Mr. Lacovara has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since December 2006 and is also the Chairman of
the Board, the Chairman of the Valuation Committee of the Board, a Vice President of the Company and a
member of the Management Committee of Katonah Debt Advisors. Mr. Lacovara is a Partner of Kohlberg &
Co., a leading middle market private equity firm, which he joined in 1988. Kohlberg & Co. has invested
approximately $2.5 billion of equity capital in over 100 middle market platform and add-on acquisitions with
a combined transaction value of over $7 billion. From 1987 to 1988, he was an Associate in the Mergers and
Acquisitions Department at Lazard Freres & Company. Prior to that he was a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Lacovara received a A.B. in History from Harvard College, a B.E. in Engineering Sciences from Hofstra University and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. Mr. Lacovara serves on the boards of directors of a number of private companies as well as on the boards of directors of AGY Holding Corp. and Katy Industries, Inc. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Lacovara possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, corporate governance, strategic planning, business evaluation and oversight and financial
analysis that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and experience.
Mr. Cademartori has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since December 2006, is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board and serves on the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Cademartori is
also a partner in Wall Street Technology Group, LLC, a company engaged in financial and technology consulting and executive mentoring to create more value for companies involved in business change. Previously, Mr. Cademartori was a financial consultant for less than one year in 1998 and, from 1999 to 2005, a partner in Tatum CFO Partners, LLP, serving as an interim CFO and rendering financial consulting services for middle market Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reporting and privately-held companies. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Cademartori served in the capacity of CFO for Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc. Between 1981 and 1995, Mr. Cademartori served as the CFO of Charter Power Systems, Inc., Athlone Industries, Inc., Formica Corporation, and Butler International, Inc., all of which were mid-sized companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to 1981, Mr. Cademartori was an audit partner in Touche Ross & Co., an international accounting firm. Mr. Cademartori received his M.B.A. degree in Finance and International Business from Seton Hall University, and he is a certified public accountant. He serves on the Small Business Advisory Committee of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and on the board of directors of Marotta Controls, Inc. and Harvard Maintenance, Inc. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Cademartori possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, accounting, and business management that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and experience.
Mr. Frieder is the Managing Partner of Kohlberg. He joined the Firm in 1989, was made a Partner in 1995 and named Managing Partner in 2006. Prior to joining Kohlberg, Mr. Frieder was a senior associate in the capital funding group at Security Pacific Business Credit and a senior real estate analyst at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. He is a member of the board of directors of AGY Holdings Corporation, Bauer Hockey, Bioscrip, Inc., Centerplate, Inc., Central Parking Corporation, Chronos Life Group, Concrete Technologies Worldwide, Hoffmaster Group Inc., Katy Industries, Inc., Kellermeyer Building Services L.L.C., Kohlberg Capital Corporation, Niagara Corporation, Nielsen & Bainbridge, Inc., Packaging Dynamics Corporation, Phillips Plastics Corporation, Pittsburgh Glass Works L.L.C., Stanadyne Corporation, SVP Holdings, Ltd., Thomas Nelson, Inc., and Trico Products, Inc. Mr. Frieder received an A.B. from Harvard College.
Mr. Jacobi has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since December 2006 and serves on the Audit
Committee of the Board. Mr. Jacobi is also the owner and President of Stable House, LLC, a company
engaged in real estate development. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Jacobi served as the President, CEO and member of the board of directors of Katy Industries, Inc., a portfolio company of investment funds affiliated with Kohlberg & Co., which is involved in the manufacture and distribution of maintenance products. Mr. Jacobi was the President and CEO of Timex Corporation from 1993 to 1999, and he was a member of the board of directors of Timex Corporation from 1992 to 2000. Prior to 1993, he served Timex Corporation in senior positions in marketing, sales, finance and manufacturing. Mr. Jacobi received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, and he is a certified public accountant. Mr. Jacobi is currently Chairman of the board of directors of Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. and a member of the board of directors of Webster Financial Corporation and Corrections Corporation of America. He serves as the audit committee chairman of the board of directors of Webster Financial Corporation and Corrections Corporation of America. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Jacobi possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, accounting, investment management and corporate governance that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and experience.
Mr. Pastino has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since December 2006 and is the Chair of the Audit
Committee of the Board. Mr. Pastino is a Managing Director at Kildare Capital and was formerly the Senior
Managing Director at Amper Investment Banking. Kildare Capital focuses on capital formation, mergers and
acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. After leaving an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C.
("Kohlberg & Co.") in June 1997, Mr. Pastino worked as an investor, CFO and Chief Operating Officer at a
variety of companies and was involved in all aspects of financial and general management, reporting and
fundraising for a variety of companies, including Aptegrity, Inc., Bolt, Inc., AmTec, Inc. and Square Earth,
Inc. From 1976 to 1986, he was a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP and was in charge of its Emerging
Business Practice. Mr. Pastino is a member of the Small Business Advisory Board of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, a member of the Board of New Eyes for the Needy, a not-for-profit organization
headquartered in New Jersey. Mr. Pastino is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University and received an Executive
M.B.A. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also attended the Harvard Business School Executive
Management Program for Small Business and is a certified public accountant. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Pastino possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, strategic planning, and financial analysis that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and
experience.
Mr. Pearson has served as Kohlberg Capital's President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2006 and has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since June 2008. Mr. Pearson has more than 33 years of banking and finance experience and has focused primarily on middle market credit intensive transactions, completing over $5 billion of financings over the past 15 years. From 1997 to 2006, he was a Managing Director at CIBC in the Leveraged Finance and Sponsor Coverage Group specializing in middle market debt transactions. Mr. Pearson was responsible for originating and executing more than $3 billion of transactions including senior loans, high-yield securities, mezzanine investments and equity co-investments. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Pearson was instrumental in developing the middle market leveraged finance business of IBJ Schroder from 1992 through 1997. In 1995, he became responsible for the entire $500 million leveraged finance portfolio and was involved in approving all new senior and mezzanine commitments. Previously, he was a senior lending officer in First Fidelity Bank's middle market lending group primarily focused on restructurings, and prior to that Mr. Pearson invested in distressed securities. Mr. Pearson began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank after receiving a B.A. from Claremont Men's College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Pearson possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, leverage finance, corporate credit and portfolio management that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and experience.
Mr. Stevens has served on Kohlberg Capital's Board since December 2006 and serves on the Valuation
Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Stevens is the Dean of the College of
Business at Lipscomb University. Mr. Stevens retired as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Harpeth
Companies, LLC, a diversified financial services company that is the parent company of Harpeth Capital, LLC
and Harpeth Consulting, LLC. Prior to founding Harpeth in 1999, Mr. Stevens was a founder and Chairman of
Printing Arts America, Inc. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Stevens served in various capacities at Rodgers Capital
Corporation, a middle market investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions and private
institutional equity transactions, including as President. In 1973, Mr. Stevens founded PlusMedia, Inc., a
magazine publishing company that he later sold to a public company in 1982. Mr. Stevens began his career at
Tennessee Securities, a Nashville investment banking firm, which was one of the region's leaders in helping to
capitalize early-stage and growth-stage companies. Mr. Stevens graduated from David Lipscomb University in
1972 and received an Executive M.B.A. degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt
University in 1981. He now serves as the Dean of the College of Business and Professor of Management at
Lipscomb University. He is a 2007 graduate of the Directors' College at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and is certified as a public company director by Institutional Shareholder Services. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Stevens possesses particular knowledge and experience in financial services, business management and investment banking that strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills and experience.
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