Executive Officers

Adelmo “Al” Lopez, 59
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Lopez founded Finca Terrerito, now Alma Coffee, LLC, in 2008 and is its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Alma Coffee, roasts and wholesales premium coffees from Latin America. From 2008-2017, Mr. Lopez was also a member of Gerson Lehrman Consulting Group. Prior to that, from 2006-2008 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Blair Corporation, a $400+ million multi-channel direct marketer of apparel and home goods. He served in several capacities including as Group General Manager of Russell Corporation, a $1.4 billion athletic and activewear company from 2004-2006. Earlier positions include: Chief Financial Officer of Dole Fresh Fruit International, a $1.6 billion subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Regional Vice President of Frito Lay, Inc., and in two divisional Chief Financial Officer roles with Sara Lee Corporation. Mr. Lopez is a certified public accountant and began his business career with Coopers & Lybrand. He also served in the United States Army. Mr. Lopez earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois in Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.

Christy Albeck, 70
Chief Financial Officer 

Ms. Albeck has served as CFO of the company since January 2024. Ms. Albeck has over 30 years of experience operating as an outsourced CFO in venture backed public and private companies. From November 1987 to March 2022, Ms. Albeck served as Founder and CEO of Albeck Financial Services, a consulting firm specializing in pre-audit work for international and domestic public companies and private companies in the process of going public. Ms. Albeck is currently a Partner at Calabrese Consulting, a Financial Accounting and Advisory Services firm that acquired Albeck Financial Services in March 2022. Ms. Albeck has expertise in financial due diligence and SEC reporting, having provided consulting and advisory services for over 125 SPACs. Ms. Albeck holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Houston.

Board of Directors

John Joyce, 70
Vice Chairman

Mr. Joyce has served as Vice Chairman of the Company since December 2023. Mr. Joyce is the former Chief Financial Officer of IBM. He was also President of Asia Pacific and Head of Global Services at IBM. He was instrumental in the successful reengineering of IBM’s worldwide business, including the sale of the hard disk drive (HDD) business to Hitachi, the sale of the PC business to Lenovo, and the acquisition of PW Consulting from PriceWaterhouse. During his time at IBM from September 1977 to June 2007, Mr. Joyce was responsible for 150,000 employees and nearly $50 billion of revenue. Mr. Joyce served as a Managing Director of SilverLake Partners, the world’s largest technology focused PE fund. From June 2007 to May 2012, Mr. Joyce served as a member of the investment committee and was leader of the firm’s value creation team. Mr. Joyce has also served on the boards of HP, Avago (Broadcom), Bertelsmann AG, Intelsat, Gartner and Sabre. Mr. Joyce holds a Bachelor of Arts from Montclair State University, and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. We believe Mr. Joyce is well qualified to serve as a director due to his executive leadership experience in the technology industry.

Silvia Panigone, 52
Director

Ms. Panigone has served as director of the company since October 2023. With more than 25 years’ experience in private and public companies and several Board positions, Ms. Panigone combines a profound understanding of corporate finance and private investments with a deep knowledge of drugs and devices development processes. Ms. Panigone is Founder of ADYA, a company focused on corporate strategy counseling, interim management, deal structuring, and capital raising at a global level. Ms. Panigone is currently also acting as CEO of Inhalis Therapeutics, a Swiss biotech developing inhaled drugs for life-threatening diseases. From February 2021 to November 2022 she served as Chief Operating Officer at NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd., a Swiss biotech listed on the NASDAQ. Ms. Panigone was a former Managing Director at I-Bankers Direct, an equity funding web-platform and Advisor for I-Bankers Securities group, a US investment bank.. She formerly served as Investment Director at BSI Healthcapital, a VC firm focused on life sciences, and she was responsible for venture investments and for the set-up of clients’ dedicated vehicles in the Merchant division of a Swiss bank (BSI/EGF bank). Ms. Panigone spent her first years as oncology researcher in Academia in Italy and the US. She possesses a Molecular Biology degree, a Ph.D. in Molecular Oncology and an executive MBA (EMBA) at SDA Bocconi.

Jian Zhang, 41
Director 

Mr. Zhang has significant experience in designing, developing and operating messaging platforms and investing in the informational, biological, block-chain and consumer technology industries. He is currently a director at many technology and investment firms, including Yunnan Jimaoxin Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Zenyi Tonglian Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Meining Technology Co., Ltd. Since August 2015, he has been the Chief Executive Officer and the Managing Partner of Yunnan Xiaosen Venture Capital Co., Ltd., a fund active in angel-round capital raising for internet and social media startups. Since August 2017, Mr. Zhang has also been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hangzhou Hechuang Investment Management Co., Ltd., a fund investing in the processing, supply chain and retail channels related to agricultural products. Mr. Zhang is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Distoken Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: DIST), a special purpose acquisition company which completed its initial public offering in February 2023. Mr. Zhang is the former Chief Executive Officer of Tongzheng Huilian Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a high-tech company focusing on the development and application of blockchain technology. From January 2005 to August 2018, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Kunming Limit Technology Company Limited, a high-tech company mainly engaged in the development of mobile communication technology. Mr. Zhang graduated from Guangdong Ocean University with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Feng Xiangkun
Advisor

Mr. Feng will serve as an Advisor to the Company upon the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Feng has extensive experience in corporate capital strategy, IPO incubation, private equity, and legal risk control. He previously served as a Securities Analyst at State Grid Yingda and Fund Manager for YuanDeKun Private Equity Fund Management (Nanjing) Co. Mr. Feng graduated from Xiamen University in 2010, majoring in social work and management.