New ACG Board of Directors Is Announced

The ACG board of directors, comprised of officers, committee vice chairmen, and chapter representative directors, took office January 1, 2006. Under the leadership of Chairman Patrick Hurley and President and CEO Dan Varroney, who assumed his new role in June 2005, the board meets by teleconference and in person four times a year. By design, the new board reflects the diversity of ACG, with 20 large and small chapters represented. The following briefly profiles each board member who will assume his or her respective post for a year. T. Patrick Hurley Jr. – ACG Philadelphia ACG Chairman Managing Director, MidMarket Capital Advisors LLC Patrick Hurley is the founder of MidMarket Capital Advisors, an outgrowth of the firm he and his partners sold to FleetBoston in 2000. MidMarket has affiliates in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, as China is an important focus of the firm. He says, “I’ve learned a great deal from Peter Coffey’s leadership this past year and look forward to working with Dan Varroney and the rest of the board this coming year.” Daniel A. Varroney ACG President and CEO Association for Corporate Growth Since Dan Varroney became President and CEO last June, ACG has received unprecedented media attention, 10% membership growth, and significant revenue growth, and key new initiatives have been launched to support chapters and members. Employed by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for 23 years prior to joining ACG, he most recently served as SVP of NAM’s Field & National divisions. Key responsibilities included overseeing the association’s outside-Washington grassroots programs, recruiting leaders to NAM’s board, and maintaining NAM’s dues revenue base and revenue growth with member companies throughout the United States. He led a national team of 54 staff with $23 million in revenues. Paul Stewart – ACG Wisconsin ACG Chairman-Elect Principal, PS Capital Partners LLC Paul Stewart has more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of private equity investing – from venture capital to LBOs and recaps. The founder of PS Capital, he serves on the board of each of its four portfolio companies. He also serves on the boards of H&K Partners, Medical College of Wisconsin Research Foundation, and ACG Wisconsin. For the last two years he has served as ACG Vice Chairman of Chapter Support. Stewart serves as a board adviser and was interim CEO for Xymox Technologies, and had been a partner at Horizon Partners. Before that, he was a VP in the venture capital subsidiary of Republic Bank, subsequently acquired by NationsBank (now Bank of America). He also is an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Peter Coffey – ACG Wisconsin ACG Immediate Past Chairman Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Peter Coffey is a business lawyer who specializes in financing and the acquisition and sale of businesses. Chambers, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business comments, “Peter Coffey impresses with his measured and eminently sensible counsel in the field of corporate governance, management buyouts, and pre-merger activity, whether hostile or uncontested.” He counsels individuals and corporate clients in strategic alliances, technology licensing, distribution arrangements, executive compensation, and family succession. He chaired the 2002 ACG InterGrowth Conference and has served as President of ACG Wisconsin. He is an adjunct professor of law at Marquette University Law School; served as chair of the Visiting Nurses Association of Wisconsin; and serves on several corporate boards. Harris Smith, CPA – ACG Los Angeles Chairman of Finance West Region Managing Partner, Grant Thornton LLP Harris Smith oversees nine of Grant Thornton’s offices in the western United States. and is a member of the firm’s senior leadership team. With more than 25 years of experience, he has served clients ranging from large owner-managed organizations to publicly traded, multinational corporations. Harris has served as President of ACG San Francisco, including additional roles as chair of many committees. As finance chair, he serves on the ACG executive committee. Stephen A. Ferrara, CPA – ACG Chicago Vice Chairman of Finance Central Managing Partner, Assurance Services, BDO Seidman LLP Steve Ferrara has more than 20 years of diversified business experience working in public accounting and in industry as a CFO. He works with many public companies, offering assistance with a variety of merger activities and IPOs and has served as an adviser for companies on M&A and divestitures. He has professional affiliations with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois CPA Society, Chicago Business Forum Executive Committee, Notebaert Nature Museum board, and Young Presidents Organization. Ardelle St.George – ACG Orange County Secretary Partner, St.George & Carnegie Ardelle St.George is a name partner who specializes in intellectual property and corporate/business law. She has also held positions at the international law firm of Bryan Cave and had been general counsel of the DSD of General Dynamics. She served as President of ACG Orange County’s Presidents Council and chaired the ACG InterGrowth Conference. She is President of the Orange Coast Venture Group, a director of U.S. Bank, chairman of the development committee and general counsel of KOCE-TV Foundation, and an executive committee member of the Newport Business Forum. James T. Easterling – ACG Chicago General Counsel Senior Partner, Ungaretti & Harris LLP Jim Easterling has served as ACG’s general counsel for more than 25 years. He has a diverse corporate and securities practice that includes business formation, M&A and divestitures, reorganizations and restructurings, public and private securities offerings, and regulatory compliance. Beverly W. Landstreet IV – ACG New York Chairman, ACG InterGrowth in 2006 Managing Director, KPMG LLP Bev Landstreet is responsible for marketing KPMG’s transaction services to U.S. private equity firms. He has more than 16 years of investment banking experience in all areas of finance, from private placements to public offerings, and has worked on a number of large and small deals, both friendly and hostile acquisitions of public and private companies. He has participated for three years on the committee heading the ACG New York Capital Connection & Wine Tasting Event, has served on the ACG InterGrowth committee equally long. Jeri J. Harman – ACG Los Angeles Chairman, ACG InterGrowth in 2007 Managing Director, Allied Capital Jeri Harman, head of Allied Capital’s Los Angeles office and member of the investment and management committees, has more than 20 years of financing experience. Before that she was head of American Capital’s Los Angeles office. Previously, she worked for First Security Van Kasper, Coopers & Lybrand, and in senior-level posts at Prudential Insurance Co. of America. She is a past president of ACG Los Angeles, co-chair of the ACG Los Angeles Business Conference, a speaker for TEC Worldwide, and was named Woman Dealmaker of the Year by The M&A Advisor. Robert N. Rubin – ACG National Capital Chairman, Membership & Chapter Support Managing Director and Senior Adviser, National Capital Cos. Rob Rubin’s efforts are focused primarily on representation of sell-side engagements for privately held, mid-market federal IT and professional services, software, and commercial IT services firms. For more than 25 years he has provided M&A and corporate finance advisory services to a variety of Fortune 100 firms. He is a licensed CPA and has Series 7 and 63 licenses from the NASD. He is a founder, past president, and longtime board member of ACG National Capital David Cohn – ACG Los Angeles Vice Chairman, Intermediaries Managing Director, Mosaic Capital LLC With 30-plus years in investment banking and corporate ownership, David Cohn most recently co-founded Mosaic Capital, and before that Angeles Capital Group and Berman Cohn. Before co-founding Angeles Capital, he was an EVP at City National Bank and before that he owned two manufacturing companies. Cohn has served on the boards of a Midwest regional bank and currently serves as an adviser to several companies in the hardware and home products field. Currently, he is on the speaking roster of the California CPA Education Foundation. Ronald W. Kerdasha Jr. – ACG Maryland Vice Chairman, Programs & Conference Support Senior Vice President, LaSalle Business Credit LLC Ron Kerdasha has more than 20 years of experience in banking, with 10 years at LaSalle. He won the ACG Meritorious Service Award for volunteer accomplishment in 2004 and was chairman of the ACG InterGrowth Conference in 2004. Involved in ACG for more than 15 years, he assumed his first leadership role 10 years ago by serving a two-year term as President of ACG Maryland. He was part of the leadership team at ACG Maryland that grew membership from 25 to 130 and won numerous ACG chapter awards. Catherine M. Shew – ACG Cleveland Vice Chairman, Corporate Member Affairs Managing Director of Business Development, FirstEnergy Corp. Cathy Shew is involved in M&A, divestitures, and corporate strategy at FirstEnergy, the nation’s fifth largest investor-owned electric system. Before joining FirstEnergy, she held various positions in finance, strategic planning, and marketing in the steel industry. She serves as VP of corporate development for ACG Cleveland, is an active Junior Achievement volunteer, and serves on a number of local non-profit boards. In 2004, she received a YWCA Women of Professional Excellence Award. Jack Derby – ACG Boston Vice Chairman, Online Information & Communication President, Derby Management Before forming Derby Management, Jack Derby was CEO of Mayer Electronics, President of CB Sports, President of Litton Industries Medical Systems, CEO of Datamedix Corp., and VP of Becton Dickinson Medical Systems. He was named to Mass High Tech’s All Star Team, and is often quoted or published in highly regarded business publications. A frequent speaker at business organizations – MIT Enterprise Forum, S.B.A. of New England, and Harvard Business School – he is active in the New England entrepreneurial community and has been a board member for a number of emerging companies, MIT Enterprise Forum, and related groups. Donald J. Feldmann – ACG Greater Cincinnati Vice Chairman, New Chapter Development President and CEO, Winton Associates Inc. Don Feldmann is responsible for advising clients on capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Winton, a broker-dealer affiliate of Rippe & Kingston, he was an executive in the treasury department of Federated Department Stores. After that he joined Gradison & Co. to provide M&A and financing services. Feldmann, involved in many civic activities, is a director of ACG Greater Cincinnati and of USC Solutions. J. Mark Jones – ACG Atlanta Vice Chairman, Private Equity Groups Partner, River Associates Investments LLC Mark Jones assumes primary roles of overseeing the acquisition origination process and managing relationships with investment bankers, M&A intermediaries, and senior and mezzanine financing sources. He serves on the boards of several portfolio companies of River Associates, which has a 15-year/50+ deals/5-fund track record as a private equity partner for management teams in buyout, recapitalization, family succession, and divestiture transactions. He is active in ACG Atlanta. Bailey (Biff) S. Barnard – ACG San Francisco Chapter Representative Director Partner, Wood Warren & Co. Biff Barnard, with more than 25 years of experience in the business, heads Wood Warren’s marketing, business development, and private placement activities. Previously, he was a managing director of Caltius Capital Management and had managed the San Francisco office. Before that, he was SVP of Allied Capital, heading its marketing and business development in the western United States. He served as Chairman, President, and CEO First Capital, a successful small-business lending company. He is past president of ACG San Francisco and the recipient of the chapter’s inaugural Meritorious Service Award and the ACG Meritorious Service Award. He served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Advisory Council of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and serves on the board of TS Restaurants of Hawaii and California. Ken Bresnen – ACG Austin Chapter Representative Director Managing Director, Catalyst Group Ken Bresnen is a managing director of Catalyst, an international investment banking and corporate development firm. He has served in senior operational and corporate development roles in several large companies, including Telex, Unit Rig, and Air Products & Chemicals. He has served as CEO, COO, and CFO in early-stage ventures in the computer equipment, software, Internet, and environmental industries and has directed turnarounds in two troubled businesses. He is Chairman of Trialsmith, a legal information Internet site serving 60,000 attorneys, and President of ACG Austin. Dino D’Auria – ACG San Francisco Chapter Representative Director Senior VP and Commercial Division Manager, San Diego National Bank Dino D’Auria is responsible for building and developing the commercial, community, and SBA banking departments of the bank. As part of the senior management team of the corporation, the largest community bank in the region, he brings 16 years of experience in San Diego banking to his present position. His prior experience includes banking-related work at Wells Fargo, Comerica/Imperial Bank, Titan Corp., and High Technology Solutions. He is a past president of ACG San Diego and was the former chair of the Junior Achievement board. Scott A. Eisenberg – ACG Detroit Chapter Representative Director Managing Director, Amherst Partners LLC Scott Eisenberg is a co-founder of Amherst Partners who advises companies on M&A and related activities. He has worked on more than 50 investment banking deals and advised 100-plus companies on business plans, projections, and other financial matters. He has managed multiple transactions with public companies and has been an expert witness. Prior to founding Amherst, he was a VP of Onset BIDCO, a manager at Deloitte & Touche, and an instructor at D&T national staff training seminars. He is past president of many groups, including ACG Detroit, Detroit Chapter of the Young Entrepreneur’s Organization, Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, and more. Nancy Halwig – ACG Atlanta Chapter Representative Director Chair, ACG Awards Managing Director, DoveBid Active in ACG for more than a decade, Nancy Halwig has handled key leadership roles for ACG Atlanta, including President and chair of the inaugural ACG Atlanta Capital Connection. With DoveBid, she originates and manages asset valuation and recovery opportunities and works with the private equity community, lenders, and intermediaries on global financial projects. With more than 30 years in the financial services industry, she has turned around an underperforming regional office for Wachovia Capital Finance, built a “de novo” regional mid-market commercial banking office, led a structured finance and cash flow lending team for KBC, and more. Harald Klien – ACG Austria Chapter Representative Director Managing Director, CD Invest Consult GmbH Harald Klien founded CD Invest Consult, a consulting and direct investment firm for international clients in Central Europe. Prior to that, he was President of CDI-Erste Central Europe Holding in Frankfurt and CDI Corporate Development International, Frankfurt/Main, Germany; CDI Vienna, Austria; CDI d.o.o., Slovenia; and CDI Ltd., Poland. He founded Austrian Industries in Frankfurt and Vienna and CDI Beteiligungsberatung in Vienna, and Infoagentur, with offices in Frankfurt, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Budapest, Bucharest, Zagreb, and Prague. He served on the executive board of CDI Holding, and before that had been VP of TVM Techno Venture Management in Boston. Ronald R. Moss – ACG Greater Cincinnati Chapter Representative Director Ross, Sinclaire & Associates Ron Moss brings more than 30 years of investment banking, public accounting, and corporate finance experience to Ross, Sinclaire. As an investment banker over the past 20 years, he has focused primarily on mid-market M&A, capital formation, and corporate financial advisory services. He was a founding partner of a boutique investment banking firm, both prior to and subsequent to his role as head of M&A for a Midwestern, regional securities firm. He is a CPA and a two-time president and founding officer of ACG Greater Cincinnati. James F. O’Donnell III – ACG St. Louis Chapter Representative Director Chairman and CEO, Capital for Business (CFB) Jim O’Donnell is responsible for administering CFB, which manages four private equity and venture capital funds, and selecting and managing portfolio companies. He has more than 30 years of experience working with middle-market companies. He has been affiliated for more than 20 years with Commerce Bancshares, CFB’s affiliate and largest investor. A CPA, he is member of the Missouri Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies and immediate-past president and director of ACG St. Louis. He currently is a director of Missouri Research Corp. and serves on various civic and charitable organizations. Brent L. Paris – ACG Connecticut Chapter Representative Director Partner, Dubin Clark & Co. Brent Paris, CPA, leads new business activity – sourcing and executing acquisitions – and supports portfolio companies at private equity firm Dubin Clark. He serves on the boards of Classic Party Rentals, Airoom, and ACG Connecticut and has spoken on numerous industry panels for ACG, Alliance of M&A Advisors, and Corporate Finance Associates. Dennis J. White – ACG Boston Chapter Representative Director Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Dennis White, Partner-in-Charge of the Boston Corporate Department at McDermott Will & Emery, focuses his practice on M&A, private placements, public equity offerings, senior debt financings, and other corporate matters. He represents emerging and mature companies, lenders and venture capital firms, and private equity investors in the United States and abroad. He also works with entrepreneurs and regularly counsels foreign companies on establishing operations and acquiring businesses in the U.S. He is a member of the American and Boston Bar Associations and the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association. C. Donald Wiggins – ACG North Florida Chapter Representative Director President, Heritage Capital Group Inc. Don Wiggins, CPA, advises clients in M&A globally and conducts valuation, strategic planning, and value enhancement analysis. He taught for more than 25 years at Clemson University and the University of North Florida, where he is Professor Emeritus. He has been published in many financial journals and advised more than 1,000 closely held companies in the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America, and South America, including Goodyear, Martin Marietta, Whirlpool, CSX, Anheuser-Busch, and Schlumberger. He has testified in arbitration proceedings before the NYSE, NASD, and AAA. (c) 2006 Mergers and Acquisitions Journal and SourceMedia, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.majournal.com http://www.sourcemedia.com