People: EQUUS Total Return Inc (EQS)


EQS on New York Consolidated

2.03USD
18 Jun 2013
Price Change (% chg)

$0.02 (+1.00%)
Prev Close
$2.01
Open
$2.03
Day's High
$2.03
Day's Low
$2.03
Volume
100
Avg. Vol
4,482
52-wk High
$2.69
52-wk Low
$2.00

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Alessandro Benedetti

 50 2011 Executive Chairman of the Board

Robert Knauss

 81 2010 Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board

John Hardy

 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Director

L'Sheryl Hudson

 46 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer

Kenneth Denos

 44 2011 Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director

Fraser Atkinson

 54 2010 Independent Director

Richard Bergner

 81 2010 Independent Director

Bertrand des Pallieres

 45 2010 Independent Director

Gregory Flanagan

 66 2010 Independent Director

Henry Hankinson

 70 2005 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Alessandro Benedetti

 Mr. Alessandro Benedetti is Executive Chairman of the Board of Equus Total Return, Inc. Mr. Benedetti is currently the CEO of SAE Capital Ltd., which he founded in January 2007. He has also been a Director of Attali Investment Partners Ltd. since October 2010 and a Director of SPQR Capital Holdings S.A. since August 2010; Non-executive director of Cadogan Petroleum plc since August 2010; Non-executive director of Versatile Systems Inc. since December 2008.

Robert Knauss

 Mr. Robert L. Knauss is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Equus Total Return Inc. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Philip Services Corp. (industrial services) from 1998 to 2003, and Chairman of the Board and CEO of Baltic International USA, Inc. from 1995 to 2003. During the past twenty years, Mr. Knauss has served on the Boards of Directors of eight public companies. Mr. Knauss was the former Dean and Distinguished University Professor of University of Houston Law School and was also Dean of Vanderbilt Law School.

John Hardy

 Mr. John A. Hardy is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Versatile Systems Inc. (“Versatile”) (technology consulting) since January 1997. Mr. Hardy has had experience in the insurance, finance and banking sectors, as well as mergers and acquisitions and litigation and resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes practicing as a Barrister from 1978-1997. Mr. Hardy was also an adjunct Professor lecturing in insurance law at the University of British Columbia from 1984-2000.

L'Sheryl Hudson

 Ms. L'Sheryl D. Hudson is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer of Equus Total Return, Inc. Ms. Hudson served as Associate Director of WestLB Asset Management (US), LLC from 2002 to 2006.

Kenneth Denos

 Mr. Kenneth I. Denos is Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He serves as the Deputy Executive Chairman of London Pacific & Partners, Inc. since August 2009. President of the Fund from December 2007 to June 2009; CEO of the Fund from August 2007 to June 2009; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Fund from June 2005 until August 2007; CEO of MCC Global NV and its subsidiaries from May 2006 to October 2009; non-executive director of Start Scientific, Inc. from March 2007 to February 2012; President of Kenneth I. Denos, P.C. since January 2000; CEO and Chairman of Acadia Group, Inc. since March 2009.

Fraser Atkinson

 Mr. Fraser Atkinson is Independent Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He serves as the CFO of Versatile Systems Inc. (“Versatile”) (technology consulting) since February 2003, Corporate Secretary of Versatile since October 2003 and Director since November 2003. Mr. Atkinson was involved in both the technology and corporate finance sectors as a partner at KPMG, LLP for over 14 years, having left the firm in September 2002.

Richard Bergner

 Mr. Richard F. Bergner is Independent Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He is Practicing attorney in Houston, TX for 50 years. Mr. Bergner’s practice includes corporate, investment and real estate issues; he has litigated cases in federal and state court.

Bertrand des Pallieres

 Mr. Bertrand des Pallieres is Independent Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He serves as the Non-executive director of Orco Property Group S.A. since April 2011; Director of SPQR Capital Holdings S.A. since August 2010; Non-executive director of Cadogan Petroleum plc since August 2010; Director of Attali Investment Partners Ltd since March 2010; Non-executive director of Versatile Systems Inc. since December 2008; Director of Euromax Capital Global Finance Ltd. since June 2008; Director of Ofi Infravia Ltd since January 2008; Director of SPQR Capital (Cayman) Ltd since September 2007; Director of SPQR Capital Services Ltd since August 2007; CEO of SPQR Capital LLP, based in London, UK since May 2007; Global Head of Principal Finance and member of the Global Market Leadership Group of Deutsche Bank from 2005 to 2007; from 1992 to 2005, he held various positions at JP Morgan including Global Head of Structured Credit, European Head of Derivatives Structuring and Marketing and Co-head of sales for Europe Middle East and Africa.

Gregory Flanagan

 Mr. Gregory J. Flanagan is Independent Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of the Fund from July 2009 to February 2010. COO of Gallagher Healthcare, Inc. – Houston Branch (insurance brokerage) from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Flanagan also has more than 20 years of commercial banking experience.

Henry Hankinson

 Mr. Henry W. Hankinson is Independent Director of Equus Total Return, Inc. Managing Partner and co-founder of Global Business Associates, LLC, a boutique M&A consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Hankinson is a former military officer with engineering and MBA degrees. He has held domestic and international senior executive management positions for over 30 years. In 1993 he moved to Moscow as the senior regional executive for Halliburton / Brown & Root (“HBR”) to establish the oil & gas construction market in the Former Soviet Union. In 1997 he moved to Riyadh, as the senior HBR regional Managing Director of Saudi Arabia. Based in Riyadh, he was responsible for investment acquisitions and portfolio management. During his career, Mr. Hankinson has served as Chairman, CEO, COO, and Director for both small and multi-national private and public companies.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Alessandro Benedetti

 --

Robert Knauss

 39,500

John Hardy

 350,000

L'Sheryl Hudson

 188,524

Kenneth Denos

 239,000

Fraser Atkinson

 --

Richard Bergner

 --

Bertrand des Pallieres

 --

Gregory Flanagan

 16,667

Henry Hankinson

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2011

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 7,125 $2.05

ATKINSON FRASER

 31 $2.20

ATKINSON FRASER

 274 $2.12

ATKINSON FRASER

 34 $2.12

ATKINSON FRASER

 1,550 $2.12

BENEDETTI ALESSANDRO

 400,000 $2.75

KNAUSS ROBERT L

 5,200 $2.26

KNAUSS ROBERT L

 9,614 $2.32

KNAUSS ROBERT L

 5,186 $2.39
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