People: Fifth Street Finance Corp. (FSC)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Tannenbaum, Leonard 38 2007 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Craig, William 53 2009 Chief Financial Officer
Berman, Bernard 38 2009 Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director
Goodman, Marc 52 2009 Chief Investment Officer
Meyer, Frank 66 2007 Independent Director
Haney, Byron 48 2007 Independent Director
Ray, Douglas 41 2007 Independent Director
Berkman, Adam 42 2007 Independent Director
Dunn, Brian 38 2007 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Tannenbaum, Leonard Mr. Leonard M. Tannenbaum, CFA is a Chairman of Board of Directors, President, Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Street Finance Corp. Mr. Tannenbaum has been president and chief executive officer since October 2007 and the chairman of Board of Directors since December 2007. He is also the managing partner of investment adviser. Since founding his first private investment firm in 1998, Mr. Tannenbaum has founded a number of private investment firms, including Fifth Street Capital LLC, and he has served as managing member of each firm. Prior to launching his first firm, Mr. Tannenbaum gained extensive small-company experience as an equity analyst for Merrill Lynch and a partner in a $50 million small company hedge fund. In addition to serving on Board of Directors, Mr. Tannenbaum currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Greenlight Capital affiliated entities (Greenlight Capital Offshore, Ltd., Greenlight Capital Offshore Qualified, Ltd., Greenlight Masters Offshore, Ltd., and Greenlight Masters Offshore I, Ltd.) and has previously served on the Boards of Directors of five other public companies, including Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., WesTower Communications, Inc., Cortech, Inc. and General Devices, Inc. Mr. Tannenbaum has also served on four audit committees and five compensation committees, of which he has acted as chairperson for one of such audit committees and four of such compensation committees. Mr. Tannenbaum graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Economics. Subsequent to his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tannenbaum received an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School as part of the Submatriculation Program. He is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and he is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.
Craig, William Mr. William H. Craig has been the Chief Financial Officer of Fifth Street Finance Corporation. Mr. Craig has been chief financial officer since October 2007 and was chief compliance officer from December 2007 through April 2009. Prior to joining Fifth Street, from March 2005 to October 2007, Mr. Craig was an executive vice president and chief financial officer of Vital-Signs, Inc., a medical device manufacturer that was later acquired by General Electric Company’s GE Healthcare unit in October 2008. Prior to that, from January 2004 to March 2005, he worked as an interim chief financial officer and Sarbanes-Oxley consultant. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Craig served as an executive vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer for Matheson Trigas, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of industrial gases and related equipment. Mr. Craig’s prior experience includes stints at GE Capital, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and GMAC, as well as merchant banking. Mr. Craig has an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University and a B.A. from Wake Forest University. Mr. Craig is a Certified Public Accountant.
Berman, Bernard Mr. Bernard D. Berman is the Executive Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation. Mr. Berman has been chief compliance officer since April 2009, and executive vice president and secretary since October 2007. Mr. Berman is also a partner of Fifth Street Management and a partner of Fifth Street Capital LLC. Mr. Berman joined Fifth Street Capital LLC in 2004. He is responsible for the structuring of all investments, overseeing legal issues, and firm-wide risk management. Mr. Berman has 13 years of legal experience, including structuring and negotiating a variety of investment transactions. Prior to joining Fifth Street Capital LLC, he was a corporate attorney with the law firm Riemer & Braunstein LLP from 2000 - 2004. Mr. Berman graduated from Boston College Law School (cum laude). He received a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University (with high honors).
Goodman, Marc Mr. Marc A. Goodman is the Chief Investment Officer of Fifth Street Finance Corp. since April 2009 and is a senior partner of Fifth Street Management and is co-head of the Investment Committee of Fifth Street Management. Mr. Goodman has over 18 years of experience advising on, restructuring, and negotiating investments. Mr. Goodman is responsible for all portfolio management. Prior to joining Fifth Street Capital LLC in 2004, from 2003 to 2004, Mr. Goodman was a partner of Triax Capital Advisors, a consulting firm that provides management and financial advisory services to distressed companies. Mr. Goodman also served as the president of Cross River Consulting, Inc. from June 1998 to January 2005. Previously, he was with the law firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP and the law firm of Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C. Mr. Goodman graduated from Cardozo Law School, and has a B.A. in Economics from New York University.
Meyer, Frank Mr. Frank C. Meyer has been an Independent Director of Directors of Fifth Street Finance Corporation since December 2007. Mr. Meyer is a private investor who was chairman of Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC, an investment adviser specializing in hedge funds, which he founded in January of 1988 and from which he resigned in January of 2004. As of October of 2000, Glenwood has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Man Group, PLC, an investment adviser based in England specializing in alternative investment strategies. Since leaving Glenwood in 2004, Mr. Meyer has focused on serving as a director for various companies. During his career, Mr. Meyer has served as an outside director on a several companies, including Quality Systems, Inc. (a public company specializing in software for medical and dental professionals), Bernard Technologies, Inc. (a firm specializing in development of industrial processes using chlorine dioxide), and Centurion Trust Company of Arizona (where he served as a non-executive Chairman until its purchase by GE Financial). Currently, he is on the Board of Directors of Einstein-Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., a firm operating in the quick casual segment of the restaurant industry, and United Capital Financial Partners, Inc., a firm that converts transaction-oriented brokers into fee-based financial planners. He is also on the Board of Directors of three investment funds run by Ferox Capital Management, Limited, an investment manager based in the United Kingdom that specializes in convertible bonds. Mr. Meyer received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Haney, Byron Mr. Byron J. Haney has been an Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation since December 2007. From 1994 until 2009, Mr. Haney worked for Resurgence Asset Management LLC, during which time he most recently served as managing director and chief investment officer. Mr. Haney previously served on the Board of Directors of Sterling Chemicals, Inc. and Furniture.com. Mr. Haney has more than 20 years of business experience, including having served as chief financial officer of a private retail store chain and as an auditor with Touche Ross & Co., a predecessor of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Haney earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ray, Douglas Mr. Douglas F. Ray has been an Independent Director of Directors of Fifth Street Finance Corporation since December 2007. Since August 1995, Mr. Ray has worked for Seavest Inc., a private investment and wealth management firm based in White Plains, New York. He currently serves as the president of Seavest Inc. Mr. Ray has more than 14 years experience acquiring, developing, financing and managing a diverse portfolio of real estate investments, including three healthcare properties funds. Mr. Ray previously served on the Board of Directors of Nat Nast, Inc., a luxury men’s apparel company. Prior to joining Seavest, Mr. Ray worked in Washington, D.C. on the staff of U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and as a research analyst with the Republican National Committee. Mr. Ray holds a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.
Berkman, Adam Mr. Adam C. Berkman has been an Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation since December 2007. Mr. Berkman has over 20 years of experience in strategy, operations, finance and business development in the consumer products, importing and manufacturing, wholesale distribution, business services and information technology industries. Since September 2007, he has served as chief operating officer of Adrianna Papell LLC, an apparel company. From February 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Berkman served as the chief financial officer of Accessory Network LLC, and from May 2003 to January 2006, he served as the chief financial officer of Amerex Group, Inc, each of which is an apparel/accessory firm. Prior to this, from August 2001 to February 2003, he was the vice president of business development at Accruent, Inc., a real estate performance management software solutions company. Mr. Berkman also co-founded MyContracts, a predecessor of Accruent, Inc., and was a member of its Board of Directors from June 1999 to August 2001. Mr. Berkman is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career at Price Waterhouse, a predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and earned his B.A. from Duke University and M.B.A. in finance and accounting from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Dunn, Brian Mr. Brian S. Dunn has been an Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation since December 2007. Mr. Dunn has over 15 years of marketing, logistical and entrepreneurial experience. He founded and turned around direct marketing divisions for several consumer-oriented companies. Since June 2006, Mr. Dunn has been the marketing director for Lipenwald, Inc., a direct marketing company that markets collectibles and mass merchandise. Prior to that, from February 2001 to June 2006, he was sole proprietor of BSD Trading/Consulting. Mr. Dunn graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 with a B.S. in Economics.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Tannenbaum, Leonard --
Craig, William --
Berman, Bernard --
Goodman, Marc --
Meyer, Frank --
Haney, Byron --
Ray, Douglas --
Berkman, Adam --
Dunn, Brian --
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Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Tannenbaum, Leonard 0 0
Craig, William 0 0
Berman, Bernard 0 0
Goodman, Marc 0 0
Meyer, Frank 0 0
Haney, Byron 0 0
Ray, Douglas 0 0
Berkman, Adam 0 0
Dunn, Brian 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 25,000 $11.20
GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE CO 1,000 $9.81
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 5,000 $10.70
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 10,000 $10.52
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 7,685 $10.50
DUNN BRIAN S 1,000 $9.70
BERMAN BERNARD D 1,000 $9.70
RAY DOUGLAS F 500 $8.39
RAY DOUGLAS F 500 $8.29
RAY DOUGLAS F 500 $8.41
RAY DOUGLAS F 116 $8.30
RAY DOUGLAS F 684 $8.48
RAY DOUGLAS F 200 $8.27
GOODMAN MARC A 100 $8.19
GOODMAN MARC A 600 $8.30
GOODMAN MARC A 300 $8.16
GOODMAN MARC A 600 $8.29
GOODMAN MARC A 100 $8.31
GOODMAN MARC A 200 $8.15
GOODMAN MARC A 100 $8.32
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 700 $7.89
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 1,800 $7.93
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 7,000 $7.90
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 500 $7.91
TANNENBAUM LEONARD M 1,078 $7.92
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