South America. Weil engages in a wide range of entrepreneurial, investment and philanthropic activities in addition to his work at Andina. He is the founder of LIMPIA, the Long Island Marine Purification Initiative, a 501c3 focused on the issue of water quality in and around Long Island, New York. Luke is also a partner in LW Air and serves on the boards of Runa LLC, Interactive Commerce Corp., and tech startup SkuRun. Weil is an active member of the board of the Fortune Society. He is also Chairman and co-Founder of Rios Nete and co-Founder of PlantMed, which supports a range of charitable activities in the Amazon rainforest.

Matthew Kibble

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Managing Partner of the Private Investment Group Kibble Holdings LLC
Matthew is the managing partner of the private investment group Kibble Holdings LLC, which works closely with a select group of entrepreneurs, family offices and high net worth individuals to invest in early stage and growth consumer, technology and media companies. Previously, Matthew was a partner at Cap-Meridian, a private family office investment vehicle with a global mandate to invest mainly in disruptive technologies. From 2010 to 2013, he was the founder and COO of Everlight Capital, LLC, a boutique investment bank. From 2005 to 2009, Matthew was with JPMorgan Chase. He began his career as an accountant at Ernst and Young.

Mauricio Orellana

Job Titles:
  • CFO of Andina III
Mauricio is CFO of Andina III and held the same title for Andina II. He also acted as an M&A advisor to Andina I. Since 2013, Mauricio has been a managing director at Cori Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm covering Latin America. Between 2005 and 2013, he was vice-president and then managing director at the financial services firm Stephens Inc. in the Latin American advisory practice of the firm. Mauricio has also worked at the Latin American Infrastructure Fund (LAIF) sponsored by GE and AIG, and the Inter-American Investment Corporation. He is currently a board member of CIFI, an entity focused in infrastructure financing in Latin America.

Maya Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of Andina III
Maya is Treasurer of Andina III. She served as Treasurer and Secretary of Andina II and was an initial investor and advisor to Andina I. Prior to joining Andina I, Maya was senior currency strategist for Latin America at HSBC Securities (USA) from 2008 to 2015. From 2005 to 2008, she was the lead macro-economic analyst for HSBC, covering the Andean region. She started her career as a public policy associate at the Council of the Americas, a leading business organization.

Roman Raju

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Roman has been a practicing neuroradiologist and partner at Radiology Partners since 2018. From 2013 until 2018, he was a physician practicing at West Houston Radiology Associates, and became an equity partner in 2017. Dr. Raju contributed to the sale of the West Houston Radiology Associates practice to Radiology Partners, and then became a partner in the Radiology Partners practice in 2018 upon completion of the sale. Dr. Raju holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from Tulane University, a M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a M.B.A from Columbia Business School.

Walter Schenker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Principal at MAZ Capital Advisors LLC
Walter has been a principal at MAZ Capital Advisors LLC, the general partner of MAZ Partners LP, a hedge fund, since June 2010. From 1999 to 2010, he was a principal at Titan Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser and hedge fund. Prior to this, Walter was affiliated with several hedge funds and brokerage firms, including Steinhardt Partners, Bear Stearns, Gabelli & Company, Inc., Lehman Brothers and Drexel Burnham Lambert. He is currently on the board of directors and a member of the audit committee of TechPrecision Corp, and previously served on the board of directors and as chairman of the board of Sevcon, Inc.