Ettore V. Biagioni founded Alothon in 2004. Previously, he served for nine years as Head of the Latin America Private Equity Group of Deutsche Bank/Bankers Trust Company. Prior to the acquisition of Bankers Trust (“BT”) by Deutsche Bank, Mr. Biagioni was the head of BT’s Latin America M&A and Private Equity Group and Partner of the Bank. Mr. Biagioni has been doing business in Latin America since the mid 1980’s and has worked with members of the Alothon Group since 1995. His professional experience includes having worked at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York, and McKinsey & Company in Italy. He serves on numerous boards of portfolio companies and is a Director of Cynosure (NASDAQ). Mr. Biagioni is also a member of the Board of Governors and of certain Committees of the Lawrence Hospital Center in Westchester, New York, and a member of the European Advisory Board of Babson College. Mr. Biagioni is a member of the Advisory Panel of the North American Venture Capital Summit. Mr. Biagioni holds a B.S. with distinction from Babson College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.