People: Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG.O)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lund, George | 45 | 2009 | Executive Chairman of the Board |
| Black, J. Brandon | 41 | 2005 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
| Grinberg, Paul | 48 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary |
| Naves, Ronald | 2009 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | |
| Masih, Ashish | 2009 | Senior Vice President - Corporate Development | |
| Mandell, Richard | 66 | 2007 | Director |
| Hanford, Timothy | 45 | 2007 | Director |
| Mesdag, Willem | 55 | 2007 | Director |
| Oros, John | 62 | 2007 | Director |
| Teets, John | 36 | 2007 | Director |
| Wilcox, Warren | 51 | 2007 | Director |
| Weissman, H.Ronald | 2009 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Lund, George | George Lund is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Encore Capital Group, Inc. He has served as the Chairman of Board of the Company since August 2008 and as a director since September 2007. The Board of Directors intends to appoint Mr. Lund to be Executive Chairman at the time Mr. Weissman is elected as a director. Mr. Lund is the Chairman and CEO of Torch Hill Investment Partners, a private equity firm focusing on defense, intelligence, and civil and corporate security. Prior to Torch Hill he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BANKFIRST, a national issuer of consumer credit, serving in that capacity from 1986-2004. Mr. Lund holds a business administration degree from Southern Methodist University. |
| Black, J. Brandon | J. Brandon Black has served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Black has served as a director since May 2005. Mr. Black joined Encore in May 2000, and has served as Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2005. Mr. Black also served as Company's President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 to October 2005, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 to October 2004. From March 1998 until joining Encore, Mr. Black was the Senior Vice President of Operations for West Capital Financial Services Corp. Prior to joining West Capital, Mr. Black worked for First Data Resources during the period of September 1997 through April 1998 and for Capital One Financial Corporation from June 1989 until August 1997. Mr. Black holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from the University of Richmond. |
| Grinberg, Paul | Paul Grinberg has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since May 2005 and was appointed Secretary of the Company in June 2008. From September 2004 until May 2005, he served as Company's Senior Vice President of Finance. From May 2003 until joining Encore, Mr. Grinberg was the founder and President of Brio Consulting Group, a company that helped venture and private equity backed companies with strategy, M&A, business planning and interim CFO services. From May 2000 until April 2003, Mr. Grinberg served as Chief Financial Officer of Stellcom, Inc., a systems integration firm focused on providing mobile and wireless engineering solutions to Fortune 1000 companies. From February 1997 until April 2000, Mr. Grinberg served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TeleSpectrum Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded company that provided outsourced call center solutions to Fortune 500 companies. From September 1983 until January 1997, Mr. Grinberg was employed at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he served in several capacities, the most recent of which was as a partner in the firm’s Merger and Acquisition Services Group. Mr. Grinberg also serves as a director, Chairman of the audit committee and member of the compensation and nominating committees of Bank of Internet USA, an FDIC insured internet-only bank. Mr. Grinberg received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Yeshiva University in 1983 and his MBA from Columbia University in 1989, and he is a Certified Public Accountant. |
| Naves, Ronald | Mr. Ronald E. Naves, Jr., is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Encore Capital Group, Inc. Ron comes to Encore after a distinguished career in the public and private sectors. Most recently, he was the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Litigation at Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. Prior to Gemstar, he served in senior corporate positions including Group Counsel at Gateway, Inc. Mr. Naves has an Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut. |
| Masih, Ashish | Mr. Ashish Masih is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Encore Capital Group, Inc. Ashish joins Encore from Capital One where he held many senior roles in the Collections and Recoveries areas. Prior to joining Capital One, Mr. Masih was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company and a Manager at KPMG Consulting. Ashish has an Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Lehigh University and a Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology. |
| Mandell, Richard | Richard A. Mandell has served as Director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Company from October 2004 until May 2007 and has served as a director since June 2001. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Hampshire Group, Ltd. in April 2009 and has served on their Board of Directors since April 2008. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Trian Acquisition I Corp., and has been a private investor and financial consultant. Mr. Mandell was a Vice President-Private Investments of Clariden Asset Management (NY) Inc., a subsidiary of Clariden Bank, a private Swiss bank, from January 1996 until February 1998. From 1982 until June 1995, Mr. Mandell served as a Managing Director of Prudential Securities Incorporated, an investment banking firm. Mr. Mandell holds a BSE degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant. |
| Hanford, Timothy | Timothy J. Hanford has served as a director Encore Capital Group, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Hanford has been a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. UK Ltd., an affiliate of investment advisor J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, since January 2009. From July 2006 to December 2008, he served as Co-Head of FPK Capital. Prior to his role at FPK Capital, he was Head of Private Equity at Dresdner Bank from January 2003 to June 2006 and was a member of the Institutional Restructuring Unit’s Executive Committee. Mr. Hanford’s other previous experience includes private equity investing with Charlemagne Capital and serving as the main Board Director of Schroders, based in Hong Kong and Tokyo, where he was responsible for structured finance. Mr. Hanford holds an MS degree from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow, and a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from Birmingham University. |
| Mesdag, Willem | Willem Mesdag has served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Mesdag has served as a Partner of Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, an investment advisor, since January 2005. Mr. Mesdag also serves as a director of 3i Group plc, Cost Plus, Inc. and Davis Petroleum Corporation. Prior to establishing Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, Mr. Mesdag was an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Mesdag joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1981 and was made a General Partner in 1990. Mr. Mesdag holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a JD degree from the Cornell Law School. |
| Oros, John | John J. Oros has served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Oros has served as a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, an investment advisor, since February 2006. Mr. Oros has also served as the Executive Chairman of Enstar Group Limited since January 2007 and as a director since November 2001. Mr. Oros has served in various positions for The Enstar Group, Inc. and its successor entity Enstar USA, Inc., including President since January 2007, President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2001 to January 2007, Executive Vice President from March 2000 to June 2001, and director from 2000 to January 2007. Before joining The Enstar Group, Inc., Mr. Oros was an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Oros joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1980 and was made a General Partner in 1986. Mr. Oros holds a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Wisconsin. |
| Teets, John | J. Christopher Teets has served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since May 2007. Mr. Teets has served as a Partner of Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, an investment advisor, since February 2005. Mr. Teets also serves as a director of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. and Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Prior to joining Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, Mr. Teets was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Teets joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2000 and was made a Vice President in 2004. Mr. Teets holds a bachelor’s degree from Occidental College and an MSc degree from the London School of Economics. |
| Wilcox, Warren | Warren Wilcox has served as a director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. since September 2007. Mr. Wilcox is currently Head of Advisory Services and Executive Vice President of Visa Inc., having served in that capacity since March 2008. Prior to Visa, Mr. Wilcox served as Vice Chairman, Marketing and Planning at WaMu Card Services, a division of Washington Mutual, Inc. He was previously Vice Chairman of Providian Financial Corporation (which WaMu acquired in 2005). Prior to joining Providian in 2002, Mr. Wilcox served as the Executive Vice President, Planning and Development at Fleet Credit Card Services from 1998 to 2001. Before Fleet, Mr. Wilcox spent 13 years at Household Credit Services, where he held a variety of senior management positions. Mr. Wilcox holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University and a Master of Science degree in Management from Purdue University. |
| Weissman, H.Ronald | Mr. H. Ronald Weissman is the Independent Director of Encore Capital Group, Inc. He retired from Ernst & Young LLP on July 3, 2009, where he served as a senior partner, a member of the Financial Services Office, and a leader for the Office of the Chairman Accounts for the Americas International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Network. Prior to joining Ernst & Young in 2002, Mr. Weissman served as a partner with Arthur Andersen LLC and Andersen Worldwide SC from 1970 to 2002. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Lund, George | -- |
| Black, J. Brandon | 1,633,600 |
| Grinberg, Paul | 949,094 |
| Naves, Ronald | -- |
| Masih, Ashish | -- |
| Mandell, Richard | -- |
| Hanford, Timothy | -- |
| Mesdag, Willem | -- |
| Oros, John | -- |
| Teets, John | -- |
| Wilcox, Warren | -- |
| Weissman, H.Ronald | -- |
As Of 30 Dec 2008
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lund, George | 0 | 0 |
| Black, J. Brandon | 793,333 | 6,794,570 |
| Grinberg, Paul | 283,000 | 38,280 |
| Naves, Ronald | 0 | 0 |
| Masih, Ashish | 0 | 0 |
| Mandell, Richard | 0 | 0 |
| Hanford, Timothy | 0 | 0 |
| Mesdag, Willem | 0 | 0 |
| Oros, John | 0 | 0 |
| Teets, John | 0 | 0 |
| Wilcox, Warren | 0 | 0 |
| Weissman, H.Ronald | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
| WEISSMAN H RONALD | 851 | $0.00 |
| TEETS JOHN CHRISTOPHER | 1,419 | $0.00 |
| MESDAG WILLEM | 1,419 | $0.00 |
| OROS JOHN J | 1,419 | $0.00 |
| HANFORD TIMOTHY | 1,561 | $0.00 |
| BLACK JAMES BRANDON | 30,000 | $0.51 |
| BLACK JAMES BRANDON | 65,000 | $17.48 |
| BLACK JAMES BRANDON | 35,000 | $1.00 |
| WEISSMAN H RONALD | 8,127 | $0.00 |
| OROS JOHN J | 1,966 | $0.00 |
| MESDAG WILLEM | 1,966 | $0.00 |
| TEETS JOHN CHRISTOPHER | 1,966 | $0.00 |
| HANFORD TIMOTHY | 2,163 | $0.00 |
| WILCOX WARREN | 2,163 | $0.00 |
| BLACK JAMES BRANDON | 2,000 | $0.00 |
| LUND GEORGE | 100,000 | $4.10 |
| GRINBERG PAUL J | 7,500 | $2.79 |
| GREGORY CARL C III | 10,000 | $3.07 |
| GRINBERG PAUL J | 35,000 | $0.00 |
| BLACK JAMES BRANDON | 35,000 | $0.00 |
| WILCOX WARREN | 3,968 | $0.00 |
| OROS JOHN J | 3,607 | $0.00 |
| MESDAG WILLEM | 3,607 | $0.00 |
| HANFORD TIMOTHY | 3,968 | $0.00 |
| GREGORY CARL C III | 3,607 | $0.00 |
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