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Richard W. Detweiler, Director
Mr. Detweiler has been a director of GSCAC since June 2008. Mr. Detweiler is a managing director and owner of Carlisle Enterprises, LLC, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Detweiler joined Carlisle Enterprises, LLC in 1996. Mr. Detweiler is a member of the board of directors of Aeromet Holding, Inc., Hyco International, Inc. and UVP, Inc.
Alfred C. Eckert III, Chairman
Mr. Eckert founded GSC Group in 1999. Prior to that, he was Chairman and CEO of Greenwich Street Capital Partners which he co-founded in 1994. Mr. Eckert was previously with Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1973 to 1991, where he was elected as a Partner in 1984. Mr. Eckert founded the firm’s Leveraged Buyout Department in 1983 and had senior management responsibility for it until 1991. He was Chairman of the Commitments and Credit Committees from 1990 to 1991 and co-head of the Merchant Bank from 1989 to 1991. He was also the Chairman of the Firm’s Investment Committee from its inception in 1986 until 1991. Mr. Eckert is Vice Chairman of the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board. Mr. Eckert graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. degree in Engineering and graduated with Highest Distinction as a Baker Scholar from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration with a M.B.A. degree.
Peter R. Frank, Director
Mr. Frank joined GSC Group in 2001 and since 2005 has served as a Senior Operating Executive. Mr. Frank was appointed Chairman of Atlantic Express, Inc. in 2003 and served as their Chief Restructuring Officer from 2002 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Frank was the CEO of Ten Hoeve Bros., Inc. and was an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is Chairman of the Board of Atlantic Express Transportation Group, Scovill Fasteners, Inc., Worldtex, Inc., and a director of K-R Automation and North Star Media LLC. Mr. Frank graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S.E.E. degree and from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, with a M.B.A. degree.
James K. Goodwin, Director
Mr. Goodwin has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2006. Mr. Goodwin is currently a private investor and consultant. He was the Chief Executive Officer of eWayDirect from 2003 to 2006. From 1995 to 1998, he was the President of North American Consumer Products for Fort James Corporation. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Goodwin was Executive Vice President for Consumer Products for the James River Corporation. Prior to joining James River, Mr. Goodwin spent 23 years with Procter & Gamble holding numerous executive positions before becoming Vice President Corporate Sales. Mr. Goodwin graduated from Kansas University with a B.S. degree.
Matthew C. Kaufman, Senior Managing Director, Control Distressed Debt
Mr. Kaufman joined GSC Group at its inception in 1999. Mr. Kaufman is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing equity and control distressed debt investments and is a member of the Control Distressed Debt investment committee. He also has senior oversight of GSC Acquisition Company. Prior to that, he was with Greenwich Street Capital Partners from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Kaufman was previously Director of Corporate Finance with NextWave Telecom, Inc. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Kaufman was with The Blackstone Group, in the Merchant Banking and Mergers and Acquisitions Department, and from 1993 to 1994 was with Bear Stearns working primarily in the Mergers & Acquisitions department. Mr. Kaufman is Chairman of the Board of Aeromet Holdings Inc. and a director of Atlantic Express Transportation Group, Burke Industries, Inc., Dukes Place Holdings Limited, GSC Acquisition Company, Safety-Kleen Corp., Seaton Insurance Company and Stonewall Insurance Company. He graduated from the University of Michigan, with a B.B.A. degree and a M.A.C.C. degree.
Richard A. McKinnon, Director
Mr. McKinnon is currently a private investor and consultant. He was President and Chief Executive officer of Amadeus North America from 2000 to 2004. Prior to joining Amadeus, Mr. McKinnon held senior executive positions with various companies in the leisure industry. Mr. McKinnon graduated from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree and from Emory University School of Law with a J.D. degree.
Daniel R. Sebastian, Director
Mr. Sebastian has been a director of GSCAC since June 2008. Mr. Sebastian assumed his current position of President and Chief Executive Officer of MW Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of springs and specialty fasteners in July 1995. Mr. Sebastian is a member of the board of directors of Scovill Inc. and the Spring Manufacturers Institute. Mr. Sebastian graduated from Waterbury State Technical Institute and Lehigh University with a degree in metallurgical engineering and is also a graduate of the University of Michigan Manufacturing Executive Program.
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