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About IHM Group 5
Management Team 7
Services
Property Acquisitions 9
Real Estate Development 9
Facility Design / Planning 11
Fractional Ownership 11
Hospitality Management 13
Joint Venture Partnership 15
Golf Course Management 17
Conclusion 19
Contact Us 20
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5. ABOUT THE IHM GROUP
The IHM Group is the product of more than 25 years of luxury international
development, hospitality management and sales / marketing experience by our
founders, Mr. Duane Lee, and Mr. Cameron MacKellar.
The IHM Group, operating under the Top Notch Brand of Companies, is a real estate
development, investment and management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada,
with international office locations in Michigan, USA; South Australia, Australia and
Panama City, Panama. Formed in 2007 by Duane Lee and Cameron MacKellar, The
IHM Group acquires real estate based upon its profit-making potential and provides
management consultation to distressed projects internationally. At the present time
the group’s portfolio includes apartment buildings, mixed use properties, golf course
communities and single family homes within the US, Canada, Australia and South
America.
The managing partners, Duane Lee and Cameron MacKellar have over 20 years of
combined real estate investment and management experience and have
collectively completed more than 100 million dollars worth of real estate transactions.
Mr. Lee and Mr. MacKellar joined forces in 2007 to pursue an international investment
strategy that seeks to add value by leveraging local economic anchors to further
stimulate and rejuvenate areas with upside potential.
As a “turn-key” operator of residential, mixed use and luxury properties, they have
successfully been able to provide investors with above average returns due to a keen
insight of international markets. The IHM Group applies its collective knowledge of
the market and geographic trends to identify and acquire real estate in areas that
have substantial upside appreciation potential post acquisition and development.
IHM Group’s Property Development & Management division takes pride in its ability
to locate and acquire economically sound, high-yield investment and development
properties in select locations. Typically, the company seeks situations where our
entrepreneurial expertise and value added approach can be applied to
commercialize the asset to its maximum value.
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DUANE LEE - Chief Operating Officer
Duane Lee is a seasoned real estate professional with extensive background and
experience operating challenging and diverse companies and enterprises. From
property maintenance and construction, to management and development, he is well
versed in all aspects of the hospitality, commercial, and residential sectors.
An industry leader, he regularly participates in the discussions that effect property
management and development at the highest level.
CAMERON MACKELLAR - President
Cameron MacKellar has more than 20 years experience across various specialty sectors,
including hospitality management, architectural, landscape and golf course design. With
successful projects completed in Australia, the USA, South America and the Middle East,
he has successfully negotiated start-up operations for hotel brands including Ramada
Hotels, and investment banking organizations such as the Gulf Finance House based in
Bahrain and the United Kingdom.
GABRIEL MULLAN - Vice President
Gabriel has more than 40 years experience in management, design, construction, and
development in the transportation, hospitality, and engineering fields. With successful
projects across the US, Canada, and Ireland, his attention to detail is unmatched, and
he possesses the management and development skills needed in today’s changing
environment. Gabriel took the lead in making Canada’s largest airport an “eco-friendly”
operation, while increasing the profitability of the operation.
VAUGHN LAMER - Architectural / Construction Manager
Vaughn leads the architectural and construction management departments as a
licensed and LEED accredited architect with over 15 years of professional experience. He
has served previously with internationally award-winning, and acclaimed architectural
firms overseeing the design and construction of their regional offices as they expand
practices throughout the US and Internationally. Vaughn’s career has included projects
in Charlotte, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Houston and Baltimore.
JOHN WELLS - International Project Manager
John Wells has more than 20 years of international design and management experience
as a development professional. Serving as a corporate owner’s representative over
design of capital projects he has worked on many iconic destination resorts, casinos and
theme parks. He specializes in monitoring and maintaining budgets, schedules, and cost
management strategies, resolving outstanding design and technical issues while
providing cost control and quality assurance throughout the entire process.
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PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
IHM Group is actively pursuing new hospitality, leisure and residential property
opportunities in emerging markets both nationally and internationally. Together with
our strategically placed country partners, we seek acquisition opportunities in the
fields of poor performing hotels, resorts and golf course developments. Our flexible
approach also provides a joint venture option between the IHM Group and direct
asset holders / land owners, if so desired.
With a proven history of locating profit-driven opportunities, our ongoing expansion
on the international market is reflective of our sound, diverse investment portfolio
to date. Backed with leading financial and investment company partners, the IHM
Group is conservative in approach, yet deliberate in action for acquiring sound
investment-based hotel and leisure operations.
Our portfolio of recreational and community-driven properties in emerging markets
worldwide is what keeps our group at the leading edge of the industry, and ensures
the ongoing successes of our operations globally.
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
IHM’s Property Development Group is a specialist real estate investment and
development consortium, specializing in analyzing and identifying exclusive
commerical and residential properties which demonstrate elite living environments
and profitable investment potential for our investors and client base.
We have a proven history of fostering solid relationships with key developers across
multiple international real estate sectors. We share the financial and lifestyle benefits
of these relationships with internationally minded individuals in the USA, Canada,
South America and Australia, with each providing a unique insight into the diverse
and unique aspects of each culture base to be addressed.
We not only invest in the luxurious quality of our projects, but also in the communities
in which we develop, regularly supporting and donating to local organizations,
community events, and a range of cultural programs. We plan, and bring to life. a
strategic balance of sustainable developments with a full range of residential,
commercial, and leisure-based ammenities.
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FACILITY DESIGN / PLANNING
With our executives having vast architectural, land-planning and residential planning
experience in projects from the Middle East, Australia, the USA, South America and
India, our environmentally and financially considerate planning techniques have
provided successfully implemented projects all around the world.
In addition to our in-house services, we have assembled a world-class team of unique
service partnerships with leading industry professionals to enforce our commitment to
delivering luxury property initiatives on-time and within budget.
The IHM brand continues to be associated with prosperous, yet sustainable and
considerate solutions in political, cultural and ethical circles. Our development
objectives are pure, with each project undergoing a vigorous due diligence phase to
ensure the opportunity strengthens local markets, and will ultimately provide facilities
that respond efficiently and effectively to all associated groups.
FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP
Fractional ownership makes owning an extraordinary vacation property simple, at
a fraction of the cost of sole ownership. IHM Fractional continues to take fractional
ownership to a higher level by offering discreet privacy, a strong investment
component, and world-class boutique properties in luxury locations.
IHM Group creates small, private partnerships to own extraordinary vacation homes
in some of the world’s most desirable and exclusive destinations, including Panama,
Turks & Caicos, Los Cabos, Bahamas, Costa Rica and other desirable locations.
Our approach is a personal and intimate alternative to other forms of fractional
ownership, destination clubs, private residence clubs, and sole ownership.
Luxury fractionals differ greatly from the old-style timeshares in the following ways:
• Deeded property, with the same rights as any other real estate purchase
• Greater chance of property appreciation
• A longer amount of time on property (from 4-13 weeks)
• A luxury level of furnishings, services and amenities
Contact us today for your free consultation relating to currently available properties.
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HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
International Hospitality Management, LLC operates a hotel & resort management
company that operates a variety of hotels and luxury resort properties in the United
States of America, South / Central America, Australasia and Europe.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and additional office locations in Michigan;
Australia and Panama City, we provide regionally based services to hotel owners and
developers across the USA, as well as Internationally in selected regions.
IHM Group’s expertise covers a broad range of lodging options, from mid-size
extended-stay and limited service properties, to boutique and full-service resorts
featuring full service health / spas, restaurants, and convention centers. We continue
to develop a well-respected international portfolio, and our market presence is
further strengthened with a proven track record in all aspects of the hospitality
industry including:
Internet distribution and eMarketing Sales & Marketing
Revenue Management Hotel Operations
Accounting Services Hotel renovation projects
Construction / Product Management Human Resources
Our management team has had extensive experience with most major franchises
around the world, and we are recognized by these brands for our service values,
strategic mission and ongoing commitment to excellence. In addition to the brand
families, our hotel management division is equally experienced and dedicated to our
independent boutique and resort clientele.
Since our inception, we have consistently maintained our commitment to building
long-term relationships with our investors, clients, owners, and we continue to provide
steady, positive results in constantly changing economic environments. Applied in a
focused manner, and matched with creative marketing and sound accounting
principles, we enhance operating efficiencies and ensure consistent product and
service levels across all our properties.
Our company’s senior management have an average of 20 years of experience in
all segments of the hotel, resort and golf management industries, and have proven
highly successful in the takeover, re-positioning, and optimization of these operations.
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JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP
The IHM Group partners have been presented with some truly unique and inspiring
projects on a global scale. Commonly we find our clients and asset holders (land
owners) have a suitable vision for their project, but lack required commercialization
resources and experience to deliver a financial, cultural and ethically successful
rollout or development.
In response to these requests, the IHM Group responded by establishing a tailored
joint venture operation to assist our national and international clients. Our business
model is highly creative, and is further supported from both a pre-construction and
post-construction level. In essence, we provide a “turn-key” solution to projects that
seek to become industry and regionally leading operations.
The IHM Group seeks early involvement in the project opportunity, this way we can
ensure that maximum value is achieved from the earliest possible moment. With our
exclusive project partners from the masterplanning, architectural, environmental,
engineering and golf course design sectors, we maintain an open and transparent
communication channel throughout our engagement that ensures all parties are
cohesively involved in the commercialisation process from the outset.
Our key industry-leading partners include:
HOK PLANNING
Established in 1955, HOK has grown into a firm of over 2,500 employees linked across a global
network of 28 office locations. We manage the planning, design, and construction process for
all types of projects in every part of the world. Building Design & Construction’s 2006 survey
ranked HOK as the largest architectural / engineering firm; and Engineering News Record’s 2006
survey of top U.S. design firms ranked HOK as the world’s largest Architectural/Engineering firm.
GENSLER ARCHITECTURE
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 30 offices and over 3,000
professionals in the Middle East, Asia, UK, and the Americas. The firm has over 3,500 active clients
in virtually every industry and delivers projects as large as a city and as small as a task light for an
individual’s desk. Gensler is distinguished by an unwavering commitment to client success.
CASHMORE GOLF DESIGN
CGD have been involved with over 70 golf courses internationally. Their global experience has
armed them with a wealth of problem-solving techniques, across an incredibly diverse range of
terrains and they are well equipped to provide design solutions for golf courses planned
anywhere in the world. CGD is being sought out by developers from all over the world, because
of their award winning courses that have gained international recognition and their reputation
for delivering the highest quality golf courses at affordable prices, on time and on budget.
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GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
The IHM Golf Management division has ONE clear objective for each managed
facility: To grow the business’s bottom line through first-rate golfing experiences for our
customers, by providing unsurpassed service, products and value.
Why focus on the customer’s experience?
We have learned that financial success requires more than cost-efficient operations
or a well-stocked golf shop. It requires professional, customer-focused operators who
encourage customers to play more, spend more, and serve as advocates for the
course to their golfing friends. Satisfied customers are loyal customers, and loyal
customers build the bottom line.
IHM’s Golf Management services specialize in the following services:
• Membership development • Revenue development
• Agronomy and technical services • Outside Guest Services
• Operational support • Pace of Play Management
• Planning and design • Driving Range Management
• Golf course construction management • Retail Merchandising
• Feasibility and operational reviews • Outing and Golf Event Services
• Club and course turnaround and recovery
The commitment to a long-term support offering by our service professionals ensures
that new facilities are structured for profitability well before opening day and existing
facilities have the ability to reverse their challenged operations through time proven
management practices.
IHM’s Golf Management division is managed and operated by industry leading
specialists with more than 50 years of combined experience in the successful
operation of golf resort facilities worldwide.
Our diverse leadership and management team is further enhanced by strategic
relationships with a number of the worlds leading PGA / European Tour professionals,
and internationally recognized golf course design and construction specialists.
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19. CONCLUSION
The IHM Group operates a vast array of internationally acclaimed service
provisions, within a common luxury, and high-end property theme.
Our proven business structure, and commitment to the ongoing success of our
acquisiton, development and management portfolio provides a diverse team
of corporate professionals. Complimented by our considerate approach to
executing high-profile projects, we continue to strengthen our relationship with
private and public sector operations around the globe.
As part of the IHM Group’s commitment to all our clients, investors, and partners
we ensure each opportunity will be thoroughly investigated with our local,
national and international partners to provide sound investment opportunties
for our long-term solutions.
We welcome the opportunity to provide our consultation services on selected
projects that fit within our boutique operations. IHM continues to be selective
and methodical in our approach to the projects we pursue, as we believe a
successfuly delivered project has greater value than sheer property volume.
All communication with our team will be kept in the strictest confidence, and
any information exchanged with our executive team and project partners will
be treated as confidential and will not be distributed to our third party vendors.
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The IHM Group delivers operational and brand initiatives to achieve service and
development excellence. Our international excellence and experience in the
hospitality, leisure and property sectors, together with our attention to detail ensures
that our project or asset-driven opportunities are secure under the guidance of the
value-added services we provide.
Should you feel The IHM Group is able to assist you with your current or future project
requirements, we invite you to contact our team members (nearest your location) in
full confidence at the information provided below.
The IHM Group LLC.
Registered in Canada, USA and Panama.
CANADA
Global Headquarters
320 Main Street, North Suite 53
Brampton, ON L6V 4A3
P: +1 416 566 2704
E: duane@theihmgroup.com
W: www.theihmgroup.com
Skype: topnotchproperty
USA
Regional Office
660 Annapolis Street
Commerce, MI 48382
P: +1 248 363 2343
E: cam@theihmgroup.com
W: www.theihmgroup.com
Skype: topnotchcam
PANAMA
Regional Offices
Camino Real
Bethania, Panama
P: +507 6505 9798
E: Ihmglobal1@gmail.com
W: www.theihmgroup.com
Skype: topnotchproperty
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