Mr. Holtermann is a principal, an advisor to the Vine Group since 2009. Alex is based in Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Zurich, has worked within the financial markets in Germany and across Europe for the past fifteen years, involved in the Investor and Public Relations industry. His career in this industry commenced in Public Relations for the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. More recently, he was the founder, proprietor and Chief Executive Officer of Holtermann & Team GmbH, a private Investor Relations company focused on the introduction of junior and senior North American and International public companies to the German-speaking media and financial institutions. During this time, he was instrumental in organizing a number of financial related events in Germany, including Initial Public Offerings of companies listing on the German Stock Exchanges and Investor Relations programs, where public companies made presentations to institutional investors. In 2004 he sold his company to serve on the board of public companies. Since 2005 he has been specializing on the Asian public markets, focusing on Hong Kong by establishing personal investment contacts and giving advice to public companies (such as Mayfair Mining & Minerals, Inc., Aldridge Minerals Corp. etc.). Since 1999, he has also served as the Honorary Consul of Belize.