Bob Ferguson | Chairman

CEO and Co-Founder of Hawksbill Group (“Hawksbill”), a global diversified business and communications consulting firm

Former SVP of Global Public Policy at General Motors (“GM”) (NYSE: GM)

Former Senior Strategist for business advisory firm Public Strategies

Served in key leadership positions at AT&T (NYSE: T)

Former SVP and GM at Fleishman-Hillard, where he was Senior Partner and Chief of Staff to John Ashcroft during his second term as Governor of Missouri

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

GARY WUNDERLICH | PRESIDENT, CFO & DIRECTOR

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Live Oak Merchant Partners

Founder and former CEO of Wunderlich Securities, Inc., a full-service investment banking and brokerage firm that grew to more than 400 employees and over $10 billion of client AUM

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

Tim Lee | DIRECTOR

Co-Founder of Hawksbill, a global diversified business and communications consulting firm

Prior Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing at GM and Chairman, GM China

Former member of Opel Supervisory Board and Chairman GM Shanghai

Former President, International Operations; VP, Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations; North American VP Manufacturing; held senior leadership roles in European and Japanese operations for GM where he started as a student intern in 1969

Fritz Henderson | Senior ADvisor & Co-Sponsor

Principal of Hawksbill, a global diversified business and communications consulting firm

Former President and CEO of GM, where he held additional senior management roles including COO and CFO

Previously Chairman and CEO of SunCoke Energy (NYSE: SXC), largest U.S. independent producer of metallurgical coke for the steel industry; led company through a successful IPO and subsequent tax-free spinoff from former parent, Sunoco, Inc.

Former interim President and CEO of Adient (NYSE: ADNT)

Non-executive Chairman of Adient and Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC) and held board positions at Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and Adient