Leadership and the Board of Directors

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 Michael E. Martino is the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Martino is a founder and principal of Mason Capital, founded in 2000, where he led the creation of a multi-billion dollar hedge fund active in public company, private company, event-driven, credit, shareholder activism and distressed investments. Mr. Martino began his investment career at Oppenheimer & Company in 1993, where he allocated both internal and external capital in an event-driven strategy; he ended his tenure at Oppenheimer in 1998 as Executive Director, Risk Arbitrage. He began his business career at GE Capital Corporation, from 1985 to 1993, where he held positions in information systems and business analysis. Mr. Martino’s funds have been significant and influential shareholders of two publicly traded companies, Spar Aerospace Ltd, which was sold to L3 Communications, and ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (“ATS Automation”) (TSX: ATS). At ATS Automation, he has positioned the company for both organic growth and as an active consolidator in the custom automation industry. ATS Automation has completed the acquisition of nine companies during his tenure. Mr. Martino graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in Political Science and earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. 

 Philip B. Whitehead is the Vice-Chairman of our board of directors. He is a Vice President at the Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”), a global science and technology company, and Chairman Emeritus of Danaher’s European Board. Since joining Danaher in 1992, Mr. Whitehead has held a number of executive and operational roles beginning with Managing Director of Veeder Root Europe, a division of Danaher. In his current position, he leads Danaher’s mergers and acquisition activity in Europe and supports the corporation’s growth initiatives in selected high growth markets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Whitehead worked in senior sales and marketing roles, including Brand Manager at the Proctor & Gamble Company from 1971 to 1975, Deputy National Sales Manager at Hovis Marketing from 1976 to 1978 and Product and Sales Manager at Unilever from 1978 to 1984. He also operated Whitehead Associates Consultants, his own management consultancy business, from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Whitehead is currently a director of ATS Automation (TSX: ATS) and served as a non-executive director of Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Whitehead has a Diploma in Marketing, Accounting and Finance from Bournemouth College, UK. 

 Edward A. Rose III is our Chief Executive Officer and member of our board of directors. Mr. Rose has been a Senior Partner of Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations oriented private investment firm that invests in well-positioned middle market industrial businesses in North America, since 2018. Mr. Rose has also served as Chairman of Mill Rock Packaging Partners, a specialty packaging growth platform, since 2020. From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Rose served as Executive Vice President and President of the Performance Chemicals segment of Ingevity Corp. Mr. Rose previously served as President of WestRock’s (previously Westvaco’s, and later, MeadWestvaco’s) Specialty Chemicals Division, a position he held from 2009 to 2016. From 2002 to 2009, he served as Vice President, Resins Polymers and Coating for MeadWestvaco. Over the course of 31 years with the business, Mr. Rose has led teams in business development and strategy, including new product development, bolt-on acquisitions and strategic alliances. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University. 

  William B. Plummer is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Plummer has served as Senior Advisor to Mill Rock Capital since 2019. From 2008 through 2018, Mr. Plummer served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of United Rentals, Inc. Before joining United Rentals, Inc., Mr. Plummer served as chief financial officer of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., where he set policy for global finance and corporate strategy, from September 2006 to December 2007. Prior to Dow Jones & Company, from 2000 to 2006, Mr. Plummer was vice president and treasurer of Alcoa Inc., where he was responsible for global  treasury policy and relationship management with commercial and investment banks. He also held several executive positions at Mead Corporation, including president of its Gilbert Paper division from June 2000 to October 2000, vice president of corporate strategy & planning from 1998 to 2000 and treasurer from 1997 to 1998. Prior to joining Mead Corporation, Mr. Plummer served as vice president at General Electric Capital Corporation, the financial services subsidiary of General Electric, from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Plummer also serves on the board of directors of Waste Management, Inc., Global Payments Inc., NESCO Specialty Rentals, Cisco Industrial Services and Venture Metals International. Mr. Plummer holds degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. 

  James L. Bauman is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Bauman most recently led the Industrial Business Group at the 3M Company (“3M”) as Executive Vice President from 2017 through 2019. He previously led the Global Electronics and Energy business of 3M from 2015 through 2017. Prior to this, Mr. Bauman held various executive and operational roles at 3M leading business transformation in the Americas and managing 3M’s Asia business, including Senior Vice President of Asia from 2012 through 2015, Vice President of Electronics, Advanced Film from 2008 through 2012 and Vice President of Automotive Products from 2005 through 2008. He graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. 

 Diane M. Parisi is a member of our board of directors. Ms. Parisi has served as a Senior Principal of Mill Rock Capital since 2018. She is the former Global Vice President of Procurement for Flint Group, where she served from 2003 to 2018, and former Global Director of Research and Development for Flint Ink, where she served from 1993 to 2003. Flint Group was one of the largest suppliers to the printing and packaging industries worldwide. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Printing and Marketing from Western Michigan University. 

Derek Satzinger is our Chief Financial Officer and member of our board of directors. Mr. Satzinger has served as Chief Financial Officer of Mason Capital since 2012. Prior to becoming CFO, Mr. Satzinger served as Mason Capital’s Controller from 2006 to 2012. Before joining Mason Capital, from 2003 to 2005, Mr. Satzinger worked at BDO Seidman, LLP (“BDO”) in their financial services division where his client base consisted of large hedge funds and broker/dealers. Prior to BDO, from 2000 to 2004, Mr. Satzinger worked as a staff accountant at Raich, Ende, Malter & Company, LLP. He graduated from Hofstra University in May 2000 with a BBA in Accounting.

Marshall Clement “Mark” Sanford, Jr. is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Sanford is a former governor of South Carolina and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Sanford served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2001 and served as Governor of South Carolina from 2003 until 2011. He subsequently served in Congress from 2013 to 2019. Mr. Sanford founded Norton and Sanford Real Estate Investment, a leasing and brokerage company, in 1992. Mr Sanford graduated from Furman University in 1983 and University of Virginia with an MBA in 1988. 

Pamela Chepiga is a member of our board of directors. Ms. Chepiga was most recently a Partner in the US litigation group of the law firm of Allen & Overy LLP, from 2004 to 2019. She served on the firm’s eight partner Global Board from 2018 to 2019. Ms. Chepiga specializes in regulatory, civil and criminal litigation in the financial services area. Before joining Allen & Overy LLP, from 1998 to 2003, Ms. Chepiga was the founding director of the Securities Arbitration Clinic at Fordham University School of Law. Prior to that position, from 1985 to 1992, she was a Partner at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, having joined the firm as a Special Counsel in 1984. From 1982 to 1984, she served as the Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York. Ms. Chepiga graduated from Fordham College in 1970 and Fordham University School of Law in 1973. 

 Adi Pekmezovic co-leads our investment & advisory team.  Mr. Pekmezovic is a Managing Partner of Mill Rock Capital. Mr. Pekmezovic’s experience in public equity, credit, special situations, and private equity spans more than a decade, multiple industries, and substantially all facets of investing. Prior to co-founding Mill Rock Capital, from 2015 through 2018, Mr. Pekmezovic was a Partner at Gamut Capital, a middle market private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Pekmezovic was a Senior Investment Analyst at Mason Capital, where he focused on credit, equity, and special situations investments across geographies and industries. Prior to joining Mason Capital, he worked at The Carlyle Group where he focused on debt and equity investments of companies in North America. Before this, Mr. Pekmezovic worked at Merrill Lynch Investment Banking. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Grammer Industries, Cisco Industrial Services, Trojan Lithograph Corporation and Venture Metals International. He is also a board member of the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. He graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance. 

Christopher D. Whalen co-leads our investment & advisory team. Mr. Whalen is a Managing Partner of Mill Rock Capital. Mr. Whalen’s experience in middle-market private equity spans more than two decades, multiple industries and substantially all facets of investing, including origination, execution and portfolio management. Prior to co-founding Mill Rock Capital, from 2016 through 2018, Mr. Whalen was a Partner at Gamut Capital, a middle market private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Whalen was Managing Director at Harvest Partners, where he worked from 1999, focusing on middle market private equity investments and leading multiple vertical strategies. Prior to joining Harvest Partners, he worked at Lehman Brothers in its Global Mergers and Acquisitions Group, focusing on transactions in North and Latin America. His primary experience is in the industrial sector, with a particular emphasis on distribution, manufacturing, industrial and technical services, construction, building products and energy. He is a director of Cisco Industrial Services, Grammer Industries, Trojan Lithograph Corporation and Venture Metals International. He is also a board member of the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. He graduated from Dartmouth College with an AB in Economics and Government. 

Eric Byun is a senior member of our investment & advisory team. Previously, Mr. Byun was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, where he invested in middle-market private equity transactions and distressed credit situations for nearly 13 years as a member of the Carlyle Strategic Partners team. He served on the boards of directors of Metaldyne LLC, Service King Collision Repair Centers, Dynamic Precision Group, RPK Capital Partners, as well as other portfolio companies. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Byun worked in investment banking at Evercore Partners and Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Byun graduated from Harvard College with an AB in Applied Mathematics and Economics. 

 Eric G. Popham is a senior member of our investment & advisory team.  Mr. Popham is Senior Principal at Mill Rock Capital. He has over 30 years of experience focused on the global specialty chemical and paper/packaging markets. He was the Vice President and General Manager of Solenis North America Pulp and Paper. Previously, Mr. Popham was the Global Business Director for functional chemicals at Ashland where he led marketing, manufacturing, regulatory, pricing, and strategic alliances initiatives. Mr. Popham graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Paper Science and Engineering and Penn State’s Smeal College Executive Management Program. 

Jeffrey W. Long is a senior member of our investment & advisory team.  Mr. Long is a Chief Operating Officer of Plum Healthcare. Previously, Mr. Long was a Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge Partners from 2010 until 2015, where he focused on improving portfolio company operations. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Mr. Long was a Managing Director at Vestar Capital Partners, where he was similarly responsible for portfolio companies across a variety of sectors. Before that, Mr. Long was a Principal at McKinsey and Company, Inc. where he consulted for CEOs in the aerospace and defense, energy, engineering and construction and diversified industries. Mr. Long has previously served on the board of directors of Penhall Corporation, Consolidated Container, Boart Longyear and Solo Cup. Mr. Long served on active duty for fourteen years as a Cavalry Officer of the U.S. Army and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

 Matthew P. McDermott is a senior member of our investment & advisory team. Mr. McDermott is a Vice President at Mill Rock Capital where he is responsible for all aspects of the investment process, including deal origination, due diligence, execution and financing, as well as post-closing portfolio management. Prior to joining Mill Rock Capital, Mr. McDermott spent 13 years as an investment banker at Credit Suisse, Guggenheim Partners, Jefferies and Nomura in various roles across multiple industries. He is actively involved in Mill Rock Capital’s investments in Cisco Industrial Services, Grammer Industries, Trojan Lithograph Corporation and Venture Metals International. Mr. McDermott graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance.