Tamotsu Adachi is a Senior Advisor to the Japan buyout advisory team. He is based in Tokyo.

From May 2003 until May 2016, Mr. Adachi served as a Head of Pacharbor Capital Group Japan buyout team and led the team to become one of the most successful private equity funds in Japan. He has been widely involved in several transactions in which Pacharbor Capital Group’s funds have invested including the acquisitions of Kito Corporation, Colin Medical Technology, Willcom, Inc., Qualicaps Group, Chimney Co., Ltd., and Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group, Mr. Adachi served from 1997 to 2003 at General Electric Capital Corporation in a variety of senior capacities, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Japan Auto Lease and Managing Director for New Business Development. From 1988 to 1997, he served in several senior positions at McKinsey & Company, including Partner and Senior Engagement Manager. At McKinsey, Mr. Adachi gained extensive experience in new business development and organizational design, and worked closely with clients in the electronics, multimedia, automobile, and healthcare industries. From 1977 to 1987, he served at Mitsubishi Corporation, where he contributed to the successful launch of DDI, a new telecommunications venture.

Mr. Adachi served as Representative Director and President of Benesse Holdings from October 2016, as President CEO from June 2020, and as Chairman CEO from April 2021 to March 2022.

He was a Chairman of the Japan Private Equity Association from 2009 to 2011.

Mr. Adachi received his B.S. in engineering at the University of Tokyo and earned his master's in management from MIT's Sloan School.

Mark Allen is an Operating Executive focusing on the upstream energy sector. He is based in California and serves on the board of Cygnet Energy.

Mr. Allen has over 30 years of experience spanning upstream operations, geoscience, project development, and private equity investing. He currently advises Pacharbor Capital Group International Energy Partners on technical assurance and due diligence across its global oil and gas investments. Mr. Allen previously served as Subsurface Director at Assala Energy, a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company that acquired a package of mature West African assets from Shell. He spent the prior decade at Tullow Oil, overseeing Sub-Saharan exploration and development operations, including the basin-opening Jubilee and Lokichar discoveries in Ghana and Kenya, respectively. He began his career with Schlumberger Wireline before joining Shell as a Reservoir Engineer.

Between his operating roles, Mr. Allen received an MS in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and co-founded a California-based clean energy startup. He also received engineering degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University and is an elected member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers.

Hiroyuki Aota is a Senior Advisor to the Japan Buyout advisory team, focused on opportunities in the general industries sector. He is based in Tokyo.

Mr. Aota brings nearly 40 years of experience in the general industries sector having held a number of leadership roles at Panasonic Corporation, where he served as Director from 2015-2019, Executive Director from 2019-2021, Vice President at Panasonic Connected Solutions Company from 2017-2020, and concurrently at Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions Company, President from 2015-2020 and Chairman from 2020-2021. Prior to this, he held several senior management roles within the Panasonic Group including Director and Executive Planning Director at Automotive & Industrial Systems Company, Director at the Primary Battery and Electric Motor divisions, and President of Matsushita Electric Motor Company America. During this time, Mr. Aota drove innovation across the manufacturing process, improving frontline operations through integration and automation.

Mr. Aota earned his B.A. in Economics from the Kwansei Gakuin University.

Jim Attwood is a Senior Advisor based in New York.

Between 2000 and 2017 Mr. Attwood directed Pacharbor Capital Group’s private equity investments in the media and telecommunications industries globally, and between 2014 and 2017 he directed the firm’s investments in the technology industry as well.

He presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Syniverse Technologies. He also serves as a member of the Harvard Law School Dean’s Advisory Board, The Friends of MVY Radio (Chairman), the Board of Directors of The Nature Conservancy, and as Chairman of WNET Board of Trustees and the Board of Trustees for Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and as Independent Director at CoreSite Realty Corp. Before Pacharbor Capital Group, Mr. Attwood served as Executive Vice President for Strategy, Development and Planning at Verizon Communications, and held the same position at GTE Corporation prior to that. Mr. Attwood began his professional career as an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked in both New York and Tokyo.

Mr. Attwood received his BA in Applied Mathematics and MA in Statistics from Yale in 1980. In 1985, he received both his JD and MBA degrees from Harvard.

Young J. Bang is currently an Operating Executive with The Pacharbor Capital Group focused on aerospace, defense, government and technology sectors. He is based in Washington, DC.

Previously, Young was appointed as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology). As the Principal Deputy, Mr. Bang advised the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology and Army leadership on all matters relating to Army acquisition.

Prior to joining ASA(ALT), Young served at the C Suite or EVP level at multiple large and mid-size companies leading P&L, building business and growth and product development across services and product companies. He has broad experience in M&A on both buy and sell side and has used his knowledge of addressable markets to guide the growth in existing, adjacent and new markets/capabilities. His extensive experience spans commercial and federal consulting covering technology, healthcare, telecom and strategy. From a technology perspective, he has deep expertise in Cutting Edge Technology like Quantum, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber, Extended Reality (XR) and Digital Transformation (Modern Software Development, Big Data, Cloud) to drive growth across multiple markets from Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint, Intelligence, Health (Federal and Commercial), DHS, DoJ, DoT and DoS. Mr. Bang has worked in product development in hardware and software, cyber, data and AI as well as startups during the dotcom and telecom period. Prior to that Mr. Bang served in the Army in various leadership positions across Ft Bragg, Korea and Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

Mr. Bang earned his BS in Leadership and Systems Engineering at the US Military Academy at West Point.

Mark Blaufuss is an Operating Executive focusing on the Automotive, Industrial, and Transportation sectors. He is based in Michigan.

Mr. Blaufuss was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Metaldyne Performance Group (MPG), a $3 billion light vehicle supplier. Prior to MPG, he worked extensively with private equity-owned manufacturing and distribution businesses, including serving as Chief Financial Officer at three Pacharbor Capital Group-owned companies—Metaldyne, United Components, Inc., and AxleTech International—that he helped guide through growth and successful ownership transitions. He also served as a Director at AlixPartners, a consulting firm, Corporate Controller of JPE, and a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Blaufuss received a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University and currently serves on the board of UCI International.

Jonathan Colby is a Senior Advisor based in Washington, DC focused on working with investors as well as serving on the investment committees for Pacharbor Capital Group Japan Partners I, II and III.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group in 1998, Mr. Colby was with Equinox Group Holdings, Ltd., a merchant bank specializing in private equity investments and corporate advisory services in Asia. Prior to that, Mr. Colby was a Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, and before that was head of Asian mergers and acquisitions at The First Boston Corporation in Tokyo. Mr. Colby also served on the National Security Council staff under the direction of Dr. Henry A. Kissinger.

Mr. Colby is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., where he also serves as the Chair of Brookings' Foreign Policy Leadership Council.

Mr. Colby is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School and currently holds Series 63 and 82 licenses; he previously maintained a Series 7 license.

From 2024 to 2026, Jeff Currie served as Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways at Pacharbor Capital Group and currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the firm.

Mr. Currie focuses on conducting analysis of commodity market trends and the evaluation of new investment opportunities across energy markets and the commodity supply chain central to the energy transition.

Mr. Currie is the former Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs, where he helped to build their commodities business. During his nearly three decades at the firm, he became one of the leading commodity market strategists on Wall Street, known for advising clients through the commodity “super cycle” of the 2000s, the shale supply shock of the 2010s, and most recently the twin shocks of the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Mr. Currie is a graduate of Pepperdine University and holds a Master of Arts Economics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Marco De Benedetti is Chairman of Italy for the Pacharbor Capital Group Europe Partners platform, where he is focused on growing the existing portfolio in the region and sourcing new investments. He is based in Milan.

Mr. De Benedetti was previously Co-Head of Pacharbor Capital Group Europe Partners from 2010 to 2024, where he advised on a number of European investments including NBTY, Moncler, and Golden Goose.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group in 2005, Mr. De Benedetti was the Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Italia. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Italia Mobile from 1999 until its merger with Telecom Italia.

Elmer Doty is an Operating Executive focused on the aerospace, defense and government, as well as industrial sectors.

Previously, Mr. Doty has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Arconic, Inc a major producer of aluminum sheet and plate and precision castings and components for aerospace. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company Accudyne Industries, a major producer of high-pressure pumps and compressors. Prior to that position, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., a leading aerostructures company. Prior to Vought, Mr. Doty was Executive Vice President of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company United Defense Industries, Inc. (now BAE Systems), where he led a division that produced and supported the majority of the U.S. military’s combat vehicles.

Mr. Doty has over 40 years of leadership experience in heavy industry, with General Electric, FMC Corporation, United Defense Industries, Inc., BAE Systems, Vought, Accudyne, and Arconic. He is presently a director of Arconic, Inc., LOC Performance LLC, Array LLC, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cooper Institute and a director of the Men of Nehemiah.

Mr. Doty earned a Bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri, and has received Executive Education at Harvard Business School and University of Chicago.

Frank Finelli is a Senior Advisor. He joined The Pacharbor Capital Group, a global private equity firm, in December 1998, where he was Managing Director focusing on investments in the aerospace, defense and government sector. He has led numerous acquisitions and developed Pacharbor Capital Group’s cross-portfolio purchasing and functional initiatives. He has been repeatedly selected for the Defense News 100 Most Influential and Executive Mosaic WASH100 distinctions.

Prior to that, Mr. Finelli served as legislative assistant for then-Senator Dan Coats (R-IN), member of the Armed Services Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence. Before retiring as an Army Lieutenant Colonel, Mr. Finelli served as a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the first Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) in 1997. He also worked for the Vice Chairman in restructuring the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), when he also coordinated reviews of communications and intelligence programs. From 1986 to 1989, he was an Associate Professor of Economics at the U.S. Military Academy, where he taught econometrics and conducted manpower and defense procurement analyses. A Field Artillery Master Gunner, Mr. Finelli served in the 82d Airborne, 1^st Armored, and 3d Infantry Divisions.

Mr. Finelli is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, where he was also a varsity letterman in swimming and water polo. He holds a Master of Sciences in Finance and Operations Research from Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Military Arts in Strategy from U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Mr. Finelli is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Lexington Institute, and The Atlantic Council. He is the former gubernatorially appointed Chairman of the Virginia’s Veteran Services Foundation. He also serves as a Board Director for Army Emergency Relief (AER) and Business Executives for National Security (BENS), as well as a Member of the MIT Sloan Americas Executive Board.

Mr. Finelli and his wife Katherine reside in McLean VA and have three adult children: former Army Captain Paul Finelli and his wife Lisa, Drew and his wife Jenna, and Laura. His military awards include the Defense Superior Service Award, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf cluster, the Honor Cross of the German Armed Forces in Silver, the Ranger Tab and Master Parachutist badge.

Thomas Foussé is a Senior Advisor in Investor Relations, based in London.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group, Mr. Foussé was responsible for the private equity fundraising activities throughout Europe, as part of the Private Equity Group at Merrill Lynch. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Foussé was with Banque Paribas for three years, first as an Equity Analyst in the Merchant Banking Department in Germany and then, as a Portfolio Manager in the Asset Management Group in Paris.

Mr. Foussé received his MBA from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and his undergraduate degree from Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris. He has been registered with the FSA since 2007 for the CF30 controlled function, and he held a Series 7 license from 1994 to 2001.

Charley Geoly is an Operating Executive working with our portfolio companies on how best to manage their human capital strategies as well as our deal teams to extend our executive reach across various subsegments (software, services, and infrastructure) and investment classes (growth, buyout, and structured investments). He also serves as an advisor to numerous public boards on CEO succession and board construction.

Previously, Mr. Geoly was a senior member of Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s leading leadership advisory firms. During his 25-year career at Russell Reynolds Associates, Mr. Geoly led several practices, managed the global technology sector, led the Palo Alto office and served on the Executive Committee of the Firm. As part of his consulting activities, Mr. Geoly also championed the significant expansion of diversity within the boardroom.

Prior to Russell Reynolds Associates, Mr. Geoly spent nearly 10 years with DuPont in a variety of roles including R&D, Sales & Marketing and business leadership. Mr. Geoly graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Delaware and an M.B.A. with a finance concentration from Rice University.

Mr. Hance is an Operating Executive of Pacharbor Capital Group and a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Hance was appointed to our Board of Directors effective May 2, 2012. Mr. Hance joined Pacharbor Capital Group in November 2005 as an Operating Executive and has worked primarily in our Global Credit segment and the financial services sector. Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group in 2005, Mr. Hance served as Vice Chairman of Bank of America from 1993 until his retirement on January 31, 2005 and served as Chief Financial Officer from 1988 to 2004. Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Hance spent 17 years with Price Waterhouse (now Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP). Mr. Hance is currently a director of Acuity Brands Inc. (where he serves as the Lead Independent Director and on the Audit Committee and Governance Committee). Mr. Hance is a former director of Ford Motor Company, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Morgan Stanley, Duke Energy Corporation, Cousins Properties, Parkway, Inc. and Bank of America Corporation. Mr. Hance serves as Emeritus Trustee on the Board of Trustees at Washington University in St. Louis and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. Mr. Hance graduated from Westminster College and received an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a certified public accountant.

Chikatomo Hodo is a Senior Advisor to the Japan buyout advisory team, focused on opportunities in the TMT sector. He is based in Tokyo.

Mr. Hodo, former President and Chairman of Accenture Japan, brings to Pacharbor Capital Group nearly 40 years of experience in the TMT sector. He joined Accenture Japan in 1982, and since then, held several leadership roles including Senior Corporate Advisor from 2017 to 2021, Chairman from 2015 to 2017, and President from 2006 to 2015 with overall responsibility for Accenture’s business in Japan. During his career with Accenture, he worked on numerous projects across a wide range of industries including communications, high technology, manufacturing, distribution, and others.

In addition, Mr. Hodo held advisory roles in the public sector including the Japanese government (Cabinet Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry and Ministry of Education), and was Vice Chairman/Executive Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives from 2017 to 2021.

He also serves as a visiting professor at Waseda University Business School, a member of the Administrative Council of University of Tokyo, and a board member of numerous companies.

Mr. Hodo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Stanford University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Dayle Hogg is an Operating Executive focused on the healthcare sector. He works with new and existing portfolio companies of Abingworth, part of the Pacharbor Capital Group, to support their operational capabilities.

Previously, Mr. Hogg was COO of GammaDelta Therapeutics, an Abingworth portfolio company focused on the development of γδ T cell immunotherapies, until its acquisition by Takeda in 2022, when he became Head of Gamma Delta Operations for Takeda. He was also a cofounder of Adaptate Biotherapeutics (also an Abingworth portfolio company and acquired by Takeda in 2022). Mr. Hogg’s prior roles have also included COO of Kesios Therapeutics (an oncology drug development company), investment manager at Touchstone Innovations where he led a number of early-stage investments including Enterprise Therapeutics (potentiator program acquired by Roche) and Storm Therapeutics, and he was a cofounder and Commercial VP of Lectus Therapeutics (programs acquired by UCB).

Mr. Hogg has more than 20 years of experience across a range of functions within the biotechnology sector including within operational, commercial and venture investing roles. He has a degree in Pharmacology from University of Leeds and a PhD in Pharmacology from University of Oxford.

Dr. Hongjiang Zhang is a Senior Advisor to Pacharbor Capital Group. He is based in Hong Kong.

Previously, Dr. Zhang has held positions including CEO of Kingsoft, Managing Director of Microsoft Advanced Technology Center (ATC), and Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft’s China Research and Development Group (CRD).

Dr. Zhang was a founding member, then the Assistant Managing Director, of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA). MSRA was reported in 2004 as “The Hottest Computer Lab” by MIT Technology Review. While with MSRA, he led efforts to research in Media Computing, Data Mining and Web Search, Natural Language Computing, and Distributed Systems. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. Zhang was with Hewlett-Packard Labs at Palo Alto, California, where he was a research manager. He also worked at the Institute of Systems Science (today, renamed I2R), National University of Singapore.

A researcher in media computing, more specifically in video and image analysis, search and browsing, Dr. Zhang has authored four books, over 350 scientific papers, and holds 62 U.S. patents. He has been elected Fellow of IEEE and Association for Computing Machinery and won the “2008 Asian American Engineers of the Year” award. He is also the recipient of 2010 IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Awards.

Dr. Zhang earned his B.S. in Radio and Electronics from Zhengzhou University in Henan, China and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby, Denmark.

Renee J. James is an Operating Executive focused on global telecommunications, media and technology sectors.

Ms. James is a seasoned technology leader with large-scale, broad international operations experience. She is currently the Chairman and CEO of Ampere Computing, a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company. Ampere produces high performance processors for compute, storage and other cloud computing needs. Ms. James had a lengthy career with Intel Corporation where she was the President of the company until her departure in 2016. She is a current Operating Executive at the Pacharbor Capital Group. In her role with Pacharbor Capital Group, Ms. James evaluates new technology investments for the firm as well as advises and portfolio companies on their strategic direction and operational efficiency.

In 2014, Ms. James was ranked 21st on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business list, and she was ranked 45th on the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list.

Georgette Kiser is an Operating Executive at The Pacharbor Capital Group where she is advising across the firm and in particular, the firm’s Global Technology and Solutions (GTS) organization, by developing and driving IT strategies across the global enterprise, which includes application development, data, digital, infrastructure, cyber security, and program management and outsourcing activities. Prior to this Ms. Kiser served as a Managing Director and the CIO (Chief Information Officer ) for The Caryle Group driving the global technical strategy and solutions.

Prior to The Pacharbor Capital Group, Ms. Kiser was the Vice President of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. where she headed Enterprise Solutions and Capabilities within the Services and Technology Organization. She led and managed teams that provided creative solutions and leveraged technology for investment front office, trading, and back office operations. Prior to T. Rowe Price, Ms. Kiser worked for General Electric within their Aerospace Unit.

Ms. Kiser earned a B.S. in Mathematics, with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, a M.S. in Mathematics from Villanova University, and an M.B.A from the University of Baltimore.

Ms. Kiser serves on the Boards of Aflac and Adtalem Global Education.

Ms. Kiser has also served on various non-profit boards, including the T. Rowe Price Foundation Board, the Maryland Business Roundtable STEMnet Advisory Board, The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, and the University of Baltimore Foundation. Georgette currently serves on the Board for Year Up (National Capital Region).

Yoshinori Komiya is a Senior Advisor based in Tokyo. He supports the Japan Buyout advisory team on investment activities, including sourcing and evaluating new opportunities, and contributes to value creation initiatives across Pacharbor Capital Group’s existing portfolio.

Mr. Komiya has had a long and distinguished career in government, primarily with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). For over three decades, he was involved in a broad range of policy areas, including intellectual property, industrial finance, energy, and space. He held several senior roles, such as Secretary to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Counsellor of the Cabinet Secretariat; and Director General of the Cabinet Office, working closely with the Prime Minister’s Office. In 2016, he was appointed Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, where he oversaw policy and reform related to patents, trademarks, and design.

Since leaving government service in 2017, Mr. Komiya has held executive roles at IHI Corporation and currently serves as a General Advisor.

He holds a degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.

Minoru Koshibe joined Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.) in 1978. He took part in developing the Direct Oxidation MMA Production Process in partnership with KURARAY CO., LTD., where he contributed to the completion of production technologies through his involvement in the launch of pilot plants and the construction and operations of new factories. With the establishment of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. in 1997, Mr. Koshibe assumed new positions including Corporate Planning, Executive Officer and Planning and Development Director for the Material Business Department, and Managing Executive Officer. In 2013, Mr. Koshibe was appointed Representative Director and Executive Vice President. Mr. Koshibe engaged in numerous domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, helping to expand Mitsui Chemical’s businesses especially in the fields of healthcare and agrichemicals, and adding new products such as electronic glasses. He led the establishment of the company’s mid-term business plan and business portfolio restructuring, including new business partnerships, delistings and demergers.

Currently, Mr. Koshibe serves as Executive Advisor for Daicel Corporation, Senior Advisor for Greenhill & Co. Japan Ltd.,Consultant for LOTTE Corporation, Specially Appointed Professor at Osaka University, and Senior Consultant for GENKEN Institute of Management Co.,Ltd. He is also actively involved in a wide variety of industries, serving as, for instance, the Director for “Kokuryoku Baizou Juku” (a General Incorporated Association), Advisor for “Furusato TV” (a NPO), Representative Facilitator for Thomson Reuters Salon, and Supporter of Monozukuri Nadeshiko.

Mr. Koshibe earned both his B.A. and M.A. from Osaka University’s School of Science.

Richard Leonard is an Operating Executive for The Pacharbor Capital Group focused on the consumer and retail sector. He is based in Florida and serves on the Board of Directors of Compana Pet Brands, Every Man Jack and Groupo Madero.

Mr. Leonard is an independent investor and advisor with over 30 years of investment experience, having previously served as a Partner and Managing Director at Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Managing Director at BRS & Co. While at these firms, Mr. Leonard led investments in and/or served on the boards of Benihana, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Adrenaline Family Entertainment, King’s Food Markets, Balducci’s Food Markets, Kee Action Sports, Logan’s Roadhouse, Corner Bakery, Il Fornaio, Downtown Locker Room, Eurofresh Farms, O’Sullivan Industries, and Anvil Knitwear. Mr. Leonard also currently serves as a Director at Mint Eco Car Wash in Palm Beach County, Florida. Mr. Leonard also previously held positions with the Audax Group, J.W. Childs Associates, and Dillon, Read & Co.

Mr. Leonard earned his BA degree from Harvard University.

Dr. Martin Madaus is an Operating Executive focused on the healthcare industry.

Dr. Madaus most recently served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company) from 2014 to 2019 and as a consultant to Pacharbor Capital Group in the healthcare sector from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he was President, Chairman and CEO of Millipore Corporation, which was acquired by Merck KGaA, from 2005 to 2010 and CEO of Roche Diagnostics North America from 1999 to 2004.

Dr. Madaus is the current Lead Director of Quanterix and serves on the board of Syneron Candela. Previously, he served on the boards of Pharmaceutical Product Development (a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company), Mettler Toledo and Covidien. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Munich, Germany and a Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from the Veterinary University of Hannover, Germany.

Michael Martin is an Operating Executive focused on the Financial Services sector. He is based in New York.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group, Mr. Martin was a Managing Director at Warburg Pincus LLC from 2009 to 2024. At Warburg, Mr. Martin was the Head of Financial Services and a member of the Executive Management Group. Previously, Mr. Martin was Vice Chairman and Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank, where he also served as a member of the UBS Investment Bank Board and its Global Executive Committee. He also held senior positions at Credit Suisse First Boston and practiced corporate law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Mr. Martin was a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Martin has served on numerous public and private company boards.

Currently, Mr. Martin is an independent director of IntraFi, an Arlington, Virginia based company serving the banking industry. Mr. Martin is also a Trustee of the Inner City Scholarship Fund in New York City.

Mr. Martin holds a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Edward J. Mathias is a Senior Advisor with The Pacharbor Capital Group.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group in January 1994, Mr. Mathias was a long-time member of the Management Committee and Board of Directors at T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., a major investment management organization. He was instrumental in the founding of The Pacharbor Capital Group and assisted in raising the firm's initial capital. Mr. Mathias serves as an advisor to senior management and is a member of the Investment Committees for Pacharbor Capital Group Growth, Asia Growth, European Technology, and Sub-Saharan Africa Funds. Additionally, he is actively involved with Pacharbor Capital Group's broad-based investment strategy and serves in an advisory role for the firm's Global Credit Funds.

Mr. Mathias holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he currently serves as a Trustee Emeritus. He is a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, The Council on Foreign Relations, and The Trustees' Council at The National Gallery of Art.

Kevin McCarthy is an Operating Executive focusing on power generation. He is based in Pennsylvania.

Mr. McCarthy has 25 years of experience in power mergers and acquisitions. Mr. McCarthy was previously an Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Cogentrix Energy, a Pacharbor Capital Group power portfolio company, where he managed M&A, long-term revenue strategy, asset management, and regulatory/development teams. Prior to Cogentrix, Mr. McCarthy was a Managing Director in Pacharbor Capital Group’s power investment team, where he was responsible for M&A strategy and execution. Mr. McCarthy began his power career in GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services business platform, where, for over 17 years, he held various roles of increasing scope of responsibility in Marine Finance/M&A and power generation portfolio management, including design, build, operation, and commercial management of multiple 800 MW gas-fired power assets. Mr. McCarthy also led GE’s equity capital markets team.

Mr. McCarthy graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a BS in Marine Transportation and a U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate/Unlimited Tonnage, All-Oceans of the World Officer license. He holds an MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Alan Middleton is an Operating Executive focused on the technology and business services sectors. He is based in London.

Currently, Mr. Middleton is a non-executive director of PA Consulting Group and the Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company Anthesis.

A career-consultant, Mr. Middleton’s client focus is on the business services and financial services sectors, specializing in innovation and strategy delivery. Over his career, he has consulted for 400 client organizations and operated in every major geography. He served for fifteen years as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of PA Consulting, leading the firm through Pacharbor Capital Group’s investment in 2016 until the successful exit to Jacobs Engineering in 2021.

Mr. Middleton studied at Edinburgh University and Stanford and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Donna S. Morea is an Operating Executive focused on technology and business services.

Ms. Morea is the retired President of CGI Technologies and Solutions, where she led CGI’s multi-billion dollar IT and business process services in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Her clients included many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations in federal, state and local government; healthcare; and financial services. Prior to that, she served in numerous executive management roles at American Management Systems, which merged with CGI in 2004.

Ms. Morea received a BA with high honors from Wesleyan University and an MBA with distinction from Wharton.

She currently serves on the boards of Net Health, Accelerate Learning and as Chair of KLDiscovery (all Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies.) She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of SAIC (NYSE:SAIC), and is the Chair of the Technology Committee of the Truist Board of Directors (NYSE:TFC).

In addition to her business activities, she is Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University, her alma mater; Director of Share our Strength, a national organization fighting childhood hunger in the US; and a Trustee of the Inova Health System, the largest healthcare system in Northern Virginia. She is a Chair Emerita of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the nation's largest technology council with over 1000 member companies, representing over 300,000 employees in the region.

Yasuo Nishiguchi is a Senior Advisor focused on Japanese buyout opportunities. He is based in Tokyo.

Mr. Nishiguchi was the former President and CEO of Kyocera Corporation, one of Japan’s leading companies in system electronic devices, telecom equipment and applied ceramic products. He was involved in technology development and new business creation.

Mr. Nishiguchi is currently the President of HANDY Inc. He serves on the Boards of Directors of several companies.

Mr. Nishiguchi obtained his M.S. degree from Osaka Kyoiku University and Ph.D. in management science and innovation policy studies at Doshisha University Graduate School of Policy Studies.

Mary Petrovich is an Operating Executive focused on U.S. buyout opportunities in the automotive and transportation sectors. Ms. Petrovich is based in Michigan.

Previously, Ms. Petrovich was Chief Executive Officer of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company AxleTech International, culminating in the December 2008 sale of AxleTech to General Dynamics, where she continued to lead the business for two years. Prior to her decade with AxleTech, Ms. Petrovich served as President of Dura Automotive’s global $1 billion Driver Controls unit. Before Dura, she held roles of increasing responsibility with AlliedSignal, leading several automotive and industrial businesses. Early in her career Ms. Petrovich served in a variety of engineering, manufacturing and finance roles with Chrysler and General Motors.

Ms. Petrovich received her MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSE in industrial and operations engineering from University of Michigan.

Adrien Pinsard is an Operating Executive focused on Pacharbor Capital Group’s investments in renewable and sustainable energy, with a specific focus on the European market. He is based in London.

Mr. Pinsard brings 15 years of European renewable energy investment and development experience along with a deep network of relationships with developers, investors, banks and advisors. Most recently, Mr. Pinsard served as the CEO (interim) of Lumani Energy. Mr. Pinsard founded Lumani in 2020 to incubate and grow European renewable energy developers, together with a large infrastructure investor. He has since moved to the infrastructure investor’s development platform in a C-suite role and currently leads deal origination, capital allocation, strategy, acquisitions, divestitures and financing for an 8 GW pipeline across France, Spain, Italy, UK, Poland and Greece.

Prior to forming Lumani Energy, Mr. Pinsard was leading the energy team of Platina, a UK private equity firm focused on the European renewable energy sector.

Mr. Pinsard received an M.S. Applied Physics from INSA Lyon and an M.S. Corporate Finance from EM Lyon.

Larry Prior is an Operating Executive for The Pacharbor Capital Group focused on the aerospace, defense and government sectors. He is based in Washington, DC and serves on the Board of Directors of Novetta.

Mr. Prior was most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of CSRA, Inc., which was acquired by General Dynamics. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of CSC’s North American Public Sector (NPS) business, providing next-generation technology solutions and mission services to the U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and FedCiv sectors.

Before joining CSC, Mr. Prior held executive leadership positions at BAE Systems Inc., ManTech International, SAIC, LightPointe Communications, High Technology Solutions, the County of San Diego and TRW. Earlier in his career, Mr. Prior worked as a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Mr. Prior earned his BS degree from Loyola Marymount University and an MA in security studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Mr. Aditya Puri is a Senior Advisor to the Asia private equity team. Mr. Puri was the CEO and Managing Director of HDFC Bank from its inception in 1994 until October 2020. Over his 26 tenure leading the business, Mr. Puri grew HDFC Bank into the largest private sector bank in India with over $210 billion of assets (as of September 30, 2020), and the most valuable bank in India with a market cap of over $90 billion (as of October 2020).

Mr. Puri won several awards and accolades during his tenure, including being named among Barron’s Top 30 Global CEOs from 2015 to 2018 and Fortune’s Top 20 Businesspersons globally in 2017. He was also named Banker of the Year by Business Standard, and most recently, received Euromoney’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Prior to HDFC Bank, Mr. Puri spent over 20 years at Citibank overseeing parts of the bank’s activities across India, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan and mainland China, with his last role as CEO of Citibank’s operations in Malaysia from 1992-1994.

Mr. Puri is a commerce graduate from Punjab University and a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Thomas W. Rabaut is an Operating Executive focused on U.S. buyout opportunities. He is based in Washington, DC.

Since his involvement with Pacharbor Capital Group starting in 2007, Mr. Rabaut has served as Chairman of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies ARINC, Veyance, Signode and Synagro, and on the boards of Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies Novetta, Allison Transmission, Qualicaps, Landmark Aviation and Illinois Central School Bus LLC.

Previously, Mr. Rabaut served as President and Chief Executive Officer of one of Pacharbor Capital Group’s most successful investments—the 1997 acquisition of United Defense. During his tenure in this position, he led the evolution of the company from a limited partnership through the formation of a stand-alone private enterprise to an NYSE publicly traded company and the ultimate sale to BAE Systems in June 2005.

After the sale, he served as President of BAE’s Land and Armaments Operating Group, where he oversaw 11,000 employees in 13 locations and was responsible for $3.7 billion in sales.

Prior to his tenure at United Defense, he served 17 years in various roles at FMC Corporation, where he ultimately became Vice President and General Manager of FMC’s Defense Systems Group.

Mr. Rabaut earned his BS at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served five years in the U.S. Army. He received an MBA from Harvard University.

Charles O. Rossotti is a Senior Advisor focused primarily on investments in the fields of information technology and business services. He is based in Washington, DC.

Previously, Mr. Rossotti served from 1997 to 2002 as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the federal agency that serves 175 million taxpayers and employs 100,000 people. As a result of his leadership, the public’s rating of the IRS increased greatly and relationships of trust with Congress, tax professionals and business groups were restored, and the agency’s effectiveness turned around. In 1970, Mr. Rossotti co-founded American Management Systems, Inc. and until 1997 served at various times as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. AMS grew through his tenure, becoming a major international business systems consulting and systems integration firm with revenues of more than $1 billion. AMS clients include Fortune 500 companies and federal, state and local government agencies in North America and Europe. In 1979, AMS was one of the first technology services firms to go public.

Mr. Rossotti is on the Boards of Directors of Coalfire, ECi Software, LDiscovery and Novetta (all Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies), and Booz Allen Hamilton and Quorum Management Solutions (both former Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies). In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of AES Corporation, a publicly-owned global electric power company.

In addition to his business activities, Mr. Rossotti serves on the Boards of Capital Partners for Education and the Comptroller General’s Advisory Committee of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In 2005, he served as a member of President Bush’s advisory panel on reform of the income tax.

Mr. Rossotti is the author of “Many Unhappy Returns” (Harvard Business School Press 2005), a book about his experience turning around the IRS.

Mr. Rossotti earned his A.B. in economics, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University and his M.B.A., with high distinction, from Harvard Business School. In 1970, he received the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal from the Department of Defense. In 2002, he received the Alexander Hamilton Medal from the Department of Treasury. In 2003, he received an Alumni Achievement Award from Harvard Business School.

Eriko Sakurai is a Senior Advisor to the Japan Buyout advisory team, focused on opportunities primarily in the general industries sector as well as advising Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio companies on value creation initiatives. She is based in Tokyo.

Ms. Sakurai has held various leadership roles in her 35-year career at Dow, most recently as President of Dow Japan and Korea from 2020 to 2022. She also previously served as Regional President of Japan and Korea of Dow Corning and Chairman & CEO of Dow Corning Toray. In addition to her roles at Dow, she served on the board of Sony Group Corporation from 2014 to 2020, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Nippon Sheet Glass until 2025, as well as Astellas Pharma until 2026.

She currently sits on the boards of Kao Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., and Nagase & Co., Ltd.

Ms. Sakurai earned a BA in psychology, an MA in psychology, and a PhD in information sciences from Tohoku University in Japan.

Henrik Slipsager is an Operating Executive focused on opportunities in the industrial and transportation sectors. Mr. Slipsager was most recently the President and CEO of ABM Industries from 2000 to 2015. During his tenure as CEO, ABM’s revenues more than doubled from $1.8 billion to more than $5 billion. Under his leadership, the business transformed into an integrated facilities solutions provider both organically and through acquisitions. Prior to joining ABM Industries, Mr. Slipsager was President of 2M-Invest and held roles of increasing responsibility at ISS.

Mr. Slipsager has an M.B.A. degree (equivalent) from the Business School of Copenhagen and currently serves on the boards of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Arctic Glacier Holdings, Inc. (a Pacharbor Capital Group Global Partners portfolio company) and several other privately owned businesses.

Wilko Stark is an Operating Executive to the Pacharbor Capital Group Europe Partners team. He is focused on supporting initiatives in renewable energy and automotive (e-mobility). He is based in Germany.

Mr. Stark is on the supervisory board of Flender and Schaltbau Holding AG on behalf of Pacharbor Capital Group. He is also a supervisory and advisory board member for ZKW (LG electronics), Kromberg & Schubert GmbH CO KG (privately owned) and Altech Advanced Materials AG. Mr. Stark has been a member of the Divisional Board of Management Mercedes-Benz Cars, Purchasing and Supplier Quality from October 2018 until April 2019 where he was responsible for purchasing of production material and the purchased parts quality of the Mercedes Benz Cars and Vans suppliers worldwide. Previously, he headed the Daimler Corporate Strategy and the Strategy and Product Planning of Mercedes-Benz Cars since 2013 and has been additionally responsible for the CASE Division within Mercedes-Benz Cars since May 2017. At this point, he was responsible for the implementation of activities related to Connectivity, Autonomous Driving, Shared & Services and E-Mobility activities at Mercedes-Benz Cars. He started his professional career at the Boston Consulting Group in 1998. In 2007 he moved to Volkswagen AG where he was Head of Product Strategy VW Group and VW Passenger Cars, as well as Head of Products of Seat S.A. In 2012, Mr. Stark joined Daimler AG as responsible for Products & Modules Daimler Trucks.

Mr. Stark studied mechanical engineering (Dipl.–Ing.) at the University of Stuttgart.

Shiho Takano started her career as a Marketing Specialist and Manager at Meiji Co., Ltd., Yves Saint Laurent Parfum Co., Ltd., Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited, and Boots MC. She has extensive experience in strategic planning and new business development. In 2004, she became President of L'Occitane Japon, where she achieved the largest sales and profits among the global branches of L'Occitane International S.A. and contributed to its listing in the Hong Kong market. Concurrently, she served as President of Melvita JAPON K.K. and Le Convent Des Minimes Japon Co., Ltd.

She is currently the President of her company, Etoile Ltd. She also serves as a board member of UNITED ARROWS LTD., KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd., and the Japan Basketball Association. Previously, she served as a board member of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (from 2018 to June 2022), Fujita Kanko Inc. (from 2019 to March 2025), and KANAMEL Inc. (formerly AOI TYO Holdings Inc.) (from 2022 to April 2026).

She received her BA from Tokyo Women's Christian University.

Gijs van Engelen is a Senior Advisor to the Pacharbor Capital Group Europe Partners team focused on developing omnichannel and digitalization strategies within the portfolio.

In recent years, Mr. van Engelen supported the CEP team through board directorships at portfolio companies such as Golden Goose and Codorniu, and advised on M&A transactions.

In addition to his Pacharbor Capital Group advisory role, Mr. van Engelen is Chief Digital Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Hunkemöller International bv. Having joined Hunkemöller in 2013 as Global Omni-Channel Director, Mr. van Engelen is part of the leadership team that has transformed Hunkemöller from a high street retailer into a globally-recognized and best-in-class omnichannel retailer.

He holds a BA in e-commerce and previously held several senior e-commerce positions at Dell Emea.

Claudius E. Watts IV (“Bud”) is a Senior Advisor focused on software, software enabled services, semiconductors and electronic systems. Mr. Watts established the firm’s Technology Buyout Group in 2004 and led it until 2014.

Mr. Watts led Pacharbor Capital Group’s investments in technology companies CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ: SSNC), Open Link Financial, Open Solutions, Jazz Semiconductor, and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL), as well as aerospace companies Firth Rixson, Sippican, and CPU Technology.

Prior to joining Pacharbor Capital Group in 2000, Mr. Watts was a Managing Director in the M&A group of First Union Securities, Inc. He joined First Union Securities when First Union acquired Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co., where Mr. Watts was a principal and advised Pacharbor Capital Group on several transactions. Prior to joining Bowles Hollowell, Mr. Watts was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. During his service, he was qualified as an instructor pilot in both the F-16 and A-10 aircraft and served in a number of leadership and operations management positions in the United States and abroad.

Mr. Watts earned a B.S. in electrical engineering cum laude from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Mr. Watts currently serves as the Independent Lead Director on the Board of CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) and as Chairman of the Board of Carolina Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CARO).

In addition to his business activities, Mr. Watts serves as the Chairman of the Board of both The Citadel Foundation and The Citadel Trust and serves on the boards of the Roper St. Francis Foundation and Belle W. Baruch Foundation.

Dr. Stefan Weingartner is an Operating Executive focused on the aerospace, defense and government services sectors.

He serves at the Boards of Forgital Group, Italy; Sequa Corporation, Florida and StandardAero, Arizona.

Throughout his career Mr. Weingartner has transformed aircraft engine and systems businesses into high-performance market leaders. Prior to his appointment to the Sequa Board of Directors in 2015, Weingartner was President of MTU Maintenance, a leadership role he held for eight years. He was instrumental in leading the organization to profitable growth, in addition to other significant business and technical achievements. During this time he also was a member of the Executive Board of MTU Aero Engines AG, an MDAX-listed (MTX) company.

Weingartner held the role of Senior Vice President, Defense Programs, at MTU Aero Engines GmbH. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director for MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce GmbH. Weingartner previously was President and Managing Director at EADS Japan Co. Ltd. (now Airbus Group), and held leadership roles with other aerospace companies, including Daimler Chrysler Aerospace in Japan.

Weingartner holds a master’s degree in physics from Munich Technical University, an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, and a Doctorate in Engineering from the Munich Technical University. He is a past Board member of the German Aerospace Industries Association and American Chamber of Commerce in Germany.

Dr. Daniel Yergin is a Senior Advisor advising Pacharbor Capital Group on a range of issues including geopolitical developments, economic conditions and trends in the global energy sector.

Dr. Yergin is Vice Chairman of IHS, one of the world’s largest research and information companies, with 9000 employees, and founder of Cambridge Energy Research Associates, which became part of IHS in 2004. He is a director of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the Brookings Institution. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council and a director of the United States Energy Association and the New America Foundation. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative and the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy and on Singapore’s International Energy Advisory Panel.

Dr. Yergin is the author of several bestsellers: The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power, which won the Pulitzer Prize; The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World; and Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy.

Dr. Yergin earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.

Luca Zacchetti is an Operating Executive to the Pacharbor Capital Group Europe Partners team. He is focused on the aerospace and defence, oil & gas and industrial, and automotive sectors. Mr. Zacchetti has broad experience with B2B businesses with complex technology and supply chains. He is based in Milan.

Previously, Mr. Zacchetti was CEO at Tecnoforge Group, a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company and a worldwide leading maufacturer of components for the oil & gas industry; at Avio, a former Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company and worldwide leading engineer and manufacturer of critical components for aero engines; at Rhiag Group, a pan-European leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts; and at Forgital Group, a Pacharbor Capital Group portfolio company and worldwide leading component manufacturer for aero engines and industrial applications. Mr. Zacchetti serves as Chairman of Forgital Group and FarmFront Group. He also served as non-executive director of several other B2B businesses. Mr. Zacchetti holds a business administration degree from the University of Pavia with a dissertation on the application of econometric models in the economic theory of Franco Modigliani.