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- Christopher J. Steffen, Chairman
Christopher J. Steffen has been Chairman of the board of directors
since December 2003 and a director since October 2003. Mr. Steffen
has been an advisor to Wall Street Management and Capital, Inc.
since 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Steffen served as the Vice
Chairman and Director of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary,
Citibank, N.A. In 1993, Mr. Steffen served as Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Kodak. From 1989 to 1993,
Mr. Steffen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer and Director of Honeywell, Inc. Mr.
Steffen serves as director of Accelrys, Inc. He formerly served
as Chairman of the board of directors of Veltri Metal Products,
director and Chairman of the audit committee of Seminis, Inc.
and as director and Chairman of the audit committee of UCMS
Pty.
- David M. Sindelar, Chief Executive Officer
David M. Sindelar has been a director since August 2001 and
Chief Executive Officer since July 2001. He also served as Senior Vice President from January
1997 through June 2001 and Chief Financial Officer since our
inception through June 2001. Mr. Sindelar has over 20 years
of experience in finance and operations areas of manufacturing
companies in a variety of industries.
- Timothy L. Conlon, President and Chief Operating Officer
Timothy L. Conlon has been a director, President and Chief Operating
Officer since October 1998. Mr. Conlon
has over 25 years of experience in the operations of manufacturing
companies in a variety of industries.
- Jack D. Furst, Senior Advisor – HM Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.)
Jack D. Furst has been affiliated with HM Capital Partners, LLC (HMC)
since 1989, the year in which it was formed.
Mr. Furst has over 20 years experience in leveraged
acquisitions and private investments. Mr. Furst is involved
in all aspects of HMC’s business and has been actively
involved in originating, structuring and monitoring its investments.
Mr. Furst serves on the Boards of Directors of Home Interiors
& Gifts, Inc. and Activant Solutions Inc.
- Edward Herring, Partner – HM Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.)
Edward Herring is a Partner of HMC. Mr. Herring has been affiliatedwith HMC since 1998 and has
been involved in a variety of investment transactions spanning
multiple industry sectors. Mr. Herring is also a director of
BlackBrush Energy, Capital for Kids and Swett and Crawford.
Prior to joining HMTF, Mr. Herring was
an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Robert A. Hamwee, Co-President – GSCP (NJ), Inc.
Robert A. Hamwee has been a director since January 2003. Mr.
Hamwee joined GSC Group at its inception in 1999. He is a member of GSC's Management Committee.
Mr. Hamwee was with Greenwich Street Capital Partners from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Hamwee
is Chairman of the Board of APW Ltd. and Precision Partners, Inc. Mr.
Hamwee also currently serves as a director of Duke Place Holdings, L.P.
- Robert F. Cummings, Senior Managing Director – GSCP (NJ), Inc.
Robert F. Cummings, Jr. has been a director since January 2003.
Mr. Cummings joined GSC Group in 2002. He is Chairman of the
GSC Risk & Conflicts Valuation Committees. For
the prior 28 years, Mr. Cummings was with Goldman, Sachs &
Co., where he was a member of the Corporate Finance Department,
advising corporate clients on financing, mergers and acquisitions
and strategic financial issues. Mr. Cummings is a director of
Corning Incorporated, GSC Investment Corp., GSC Capital Corp., Precision Partners, Inc. and
RR Donnelley & Sons Company.
- Diane H. Gulyas, Group Vice President – DuPont Performance Materials, E.I. DuPont de Nemours
Diane H. Gulyas has been a director since January 2003. Ms.
Gulyas is Group Vice President – DuPont Performance Materials
of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and has held such position
since July 2006. Before being appointed Group Vice President
– DuPont Performance Materials, she was Chief Marketing
& Sales Officer of E.I. DuPont de Nemours, a position she
had held since April 2004. Since 1978, Ms. Gulyas has held various
positions with DuPont including Group Vice President of DuPont
Electronics and Communications Technology, Executive Assistant
to the Chairman of the Board and Global Business Director.
- Richard A. McGinn, Retired CEO – Lucent Technologies
Richard A. McGinn has been a director since January 2003. Mr.
McGinn has been a General Partner at RRE Ventures (a private
company that invests in entrepreneurial information technology
companies) since August 2001. From 1997 to October 2000, Mr.
McGinn served as Chief Executive Officer of Lucent Technologies,
Inc. Mr. McGinn is a director of American Express Company.
- Richard W. Vieser, Retired Chairman – Varian Medical Systems
Richard W. Vieser has been a director since 1997. Mr. Vieser
is the retired Chairman of the Board of Varian Medical Systems
where he served from April 1999 to February 2003. From June
1985 to December 1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman of the
board and Chief Executive Officer of FL Industries, Inc. (a
manufacturer of electrical components). From September 1986
to December 1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman of the board
and Chief Executive Officer of FL Aerospace (a manufacturer
and developer of aviation lighting). From March 1987 to December
1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Lear Siegler, Inc. (a diversified manufacturing company).
From April 1984 through June 1985, he served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of McGraw-Edison Company.
