Cerberus Capital Management

Bob Paschalidis

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Paschalidis joined Cerberus in 2007. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Paschalidis was a Vice President at RBS Greenwich Capital from 2005 to 2007 where he was responsible for the origination, underwriting, and resolution of a distressed debt portfolio that consisted of cash flow and asset-based loans to small and middle-market companies, as well as loans and leases against real estate and equipment.  From 1998 to 2005, he was a senior underwriter and portfolio manager in the Energy Financial Services, Global Financial Restructuring, and Corporate Financial Services units of GE Capital.  Mr. Paschalidis is a graduate of Babson College.

Tarek Ajouz

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Ajouz joined Cerberus in 2005.  Prior to joining Cerberus, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Ajouz was an executive with Investcorp International, a global private investment firm, focusing on private equity investments in North America.  Prior to joining Investcorp, from 1999 to 2001, Mr. Ajouz worked in the leveraged finance group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston.  Mr. Ajouz is a graduate of the University of Texas where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. 

Kyle Schneider

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Schneider joined Cerberus in 2008, where he invests in CMBS and commercial real estate securities and has developed several proprietary analytic models. Previously, from 2006 to 2008, Mr. Schneider served in a proprietary risk taking role at Morgan Stanley, where he invested in commercial real estate assets.  Mr. Schneider has a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a C.F.A. charter.

Sheila Peluso

Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Cerberus Capital Management

Ms. Peluso joined Cerberus in 2005.  From 2001 to 2005, Ms. Peluso was an Associate with Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York where her practice focused on representing private equity clients in M&A and securities and general corporate matters. Ms. Peluso is a graduate of Cornell Law School and received a B.A. in Political Science from Binghamton University.

Marc Toscano

Managing Director and Director of Trading Administration of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Toscano joined Cerberus in 2008.  Mr. Toscano’s primary responsibilities are the valuations of Cerberus’s mortgage-backed securities and structured credit product as well as managing Cerberus’s daily liquidity risk. He established the best execution policies and is responsible for monitoring compliance of trades daily.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Toscano spent 22 years, from 1986 to 2008 at Bear Stearns.  He was the Chief Administrative Officer, Global Fixed Income from 1998 to 2008. In such capacity he was responsible for strategic planning within Fixed Income and assisting in managing the day to day operations of the division.   Mr. Toscano was responsible for coordinating many of the finance and accounting functions as well as human resource and compliance functions   Mr. Toscano is a graduate of Farleigh Dickinson University and holds a degree in Economics and Finance.

James Rogers

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management and Vice President of Cerberus Business Finance

Mr. Rogers joined Cerberus in 2008. Prior to joining Cerberus, he was an analyst at Fursa Alternative Strategies from 2007 to 2008, where he was responsible for researching and managing distressed investment opportunities. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Rogers was a Vice President in the Distressed Debt Group and Special Situations Group of GE Capital. From 2001 to 2004, he was a consultant at LoftusGroup LLC. Mr. Rogers is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder and received an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Ranald Coggle

Managing Director of Cerberus European Servicing Ltd.

Mr. Coggle Joined Cerberus in 2013. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Coggle  joined Lone Star’s Hudson Advisors in 2003. In 2004, he relocated to Frankfurt, when from 2008 until 2012 he led the firm as its European President.  In 1997, Mr. Coggle founded Park Associates, a UK distressed real estate investment vehicle.  He was employed by Morgan Stanley  from 1996 to1997 and Goldman Sachs International from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Coggle was an investigator within  The Fraud Squad of the New Scotland Yard from 1976 to 1991.

Timothy Fording

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management and Senior Vice President of Cerberus Business Finance

Mr. Fording rejoined the Cerberus companies in January 2013.  Prior to rejoining, Mr. Fording helped create CorePointe Capital Finance, a specialty finance company focused on the capital needs of middle market companies, and co-headed the Company while also serving on its Investment Committee from inception in July 2010.  Prior to forming CorePointe, Mr. Fording spent over 12 years working for Ableco Finance LLC and Cerberus Capital Management where he focused on direct lending serving in a number of different capacities including origination, underwriting and portfolio management.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Fording was an Assistant Vice President at the Austrian bank, Creditanstalt, where he analyzed and originated cash flow-driven leveraged transactions and created an in-house due diligence and advisory function.  In addition, Mr. Fording spent nearly seven years with Congress Financial, one of the nation's premier asset-based lenders.  Mr. Fording is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Seth Fink

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management and Senior Vice President of Cerberus Business Finance and Ableco Finance

Mr. Fink rejoined the Cerberus companies in January 2013.  Prior to rejoining, Mr. Fink  helped create CorePointe Capital Finance, a specialty finance company focused on the capital needs of middle market companies, in July 2010, and co-headed the Company while also serving on its Investment Committee.  Prior to forming CorePointe, Mr. Fink spent over 10 years working for Ableco Finance LLC and Cerberus Capital Management.  While at Ableco and Cerberus, Mr. Fink served in a number of different capacities including origination, underwriting and portfolio management.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Fink was a Senior Analyst at Sumitomo Bank, where he analyzed cash flow-driven leveraged transactions.  In addition, Mr. Fink spent four years with Credit Lyonnais Securities, where he most recently served as the Operating Treasurer, managing the security firm's fixed income portfolio.  While at Credit Lyonnais, Mr. Fink helped develop the institution's High Yield Department and specialized in investing in high yield subordinate debt.  He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and received his M.B.A. from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Raymond H. Wechsler

Senior Advisor, Cerberus Operations & Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Wechsler joined Cerberus in 2004 and serves as a Senior Advisor of COAC. He currently serves on the Board of certain Cerberus portfolio companies including Scottish Re, Kyo-ya Company, LLC, and NewPage. He has reorganized and restructured various Cerberus portfolio companies over the last eight years as business performance or conditions declined. He is also Chairman and CEO of American Equity Partners Inc., a holding company formed in 1992 to specifically focus on investments and restructuring of distressed and underperforming companies. Mr. Wechsler has over 25 years of senior leadership, management and restructuring experience and has managed the distressed portfolio or selected portfolio companies for private equity funds, including George Soros and Cerberus.  He has successfully reorganized numerous companies in financial and operational difficulty and has held senior management positions including Chairman, CEO and President of more than 15 companies, including Mueller Industries, United Press International, Jos. A. Banks, Protect Services Industries, among many others. Mr. Wechsler has a BA from Queens College and an MBA from Columbia University.  Mr. Wechsler is also a CPA in New York State.

Jonathan Sebiri

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Sebiri joined Cerberus in 2012. Prior to joining Cerberus he served as a managing director of Nomura Securities from 2009 until October 2012, where he specialized in the sourcing and distribution of distressed mortgage assets and organized a securitized mortgage distribution team. From 1989 to 2009, Mr. Sebiri served in various positions, most recently as a managing director, with Lehman Brothers and, after Barclays Capital acquired Lehman Brothers’ investment banking and capital markets businesses in 2008, with Barclays Capital.  During that period, Mr. Sebiri’s primary areas of focus were fixed income Sales and Trading and Structured Product distribution, including MBS, RMBS, Whole Loans and Collateralized Loan Obligations. Mr. Sebiri is a graduate of Ithaca College.

Roudi Pezeshkian

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Ms. Pezeshkian joined Cerberus in 2011.  Prior to joining Cerberus,  she was the First Vice President, Head of Human Resources at Ambac Assurance Corporation where she managed all activities related to employee relations, recruitment, benefits, compensation and payroll.  From 2003 to 2009 she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Bank of America providing HR generalist coverage to investment organization at Bank of America U.S. Trust Private Wealth Management.  From 2000 to 2003, Ms. Pezeshkian was Director of Human Resources at Morgan Stanley with responsibilities for the global operations and budget for the global HR function.   From 1992 to 2000 Ms. Pezeshkian held various HR positions at Dun & Bradstreet and A.C. Nielsen.  Ms. Pezeshkian is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

Chris Hebble

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Hebble joined  Cerberus in 2007.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hebble was a Principal at Caltius Mezzanine Partners from 2004 to 2007, where he was responsible for business origination and evaluation.  From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Hebble was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity placements and the structuring of leveraged buyouts and corporate recapitalizations.  From 1992 to 2000, he was a civil and environmental engineer.  Mr. Hebble is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Risa Dorsky

Director of Tax Analysis and Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Ms. Dorsky joined Cerberus in 2012.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Ms. Dorsky worked at Citigroup from 2000 to 2012 in a variety of roles ranging from corporate tax planning in their Corporate Tax Department to more recently structuring financing and tax-efficient transactions in Citi’s Fixed Income and Prime Finance Divisions.  Before her tenure at Citi, she was a tax associate at Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLP.  Prior to joining Whitman, she was an Attorney Advisor to the Honorable David Laro, U.S. Tax Court.  Ms. Dorsky is a graduate of Boston University and received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Andy Kaslow

Chief Human Resource Officer, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Kaslow joined Cerberus in 2012 and is Chief Human Resource Officer of COAC. Prior to joining COAC, Mr. Kaslow was President and CEO of Quantum Leap Advisors, a Human Capital Management consulting firm providing consulting services to global companies, including HR strategy, leadership team effectiveness, and HR functional excellence.  Prior to that, he was CHRO of AIG, Inc. where he led the HR function. Mr. Kaslow also served as Managing Partner to the Quanstar Group, LLC, working on all aspects of reverse mergers, roll-up strategies, IPO preparation and execution, and restructuring. Prior to that, he was CHRO of Vivendi Universal in Paris, where he worked through a liquidity crisis and major asset sale, and previously served as CHRO for Time Warner, and played a central role in the business combination with AOL. He also served as CHRO at Becton Dickinson and held senior HR positions at Pepsico and TRW. Mr. Kaslow holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Scott Yedid

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Yedid joined Cerberus in 2008 as a portfolio manager in the residential mortgage group.  He focuses on both agency and non-agency investments as well as related interest rate products.  Mr. Yedid began trading residential mortgage-backed securities in 2005 at Bear, Stearns & Co. where he was in charge of Agency CMO fixed rate trading.  As an Associate Director he actively traded and hedged an approximately three billion dollar position, made secondary markets, structured new issue securitizations, and traded relative value in mortgage pass-throughs and interest rate products. Mr. Yedid is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Matthew Hansen

Partner, Cerberus European Capital Advisors

Mr. Hansen joined Cerberus in 2002.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hansen worked at LBO firm Madison Dearborn Partners from 1999 to 2002, where he contributed to the sourcing, governance and exiting of several private equity transactions. Prior to joining Madison Dearborn, Mr. Hansen was an investment banker at Bear, Stearns & Co. Mr. Hansen graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance and received a joint-M.B.A. from Columbia University and London Business School.

Ken Kohrs

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Kohrs joined Cerberus in 2001. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Kohrs was an Assistant Vice President in the business credit division of Wells Fargo from 2000 to 2001, where he was responsible for managing an asset based loan portfolio of middle market retail, manufacturing and distribution companies. From 1997 to 2000, he was as an Assistant Vice President in the commercial funding division of Bank of America. Mr. Kohrs is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Paul Lusardi

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Lusardi joined Cerberus in 2000. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Lusardi was an Assistant Vice President at Bank of America Commercial Funding from 1998 to 2000, where he was responsible for managing an asset based loan portfolio of middle market retail, manufacturing and distribution companies. From 1997 to 1998, he was an Assistant Account Executive at The CIT Group. Mr. Lusardi is a graduate of Lehigh University.

Robert L. Nardelli

Senior Advisor, Cerberus Capital Management and Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Nardelli is a Senior Advisor to the CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC. He is also Founder of XLR-8 LLC, an investment and consulting company. Mr. Nardelli joined Cerberus in 2007. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Cerberus Operating and Advisory Company, LLC from 2009 until March 2012 when he moved to his current role. Mr. Nardelli was formerly the Chief Executive Officer at Freedom Group, Inc. From 2007 to 2009, he served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Chrysler Motors LLC (formerly Daimler Chrysler Motors Company, LLC). From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Nardelli served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Home Depot, Inc. He was Chairman of The Home Depot, Inc. from January 2002 to January 2007, and was a Director of The Home Depot, Inc. from 2000 to 2007. From 1995 to December 2000, Mr. Nardelli served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Power Systems. He began his career at GE in 1971, advancing through a series of leadership positions in GE's Appliances, Lighting, and Transportation Systems business units. Mr. Nardelli joined Case Corporation in 1988 as its Senior Vice President and led the Worldwide Parts and Components group and also served as General Manager of Case Construction Equipment's global business. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CAMCO Inc. since 1992 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Transportation Systems. Mr. Nardelli serves as a Director of National Italian American Foundation. He served as a Director of Coca-Cola Co. from 2002 to 2005 and also of Chrysler Motors LLC and Daimler AG. Mr. Nardelli served as the Chairman of NewPage Corporation. He served as a Director of Freedom Group until March 2012. Mr. Nardelli served on President Bush's Council on Service and Civic Participation and was a Member of the Board of Councilors of The Carter Center. Mr. Nardelli holds an M.B.A from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor's degree in Business from Western Illinois University.

Michael Hitzmann

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Hitzmann joined Cerberus in 2009.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hitzmann worked at Lehman Brothers from 1996 to 2008, where he managed the firm’s mortgage finance group responsible for all securitization functions related to Agency, Non-Agency Principal Shelf, and Agented Client RMBS transactions. Upon the acquisition of Lehman Brothers by Barclays Capital, Mr. Hitzmann was appointed Director within Barclays focusing on securitization strategies for restructuring Alt-A MBS portfolios and investing in PL’s and NPL’s. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Hitzmann was an analyst for Prudential Securities before moving to Cantor Fitzgerald as an Institutional ABS bond broker. Mr. Hitzmann is a graduate of Boston University and received an MA in Economics from New York University.

James Campbell

Senior Operating Executive, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Campbell joined Cerberus in 2012 and is a senior operating executive at COAC. He currently serves as Lead Director of the Freedom Group. Mr. Campbell was previously with General Electric Company since 1981.  For the past 10 years, he has been President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Appliances & Lighting, an $8 billion global business with 27,000 employees in more than 100 locations around the world. He also most recently served as a member of GE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt’s Corporate Executive Council.

Peter Kirchof

Senior Operating Executive, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Kirchof joined Cerberus as a COAC Senior Vice President in 2004.  As the Practice Leader for Diligence, Transition, Integration and Divestments, Mr. Kirchof has successfully led project work and restructuring efforts throughout the Cerberus Portfolio.  He serves on the Boards of Directors of CML and Panavision as well as the not-for-profit, A Better Chance of Wilton, CT. Prior to Cerberus, Mr. Kirchof led Commercial, Strategy, and Business Units at Nestle and Pepsi. He was Head of Retail Strategy and North American Sales for the Pepsi Bottling Group, a $10B beverage manufacturer and distribution company. The majority of his business experience was from PepsiCo in a variety of Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Operating roles including core leadership, price architecture and commercial go to market execution. At PepsiCo, Mr. Kirchof had responsibilities for both company-owned and franchised operations and managed the soft drink relationship with sister company, PepsiCo Restaurant Divisions, in the Southeast United States. He began his career as an officer at ABN/AMRO Capital Markets in Chicago. Mr. Kirchof holds an Accounting/Finance degree from Miami of Ohio.

Tom Manning

CEO Asia, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Tom Manning joined Cerberus in 2010 as CEO Asia, COAC.  Mr. Manning is currently pursuing three goals in Asia on behalf of both COAC and Cerberus:  (1) accelerate the development of sourcing and marketing relationships in China that create new value for portfolio companies, (2) expand China-related outbound investment opportunities in high-priority sectors such as auto, consumer, and financial services, where the firm can capitalize on its global COAC and Cerberus capabilities, and (3) cultivate institutional and sovereign wealth investors as LP candidates for future Cerberus funds.  During the past 15 years, Mr. Manning served as CEO of Ernst & Young Consulting Asia and as CEO of Capgemini EY Asia, a tech services firm (following Capgemini’s acquisition of EY).  More recently, he was CEO of Indachin Limited, a strategy boutique, and also a senior partner with Bain & Company.  Early in his career, Mr. Manning was with McKinsey & Co. and Buddy Systems, a venture he founded in telemedicine.  A Chicago native, Mr. Manning has spoken and published widely on China, globalization, and strategy, speaks Mandarin, and serves on the boards of several Chinese companies.

Kevin McLeod

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. McLeod joined Cerberus in 2006. Prior to joining Cerberus , Mr. McLeod managed the leveraged finance origination and execution activities at CIBC World Markets from 1998 to 2006, where he originated, structured and executed transactions involving high-yield debt securities, leveraged loans, privately placed mezzanine securities and merchant banking investments. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. McLeod was a member of the Investment Banking division of PaineWebber Group Inc. From 1986 to 1994, he worked as a mechanical and aerospace engineer for various organizations including the Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies Corp. Mr. McLeod is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Peter Eschmann

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Eschmann joined Cerberus in 2004. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Eschmann was a Vice President in the telecom, media, and technology corporate banking group at Deutsche Bank from 2001 to 2004, where he worked on bank financing transactions. From 1999 to 2001, he worked in the asset based lending group at Chase Manhattan Bank, where he was responsible for managing a portfolio of middle market companies. Mr. Eschmann is a graduate of Boston College and received an M.B.A. from Fordham Graduate School of Business.

Thomas Wiegand

Managing Director of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Wiegand joined Cerberus in 2005.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Wiegand worked in the institutional restructuring unit of Dresdner Bank from 2003 to 2005, where he was a Director responsible for the sale of non-performing loan portfolios to opportunity investors and the sale of non-core holdings of Dresdner Bank.  From 2001 to 2003, he focused on restructuring investments in German small- to mid-sized telecommunication companies for Dresdner Kleinwort Capital, the private equity arm of Dresdner Bank group.  From 2000 to 2001, he worked for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Frankfurt, leading cash flow-related financing projects in the telecom sector.  Between 1999 and 2000, Mr. Wiegand was in the structured finance department of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in Sydney, Australia.  From 1997 to 1999, he worked in the Project Finance Department of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein with a focus on infrastructure finance.  Mr. Wiegand is a graduate of the University of Muenster, Germany.

John Van Beek

Managing Director of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Van Beek joined Cerberus in 2000.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Van Beek worked at Wedge International Holdings B.V., a private investment and finance company that invests in industrial companies with high asset values, from 1978 to 2000, where he served as the Finance Director and Chief Operations Officer.  From 1966 to 1978, he worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. at The Hague.  Mr. Van Beek also served as a Director of Gateway International Ltd. and as Chairman of the Board of Rabobank Aalsmeer.  Mr. Van Beek is a graduate of the Netherlands Registered Accountants Society.

Allen Ukritnukun

Head of European Credit and Managing Director of Cerberus UK

Mr. Ukritnukun joined Cerberus in 2011.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Ukritnukun was a London-based Managing Director at Goldman Sachs within Global Credit, responsible for European private distressed trading and investing.

David Teitelbaum

Head of European Advisory Offices and Managing Director of Cerberus UK

Mr. Teitelbaum worked for Cerberus from 1997 to 2004 and rejoined Cerberus in 2005.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Teitelbaum worked in the investment banking department in the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from 1994 to 1997.  Mr. Teitelbaum is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Geert Schipper

Managing Director of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Schipper joined Cerberus in 2004.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Schipper worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1992 to 2004, where he worked in public auditing, serving a wide range of international clients.  Mr. Schipper is a graduate of Erasmus University and is a certified public accountant.

Cees Maas

Senior Advisor of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Maas joined Cerberus in 2008.  Prior to joining Cerberus Mr. Maas was a Member of the Executive Board of ING Group NV, then CFO and Vice Chairman from 1992 to 2007.  From 1976 to 1992, Mr. Maas worked as Treasurer General at the Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands.  Mr. Maas currently holds board positions in several companies, including Aozora Bank Ltd. and BAWAG P.S.K.  Mr. Maas also holds several advisory and supervisory positions, including at the National Bank of Kuwait, Ernst & Young Netherlands and Erasmus Medical Centre, and previously at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV and the Monetary Committee of the European Union.  Mr. Maas is a graduate of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Ronald Rawald

Head of European Real Estate Advisory and Managing Director of Cerberus UK

Mr. Rawald joined Cerberus in 2006.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Rawald was with Fortress Investment Group from 2004 to 2005, where he was based in Frankfurt, Germany and responsible for commercial property investments and special situations in Europe.  From 2001 to 2004, he was a founding partner of Aetos Capital, a private equity real estate fund investing in Japanese assets.  From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Rawald developed Morgan Stanley's Special Situations Group, investing in distressed debt throughout Asia.  During the period from 1991 to 1998, Mr. Rawald worked in New York at Merrill Lynch in distressed loan trading and in real estate portfolio management. Mr. Rawald was with TIAA/CREF from 1989 to 1991, and from 1986 to 1989 worked with Equitec Properties in Indianapolis.  Mr. Rawald is a graduate of Indiana University and received an M.B.A. from the Fordham University Graduate School of Business.

Pieter Korteweg

Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor of Cerberus Global Investment Advisors, LLC

Dr. Korteweg joined Cerberus in 2001.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Dr. Korteweg was Chairman and CEO of Robeco Group from 1986 to 2001.  From 1981 to 1986, he served as Treasurer General for the Dutch Treasury.  From 1971 to 1981, Dr. Korteweg was Professor of Economics at Erasmus University in Rotterdam during which time he was also Professor of Economics at Carnegie-Mellon University from 1973 to 1974.  Dr. Korteweg currently advises or serves on a variety of corporate boards including Mercedes Benz Netherlands, AerCap Holdings, Bawag P.S.K. AG and Anthos Amsterdam.  Dr. Korteweg is the former Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch Central Bank, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Pension and Insurance Authority, and Chairman of the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics.  Dr. Korteweg also served as Member of the Board of Directors of SSA Global Technologies, Inc., non-executive Member of the Board of Aozora Bank Ltd., and Member of the Governing Board of SONA, the Development Fund of the Netherlands Antilles.  Dr. Korteweg received a Ph.D. (cum laude) in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

David Knower

Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Cerberus Deutschland

Mr. Knower joined Cerberus in 2003.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Knower founded and worked at International Executive Search, an executive search firm, from 1997 to 2002.  From 1986 to 1997, Mr. Knower worked in various finance and controlling positions for Procter & Gamble in Germany, Europe and Asia Pacific.  Mr. Knower is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.

Marius Jonkhart

Senior Advisor, Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Dr. Jonkhart joined Cerberus in 2005.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Dr. Jonkhart was a Director of the Domestic Monetary Affairs of the Netherlands Ministry of Finance, Professor of Finance at Erasmus University and CEO of De Nationale Investeringsbank N.V from 1976 to 1999.  He was also Supervisory Director of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. and the European Investment Bank, and Chairman of the Investment Committee of ABP pension fund.  Dr. Jonkhart serves as a member of the supervisory boards of BAWAG P.S.K. AG, Connexxion Holding N.V., Corus Nederland N.V. and Staatsbosbeheer.  He also serves as a non-executive Director of AerCap B.V. and as a Director of Aozora Bank Ltd.  Dr. Jonkhart is a graduate of Erasmus University and received doctoral degrees from the Interfaculteit Bedrijfskunde in Delft and the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Ph.D. from Erasmus University.

Ben Hummel

Managing Director of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Hummel joined Cerberus in 1999.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hummel worked for ABN AMRO Group from 1970 to 1999, where he was Chief Manager in their International Corporate Finance division.  From 1996 until retirement in 1999, he supervised ABN AMRO Group's marketing efforts in the Asia/Pacific region.  From 1993 to 1996, he focused on U.S.-based multi-nationals.  In 1990, when ABN AMRO merged with Amro Bank, Mr. Hummel was appointed Senior Vice President of ABN AMRO Group's Global Clients Relationship Management division, which focused on serving ABN AMRO Group's large corporate clients in Europe.  From 1970 to 1974, Mr. Hummel worked for Algemene Bank Nederland NV, where he started a cash management consultancy service for the bank's international clients.  From 1958 to 1970, Mr. Hummel worked for Netherlands Bank of South Africa, where he held staff positions in several locations across South Africa.  Mr. Hummel presently holds board positions in several listed companies, including Exel Plc, Standard Life Plc, Precia SA  and Carlo Tassara SpA.  Mr. Hummel is a graduate of Nijenrode University.

Derk Hoogenkamp

Managing Director of Cerberus Global Investments B.V.

Mr. Hoogenkamp joined Cerberus in 1997.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hoogenkamp worked for ABN Bank N.V. (later ABN AMRO Bank N.V.) from 1974 to 1996, where he served as the Managing Director for its trust companies in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles and, thereafter, in the Netherlands, and as Managing Director of various holding/finance and royalty companies.  From 1963 to 1969, Mr. Hoogenkamp was an Inspector of Taxes for the Dutch Government.  From 1970 to 1974, he served as the Head of Tax Inspectorate in Paramaribo/Suriname, South America.  Mr. Hoogenkamp completed his six-year training as a tax specialist in Rotterdam and is a graduate of the University of Amsterdam School of Law.

Shin Yoshikawa

Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Cerberus Japan

Mr. Yoshikawa joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Yoshikawa worked at Nippon Light Metal Company from 1992 to 1998, where he was responsible for preparing the budgets and financial reports of the fabricated aluminum product division and for auditing its subsidiary companies.  Mr. Yoshikawa is a graduate of California State University, Northridge.

Brian Saunders

Chief Operating Officer and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Japan

Mr. Saunders joined Cerberus in 2003.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Saunders worked in the investment banking division of Salomon Smith Barney (formerly Salomon Brothers Inc.) from 1995 to 2003, where he was involved in evaluating and executing mergers and acquisitions, public debt and equity offerings and leveraged finance transactions in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.  Mr. Saunders is a graduate of Queen's University in Canada.

Takeshi Katano

Managing Director of Cerberus Japan

Mr. Katano joined Cerberus in 2004.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Katano worked at The Nippon Credit Bank from 1988 to 2001, where his responsibilities ranged from corporate lending to strategic planning and negotiations with various regulatory bodies.  From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Katano joined the Industrial Bank of Japan, where he was in charge of non-performing loan transactions.  Mr. Katano is a graduate of Doshisha University.

Toshihiro Hagiwara

Managing Director of Cerberus Japan

Mr. Hagiwara joined Cerberus in 2004.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Hagiwara worked with RECOF, an independent Tokyo-based M&A boutique firm, from 1996 to 2004, where he was responsible for M&A transactions, predominantly relating to financial institutions and retail companies.  Mr. Hagiwara is a Certified Public Accountant in Japan. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and he received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Xingbin “Ben” Zhang

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Zhang joined Cerberus in 2008.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Zhang was a Managing Director at Bear Stearns, from 2001 to 2008, where he worked as a senior CMO structurer and proprietary trader and was responsible for trading and managing risk in the following markets: IO/PO and other agency mortgage derivatives, agency passthroughs and CMOs, relative value rates, and subprime Non-Agency securities.  From 1997 to 2001, he worked at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets as a quantitative analyst and a major contributor to the firm-wide valuation and risk models for all agency mortgage-backed securities.  Mr. Zhang is a graduate of Purdue University and received an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Ira Weisman

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Weisman joined Cerberus in 1999.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Weisman was Controller of Pocantico Associates, Inc., a privately held New York City-based real estate investment firm from 1992 to 1999.  From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Weisman was associated with The Related Companies, where he was an Assistant Controller with responsibilities for the Development and Public Limited Partnership areas.  Mr. Weisman is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and is a graduate of Pace University.

Thomas Wagner

Chief Operating Officer of Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management and Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Wagner joined Cerberus in 2006.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Wagner was a Managing Director at GE Real Estate from 1998 to 2006, where he most recently was responsible for direct equity investments and was previously responsible for business development in North America.  From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Wagner worked at Chemical Bank in their real estate group.  From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Wagner worked at Mitsubishi Bank in their real estate group. Mr. Wagner is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and received an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Joseph Sciacca

Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Sciacca joined Cerberus in 2006.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Sciacca was an Associate in Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP's Real Estate Department from 1996 to 2006, where he represented Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management, LLC (formerly known as Blackacre Institutional Capital Management, LLC) and other Cerberus affiliates.  Mr. Sciacca is a graduate of Williams College and The New York Law School.

Chris Schiermbock

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Schiermbock joined Cerberus in 2005.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Schiermbock was a Vice President at Apollo Real Estate Advisors from 2003 to 2005, where he was responsible for asset management, investor reporting, bank relations and risk management.  From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Schiermbock was a Vice President of the Private Equity Real Estate Group at Citigroup Investments, where he was responsible for structuring and underwriting equity investment and capital raising.  From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Schiermbock was employed in the Real Estate Principal Investment Area of Goldman, Sachs & Co.  From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Schiermbock worked at KPMG, where he obtained his Certified Public Accountant license.  Mr. Schiermbock is a graduate of Iona College and received an M.S. in Real Estate Investment and Development from New York University.

Robert Richter

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Richter joined Cerberus in 2008.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Richter worked  at Bear, Stearns & Co. from 1983 to 2008, where he held several senior positions including Senior Managing Director in the Fixed Income Group, where he specialized in the development and distribution of structured products secured by a variety of residential mortgages, including prime, alt-a and subprime.  Mr. Richter previously traded and managed the sales force of the Commodity Arbitrage Group.  Mr. Richter is a graduate of Fordham University and received a J.D. from Pace University.

Timothy Price

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Price joined Cerberus in 2002.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Price was a Managing Director of Communications Advisory Group, a media consulting firm from 1999 to 2002.  From 1984 to 1999, Mr. Price held senior positions at MCI Communications including President and COO; President, Business Markets; and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for MCI's Consumer Markets.  As President of MCI Communications, Mr. Price was responsible for all of MCI's communications businesses, including its units serving residential and business customers, domestically and globally, as well as network operations and information systems.  From 1977 to 1984, Mr. Price was Vice President, Marketing, Metro Markets, for Warner Amex Cable.  Mr. Price is a graduate of Tufts University.

Dev Kapadia

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Kapadia joined Cerberus in 2003.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Kapadia served in various capacities with The Carlyle Group, a global private investment firm, and Carlyle Management Group, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group dedicated to turnaround and special situation investments, from 1996 to 2003.  Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Kapadia was a financial analyst with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, an investment banking firm, from 1994 to 1996.  Mr. Kapadia is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the School of Engineering & Applied Science.  Mr. Kapadia serves on the board of directors of Tower International, Inc. as well as various privately held companies.

Michael Hisler

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Hisler joined Cerberus in 1993.  Since 1999, he has served as the principal trader at Cerberus.

Brenan Hefner

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Hefner joined Cerberus in 2009.  Prior to joining Cerberus, he was the Head of Operations at Dune Capital Management, L.P., where he oversaw all operations and settlements as well as treasury and risk functions for the fund from its founding in 2004 to its peak as a $6 billion hedge fund.  He was also responsible for valuations of the fund's portfolio of distressed corporate debt, private debt instruments and real estate loans and served on the firm's valuation committee. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Senior Operations Associate at GoldenTree Asset Management LP.  Mr. Hefner is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma.

Greg Gordon

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Gordon joined Cerberus in 2000.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Gordon practiced corporate law as an attorney with two New York law firms from 1997 to 2000.  Mr. Gordon is a graduate of Cornell University and the Boston University School of Law. He received an M.B.A. from Boston University.

David Glenn

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Glenn joined Cerberus in 2011.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Glenn worked at Lightyear Capital from 2001 to 2011, most recently as a partner and a member of the firm's investment committee, where he contributed to the sourcing, governance and exiting of several lead-managed private equity transactions in financial services.  From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Glenn was a vice president at Greenhill & Co., a merchant banking firm.  From 1997 to 1999, he was an associate at Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.  Mr. Glenn is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received an M.B.A. from New York University.

Rickardo Francis

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Francis joined Cerberus in 1999.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Francis worked on a variety of corporate finance transactions in the investment banking group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette from 1997 to 1999.  Mr. Francis is a graduate of the University of Florida.

Brendan Garvey

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Garvey joined Cerberus in 2008.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Garvey worked as a head mortgage trader and manager at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. from 1997 to 2008, where he managed all risk and trading operations in the following products:  Agency ARM, FHA/VA Reperforming Loans, Mortgage Servicing, Non-Agency Hybrid/Fixed/Neg-Am whole loans and securities, Non-Agency Subordinates and Non-Agency Residuals.  From 1994 to 1997, he was a portfolio manager at Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, where he managed pension fund money benchmarked to the mortgage index by actively trading and hedging FN/FH/GN single-family MBS and associated mortgage derivatives.  Mr. Garvey is a graduate of Wesleyan University.

Catherine Brossard

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Ms. Brossard joined Cerberus in 2010.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Ms. Brossard worked in the Private Equity Group at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec from 2006 to 2010, where she managed fund investments in Europe and North America across a variety of sectors and strategies.  From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Brossard worked in Europe in the commercial finances business of GE Capital Corporation, and from 1997 to 2003 in Canada in the corporate finance group.  From 1989 to 1995, Ms. Brossard was an attorney in general litigation both in Canada and in England.  Ms. Brossard is a graduate of Université de Montréal Law School and received an M.B.A. from École des Hautes Études Commerciales.

Paul Fox

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Fox joined Cerberus in 1997.  Prior to joining Cerberus, he spent ten years at Jones Lang Wootton, a real estate investment and corporate services firm from 1987 to 1997, where he was a Senior Director responsible for the Corporate and Advisory Services division for North and South America.  The division run by Mr. Fox advised major corporate and institutional clients on all aspects of their real estate holdings, including the use of real estate to enhance shareholder value, reduction of occupancy costs, disposition of assets and valuations.  Mr. Fox is a graduate of the University of Texas.

Kevin Cross

Managing Director of Cerberus California, LLC

Mr. Cross joined Cerberus in 2004.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Cross was a Managing Director and member of the National Corporate Finance Committee at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin from 1995 to 2004, where he was responsible for managing advisory assignments for private debt and equity placements, mergers and acquisitions and distressed situations.  From 1991 to 1995, he was an Assistant Vice President in the Merchant Banking Group of Sanwa Bank.  Mr. Cross is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego.

Richard Alexander

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Alexander joined Cerberus in 2008 as a member of the Operations and Advisory Company, which focused on driving value across portfolio companies.  In 2010, Mr. Alexander became Head of Technology, Facilities, and General Services for Cerberus Capital Management. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Alexander was a Chief Information Officer and Quality Leader within GE Commercial Finance from 1997 to 2008, where he became certified in Six Sigma and Operational Excellence. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Alexander held various Information Technology and Operator roles within the U.S. State Department and UST, Inc.  Mr. Alexander is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland.

J. Richard Budd

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Budd joined Cerberus in 2007.  Prior to joining Cerberus,  Mr. Budd was a founding member and a Principal of Marotta Gund Budd & Dzera, LLC, a turnaround management firm, where he specialized in domestic and international corporate turnarounds, business reorganizations and debt restructuring from 2001 to 2007.  Mr. Budd has served as Director in numerous turnaround situations, including Euram Management, Inc., Allied Office Product Holdings, Inc., APW Ltd., Beaulieu Canada Company, Cape Success, Cityscape Corp and recently Silverleaf Resorts, Inc.  Mr. Budd is a graduate of Rider University.

Yoshiteru “Terry” Suzuki

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Japan

Mr. Suzuki joined Cerberus in 2002.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Suzuki was a Partner of the Advisory Service of KPMG LLP, Los Angeles office, from 1995 to 2002, where he provided various advisory services to institutions in the financial, real estate and construction industries, in both the U.S. and Japan.  From 1985 to 1993, Mr. Suzuki worked at ORIX Corporation, where he was involved in real estate financing and restructuring projects, as well as real estate investments in the U.S., the U.K., Japan and Hong Kong.  Mr. Suzuki is a graduate of Keio University and received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Lee Millstein

Head of European and Asian Distressed / Real Estate and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Millstein joined Cerberus in October 2007.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Millstein was the Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Aozora Bank from 2004 to March 2007, where he was responsible for the bank's corporate lending, real estate, leveraged lending, structured credit and principal investing businesses.  From 1994 to 2004, he was at Morgan Stanley serving in various positions, including Managing Director and head of high-yield and distressed principal investing in Japan and non-Japan Asia.  Mr. Millstein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Louis Forster

Chairman of Cerberus Asia Pacific Advisors Limited and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Forster joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Forster was a Managing Director and Partner at Angelo Gordon & Co. from 1995 to 1998, where he helped build the firm’s real estate business and also worked on private equity transactions.  From 1993 to 1995, he was a Vice President at the LeFrak Organization.  From 1991 to 1993, he was a Vice President at Schroeder Wertheim & Co.  From 1987 to 1991, he was an Associate at Goldman, Sachs & Co.  Mr. Forster is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Law School and received a Master's Degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

Frank Bruno

President of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Bruno joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Bruno was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch from 1996 to 1998.  From 1990 to 1994, he was a Vice President at Weber Management Consultants.  In 1989, he was an Associate with Tiffany & Co.  In 1988, he was an Assistant Foreign Exchange Trader at the Bank of Tokyo, Ltd.  Mr. Bruno is a graduate of Cornell University and received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephen A. Feinberg

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Feinberg founded Cerberus Capital Management in December 1992.  He also founded or co-founded the other Cerberus affiliates and Cerberus Funds.  Prior to founding Cerberus Capital Management and its affiliates, Mr. Feinberg managed separate pools of capital for Gruntal & Co. and certain other accounts from 1985 to 1992.  Mr. Feinberg began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert, where he was actively involved in trading large pools of firm capital.  Mr. Feinberg is a graduate of Princeton University.

Gerald Daniello

Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Daniello joined Cerberus in 2003.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Daniello was a Managing Director at GE Capital from 1996 to 2003, where he was responsible for a $2 billion portfolio of equity, distressed debt and leveraged debt.  From 1990 to 1996, he ran the New England Corporate Finance Group at Chase Manhattan Bank, where he was responsible for a multi-billion dollar portfolio of leveraged and non-leveraged cash flow and asset-based loans to middle market companies.  Mr. Daniello is a graduate of Lafayette College and received an M.B.A. from Temple University.

Joseph Naccarato

Chief Credit Officer of Cerberus Business Finance and Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Naccarato joined Cerberus in 2000.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Naccarato was a Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Bank of America Commercial Funding from 1997 to 2000, where he was responsible for managing all aspects of credit relating to a loan portfolio consisting of middle market asset-backed credit facilities.  From 1993 to 1997, he worked as an analyst, field examiner and assistant account executive at The CIT Group.  Mr. Naccarato is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta.

Eric Miller

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Miller joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Miller worked as a Vice President in The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. from 1986 to 1998, where he was responsible for origination, structuring and underwriting middle market loans to distressed companies and companies undergoing restructuring and reorganization, and where he formerly served as the Marketing Manager of the credit finance division.  Mr. Miller is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Keith Read

Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Read joined Cerberus in 2006.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Read was a Managing Director at CIBC World Markets from 1995 to 2005, where he was responsible for the distribution of structured finance products, including CLOs and CBOs, mezzanine financings, leveraged finance and direct fund raising.  From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Read was an Executive Vice President at The Argosy Securities Group, a boutique high-yield advisory firm.  From 1991 to 1993, he was a Managing Director at Barclays Bank.  From 1989 to 1991, he served as a Vice President at Bankers Trust.  Mr. Read is a graduate of the University of Utah and received a Master's Degree from the University of Utah.

Scott Stelzer

Head of CMBS Securities and Trading and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Stelzer joined Cerberus in 2008.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Stelzer held several positions at Morgan Stanley from 1998 to 2007, including Managing Director in the Global Proprietary Credit Group.  In this capacity, he was responsible for managing CMBS and all other commercial real estate security and loan trading activities. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Stelzer was the Head of CMBS trading in the Securitized Products Group at Morgan Stanley, where he oversaw all proprietary and flow trading of cash and synthetic CMBS, real estate CDOs, Fannie Mae DUS and GNMA project loans.  From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Stelzer traded CMBS at Salomon Smith Barney and was an Acquisitions Associate at JMB Real Estate Investment Group.  Mr. Stelzer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Josh Weintraub

Head of RMBS Securities and Trading and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Weintraub joined Cerberus in 2008. Prior to joining Cerberus, he spent eight years, from 2000 to 2008, at Bear, Stearns & Co.  From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Weintraub headed the Agency CMO, Mortgage Derivative and Pass Through businesses, and, in 2008, he co-headed U.S. Residential Mortgage, ABS, and CDO trading.  Prior to Bear Stearns, from 1999 to 2000, Mr. Weintraub managed Agency and Non-Agency CMO and derivative trading at Greenwich Capital.  From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Weintraub traded whole loans and Agency and Non-Agency CMOs at Lehman Brothers.  In 1993, Mr. Weintraub graduated from the Management Development Program for Operations and Systems at Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Weintraub is a graduate of Lehigh University, 1991.

Robert Davenport

Head of Corporate Distressed and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus California, LLC

Mr. Davenport joined Cerberus in 1996.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Davenport was a Principal at Vestar Capital Partners from 1990 to 1994, where he was responsible for identifying, analyzing and executing leveraged buyout opportunities.  From 1988 to 1990, he worked in the mergers and acquisitions group at Drexel Burnham Lambert.  Mr. Davenport is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Lenard Tessler

Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Tessler joined Cerberus in 2001.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Tessler served as Managing Partner of TGV Partners from 1990 to 2001, a private equity firm that he founded.  From 1987 to 1990, he was a founding partner of Levine, Tessler, Leichtman & Co.  From 1982 to 1987, he was a founder, Director and Executive Vice President of Walker Energy Partners.  Mr. Tessler is a graduate of the University of Miami and received an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Steven Mayer

Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus California, LLC

Mr. Mayer joined Cerberus in 2002.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Mayer served as an Executive Managing Director of Gores Technology Group from 2001 to 2002.  From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Mayer served in a senior position at Libra Capital Partners, L.P., where he led investments in leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, distressed debt instruments, mezzanine capital and high-yield debt.  From 1992 to 1995, he served in a senior position at Apollo Advisors, L.P.  From 1984 to 1992, he was a lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.  Mr. Mayer is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School.

W. Brett Ingersoll

Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Ingersoll joined Cerberus in 2003.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Ingersoll was a Partner at JPMorgan Partners (formerly Chase Capital Partners) from 1993 to 2002, where he focused primarily on private equity and restructuring situations in various industries including healthcare, branded food products and distribution, consumer products, specialty insurance and outsourced business services.  Mr. Ingersoll is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Daniel Wolf

President Chief Credit Officer of U.S. Lending Business and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Wolf joined Cerberus in 1997.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Wolf was Senior Vice President for business development and a member of the credit committee at Congress Financial Corporation from 1990 to 1997, where he was active in loan origination.  From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Wolf completed the executive training program and worked in the middle market lending group at Irving Trust Company.  From 1985 to 1986, he was an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.  Mr. Wolf is a graduate of Drew University and received an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Kevin Genda

Chair of U.S. Lending Business and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Genda joined Cerberus in 1995.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Genda was Vice President for new business origination and evaluation at Foothill Capital Corporation from 1992 to 1995, where he was active in loan origination and distressed investing.  From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Genda was a Vice President at Huntington Holdings.  From 1988 to 1989, he was an analyst for new investments and credits in the business credit division of The CIT Group.  Mr. Genda is a graduate of Yale University.

Liam Strong

Chief Executive Officer Cerberus European Capital Advisors and Head of Cerberus Operations, Europe

Mr. Strong joined Cerberus in 2002 and is a CEO of Cerberus European Capital Advisors running Operations for Cerberus in Europe. As CEO of the Teleglobe Group from 2003 to 2006, he was responsible for the acquisition, turnaround and expansion of the company, culminating in its sale to the Tata Group of India in 2006. From 1997 to 2001 Mr. Strong was CEO of MCI WorldCom International, building their international business in Europe and Asia. Prior to that, he was CEO of Sears plc from 1992 to 1997, during which he reorganized the large European retail conglomerate. In 1988 to 1991, he was COO of British Airways, where he re-launched the brand, re-engineered the cost base and managed the Gulf War impact. Mr. Strong was CEO of Reckitt Benckiser’s US food business from 1986 to 1988, where he integrated a number of acquisitions. From 1971 to 1986 he held progressively more senior positions in Reckitt’s Household, Toiletries and Pharmaceuticals units, internationally. He began his career in brand management with Procter & Gamble from 1967 to 1991.

Mr. Strong has been a Board member of the Covia airline reservations system; Board member of Inchcape, the leading international auto distributor; Chairman of MCI’s JV with Tractobel of Belgium; Chairman of the Industry Advisory Group to the UK Prime Minister; and Chairman of the UK Government’s Advisory Board on Telecom Security. He is currently Chairman of Torex, Vice-Chairman of AerCap, a Governor of Ashridge Business school, a trustee of the UK Faculty of Public Health and Chairman of U.I.T.

Ronald Kravit

Head of Real Estate Investing, Managing Member of Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management, LLC and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Kravit joined Cerberus in 1996.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Kravit was a Managing Director at Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. from 1994 to 1996, where he was responsible for new business development, acquisitions and asset management.  From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Kravit was a Managing Director at G. Soros Realty Advisors/Reichmann International, an affiliate of Soros Fund Management.  From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Kravit was Vice President/Chief Financial Officer at the Maxxam Property Company in Houston.  From 1984 to 1991, he was Vice President with Miller-Klutznick-Davis-Gray Co. in Los Angeles and Chicago.  From 1979 through 1982, Mr. Kravit was an accountant.  Mr. Kravit is a certified public accountant.  Mr. Kravit is a graduate of Georgetown University and received an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

James T. Lenehan

Senior Advisor, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Lenehan is a Senior Operations advisor to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Prior to Cerberus, he was Vice Chairman and President of Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Lenehan held various executive positions at Johnson & Johnson during his 28-year tenure, including President of McNeil Consumer Products Company and Worldwide Chairman, Consumer Pharmaceuticals & Professional Group. Mr. Lenehan served on the Foundation Board of Abington Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. He also was a member of the Quality and Safety Committee of the hospital from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Lenehan earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Akron and his M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Howard Cohen

Senior Advisor, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Cohen joined Cerberus in 2004 and serves as a senior advisor of COAC. He is currently Chairman of Hilco Receivables LLC and non-executive chairman of both Albertsons LLC and New Cub Foods East. Mr. Cohen is also on the Board of Directors of Vanguard (Alamo/National Car Rental) and has served on the boards of Velocita Wireless and SSA Global.  He was previously the President and CEO of GTECH Corporation (NYSE), a $1.5 billion global information technology company with a market cap of over $3 billion. GTECH’s 5,000 worldwide employees located in 44 countries provide software, data networks, equipment and professional services. Mr. Cohen possesses 33 years of leadership experience at the national and international levels. He has been the President and CEO of four publicly traded, technology-based companies: GTECH (NYSE), Bell Howell (NYSE), Sidus Systems (TSE) and Peak Technology (NASDAQ).  He has also managed independent divisions of three Fortune 100 companies: Océ, Xerox and Sprint. Mr. Cohen has a BBA in Business Administration from Kent State University.

Jonathan Bloomer

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Jonathan Bloomer joined Cerberus in 2005.  He was previously Group Chief Executive of Prudential plc from March 200 until May 2005, and Group Finance Director from January 1995.  Prior to this he was a senior partner in Arthur Andersen’s financial markets division based in London and the managing partner of their European Insurance Practice.  Mr. Bloomer is Chief Executive of Lucida, Chairman of Scottish Re, a Non-Executive Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc and Chairman of the Advisory Panel of the Financial Institutions Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  He was a member of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel of the Financial Services Authority from 2000 to 2006 (Chairman Nov 2003 – Oct 2005).  He was a Member of the Board of the Geneva Association from 2001 to 2005 and a member of the board of the Association of British Insurers from 2000 to 2005.  He was also a member of the Urgent Issues Task Force of the Accounting Standards Board from 1995 to 1999.  Mr. Bloomer studied physics at Imperial College, London before joining Arthur Andersen in 1974.  He is a Trustee and Treasurer of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Lisa Gray

General Counsel, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Ms. Gray joined Cerberus in 2004. An attorney with more than 23 years of experience, Ms. Gray is a member of Cerberus’s Office of General Counsel and currently serves as the General Counsel of COAC, a position she has held since early 2005.  In this capacity, Ms. Gray functions as the chief legal advisor to the COAC organization and also works closely with the firm’s portfolio companies on a broad range of legal and business activities, including M&A transactions, public offerings, corporate governance, litigation, compliance, corporate communications, financings, human resources and other activities. She also works closely with the firm’s Operational & Equity Investments group to structure and negotiate M&A transactions and debt restructurings.  Ms. Gray recently played a lead role in the restructuring of more than $40 billion of portfolio company debt and the acquisitions of DynCorp International, Inc. and Steward Health Care System LLC.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC., Steward Health Care System, TTL Equipment Management Holdings GP, Ltd, and DOA Properties IIIB, LLC. 

Prior to Cerberus, Ms. Gray was the Chief Operating Executive and General Counsel of WAM!NET Inc., a Cerberus portfolio company which was a leading global provider of shared services for content management, archiving and delivery, network design and management.  During her tenure with the company, Ms. Gray played a key role in establishing and maintaining a significant contract under which the company performed as a Tier 1 contractor to EDS in the design and management of the Navy and Marine Corps private secure intranet.  Before WAM!NET, Ms. Gray was a partner at the law firm of Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren.  She holds a B.A from Hamline University and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law, where she received the Outstanding Student Award and is a Member of the Board of Trustees.

Ron Kolka

Senior Operating Executive, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Kolka joined Cerberus in December 2009 as a Senior Operations Professional. Prior to Cerberus, he was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chrysler LLC in 2007. Mr. Kolka was responsible for all finance activities, including Controlling, Treasury, Tax, Audit, Global Volume Planning, International Activities (including Canada and Mexico) and Information Technology. He also served in the Office of the Chairman. Mr. Kolka joined Chrysler Corporation in 1986 in the Corporate Accounting area and held domestic and international positions of increasing responsibility. He received his MBA from Wayne State University and his BBA in Accounting from Michigan State University.

John Bozzella

Senior Operating Executive, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Bozzella joined Cerberus in 2009 as Senior Executive, Government Relations & External Affairs. He works closely with the portfolio companies in coordination with the Operations and Control Investment teams to drive value through government and policy initiatives. Prior to joining COAC, Mr. Bozzella worked for Chrysler Group LLC in the role of Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy. During the period of Cerberus’s ownership of Chrysler, Mr. Bozzella was instrumental in the company’s efforts to mobilize government support for the company’s significant restructuring, including establishing a $25 billion advanced technology vehicle loan program and new fuel economy standards. Previous to Chrysler, Mr. Bozzella spent two years with DaimlerChrysler Corporation as Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy (Americas). He began his automotive career with Ford Motor Company, where he served for more than 10 years in a variety of public policy and government and community relations positions. Previously, Mr. Bozzella served for four years as the chief legislative representative for the Mayor of Albany, NY and for six years as the Director of Legislative and Political Action for the United Federation of Teachers. He graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations.

Keith Tietjen

Chief Operating Officer, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Tietjen joined Cerberus in 2006 and is Chief Operating Officer of COAC. He currently serves as Chairman of TransCentra, Inc. and is on the Supervisory Board of BAWAG P.S.K., two Cerberus portfolio companies. Prior to joining COAC, Mr. Tietjen spent 11 years at General Electric in a variety of financial and operating roles.  He started GE in the Financial Management Program at Power Systems.  After graduating the FMP, Tietjen spent 6 years traveling internationally with GE’s Corporate Audit Staff, progressing through Executive Audit Manager and Quality Leader.  While on the Audit Staff, he led numerous financial, compliance and six sigma audits in a dozen GE businesses and 15 countries.  After Audit Staff, he went to GE Consumer Finance as VP, Financial Planning & Analysis for the Americas.  He then took the role as CFO for Consumer Finance’s functional groups in the Americas.  Mr. Tietjen graduated from Pennsylvania State University’s Scholars Program with a B.S. in Mathematics.

Dennis Donovan

Non-Executive Vice Chairman, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Donovan joined Cerberus in 2007 and is Non-Executive Vice Chairman and a Senior Advisor at COAC. In this role, he works with various portfolio company Boards, CEO’s and Executive Leadership Teams in planning and executing business turnarounds. Mr. Donovan previously served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources at The Home Depot. His responsibilities included human resource management as well as public relations, communications, and external affairs. Previously, Mr. Donovan was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Raytheon Company. He was also an officer of General Electric Company and served as Vice President, Human Resources for the Power Systems business. Mr. Donovan joined GE on the Corporate Human Resources Leadership Program.

Mr. Donovan is a Managing Director and a member of the Compensation Committee of The Traxis Group, B.V. and Tower International, Inc.  He has served on the Board of Directors and Compensation Committees of NABI-Optima Holdings, Inc., School Bus Holdings, Inc., and Traxis Financial Group, Inc. He served as an advisor to the Board of Directors and Compensation committees of FLP2 Limited; GMI Holding Corporation; the NewPage Corporation; and Freedom Group, Inc. He has served as a member of the Human Resources Executive Council of the National Retail Federation and the Industrial Relations Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business; the boards of advisors of the Employment Policy Foundation, the Human Resource Institute, the HR Policy Association, the National Employability Partnership and the Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies, where he chaired the International Committee. He was also a member of the Boards of Directors of the National Academy of Human Resources and Jobs for America’s Graduates, Inc. (JAG). He was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve on the Advisory Committee on Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom for Veterans and Families. Mr. Donovan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law.

Chan Galbato

Chief Executive Officer, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC

Mr. Galbato joined Cerberus in 2009 and is Chief Executive Officer of COAC. He currently serves as Chairman of two Cerberus portfolio companies: Blue Bird Corporation and North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI). Mr. Galbato is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tower International, Inc. and serves as a Director and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Brady Corporation, a public company. Prior to joining COAC, Mr. Galbato owned and managed CWG Hillside Investments LLC, a consulting business providing operational and strategic turnaround expertise to CEOs of portfolio-based companies. Previously, Mr. Galbato was President and CEO of the Controls Group of businesses for Invensys plc. Previous to that, Galbato was President of Services as well as President of the commercial distribution arm of companies for The Home Depot. He spent 14 years with General Electric Company, holding several leadership and Finance positions within their various industrial divisions (including Transportation Systems, Aircraft Engines, Medical Systems and Appliances), as well as holding the role of President and CEO, Coregis in GE Capital. Mr. Galbato also served previously as President and Chief Executive Officer of Armstrong Floor products and Chief Executive Officer of Choice Parts, a joint venture auto parts locator and catalog business. Before beginning his business career he played professional baseball with the Montreal Expos in their minor league system. Mr. Galbato holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the State University of New York.

Andrew I. Kandel

Chief Compliance Officer, Co-General Counsel and Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Kandel joined Cerberus in 2007.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Kandel was First Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Merrill Lynch from 1998 to 2007, where he was in charge of state regulation, legislation and government relations and also handled various SEC, NYSE, NASD and compliance-related matters.  From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Kandel was the Chief of the Investor Protection & Securities Bureau at the New York State Attorney General's Office, where he also served as Assistant Deputy Attorney General.  From 1993 to 1995, he was Senior Special Counsel, then Trial Counsel, at the Enforcement Division of the New York Stock Exchange.  From 1986 to 1993, he was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan.  Mr. Kandel is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Jeffrey L. Lomasky

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Lomasky joined Cerberus in 1994.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Lomasky was the Chief Financial Officer of New Street Securities from 1992 to 1994.  From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Lomasky was the Controller of Drexel Burnham Lambert, and from 1989 to 1990 he was the Chief Financial Officer of European activities for Drexel Burnham Lambert.  Mr. Lomasky is a graduate of Bernard Baruch College.

Mark A. Neporent

Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Neporent joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Neporent was an associate and a partner in the Business Reorganization and Finance Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a New York City-based law firm, from 1986 to 1998, where he did extensive work on behalf of Cerberus.  Mr. Neporent has over 28 years of experience in the high-yield finance, distressed securities and bankruptcy/reorganization business.  Mr. Neporent is a graduate of Lehigh University and Syracuse University College of Law.

Seth P. Plattus

Chief Administrative Officer, Co-General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Plattus joined Cerberus in 1994 as one of its first investment professionals.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Plattus was an investment banker for The Blackstone Group from 1990 to 1994, where he analyzed and negotiated principal investments and represented debtors and creditors committees in restructurings and reorganizations.  From 1986 to 1990, he worked as an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and restructurings.  Mr. Plattus is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

J. Danforth Quayle

Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC

Vice President Quayle joined Cerberus in 1999.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States of America from 1988 through 1992.  Vice President Quayle was elected to the U.S. Senate from the State of Indiana in 1980 and reelected to the U.S. Senate in 1986.  He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's Fourth Congressional District in 1976 and reelected to the House of Representatives in 1978.  He has served on many boards of directors of both private and public entities.  Mr. Quayle is a graduate of DePauw University and the Indiana University School of Law (Indianapolis).

William L. Richter

Co-Founder, Senior Managing Director of Cerberus Capital Management

Mr. Richter co-founded Cerberus Capital Management with Mr. Feinberg in 1992.  Since 1982, he has been President of Richter Investment Corp., a merchant bank, which from 1989 to 1999 owned and operated an NASD broker-dealer.  From 1970 to 1982, he was Chairman of Nexus Industries, Inc., a company traded on the American Stock Exchange.  Mr. Richter is a graduate of Harvard College and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

John W. Snow

Chairman of Cerberus Capital Management

Former United States Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow joined Cerberus in 2006.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Snow served as the 73rd Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America from 2003 to 2006.  From 1994 through 1996, Mr. Snow served as Chairman of the Business Roundtable, comprised of 250 CEOs of the nation's largest companies.  From 1977 through 2003, he served in multiple positions with Chessie Systems, Inc. (which later became CSX Corporation), including as President, CEO and Chairman.  From 1976 to 1977, he was named Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  From 1975 to 1976, he served as the Deputy Undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Transportation.  From 1974 to 1975, he served as the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation.  From 1973 to 1974, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Plans and International Affairs.  From 1972 to 1973, he served as Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  He has served on various corporate and non-profit boards, including Johnson & Johnson, USX, Verizon, the University of Virginia Darden School and The Johns Hopkins University.  Mr. Snow is a graduate of the University of Toledo and the George Washington University Law School.  Additionally, Mr. Snow holds a Master's Degree from The Johns Hopkins University, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Virginia, and numerous honorary degrees.