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MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WITH
STRONG INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND

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Rodrigo Conesa

Co-Founder and Managing Principal

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Gerardo Mahuad

Co-Founder and Managing Principal

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Humberto Cubillos

Senior Vice President of Operations and Asset Management

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Mariana Robina

Senior Vice President of Investments & Finance

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Jaime Rionda

Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Marcelo Margain

Senior Vice President of Business Development

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Ana Cecilia González

Senior Vice President of Investments and Portfolio Management

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Miroslawa Kopec

Senior Vice President of Fund Management and Investor Relations

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Hector González

Senior Vice President of Asset Management

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Johnny de la Espriella

Senior Vice President of Operations

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Sonia López

Controller

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Sonia Horton

Vice President of Human Resources

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Jaime Orvañanos

Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance

Rodrigo Conesa

Co-Founder and Managing Principal

  • 25+ years of investment strategy and real estate experience
  • At EPC, he has invested over $1.4 billion in 42 multifamily properties in Florida and Texas containing over 10,455 apartment units
  • For over 20 years a partner with Ritch Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, leading the real estate practice advising Mexican and international clients in their real estate investments
  • LLM from Columbia University and a Bachelor Degree in Law from Universidad Iberoamericana

Gerardo Mahuad

Co-Founder and Managing Principal

  • 20+ years of investments, banking, real estate and finance experience
  • At EPC, he has invested over $1.3 billion in 38 multifamily properties in Florida and Texas containing 9,991 apartment units
  • Managed and advised over $1.2 billion in assets of high net worth individuals, foundations and private pension funds at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley
  • MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management (Finance and Real Estate) and a Bachelor Degree in Law from Universidad Iberoamericana

Humberto Cubillos

Senior Vice President of Operations and Asset Management

  • 20+ years of real estate property management experience ranging from asset management to marketing and business development
  • Since he joined EPC in 2015, he has overseen the execution of the value-add and repositioning strategies, together with the day-to-day property operations
  • Managed over 27,000 apartment units representing $1.2+ billion of asset value at AIMCO (publicly traded multifamily REIT)
  • MBA from Harvard Business School (Finance) and a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes

Mariana Robina

Senior Vice President of Investments & Finance

  • 14+ years of real estate investments and finance, from acquisitions, due diligence and asset management to accounting and financial control, and investor relations
  • Joined EPC in 2013, she has led the acquisition of over $1.2 billion in 37 multifamily properties and the origination of over $800 million of mortgage financing
  • Previous experience in MIRA Companies (Black Creek Group) on evaluating development of residential and mixed-use opportunities valued in over $500 million
  • MBA from Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (Real Estate) and a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana

Jaime Rionda

Senior Vice President of Business Development

  • 20+ years of real estate experience and an EPC recurring investor since 2013
  • At EPC, he is responsible for originating and developing innovative investment structures for the expansion of the company
  • Senior Management experience as Co-CEO at Loma Desarrollos, a leading real estate developer in Mexico, and Co-CEO, Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Senior Vice President of Development in a ten-year career at Cinemex, the 6th largest movie theater company in the world
  • Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Anáhuac

Marcelo Margain

Senior Vice President of Business Development

  • 20+ years of real estate investments, development and finance experience
  • At EPC, he is responsible for business development and fundraising activities, focusing on building equity relationships with accredited investors and institutional investors such as family offices, real estate funds, pension funds, wealth funds, and financial institutions
  • Senior Management experience at Valo Developers, a fully-integrated real estate development and investment company, and Hines, one of the largest privately held real estate investors, managers, and developers in the world, with presence in 25 countries
  • MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Ana Cecilia González

Senior Vice President of Investments and Portfolio Management

  • 10+ years of real estate investment experience, ranging from underwriting and acquisitions to asset and portfolio management
  • Joined EPC in 2016, she is responsible for overseeing acquisitions through closing, including origination, underwriting, market research, business plan preparation, debt financing and due diligence
  • At EPC, she has participated in the acquisition of 7,368 apartments in 28 multifamily properties representing a total investment of over $1.2 billion
  • Worked for Artha Capital, where she participated in over 20 closings worth$850+ million including industrial, retail, office and housing projects
  • Bachelor Degree in Financial Management from ITESM

Miroslawa Kopec

Senior Vice President of Fund Management and Investor Relations

  • 14+ years of real estate investment experience ranging from underwriting and acquisitions to portfolio management, valuations and fund management
  • Joined EPC in 2017, she is responsible for fund management, investor & lender reporting, and investor relations
  • Previous experience in Prudential Real Estate Investments and Walton Street Capital, where she oversaw over $1.5 billion in managed assets
  • MBA from Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) and a Bachelor degree in Accounting and Business Management from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Hector González

Senior Vice President of Asset Management

  • 12+ years of asset management and real estate operations experience
  • Joined in EPC in October 2017, he is responsible for business plan execution and KPI’s follow-up, marketing and resident relations, property management software set-up and maintenance, operations best practices, ancillary income and periodic performance reporting
  • Prior to EPC, he worked at Colliers International as Asset Manager for the retail properties portfolio and at MIRA Companies (Black Creek Group) as Property Manager for the companies’ first mixed used project in Mexico.
  • MBA from EGADE Business School and a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from ITESM

Johnny de la Espriella

Senior Vice President of Operations

  • 20+ years of diverse property management experience, including multifamily and condo/HOA administration
  • Joined EPC in 2023, currently overseeing property operations and revenue management strategy
  • Managed over 30,000 multi-family units with RKW Residential, a property management firm operating in 7 different states
  • MBA and Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida International University
  • Serving as the 2024 President of the South East Florida Apartment Association and as a voting delegate for the Florida Apartment Association and National Apartment Association

Sonia López

Controller

  • 17+ years of experience in finance, accounting, and treasury in real estate
  • At EPC, she is responsible for internal accounting, treasury, and compliance for EPC’s investment vehicles
  • Senior management experience at PGIM (the global Investment Management Businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc.) where she was responsible for financial reporting to the Mexican Stock Exchange, and at KPMG, where she worked as an audit manager
  • MBA from Escuela Bancaria y Comercial (EBC), postgraduate in Finance from Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico (UNITEC) and a Bachelor Degree in Accounting from UNITEC

Sonia Horton

Vice President of Human Resources

  • 20+ years of experience in Human Resources across diverse industries, including multifamily, retail, and education, with in-depth knowledge of employment law, HR programs, and people operations
  • Since joining EPC in 2023, she has overseen the HR function for both the US and Mexico
  • MBA from the Metropolitan University of Honduras
  • Active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and teacher of the virtual master’s program at Central American Technological University

Jaime Orvañanos

Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance

  • 20+ years of experience in legal practice, with extensive international experience in Latin America, spanning diverse industries such as retail, real estate, investment funds, hospitality, banking, and fintech
  • Since joining EPC in 2024, he is responsible for overseeing the company’s legal and compliance functions
  • Law degree from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City, with a master’s degree in law from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and postgraduate studies in business law at ITAM, tax law at Colegio de Contadores, and legal operations at ESADE