David M. Maura
, CFA serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of our
board of directors. Mr. Maura has been Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Brands Legacy, Inc. since April 26, 2018. He has served as the Executive Chairman of Spectrum since January 20, 2016. Prior to such appointment, Mr. Maura
served as Chairman of the board of directors since July 2011 and served as interim Chairman of the Board and as one of Spectrums directors since June 2010. Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and the Executive Vice President of Investments
at HRG from October 2011 until November 2016, and has been a member of HRGs board of directors since May 2011. Mr. Maura previously served as a Vice President and Director of Investments of Harbinger from 2006 until 2012, where he was
responsible for investments in consumer products, agriculture and retail sectors. Prior to joining Harbinger in 2006, Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at First Albany Capital, where he focused on distressed debt and
special situations, primarily in the consumer products and retail sectors. Prior to First Albany, Mr. Maura was a Director and Senior High Yield Research Analyst in Global High Yield Research at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Maura was a
Vice President and Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Wachovia Securities, where he covered various consumer product, service, and retail companies. Mr. Maura began his career at ZPR Investment Management as a Financial Analyst. During
the past five years, Mr. Maura has served on the board of directors of Ferrous Resources, Ltd., Russell Hobbs (formerly Salton, Inc.), Applica, Inc., and HRG. Mr. Maura received a B.S. in Business Administration from Stetson University and
is a CFA charterholder. Mr. Maura is well-qualified to serve as a director, in addition to his roles as President and Chief Executive, given his broad experience in M&A, finance and investments, and his significant directorship experience.
William H. Mitchell
serves as our Chief Financial Officer. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of companies
including Backcountry.com, LLC from 2014 to 2016, Audible, Inc. from 2006 to 2013, Viewpoint Corporation from 2003 to 2006 and Maxworldwide, Inc. from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau CFO Council and
was a director of the Broadcast Financial Management Association. He is a past Chairman of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Accounting Committee. Mr. Mitchell graduated with an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an MS/M.B.A.
degree from Northeastern University and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1982. Mr. Mitchells extensive experience as an officer of many different companies, particularly as a Chief Financial Officer, qualifies him to serve as our
Chief Financial Officer.
R. Edward Albert III
is our Chief Operating Officer. He is a Managing Director of the Credit Funds
Business at Fortress focused on structured equity and lending. Mr. Albert left Fortress in 2009 to successfully head the NY special situations business at Macquarie Bank USA and returned to Fortress in 2011. Prior to joining Fortress in 2007,
Mr. Albert was a Managing Director at Milestone Capital and a Director with Giuliani Capital Advisors (formerly Ernst & Young Corporate Finance) acting as an advisor to companies, bondholders, lenders and creditors. Mr. Albert
began his career working for the CFO of Marriott International in the Companys Financial Planning and Analysis Group. Mr. Albert received an MBA in finance from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1997, and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst.
Eugene I. Davis
serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Davis is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of PIRINATE Consulting Group, LLC, or PIRINATE, a privately held consulting firm specializing in turnaround management, merger and acquisition consulting, and hostile and friendly takeovers, proxy contests, and strategic planning advisory
services for domestic and international public and private business entities. Since forming PIRINATE in 1997, Mr. Davis has advised, managed, sold, liquidated and served as a chief executive officer, chief restructuring officer, director,
committee chairman or chairman of a number of businesses operating in diverse sectors. From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Davis served as President, Vice Chairman, and Director of Emerson Radio Corporation and from 1996 to 1997 he served as Chief Executive
Officer and Vice Chairman of Sport Supply Group, Inc. He began his career as an attorney and international negotiator with Exxon Corporation and Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and was in private practice from 1984 to 1998. Mr. Davis serves as a
director and chairman of the board for U.S. Concrete, Inc. and. In addition, Mr. Davis serves as a director of Sanchez Energy, Verso Corporation, VICI Properties Inc, as well as certain
non-SEC
reporting
companies. Mr. Davis was previously a director of the following public companies: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Atlas Iron Limited, The Cash Store Financial Services, Inc., Dex One Corp., Global Power Equipment Group, Inc., Goodrich
Petroleum Corp., Great Elm Capital Corporation, GSI Group, Inc., Hercules Offshore, Inc., HRG, Knology, Inc., SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., Spansion, Inc., Spectrum and Titan Energy, LLC. Mr. Davis prior experience also includes having
served on the board of directors of each of ALST Casino Holdco, LLC and Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. Mr. Davis holds a bachelors degree from Columbia College, a master of international affairs degree (MIA) in international law and
organization from the School of International Affairs of Columbia University, and a Juris Doctorate from Columbia University School of Law. As a result of these and other professional experiences, coupled with his strong leadership qualities,
Mr. Davis possesses particular knowledge and experience in the areas of strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, finance, accounting, capital structure and board practices of other corporations that benefits our Company and its board of
directors.
Tyler S. Kolarik
serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Kolarik served as Vice President, Investments
at HRG from October 2011 until December 2016. Mr. Kolarik previously served as an Associate and Director of Investments of Harbinger from 2007 until 2011, where he was responsible for investments in the consumer products, agriculture and retail
sectors. Prior to joining Harbinger in 2007, Mr. Kolarik was a Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he interned with the Financial Sponsors Group. Mr. Kolarik received a B.A. in Psychology, cum laude, from Harvard University. We believe
that Mr. Kolariks substantial business and investments experience brings important and valuable skills to our board of directors.
Andrew A. McKnight
serves as a member of our board of directors. He is a Managing Partner, serving as
Co-Chief
Investment Officer on the investment committee for the Credit Funds and
co-heads
the Corporate Loan and Securities Group at Fortress Investment Group LLC. Mr.
McKnight is also a member of the Management Committee of Fortress. Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, Mr.
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