BOARD OF DIRECTORS Antoinette Cook Bush, Chair Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP Washington, DC

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1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Antoinette Cook Bush, Chair Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP Washington, DC Bush has over 20 years experience as a communications attorney and is a Partner at Skadden, Arps. She had previously worked with Skadden, Arps, before becoming Executive Vice President of Northpoint Technology and Broadwave USA, which was a system of satelliteterrestrial sharing. Prior to joining Skadden, Arps, Bush served as senior counsel to the Communications Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. From 1981 until she joined the U.S. Senate Committee staff, Bush practiced law in Washington, D.C. She advised clients regarding the acquisition and sale of broadcasting stations, companies and represented clients in proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission. Bush remains active in communications policy issues and speaks often to companies and organizations regarding developments in this area. Kelly McNamara Corley, General Counsel Discover Financial Services As Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Discover Financial Services LLC, Corley manages the legal advisory and compliance matters involving the firm s credit, banking and transaction services businesses. Before becoming General Counsel in 1999, Kelly McNamara Corley served as Managing Director, responsible for the firm s global government relations and corporate philanthropy programs. A graduate of both the University of Southern California and George Mason University School of Law, she worked for Morgan Stanley for 24 years and is a member of the Virginia and Illinois Bar Associations. Mark Goodman, Chief Executive Officer MG Capital Group Newport Beach, CA Mark Goodman is Chief Executive Officer for the MG Capital Group. Mr. Goodman has served as the top executive in leading public and private equity backed companies. Most recently, Mr. Goodman has served as Chief Restructuring Officer for a Goldman Sachs Distressed Private Equity retail company. Mark Goodman has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and CRO for Save-A-Lot. As COO, Mark is responsible for retail operations of Save-A-Lot s network of stores, achieving sales, profitability and growth objectives of the company. He directly oversees licensing development, merchandising, vendor management and supply chain efforts. Prior to leading the turnaround at Save-A-Lot, Mark served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Strategy, Membership and E-commerce for Wal*Mart/Sam s Club where he was responsible for strategy development, marketing and membership enhancement for Sam s Club. Previously, Mark held the position of Corporate Vice President, U.S. Strategy and Operations for McDonald s Corporation, with responsibility for development and execution of strategies for profitable growth, as well as full operations management of a 600-store business 1

2 unit. Prior to this, Mark served as President of Agway Retail Services and Vice President of ADR International Consultants. Mr. Goodman received his bachelors degree in philosophy of economics and logic from the College of Wooster, masters degrees in philosophy and economics from Tufts University. He actively serves on the board of directors for St. Louis University School of Business, St. Louis, Missouri, Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina, History Makers, Chicago, Illinois. Sharon Morrow, Managing Director Smith Whiley & Company Evanston, IL Ms. Sharon Morrow is a Managing Director of Smith Whiley & Company, and works out of the Firm s Evanston, Illinois office. Sharon is responsible for leading Smith Whiley s marketing and client servicing initiatives for the various Smith Whiley investment partnerships. Sharon is a member of Smith Whiley s Investment Committee and in this capacity she is responsible for investment selection and analysis, transaction pricing and deal flow development. Sharon oversees the investment and commitment of private equity transactions on behalf of the Firm s Pelham funds. Prior to joining Smith Whiley, Sharon previously was the Senior Vice President of Marketing/Client Services at The Kenwood Group, a mid-cap value investment advisor located in Chicago. Her prior work experience included a Cabinet level position as the Director, Department of Finance and Revenue in Washington, DC where she was responsible for the activities and operations of the District Government s fiscal management, taxation and related revenue programs. She previously was the Chairperson of the Multi-state Tax Commission. Sharon serves as a board observer for VSA Partners, Inc., a portfolio company of SW Pelham Fund III, L.P. Sharon was appointed by Governor Quinn to the Illinois Board of Examiners, is a board member of Southern Illinois University, Minority Advisory Board for the College of Business, board member of The HistoryMakers and Leaders Council Member of Chicago United. Sharon received a B.S. in Accounting from Southern Illinois University and a M.B.A. in Finance from Illinois Institute to Technology. 2

3 Al B. Reid, Divisional Vice President Abbott Laboratories Mr. Al Reid has over 20 years experience as a senior strategist and M&A professional. Currently, Reid serves as advisor to Abbott's operating businesses on a variety of global growth initiatives. Prior to Abbott, Reid served as Vice President Strategy Development at Baxter Healthcare, Director Planning & Acquisitions at Nielsen and in corporate finance at Paramount Communications. Reid received his master's degree in management from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and his bachelor's degree in communications from Clark College in Atlanta. Reid serves on many community and professional boards and organizations including The HistoryMakers, Chicago Youth Centers, and Advocates USA. Julieanna Richardson, Founder and Executive Director The HistoryMakers Founder and Executive Director of The HistoryMakers, Richardson has a diverse background in theatre, television production and the cable television industries. A graduate of Brandeis University (Theatre Arts and American Studies) and Harvard Law School, she worked as a corporate lawyer prior to serving in the early 1980s as the Cable Administrator for the City of Chicago s Office of Cable Communications. There she established the Chicago Cable Commission, the City s regulatory body. She went on to found Shop Chicago, a regionally based home shopping channel. For eight years, her production company, SCTN Teleproductions, managed three local cable channels for TCI, the nation s largest cable operator. SCTN Teleproductions served as the production arm for C-SPAN, Peoples Energy, ESPN, the Economic Club of Chicago, AT&T Broadband, and Prime Cable. Paul Roston, President & CEO ROSCOR Corporation Paul Roston is President and CEO of ROSCOR Corporation. Paul was responsible for the development of ROSCOR s Systems Integration Division in It was during this time that he served as consultant to Control Video Corporation on the development of the first touch screen computerized editing system. The following year he developed the first computerized sports editor, which became the then defacto standard for the National Football League for breaking down game films. In 1996 he served as Senior Technical Consultant and system architect to Media Citra Indostar, the national direct-to-home satellite broadcast company in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the development of their DBS technology. The system, known as Indovision, was one of the first multi-channel server based playout systems in the world. Roscor is one of the nation s most renowned communications system integration companies and provides customized communications solutions for broadcasters and commercial organizations. Chris Simmons, Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Washington, DC 3

4 Chris Simmons is the Managing Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") for the Washington Metro Market, which includes PwC offices in Washington, DC; Northern Virginia (Tysons Corner); Baltimore and Richmond (Virginia). Prior to his appointment as the Managing Partner Washington Metro Market, Simmons was a member of PwC's United States Leadership Team, and one of eight direct reports on the staff of the CEO. Simmons has held a variety of positions within PwC, beginning as a Senior Manager in 1992 in the Mergers and Acquisitions unit within Transaction Services where he advised and led client transactions involving mergers, divestitures and acquisitions. In addition to client-facing activity his entire career, Simmons formerly managed all PwC (internal) merger, strategic investment and acquisition activity for the US Firm, in his role as Partner-in-Charge, US Corporate Development. Simmons recently served a three-year stint as the firm's Chief Diversity Officer and member of the Human Capital Leadership Team, and led the firm to an unprecedented level of recognition for innovative diversity and people initiatives. Prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1992, Simmons was a Vice-President in the Corporate Finance practice at Bankers Trust Company of New York, where he led the analysis and structuring of large leveraged buyout financings, and other finance transactions. Prior to that experience, Simmons spent a total of five years in local sales and national marketing positions with IBM (based in Philadelphia) and Wang Laboratories (Lowell, MA), respectively. Simmons earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Business Administration degrees from Harvard University. Among other activities, Simmons is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the board of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Genelle Trader, Professional Executive Coach Potomac, MD Genelle Trader is an executive coach with an extensive corporate background. She is using her coaching skills and diverse business experience to help leaders in organizations grow and improve their performance. With experience in leading change initiatives, strategic planning, marketing strategy, product management and business development in global corporations, she is uniquely qualified to work with business leaders across different business functions, ethnicities, and geographic regions. Since 2002, Genelle Trader has been doing one-on-one and group coaching with executives and leaders at both organizations and nonprofits. She also facilitates and designs strategic planning meetings with senior leadership teams. Her passion is helping leaders turn strategies into successful execution. Some of the organizations she worked with includes EMMES Corporation, Areva Solar, Natural Microsystems, Gates Millennium Scholars, and ICIC (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City). In 2008 she founded Strategic Business Coaching Group. She joined First Cap Advisors in 2010 where her role is to provide experienced advice and counsel critical to turning a great idea into a great business. Genelle s 25 years in the corporate arena included a nine year tenure at Sun Microsystems as Worldwide Director of Marketing for Sun Express, Senior Director of the multibillion dollar Workstation Products Group, and was selected by the Product Group President to lead a major global change initiative. Before joining Sun Microsystems, she held executive positions at other 4

5 high tech companies including VP of Marketing at Everex Systems and Director of Products at AST Research Inc. 5