JP Purchasing Consultancy provides purchasing and supply chain consulting services to hotels and hospitality businesses. Services include assisting with hotel openings, furniture, fixtures and equipment ordering and installation, food and beverage revenue consulting, supplier negotiations, and purchasing restructuring. Recent projects include providing purchasing coordination for Womitex BV and developing a new pillow product. Future projects include renovation work for the Astoria Hotel Brussels.

1. JP Purchasing Consultancy takes care of the following activities: Assistance at Hotel openings FF&E and OS&E ordering FF&E Installations F&B revenue consultant Negotatiations operational suppliers Purchasing re-structering and co-ordination within individual hotels, hotel groups and Hospitality related businesses Product development

2. 2011activities: Available for projects Purchasing co-ordination at Womitex BV Development of “The Unique Pillow”

3. Futureactivities: Renovation Project Astoria Hotel Brussels Re-opening 2013

4. Recent activities 2010 March-present Womitex BV, Womitex GmbH, purchasing consultancy, contract management re-structuring. Purchasing planning and negotiations period 2011-2014 Development of new products 2010, January/February Food & Beverage revenue consultant for Crowne Plaza Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 2009 Womitex BV, Womitex GmbH, re-structuring purchasing for both The Netherlands and Germany. 2008 Purchasing set-up for Apollo Hotels and resorts Benelux

5. Womitex is the first linen management company to have a complete professional and certified ecologic and Fairtrade range of products available for the hospitality industry.

6. Hotel opening projects 2008 Parker International Europe, Amsterdam (january – june) Involved in following hotelopening projects: Radisson SAS Zürich, Switzerland Hilton The Hague, the Netherlands Citizen M Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands Sheraton Barcelona, Spain Sheraton Athlone ,Ireland Sheraton Bratislava, Slovakia

7. Radisson Sas Zurich, Hilton The Hague, Citizen M SchipholSheraton Barcelona, Sheraton Athlone, Sheraton Bratislava

8. Apollo Hotels & Resorts2008

9. Hotel openings 2003 Crowne Plaza Brussel Airport 2007 Holiday Inn Amsterdam Schiphol Activities: Purchasing activities as Regional Purchasing Manager, mainly operational equipment Negotiations with suppliers for all operational issues. Designer: HD Design

10. Holiday Inn Amsterdam Schiphol

11. Crowne Plaza Brussel Airport

12. Hotel refurbishment 2007 The Dylan Amsterdam, former Blakes Hotel (no designer involved, self supporting) Activities: New, more practical and comfortable design in the hotel rooms: Seatings Desks Beds Lighting Wall covering Bathrooms

13. The Dylan Amsterdam

14. Hotel opening 1994 Schloss Hotel Vierjahreszeiten Berlin, Germany Activities: Purchasing activities FF&E and OS&E from London IPS office FF&E installation, 4 months Berlin Designers: Ezra Attia, Karl Lagerfeld

15. Schloss Hotel Vierjahreszeiten Berlin

16. Hotel opening 1992 Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam Activities: € 48 Million project Full purchase FF&E, new, renovated and antique Full purchase OS&E FF&E Installation Budget control Designer: Pierre-Yves Rochon

17. Amstel InterContinental Amsterdam

18. Negotiation operational issues: (not limited to) Cleaning (Rooms and Public area’s) Linen (owned or lease) Chemicals Disposables Guest Amenities Technical Supplies Office Supplies / Furniture Printing & Stationary Fresh Food, total package Beer, soft drinks, mineral water, hard liquor etc. Wines Wastage Public toilet supplies

19. Supplier negotiations 2008 Apollo Hotels & Resorts 11 hotels in The Netherlands & Belgium) Activities: Co-ordination between the hotels from the purchasing side Contract negotiations on major operational issues, such as: Fresh Food, Beer, mineral water and soft drinks, wastage, linen, disposables and chemicals Proven savings achieved in 4 months >€ 400.000,-

20. Supplier negotiations 2007 Westbridge Hotels Europe 28 hotels in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy. Crowne Plaza Amsterdam City Centre joined the purchasing group. Activities: Fresh Food, Beer, mineral water, soft drinks, wastage, linen, disposables and chemicals, Car park, technical supplies Proven savings: € 260.000,-

21. Supplier negotiations 1999 – 2006 InterContinental Hotels Group Benelux area 11 hotels of which 4 hotels in Belgium, 7 in The Netherlands InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Activities: All purchasing issues and contract negotiations, F&B, Rooms, Technical. Proven savings: 2004 >€ 250.000,- 2005 >€ 200.000,- 2006 >€ 400.000,-

22. Back ground experience 1970-1972 Kitchen trainee 1972-1976 Commis de cuisine/chef de partie 1976-1980 Restaurant Waiter, hotel receptionist, Chef reception, Assistant Manager 1980-1988 Chief Steward, F&B Cost Control, Duty Manager, Banqueting Manager, Ass. F&B Manager, F&B Manager, Purchasing Manager 1988-2006 Regional Purchasing Manager, member Executive Team (for details, see projects) 2006-present Owner JP Purchasing Consultancy (for details, see projects)

23. References Rob Spiekerman Director of Operations InterContinental Hotels Group Hanghzhou, China 008613958029260 Rob.Spiekerman@ihg.com Christian Beek Directeur Général / CEO Glion Institute of Higher Education Rue de l'Ondine no 20 CH - 1630 Bulle 004179 201 1074 christian.beek@glion.ch Heinz O. Strobl Former COO InterContinental Hotels Kastanjelaan 12 2061 ER Bloemendaal The Netherlands 0031650641039 Heinz_Strobl@hotmail.com Anthony Nibbelink Former DOO InterContinental Hotels Kruistraat 110 Brakel, Belgium 0032475245078 Anthony.Nibbelink@hotmail.com

24. Company name: JP Purchasing Consultancy BV Owner: Jan Piet Jacobi Address: L.J.M. Beelstraat 45 1067 WH Amsterdam The Netherlands Email: jacobi10@zonnet.nl Telephone: + 31652663360 Chamber of Commerce: KvK 34260569 V.A.T.: NL817268698B01 Tax service number: 085089564 General Information