Michael E. Marrus is a nominee for a position as a Class I director. Mr. Marrus is a Managing Director of C. E. Unterberg Towbin an investment banking firm that was recently acquired by Collins Stewart plc a London based corporate broker traded on the London Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Unterberg Towbin in 1998 Mr. Marrus was a Principal and founding member of Fieldstone Private Capital Group an investment banking firm specializing in corporate project and structured finance. Previously he was employed at Bankers Trust Company initially in the Private Equity and Merchant Banking Groups and subsequently in BT Securities the securities affiliate of Bankers Trust. Mr. Marrus has an A.B. from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business University of Chicago. |