Executive Officers

Joseph R. Wright, 39
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wright is a Senior Advisor to The Chart Group, L.P., a merchant banking firm and an affiliate of our sponsor and a member of the Advisory Board of The Comvest Group. Mr. Wright has served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of MTN Satellite Communications since 2010 and Chairman of the Investment Committee of ClearSky Power & Technology Fund I LLC since 2011. Mr. Wright was Senior Advisor to Providence Equity Partners LLC from July 2010 to June 2012 and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games Corp. from January 2009 to December 2010. From July 2006 through to April 2008, Mr. Wright served as Chairman and Director of Intelsat, Ltd., a provider of global satellite services and Chief Executive Officer and Director of PanAmSat Corporation from August 2001 until it was combined with Intelsat in July 2006. Mr. Wright was Chairman and Director of GRC International, Inc. from 1996 to 2000 and was Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of W.R. Grace & Co. from August 1989 to 1994. Mr. Wright was a member of President Reagan’s Cabinet, was Director and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget from March 1982 to 1989 and was Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce from 1981 to 1982. In 1989, Mr. Wright was appointed to the President’s Export Council by President George H.W. Bush as Chairman of the Export Control Sub-Committee. In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Wright to the President’s Commission on the U.S. Postal Service Reform, the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), the FCC’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council and the FCC’s Media and Security Reliability Council. Mr. Wright presently serves on the current Administration’s Defense Business Board which provides advice on the overall management and governance on the Department of Defense. Mr. Wright received the Distinguished Citizens Award from President Reagan in 1989. Mr. Wright is currently a Director of Cowen Group, Inc., the parent of Cowen and Company, LLC, one of the representatives of the underwriters of this offering. Mr. Wright has served as a member of several other boards of directors throughout his career, including Federal Signal Corporation from 2010 to 2012, Education Management Corporation from 2011 to 2012, Travelers from 1990 to 1999, Harcourt Brace Janovich from 1990 to 1992 and Titan from 2000 to 2005.

Christopher D. Brady, 37
President and Director

Mr. Brady founded The Chart Group L.P., a merchant banking firm and an affiliate of our sponsor, in 1994, and serves as its Chairman and Managing Director. Mr. Brady has over 25 years of experience in private equity, corporate finance and capital markets, with a focus on identifying and building portfolio companies. Prior to founding The Chart Group L.P., Mr. Brady spent 14 years in the corporate finance and capital markets departments of Lehman Brothers from 1981-1987 and Dillon Read from 1987-1992. Mr. Brady currently serves as a director of SeaMobile, Inc., a government and commercial satellite communications provider, Miami International Holdings, a newly formed options exchange, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC, an international asset manager, Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a tactical military training service, and Genesis Today, Inc., a natural health supplement from organic liquid vitamins, and in other private companies in which either The Chart Group L.P. or its affiliates have invested. Mr. Brady serves as the Chairman for Chart Capital Partners I, II and Chart Venture Partners. Mr. Brady served as a member of the Transition Team for the United States Army Secretary Dr. Francis Harvey 2004-2005. Mr. Brady earned his B.A. from Middlebury College and his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Michael LaBarbera, 34
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary

 Mr. LaBarbera serves as a Managing Director of Chart Group Advisors, a merchant banking firm and affiliate of our sponsor. Prior to Chart, from 1996-2002 he was Managing Director, Head of Private Placements & Fundraising at Dresdner Kleinwort Capital, the global private equity business within Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities, LLC. From 1994-1996, he was Managing Director, Head of Private Placements at S.G. Warburg & Co., and a Director of S.G. Warburg, PLC. From 1984-1994 he was Senior Vice President, Co-Head of Private Placements at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. Prior to Dillon Read, he was a member of the Corporate Treasurer’s Departments of both Penn Central Corporation and Exxon Corporation. Mr. LaBarbera has advised both public and private companies on corporate issuance and on structuring financings for acquisitions, business expansion and balance sheet restructurings. Mr. LaBarbera currently serves as a Director and Audit Committee Chair for Laney Directional Drilling, Co. He received an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Chemistry from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Board of Directors

Peter A. Cohen, 51
Director

Mr. Cohen serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cowen Group, Inc., a diversified financial services company, and parent company of Cowen and Company, LLC, one of the representatives of the underwriters of this offering. Prior to Cowen Group, Mr. Cohen was the founder of Ramius LLC. He also served as a managing member and senior member of the Executive Committee of Ramius. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University in 1968, Mr. Cohen earned his M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1969 and began a career on Wall Street at Reynolds & Co. In 1970, he joined the firm which became Shearson Lehman Brothers. In 1973, Mr. Cohen became Assistant to the Chairman of the firm, Sanford Weill, and was involved in all aspects of the firm’s activities. In 1978, Mr. Cohen left Shearson for one year to work directly for Edmond Safra at Republic NY Corporation and Trade Development Bank Holdings in Geneva, Switzerland and returned to Shearson in 1979. Shearson merged with American Express in 1981 at which time he became President & Chief Operating Officer and in 1983 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until 1990. In 1991, Mr. Cohen formed Republic New York Securities and Republic Asset Management for Republic National Bank of New York and at the same time commenced the activities around which Ramius was formed in 1994. Over his career he has served on a number of corporate, industry and philanthropic boards, including The New York Stock Exchange, The Federal Reserve International Capital Market Advisory Committee, The Depository Trust Company, The Ohio State University Foundation, The New York City Opera, The American Express Company, GRC International, Olivetti SpA, Société Générale de Belgique, Telecom Italia SpA, Presidential Life Corporation, Kroll, Inc., and L-3 Communications. Mr. Cohen is presently a Director of Mount Sinai Hospital, Safe Auto Insurance, and Scientific Games Corporation. Mr. Cohen is well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors by virtue of his substantial corporate leadership and financial industry expertise and his significant investment experience.

Governor Thomas Ridge, 54
Director

Governor Ridge is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, LLC, Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting company. He has held that position since July 2006. Additionally, in April 2010, Governor Ridge became a partner in Ridge Policy Group, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., a bi-partisan, full-service government affairs and issue management group. From April 2005 to July 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005, Governor Ridge was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service as Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. Governor Ridge’s background and experience have prepared him well for membership on our Board. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, he leads a team of international experts that helps businesses and governments address issues such as risk management, global trade security, technology integration and crisis management. As a partner in Ridge Policy Group, he provides strategic advice to clients to assist them in navigating the complexities of state and local government and raising awareness of their products and services that are relevant to government markets. As twice-elected Governor of Pennsylvania, he has championed issues such as health care and the environment. As Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, he formed a new agency from 22 agencies employing more than 180,000 employees. Governor Ridge has been a director of Exelon Corporation since May 2005, a director of The Hershey Co. since November 2007, a director of Brightpoint Inc. since September 2009 and a director of Geospatial Holdings, Inc. since April 2010. He was formerly a director of Vonage from August 2005 to April 2010 and Home Depot, Inc. from May 2005 to May 2007. Governor Ridge holds a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor degree from The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University. Governor Ridge’s background and substantial government experience have prepared him well for membership on our Board of Directors. Governor Ridge also brings significant corporate governance experience and compliance oversight expertise by virtue of his prior and on-going directorships.

Senator Joseph Robert “Bob” Kerrey, 57
Director

Senator Kerrey is President Emeritus of The New School in New York City and served as its President from January 2001 until January 2011. From 1988 to 2000, he served as United States Senator from Nebraska. During that period, he was a member of numerous congressionally-chartered commissions and Senate committees, including the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Prior to that time, he served as Governor of Nebraska from 1982 to 1987. Senator Kerrey is a director of Scientific Games Corporation, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Genworth Financial, Inc. In addition, Senator Kerrey’s background and substantial government experience have prepared him well for membership on our Board of Directors and, by virtue of his current directorships, he will add significant corporate governance and compliance oversight expertise to our Board of Directors.

Timothy N. Teen, 54
Director

Mr. Teen is a founder of Chart Venture Partners, an affiliate of our sponsor, since its inception. Mr. Teen also founded Blue Ocean Capital Partners, a strategic advisory firm to the aerospace and defense sectors, in 2009 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Blue Ocean Capital Partners consults with aerospace and defense firms, homeland defense suppliers, as well as some of the largest investment firms in this sector, to source transactions, perform diligence and provide general portfolio assistance. Since 2004, Mr. Teen has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Board member of InSitech, Inc., a government services firm with offices in New Jersey, California and Maryland, that advises the United States Army, Navy and Marines on a variety of program initiatives including private sector investment trends, as well as sourcing emerging technology solutions for military requirements. Under Mr. Teen’s leadership, InSitech has sourced and evaluated numerous companies for the military and has also represented the United States Army in the creation of a private sector technology campus within the security confines of Picatinny Arsenal. Tenants include some of the largest military contractors and homeland defense suppliers such as ATK, BAE, Booz-Allen, Raytheon and SAIC. Mr. Teen has over 25 years of leadership experience in strategic planning, corporate/business development and marketing in technology based businesses and has led firms through transition and change. Mr. Teen is also a founder and investment committee member of Chart Venture Partners an early stage venture capital fund focused on investing in companies that serve the government and commercial sectors. Mr. Teen is a recipient of the Secretary of the Army Public Service Award—one of the highest civilian honors given. Mr. Teen has a BS in Marketing and Management from Montclair University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Mr. Teen is well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors by virtue of his significant experience in the government services sector as well as his on-going corporate advisory and investment responsibilities.

Manuel D. Medina, 57
Director

Since June 2011, Mr. Medina has been the Chairman and CEO of Medina Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on funding private and public sector technology companies. Mr. Medina was the founder, Chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded global provider of managed IT infrastructure services, until April 2011 when the company was acquired by Verizon Communications, Inc. Mr. Medina also founded TransAtlantic Bank located in Miami in 1984 and served as Chairman of its board until 2011. Mr. Medina has a BS in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Mr. Medina is well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors by virtue of his significant experience and knowledge in building businesses and undertaking complex projects.