apiro group
Managing Director
Mirko holds a degree in hotel management and sports nutrition, has a long list of success in developing and integrating new business strategies, increasing sales volumes and seeking out new markets.
He is skilled in motivating and inspiring people and has been the driving force in projects such as a wellness center in thailand, a corporate on-line travel agency and membership club with over 120,000 members worldwide.
Mirko has created a strong professional reputation as one of the leaders in the hospitality and fitness & recreation industries.
Hotel Operations And Development Specialist
Expertise in:
-hotel product & strategy development
-hotel franchising
-financial modelling, p&l management
-cost reduction and procurement
-f&b planning & concept development
-product standards evaluation
-operations and budget management
-process improvement
-recruitment strategy
Maritime Business Director
Adrian is a motivated, forward-thinking, knowledgeable Professional with impressive knowledge in his Maritime and specifically in the brokerage field. Indeed a remarkable career in the maritime industry.
A broad-minded senior-level executive that has demonstrated the ability to handle complex situations and transform them into straightforward solutions.
Adrian will apply his unique workflow, skills and comprehension of change requests making the time leading up to any project. His experience has led him to public speaking in Transporation strategies at Universities and recognised him globally as a professional in the industry.
He has developed offshore discharging operations at sea for a major oil company in West Africa. He has worked with all the major oil companies & service companies around the world.
He is currently consulting start-ups with a global vision that seek to use his experience in all phases of shipping & finance to progress their vision. Often that requires out-of-the-box creativity to create solutions to complex shipping operations and voyages.
He developed a rapid recovery emergency system for oil companies operating in third-world locations to remove men & equipment based on a 24/7 ship & plane deployment model.
Director - Business Advisor
John brings over 35 years of experience in professional business services and private wealth management, with extensive expertise in finance, strategic business planning, international trade expansion and financial management support. As a qualified CPA, he has a solid track record of consistently building and scaling successful international businesses across various industries including hospitality, aerospace, construction, healthcare, education and real estate globally.
Having cultivated an extensive and robust global network of Financiers, Venture Capital Funds, Equity investors, Fund managers and Family Office Funds, John has successfully facilitated with large capital and debt raising projects, investment acquisitions and established international JV partnerships, as well as provided other venture debt flow solutions throughout Asia, North America, Europe and the UAE regions.
John is highly skilled at fostering strong relationships with corporate executives, financiers and JV partners, aligning company goals with local and international opportunities and delivering results-driven solutions.
Head of Culinary Advisory
Talented and artistically diverse culinary leader and team player. Passionate advocate of sustainable and conscious food.
Self-motivated and team oriented who is willing to go the extra mile with an unwavering commitment to customer service.
Accomplished professional with proven success leading food & beverage operations to achieve corporate goals. Highly successful at maintaining staff focus, efficiency and productivity in high-volume fast- paced operations.
Finance Director
Growing up in a village in mainland China, I could not have imagined the path I would take to find my calling, but it has served me well in leading to my passion as a Life-Centred Financial Planner.
Upon graduating from University, I spent seven years working in factories in China. I have always had a strong work ethic, but I knew I wanted something else and desired to contribute more. Driven by this eagerness to learn and grow, I enrolled in postgraduate study in Hong Kong.
In four years, and while raising my one-year-old daughter, I earned two master’s degrees and my professional accountancy qualification with honours. Since then, I’ve dedicated my practise to helping people get the best life possible with their money. As a Life-Centred Financial Planner specialising in insurance, my goal is to add demonstrable and lasting value to peoples’ lives.
Personal finance has become incredibly complicated over the years, and people need to take responsibility for and be clear about their intentions regarding their finances. My role is to help people do that in a way that best serves their interests and helps them achieve their life goals. People don’t need another mass-produced financial product or to be sold something they don’t need.
Instead, people need highly personalised service from a trusted, objective professional that will help them create a financial plan that matches their hearts. I believe that helping people improve their lives through wise financial decision-making is more than a job. It is a vital and heart-based service that demands professionalism and intellectual, emotional, and spiritual self-investment.
Art Director & IT Consultant
Daniele is an avid digital designer that love spending countless hours on his desk creating digital material for online and printing advertising & marketing campaign.
He also likes to design and publish magazines, books and ebooks. He has almost 2 decades of experience in developing online e-commerce platforms for both tourism, fitness centers, wellness & spas and hospitality businesses internationally.
Executive Chef
Francesco Brocca, an Italian Michelin-starred chef with a distinguished culinary track record, is the Executive Chef at hip Cavalli club, in Dubai
Brocca’s illustrious career includes being awarded one Michelin Star for his work at the renowned Caruso restaurant in Amsterdam. He also spent time at the famous “Il Ponte Restaurant” in Seoul Hilton, during which time the restaurant achieved numerous accolades and was voted “Best Italian Restaurant in Korea” by Tatler magazine, Korea.
Born in Venice, Brocca started his career in a one Michelin star restaurant “Valeriano”, famous for typical Italian seafood cuisine. Later, realizing his dream, he opened his own restaurant, Antica Trattoria La Speranza. He quickly achieved notable success and decided to sell out, in order to pursue his other dream of undertaking a culinary adventure that would see him working around the world
Since leaving Italy in 1993, he has traveled widely, carving out an impressive career. Prior to joining Cavalli, he was Executive Chef and partner at Goccia restaurant, in Hong Kong where he oversaw food planning, preparation and creative promotion initiatives.
He joined Goccia for his previous role in Harbour Plaza as Executive sous chef.
Before he was the Executive Chef at the renowned Sabatini, Hong Kong’s top performing Italian restaurant in the Royal Garden Hotel.
In his role at Cavalli, Brocca will apply his many talents to the seafood-dominated menu, introducing his signature style to the restaurant with dishes such as “tuna tartar with crab meat and olives purea” and “fillet of sea bass in potato crust with Italian cherry tomato and Liguria olive”.
Commenting on his position, he said: “I am delighted to join the energetic and creative team and look forward to bringing some new ideas to complement the menu and experience at Cavalli Club.”
He was promoted Group Executive chef in charge for all the kitchen department for the Pragma Group including Cavalli Caffe( Beirut, Kuwait ,Bahrain, Dubai, Saudi Arabia), Epicure catering, Health Factory, and Cavalli Club Dubai.
Business Advisor
Highly experienced top-level business executive and turnaround strategist with over 34 years of experience managing organisations in various sectors, including mining, engineering, telecommunications, manufacturing, petroleum, consulting, banking, auditing and training.
Rudy offers a combination of extensive business operations acumen with a specialist pedigree in sales and marketing management, project management, business strategy, change and transformation management, restructuring, and knowledge management.
A dynamic and results-driven executive with a career distinguished by success in organisational leadership, principal consultant and C-Level positions.
Accustomed to influential senior-level executive roles, making high-stakes decisions and overcoming complex business challenges. Decisive, interactive, motivational management style with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Extensive business experience with reputable networking ability and professional relationship management skills.
Rudy has also written several Articles and has been a guest speaker to Lectures at Gibbs SASOL development programme and conferences.