Ricardo Dunin - President

Ricardo Dunin is the president and founder of Flagler Group. Founded in 1996, Flagler Group is a Miami based, multi-faceted real estate development company headquartered in the Miami Design District.

At Dunin's direction, Flagler Group has developed, and continues to develop some of Miami's landmark projects. Pioneering the condo-hotel concept, Flagler Group acquired the famed Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove, spearheading its transformation into Miami's first luxury condominium-hotel resort. Following the success of The Mutiny, Dunin also developed a neighboring site into the Mutiny Park, now known as the Sonesta Hotel & Suites Coconut Grove. Recent high-profile projects include The Meridian, an ultra-modern building of 111 luxury condominiums on South Beach and Le Sereno, a new beachfront resort on the exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy on Grand Cul-de-Sac Beach. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he is a partner in Performance, a condo, office, and hotel development company since 2002.

José Otávio Caldeira - Senior Vice President

As Senior Vice President of Construction, José Otávio Caldeira is responsible for managing Flagler Group's development projects and construction operations. Mr. Caldeira brings to the company over 26 years of managerial and technical experience in engineering and construction in both the United States and Brazil.

Prior to joining Flagler in March 2006, Mr. Caldeira's former employer was Odebrecht Construction, one of the top 25 construction companies in the world. During his 13 years at Odebrecht in Miami, Mr. Caldeira played an important role in several large-scale projects, including the Miami International Airport, the American Airlines Arena, 1500 Ocean Drive / Ocean Steps condominium in South Beach, and most recently the Performing Arts Center of Greater Miami / Carnival Center.

John Petersen - Chief Financial Officer

John Petersen brings to Flagler Holding Group more than 20 years of experience in public accounting and financial management within the hospitality and real estate industries. During his career he has coordinated and managed the business side of several ventures across the U.S. and Canada, developing a broad expertise in financial operations, systems and reporting.

Originally from California, Mr. Petersen started his career in 1982 with the public accounting firm of Deloitte Haskins and Sells in Alberta, Canada, now Deloitte and Touche. He left public accounting to join the hospitality industry in 1985, devoting himself to the financial management of major hotel properties in the Canadian Rockies, New York City and Miami. While in New York he became extensively involved in real estate development and the acquisition, retrofitting, redevelopment and operation of choice hospitality properties in the northeastern U.S. After moving to Miami, during his six-year tenure at Carnival Hotels and Casinos, he directed the financial operations of the luxury five-star Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove.