Mark Holdsworth has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of our company since March 24, 2005 and has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Holdsworth is a Managing Partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC and is one of the firms founding members. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Mr. Holdsworth was a Vice President, Corporate Finance of US Bancorp Libra, a high-yield debt securities investment banking firm. He also serves as a generalist in Corporate Finance at Soloman Brothers, Inc. Mr. Holdsworth is currently Vice Chairman of EaglePicher Corporation and a director of Parsons Corporation. He is also a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Club of America. He received a B.A. in Physics at Pomona College, a B.S. with honors in Engineering in Applied Science (concentration in Mechanical Engineering) from the California Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
William Lane Pennington has been the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of our company since March 28, 2005, and has been a director of our company since February of 2003. He served as a director when we filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy code and throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Pennington founded Whiterock Affiliates, LLC (now Pennington Allen Capital Partners, LLC), a private investment and advisory firm in 2003 and serves as Chief Executive Officer. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Pennington served as President of Lennox Worldwide Heat Transfer and Lennox Asia Pacific Ltd. and Executive Vice President of Lennox International Inc. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Pennington was the President of IMCO International, Inc. and the Executive Vice President of IMCO Recycling, Inc. Mr. Pennington also held several senior executive positions from 1988 to 1997 with Hilti International Corporation, a global manufacturer and direct sales company, including President of Hilti Asia Pacific, Ltd. based in Hong Kong and as President of Hilti, Ltd. in Toronto, Ontario. He previously served as a partner, as a shareholder, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Holliman, Langholz, Runnels and Dorwart, a private law practice.
Peter Blum has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Blum has served as the President of Blum Consulting, LLC since 2002. Prior to 2002, Mr. Blum was a Managing Principal of Towers Perrin. He was a consultant for the Wharton Center for Applied Research. In addition, he served as the Business Development Manager and Research and Development Manager for British Oxygen Company. Mr. Blum received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Lehigh University, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
David M. Gilchrist, Jr. has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Gilchrist currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Siegel-Robert, Inc. Prior to joining Siegel-Robert, Inc. in 2007, Mr. Gilchrist was previously the Chief Executive Office of Jackson Products, Inc. from 2003-2007 and the President of VP Buildings from 1996 through 2003. Prior to joining VP Buildings, he also served as the President of Mid-South Industries and Fusite Division of Emerson Electric. He also serves as a director of Wolverine Tube and Jackson Products. Mr. Gilchrist received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from St. Francis College.
Lowell W. Robinson has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Robinson has been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of MICA, an online advertising network, since December 2006. He was previously President of LWR Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consulting services since 2004. From 2002-2004, he served as Special Counsel to the President of Polytechnic University and from 2002-2003, he was also Chairman of the Audit Committee and Special Independent Committee of the Board of Edison Schools. Previously, he held senior financial positions at ADVO Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. and YAHOO/HOTJOBS. Mr. Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group. and on the Board of Trustees of Diversified Investment Advisors. Mr. Robinson has a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
David H. Robbins has been a director of our company since November 9, 2006. Mr. Robbins joined GSC Partners at its inception in 1999 and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing control distressed debt investments. Previously, Mr. Robbins was with The Blackston Group, in the Principal Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions Groups, where he worked on a variety of private equity and advisory transactions, Mr. Robbins is on the Board of ATSI Holdings and Waddington North America, Inc. Mr. Robbins graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. degree in Economics.
John T. Walsh has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Walsh served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbian Chemicals Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation, from 1996 through 2001. Mr. Walsh also held several senior executive positions with Columbian Chemicals Company prior to 1996. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Bonaventure University, an M.S. in Organic Chemistry form Xavier University and an MBA (concentration in Marketing) from Fairleigh Dickenson University.
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