Corphousing Group IPO Presentation Deck
LEADERSHIP: Experienced management with diverse backgrounds
BRIAN FERDINAND
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board
Brian Ferdinand founded our company in
2017. Prior to this, he was Chief
Operating Officer and a partner at
Vacation Rentals LLC, a provider of
loyalty-branded, hotel-alternative
accommodations, and prior to that, from
2011 through 2014, Mr. Ferdinand
served as a member of the Board of
Directors and Head of Corporate Strategy
at Liquid Holdings, Inc. ("Liquid"), a
designer and operator of fintech-based
brokerage order execution platforms and
services, Mr. Ferdinand served as
Managing Director and partner at
ECHOTrade LLC, a proprietary trading
firm, where he oversaw that company's
expansion from 30 to nearly 1,000
licensed traders working in offices
throughout the United States and
internationally in JBO partnership with
Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.
JIMMIE CHATMON
Executive Vice President and
Director
Jimmie Chatmon joined our
company in November 2017 and
has helped our company grow in
the short-term rental marketplace,
drawing upon his prior experience
and analytical expertise in
designing our daily pricing and
distribution strategies, while
overseeing our revenue
management team. Before joining
our company, from July 2016 to
November 2017, Mr. Chatmon
worked in sales and revenue
management at Vacation Rentals
LLC, a provider of loyalty-branded,
hotel-alternative accommodations.
Mr. Chatmon earned his B.S. in
Business Administration from the
University of Miami in 2015.
DAVID GURFEIN
Partner, President & Coo
David H. Gurfein joined our company
in November 2017. Prior to this, he
served as Chief Executive Officer of
United American Patriots, a non-
profit 501(c)(3) organization that
focuses on service members
individual rights. From June 2012 to
June 2017, Mr. Gurfein was President
of True Health & Wholeness, a health
and fitness company. He was a
Managing Partner and Senior Vice
President for Business Development
at Holden International, a business
development and consultancy
company, from July 2010 to June
2012. Mr. Gurfein served in the US.
Marine Corps from September 1982
to November 2007, enlisting as a
private and retiring as a Lieutenant
Colonel. Mr. Gurfein holds an M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School and a
8.5. from Syracuse University.
SHANOOP KOTHARI
Chief Financial Officer
Shanoop Kothani has been our Chief Financial
Officer since January 2022. From January 2019
until September 2021, Mr., Kothari was the Chief
Financial Officer of NuZee Inc (Nasdaq: NUZE),
From July 2020 until May 2021, Mr. Kothari also
served, in dual capacity, as Nužee's Chief
Operating Officer. In addition, Mr. Kothari served
as a director of NuZee from October 2019 to
March 2021. Prior to joining NuZee, Mr. Kothari
was a Managing Director at B. Riley FBR, Inc.
("FBR) from June 2014 until September 2018.
From September 2012 to June 2014, Mr. Kothari
was the Chief Financial Officer of a private oil and
gas refinery joint venture with HollyFrontier. Mr.
Kothari was an investment banker at Credit Suisse
from June 2005 until September 2012. From May
1998 until April 2003, Mr. Kothari served in variety
of capacities for BindView Development, a publicly
traded software company, including as Chief
Financial Officer (from January 2001 to May 2001).
Mr.Kothari was senior auditor at Price
Waterhouse from June 1995 to May 1998. Mr.
Kothari holds a BA in Accounting from Southern
Methodist University and an MBA from Rice
University. Mr. Kothari is also a licensed CPA and
CIA and possesses Series 7/24/63 licenses.
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KEVIN MIKLOSHECK
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Kevin Mikolashek joined our company in September
2021. Prior to this, from April 2018 until September
2021, he served as Managing Director for Misbah-
Maher Consultancy, a consulting firm focused on
Federal Government contracts in Afghanistan, and
for Maher Legal Services, a law firm. From November
2015 to March 2018, Mr. Mikolashek was Senior
Counsel at the Enforcement Division of the Federal
Reserve Board of Governors, investigating large
financial institutions. From November 2005 to
November 2015, he served in the U.S. Department of
Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in the
Eastern District of Virginia, where he led complex
procurement fraud investigations into some of the
nation's largest defense contractors and represented
the United States in civil litigation. From January
1997 to November 2005, Mr. Mikolashek served as
an Army Judge Advocate Officer, prosecuting
felonies, providing legal advice to combat
commanders, and representing the Army in civil
litigation. Mr. Mikolashek holds an M.B.A from the
University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of
Business, a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law of
Pennsylvania State University, and a B.A. from the
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