John Amboian | DIRECTOR

Chairman and CEO of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (formerly NYSE: JNC) (“Nuveen”) from 2007 until early 2016; joined as CFO in 1996 and was promoted to President in 1999

Executed 12 acquisitions or merger transactions totaling more than $13 billion of capital deployed

Played a key role in Nuveen’s 2007 sale to Madison Dearborn Partners for over $5.7 billion and its 2014 sale to TIAA-CREF for $6.25 billion

Currently an advisor to several PE funds and Alternative Asset Managers and board member of select portfolio companies

RICK HENDRIX | ceo & director

Former Chairman and CEO of FBR & CO. (formerly NASDAQ: FBRC) (“FBR”), a capital markets firm focused on middle market companies

Helped grow FBR into a leading book runner for initial equity offerings, with a key focus on sole managing large private placement offerings

Oversaw 12 corporate transactions, including six acquisitions, the carveout of FBR from Arlington Asset Investment Corp., FBR’s subsequent IPO in 2007, and the sale of the company in 2017

Currently an Operating Partner at Crestview Partners

Co-Founder and a Managing Partner of Live Oak Merchant Partners

andrea tarbox | CFO & Director

Former CFO and VP of KapStone Paper & Packaging (formerly NYSE: KS)

Assisted in KapStone’s merger with Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp. (a SPAC) and served as CFO until KapStone’s sale in 2018

Executed five add-on acquisitions and secured financings of nearly $3.0 billion

Named by Institutional Investor to the All-America Executive team as one of America’s best CFO’s in 2014 and 2015, and by Financial Executives International as Chicago CFO of the year in 2012

Tor Braham | Director

Currently serves on the boards of Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) and A10 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEN)

Previously a Director of Yahoo! Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: YHOO), Sigma Designs, Inc. (OTCMKTS: SIGM), and NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP)

Former Global Head of Technology M&A at Deutsche Bank Securities, Co-Head of Technology M&A at Credit Suisse First Boston and Global Head of Technology M&A at UBS Securities

Jonathan Furer | Director

Co-Founder and Director of Stone Arcade Acquisition Corp., a $120 million SPAC, that completed its business combination with KapStone (formerly NYSE: KS) in 2007

Director of KapStone from 2007 until its sale in 2018

Co-Founder of Arcade Partners, an entrepreneurial-focused middle market private equity firm

Previously a Partner at Washington and Congress Advisors, a private equity firm where he oversaw a number of portfolio companies

Co-Founder of Meridian Capital Partners, a private equity firm