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 Selected executives
who are available to serve as Advisory Partnership Executives include:
Luann Bangsund
Luann is pursuing her Ph.D. in Management at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi
Ito Graduate School of Management at the Claremont Graduate University following
a 20 year career in leveraged lending to leading buyout firms at Wells Fargo Bank,
Citicorp, Kleinwort Benson, LTD, and Security Pacific National Bank. Most recently
she served as Senior Vice President and Division Manager, Structured Finance for Wells Fargo Bank.
Over her career, she led or co-led over $4 billion of debt facilities in over 20 financings. She
currently serves as Director of the MBA Program at The Drucker School, teaches and pursues
Doctoral Program research including the effect of management ownership on the performance
of the firm, mergers and acquisitions as a form of corporate governance and value creation
through leveraged buyouts. Luann received her Masters in Education and B.A. in Art from
the University of Redlands and her M.B.A from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Charles A. Lieppe
Chuck has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of companies
including DBT Online, Inc. (NYSE-traded online information company), Nabisco
International (food products), Berol Corporation (LBO of writing instruments
manufacturer), and Westpoint Pepperell, Inc. (consumer and commercial
bed and bath products). He began his career at Procter & Gamble, where
he spent over 21 years and was appointed one of the youngest corporate
vice presidents in the Company’s history. As General Manager, he led the
Health & Personal Care Division to become the leading P&G profit performance
division and also led the transformation of the Edible Oils Division into
a market share leader. Chuck received his A.B. in English from Columbia
University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Phillip D. Matthews
Phil has been in leadership roles for several companies including Wolverine
World Wide, Inc. and Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc., an owner/CEO
of Bell Helmets, Inc. and in senior management roles for Dart & Kraft,
Inc., and PepsiCo, Inc. At Dart Industries, Phil, as chief of staff and
a director of the Company, spearheaded the strategic planning that resulted
in the divestiture of 28 businesses and several acquisitions including
Duracell Batteries. He is currently chairman of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts
and serves on the boards of Washington Mutual, Wolverine World Wide, Panda
Restaurant Group, Trojan Battery, Micro Source, Bell Auto/Bay Travel Gear,
and Russell Racing. Mr. Matthews received his B.B.A. with High Distinction
from University of Michigan and his M.B.A. with High Distinction from
Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.
Edward M. Schmults
Ed has had extensive management and turnaround experience in the
outdoor clothing and recreational market. Ed is currently the CEO and
President of FAO Schwartz, a DE Shaw & Co.-backed company. He was
formerly the Chief Operating Officer at Red Envelope, a Sequoia Capital-backed
company, and prior to that served in roles of increasing responsibility up to
Chief Operating Officer at Patagonia. After leaving
Patagonia, Ed became President of Moonstone Mountain Equipment, which
filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy a month before he took over. There he led
a turnaround for parent Esprit which ultimately resulted in its sale to
Gerry Sportswear Company in 2000. Prior to Patagonia, Ed worked as a management
consultant for Alliance Consulting Group and as an investment banker at
Goldman Sachs, & Co. Ed received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science
from Yale University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Frederick H. Schneider, Jr.
Fred has 17 years of experience in leveraged buyout transactions. Fred
is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Skechers USA, Inc., a casual athletic
footwear company with over $1 billion in sales. He
was formerly Principal and Chief Financial Officer of Leonard Green &
Partners from 1994 to 1998. Prior to this, Fred worked closely with
LGP and GGvA as an Audit and Due Diligence Partner and Manager at KPMG
Peat Marwick and was the lead due diligence partner working with LGP.
Fred has been a CPA since 1980 and has been an independent private
equity investor, accounting and information technology consultant and
active community volunteer since he left LGP. He currently serves
on the board of directors and is Chairman of the Audit Committees of two
Southern California small middle-market publicly traded companies, Sport Chalet, Inc. and
Meade Instruments, Inc.
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