Merrill Lynch Organization

Board of Directors
Revised October 2007

Carol T. Christ
President, Smith College; former executive vice chancellor and provost, University of California, Berkeley. 63 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2007.

Armando M. Codina
President and Chief Executive Officer, Flagler Development Group; Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Florida International University, 60 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2005.

Virgis W. Colbert
Retired Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations for Miller Brewing Company; 68 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2006.



Alberto Cribiore
Managing Partner and founder of Brera Capital Partners, a global private equity investment firm; former Co-President of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.; 62 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2003.

John D. Finnegan
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chubb Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company; former Executive Vice President of General Motors Corporation, and Chairman and President of General Motors Acceptance Corporation, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation; 58 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2004.

Judith Mayhew Jonas
Member of the U.K. government's Commission for Equality and Human Rights; former Provost of Kings College, Cambridge; former Special Adviser to the Chairman, Clifford Chance, Solicitors; former Vice Chair of the London Development Agency; 59 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2006.

Aulana L. Peters
Retired Partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; former Member, Public Oversight Board of AICPA; former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; 65 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 1994.

Joseph W. Prueher
U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 1999 to 2001; Consulting Professor to the Stanford-Harvard Preventive Defense Project; U.S. Navy Admiral (Ret.), Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Pacific Command from 1996 to 1999; 64 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2001.

Ann N. Reese
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Center for Adoption Policy, a not-for-profit corporation; former Principal, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a private equity investment firm; former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITT Corporation, a hotel and leisure company; 54 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2004.

Charles O. Rossotti
Senior Advisor to The Carlyle Group, a private global investment firm; former Commissioner of Internal Revenue at the Internal Revenue Service; former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of American Management Systems, an international business and information technology consulting firm; 66 years old; Director of Merrill Lynch since 2004.













Management Team


Executive Management Team



Alberto Cribiore
Interim Non-Executive Chairman


Rosemary Berkery
Vice Chairman and General Counsel

Ahmass Fakahany
President and Chief Operating Officer

Gregory J. Fleming
President and Chief Operating Officer

Robert J. McCann
President of the Global Wealth Management Group

Jason Brand
President of Merrill Lynch Pacific Rim

Candace Browning
President of Merrill Lynch Global Research

Samuel R. Chapin
Vice Chairman, Executive Client Coverage Group

Damian Chunilal
Chief Operating Officer, Merrill Lynch Pacific Rim, Head of Pacific Rim Investment Banking and Head of Pacific Rim Private Investment Banking Group

Rohit D'Souza
Head of Global Equities and Americas Global Markets, Global Markets & Investment Banking; Head of Global Alternative Investments

Jeffrey N. Edwards
Chief Financial Officer

H. McIntyre (Mac) Gardner
Head of Americas Region and Global Bank Group
Global Wealth Management

Tsunehiro Nakayama
Chairman, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Company, Ltd., and Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch International

Victor Nesi
Private Equity for Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Global Markets & Investment Banking

Andrea Orcel
Head of Global Origination and President of EMEA
Global Markets & Investment Banking

James B. Quigley
Vice Chairman, Executive Client Coverage Group; Chairman of Merrill Lynch International and Head of Latin America Global Markets & Investment Banking

Diane L. Schueneman
Head of Global Infrastructure Solutions

John P. Sievwright
Chief Operating Officer of International

David Sobotka
Head of of Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities

Daniel C. Sontag
Head of Americas Client Relationship Group, Global Wealth Management

Nathan C. Thorne
President, Global Private Equity
Global Markets & Investment Banking

Bob Wigley
Chairman, Europe, Middle East & Africa

Jason Wright
Head of Communications & Public Affairs

Raymundo Yu
Chairman, Asia Pacific Region Executive Client Coverage Group



Samuel R. Chapin


Kevin B. Dunleavy


Harold E. Ford, Jr.


Brian P. Hull


Jerome P. Kenney


Richard (Dick) McCormack

William J. McDonough

Harry McMahon


Thomas A. Petrie

James B. Quigley

Gregg Seibert


Hugh Sullivan





















Private Equity

Team New York

Nathan C. Thorne is a Managing Director and President of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Prior to this role, Mr. Thorne was head of International Private Equity and Vice Chairman of Global Private Equity. Since joining Merrill Lynch in 1984, Mr. Thorne has served in a number of senior positions within Investment Banking, including head of the High Yield Finance and Restructuring Group, and head of Corporate Finance, High Yield Finance and Real Estate. In 1987, he founded the Financial Restructuring Group. Mr. Thorne earned a B.A. degree in English Language and Literature from Yale College in 1976.

Christopher J. Birosak is a Managing Director with MLGPE. Mr. Birosak joined MLGPE in 2004 where he focuses on investments in the health care, energy & power, and industrial sectors. Since joining Merrill Lynch in 1994, Mr. Birosak has worked in various capacities in Leveraged Finance with particular emphasis on leveraged buyouts and M&A related financings. He also co-founded the syndicated loan business at Merrill Lynch in 1994. Mr. Birosak earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Wayne Sate University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Detroit.

George A. Bitar is a Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. within MLGPE and has been part of Merrill Lynch's private equity business since 1994. Prior to that, Mr. Bitar was in the Leveraged Finance and Restructuring groups within Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Bitar joined Merrill Lynch in 1991 after receiving an M.B.A. from the Columbia Business School.

Robert F. End is a Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. within MLGPE. Prior to re-joining Merrill Lynch in 2004, Mr. End was a founding partner of a $1 billion independent private equity fund established in 1994. Prior to leaving Merrill Lynch in 1994, Mr. End was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, the firm’s private equity group which managed $1.9 billion of capital raised from institutional investors. Mr. End joined Merrill Lynch in 1986 and worked in the Investment Banking Division before joining the private equity group in 1989. Mr. End earned an A.B. degree in Government from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.

Mandakini Puri is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of MLGPE and has been part of Merrill Lynch's private equity business since 1994. Prior to that, Ms. Puri was in the Leveraged Finance, Restructuring and Mergers & Acquisitions groups within Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch. Ms. Puri joined Merrill Lynch in 1986 after receiving an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Angel Morales is a Senior Principal with MLGPE and has been with the group since 1996. Mr. Morales has completed transactions in various industries including the healthcare, consumer products and general industrial sectors. Mr. Morales has a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Julian D. Alexander is a Principal with MLGPE. Prior to joining MLGPE, Mr. Alexander was a Principal with Weston Presidio in Boston, focusing on private equity investments in a variety of industries. Previously, he has held positions with BancBoston Ventures, Robertson Stephens, and The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Alexander earned a B.A. in Government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Cassey Plantada is a Senior Principal with MLGPE and has been with the group since 2000. Prior to joining MLGPE, Ms. Plantada worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Merrill Lynch, where she assisted clients in strategic planning and corporate mergers. Ms. Plantada has a B.A. degree in Economics from Columbia College and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.

Brian Gorczynski is a Senior Principal with MLGPE. Prior to joining MLGPE in 2004, Mr. Gorczynski was a Principal at Veritas Capital, focusing on private equity investment opportunities in the defense and aerospace industries. Previously, he worked as an Associate at Arena Capital Partners. Mr. Gorczynski began his private equity career in 1994 as an Analyst at Stonington Partners, the successor to Merrill Lynch Capital Partners. Mr. Gorczynski holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in Finance from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business



London - Team

Senior Professionals

Guido Padovano
Mr. Padovano is a Managing Director and Head of the European and Latin American regions within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, overseeing the European and Latin American private equity effort. He joined Merrill Lynch Investment Banking in 1996, and joined private equity in 1998, where he initially focused on Latin America investments. Mr. Padovano has an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of São Paulo and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Matthew Turner
Mr. Turner is a Managing Director and Head of the EMEA region within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. He joined Merrill Lynch in 2007. Most recently, he was a partner at Palamon Capital Partners. While there he participated in a significant number of buy-out transactions. Prior to that, Matthew was Global Head of business development for the private equity arm of Prudential plc. His work covered all aspects of capital transactions including accounting, legal due diligence, financing equity and debt execution. He has also led some of the industry’s most significant transactions including Gala Group (the UK’s largest private firm), and Phadia, a 2007 private equity award winner. Mr. Turner received a law degree from Guildford Law College and a B.A. (Hons) in Law from Anglia University.

Eric Kump
Mr. Kump is a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Mr. Kump joined Merrill Lynch’s Financial Institutions M&A group in 1992 and private equity in 1995. He focuses on investments in Western and Eastern Europe in a variety of sectors including retail and distribution among others. Mr. Kump holds a B.A. from Pace University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Djamal Moussaoui
Mr. Moussaoui is a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Previously, he was a Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Merrill Lynch focusing on telecommunication and media. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mr. Moussaoui was a Vice President in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Citigroup in London. Mr. Moussaoui is a graduate of Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris.


Tokyo

Terutomo Mitsumasu
Mr. Mitsumasu is a Managing Director and Head of the Japan region within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity in 2005, Mr. Mitsumasu was a Deputy General Manager at Shinsei Bank’s Private Equity Division, responsible for buyout investments in Japan. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at JP Morgan Capital and had also worked in M&A Advisory and TMT sector coverage within Investment Banking. Mr. Mitsumasu earned a B.A. degree in Law from Keio University.

Hidetoshi Shibata
Mr. Shibata is a Managing Director in the Japan region within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Immediately prior to joining Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity in 2007, Mr. Shibata was a Partner at MKS Partners, one of the longest standing Japanese independent private equity funds. At MKS, he led fund raising, deal sourcing, transaction execution and value-add initiatives to the portfolio companies. Prior to that, he was a project leader in a large scale reengineering initiative at Central Japan Railway. Mr. Shibata earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.E. degree in Mechano-Informatics from the University of Tokyo.

Sydney

Brian A. Renaud
Mr. Renaud is a Managing Director and Head of the Australia region within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. He joined Merrill Lynch in 1990 and worked in High Yield Finance in New York and Corporate Finance in London prior to joining MLGPE. Mr. Renaud received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and a B.S. degree in International Economics from Georgetown University.

Hongkong

Erh Fei Liu
Mr. Liu is a Managing Director and Head of the China region within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and Chairman, Merrill Lynch China Region. Mr. Liu joined Merrill Lynch in 1999 from Credit Agricole Indosuez, where he was a Managing Director and head of the Investment Banking Group. Mr. Liu holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. in Economics from Brandeis University.

Bing Wang
Mr. Wang is a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Prior to this role, Mr. Wang was the Co-Head of Merrill Lynch China Corporate Finance Division and Asia Pacific Global Industry Group, where he developed extensive experience in large and complex transactions in the PRC region. He holds a Master Degree from University of Toronto and an M.B.A. degree from INSEAD with honor.

Brazil

Guido Padovano
Mr. Padovano is a Managing Director and Head of the European and Latin American regions within Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, overseeing the European and Latin American private equity effort. He joined Merrill Lynch Investment Banking in 1996, and joined private equity in 1998, where he initially focused on Latin America investments. Mr. Padovano has an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of São Paulo and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Marcelo Di Lorenzo
Mr. Di Lorenzo is a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity in 2001, Mr. Di Lorenzo was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity, responsible for private equity investments in Latin America. Prior to that, he was an Associate in the Latin American Group of DLJ Merchant Banking and worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. Mr. Di Lorenzo earned an M.B.A. with honors from the Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago in 1995 and a B.S. in Mechanical-Aeronautics Engineering from Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA) in Brazil in 1990.