Our Management Team...
A. Clayton Perfall, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Perfall has over 25 years of experience advising, operating, acquiring and selling business services companies. As the Chief Executive Officer of AHL Services, Inc., Mr. Perfall orchestrated the turnaround of five business services companies in North America, the United Kingdom and continental Europe, led the company’s private equity sponsored going private transaction, engineered the divestiture of three operating companies, and has been responsible for over 15,000 employees generating over $350 million in annual revenue. As the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Snyder Communications, Inc. from the time of its initial public offering through its sale to Havas Advertising, Mr. Perfall was a key member of the senior management team that acquired more than 40 business services companies over a four-year period, increased revenues from $83 million in 1996 to $719 million in 2000 and created three shareholder liquidity events valued at more than $2.7 billion. Mr. Perfall has been a Director of inVentiv Health from the time of its spin-off from Snyder Communications, Inc. in 1999 and contributed to the growth in its market capitalization from $220 million to approximately $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2006.
Brian H. Burke, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Mr. Burke has been a business partner with Mr. Perfall for over 20 years and has substantial experience advising, operating, acquiring and selling business
services companies. As the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of AHL Services, Inc., Mr. Burke was instrumental in the turnaround of five business services companies, the privatization of the holding company, the divestiture of three operating businesses and the development of key performance indicators and management reporting tools to evaluate operating performance. As the Vice President of Corporate Development of Snyder Communications, Inc., Mr. Burke led the acquisition diligence and negotiation processes for 36 completed transactions and numerous other transactions that were declined. We believe that Mr. Burke’s experience will be an extremely valuable resource as we evaluate the business performance and future prospects of candidates for a business combination.
Matthew C. Fletchall, Vice President of Corporate Development and Secretary
Mr. Fletchall has been a business colleague of both Mr. Perfall and Mr. Burke for more than 10 years. As the Vice President of Corporate Development of AHL Services, Inc., Mr. Fletchall was integrally involved in the privatization of the holding company and has had primary responsibility for managing the company’s capital structure, credit relationships and related internal and external reporting requirements. In addition, Mr. Fletchall provides analysis of operating metrics and manages the company’s treasury and tax functions. Mr. Fletchall has also supported Mr. Burke in the company’s divestiture of three operating businesses. Mr. Fletchall will support Mr. Perfall and Mr. Burke in evaluating candidates for a business combination.
John T. Schwieters, Director
Mr. Schwieters has over 40 years of experience in advising, operating acquiring and selling business services companies. As the Vice Chairman of Perseus, LLC, a merchant bank and private equity fund with over $1.3 billion of capital commitments, Mr. Schwieters is involved in sourcing, acquiring, operating and selling middle-market businesses. Formerly, as the Managing Partner for Arthur Andersen’s Mid Atlantic Region, Mr. Schwieters was responsible for all operations of a 4,100 person consulting practice. Through his current and former leadership positions, and as a member of the boards of directors of Choice Hotels International, Manor Care, Smithfield Foods and Danaher, Mr. Schwieters has established business acumen, relationships and reputation that we believe will be invaluable as we seek to identify and evaluate target businesses for a business combination.
Eran Broshy, Director
Mr. Broshy has over 20 years of experience building and operating public and privately-owned healthcare services businesses. As the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTIV), Mr. Broshy leads a $730 million organization that provides a broad range of outsourced clinical, communications and commercial services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. Mr. Broshy has been the Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv since the time of its spin-off from Snyder Communications in 1999. During the period of Mr. Broshy’s leadership, inVentiv has completed 10 strategic acquisitions that have significantly broadened its service offerings and client base. We believe that Mr. Broshy’s experience in acquiring, integrating and managing business services businesses will be invaluable to us.
David B. Kay, Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
Mr. Kay has over 25 years of experience in advising and operating business services companies. As a Managing Director of Navigant Consulting, Mr. Kay leads a practice that provides financial, accounting and operational consulting services to large, complex multinational companies. Formerly, Mr. Kay was the Chief Financial Officer of J.E. Robert Companies, a private equity and real estate investment management company that has purchased and managed assets totaling more than $8.0 billion. Through his current and former leadership positions, and as a member of the boards of directors of Chevy Chase Bank and Saul Centers Inc., Mr. Kay has established business acumen, relationships and reputation that we believe will not only assist us in identifying and evaluating target businesses for a business combination, but will provide us with the necessary financial experience for the audit committee
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