People: Fifth Street Finance Corp (FSC.O)

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Leonard Tannenbaum

 41 2010 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Bernard Berman

 42 2010 President, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director

Alexander Frank

 54 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Ivelin Dimitrov

 34 2013 Chief Investment Officer, Director

Brian Dunn

 41 2007 Independent Director

Richard Dutkiewicz

 57 2010 Independent Director

Byron Haney

 52 2007 Independent Director

Frank Meyer

 69 2007 Independent Director

Douglas Ray

 45 2007 Independent Director

Dean Choksi

 Senior Vice President - Finance and Head - Investor Relations
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Biographies

Name Description

Leonard Tannenbaum

 Mr. Leonard M. Tannenbaum is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Fifth Street Finance Corp. Mr. Tannenbaum has been Chief Executive Officer since October 2007 and the Chairman of Board of Directors since December 2007, and was President from October 2007 through February 2010. He is also the Managing Partner of investment adviser and serves on its investment committee. 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 small-company experience as an equity analyst for Merrill Lynch. In addition to serving on Board of Directors, Mr. Tannenbaum currently serves on the Board of Directors of several private Greenlight Capital affiliated entities and has previously served on the Boards of Directors of several other public companies, including Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. and WesTower Communications, 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.

Bernard Berman

 Mr. Bernard D. Berman is President, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary, Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation. Mr. Berman has been a member of the Board of Directors since February 2009. He has also been president since February 2010, chief compliance officer since April 2009 and secretary since October 2007. Mr. Berman is also a partner of investment adviser and serves on its investment committee. Mr. Berman is responsible for the operations of the Company. He also currently serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of Traffic Solutions Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Statewide Holdings, Inc.). Prior to joining Fifth Street in 2004, Mr. Berman was a corporate attorney from 1995 to 2004, during which time he negotiated and structured a variety of investment transactions. Mr. Berman graduated from Boston College Law School. He received a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University.

Alexander Frank

 Mr. Alexander C. Frank is Chief Financial Officer of Fifth Street Finance Corp., since September 2011. Prior to joining the Company, he served as a managing director and chief financial officer of Chilton Investment Company LLC, a global investment management firm, from September 2008 to March 2011. Mr. Frank was responsible for finance and operations infrastructure. Prior to that, Mr. Frank spent over 22 years at Morgan Stanley, having served as global head of institutional operations, global corporate controller and chief financial officer of U.S. broker/dealer operations and global treasurer. In his roles, he oversaw various securities infrastructure services, creating efficiencies throughout the organization, and managed all aspects of the internal and external financial control and reporting functions. He also oversaw the firm’s financing, capital planning, cash management and rating agency functions. Mr. Frank began his career in audit and tax accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP before joining Morgan Stanley in 1985. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.

Ivelin Dimitrov

 Mr. Ivelin M. Dimitrov is Chief Investment Officer, Director of Fifth Street Finance Corp. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2013 and chief investment officer and the chief investment officer of the investment adviser since August 2011, and served as co-chief investment officer for these entities since November 2010 and June 2010, respectively. He is also a partner of investment adviser and serves on its investment committee. Mr. Dimitrov has over seven years of experience structuring middle market transactions. Mr. Dimitrov joined investment adviser in May 2005 and is responsible for the credit underwriting of investment portfolio, overseeing risk analysis and investment approvals. Mr. Dimitrov leads the tactical asset allocation decisions for the portfolio, shifting exposures between asset classes and industries, as well as managing interest rate risk. He is also responsible for the recruitment and development of the investment adviser’s investment team. He has substantial experience in financial analysis, valuation and investment research. Mr. Dimitrov graduated from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College with an M.S. in Finance and has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maine. He is also a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has completed CFA Institute’s Investment Management Workshop at Harvard Business School.

Brian Dunn

 Mr. Brian S. Dunn is Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation, since December 2007. Mr. Dunn has over 16 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.

Richard Dutkiewicz

 Mr. Richard P. Dutkiewicz is Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corp., since February 2010. He is currently an independent financial and management consultant affiliated with Exxodus Capital Partners. From April 2010 to March 2012, Mr. Dutkiewicz was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in October 2011. Mr. Dutkiewicz previously served as chief financial officer of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. from October 2003 to April 2010. From May 2003 to October 2003, Mr. Dutkiewicz was vice president - information technology of Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. In May 2003, Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. acquired Vari-L Company, Inc. From January 2001 to May 2003, Mr. Dutkiewicz was vice president - finance, and chief financial officer of Vari-L Company, Inc. From April 1995 to January 2001, Mr. Dutkiewicz was vice president - finance, chief financial officer, secretary and treasurer of Coleman Natural Products, Inc., located in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Dutkiewicz’s previous experience includes senior financial management positions at Tetrad Corporation, MicroLithics Corporation and various divisions of United Technologies Corporation. Mr. Dutkiewicz began his career as an Audit Manager at KPMG LLP. Mr. Dutkiewicz received a B.B.A. degree from Loyola University of Chicago. Mr. Dutkiewicz currently serves on the Board of Directors of Motor Sport Country Club Holdings, Inc., which sells balancing technology for rotating devices in the automotive industry.

Byron Haney

 Mr. Byron J. Haney serves as an Independent Director of Fifth Street Finance Corporation, since December 2007. From October 2010 through October 2011, Mr. Haney served as a principal of Duggan Asset Management, L.L.C. where he was director of research. Prior to that, he served as chief operating officer of VSO Capital Management from March 2010 to October 2010. 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 25 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.

Frank Meyer

 Mr. Frank C. Meyer is 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 for 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.

Douglas Ray

 Mr. Douglas F. Ray serves as an Independent Director of Directors of Fifth Street Finance Corporation, since December 2007. Since August 1995, Mr. Ray has worked for Seavest Inc. He currently serves as the president of Seavest Inc. Mr. Ray has more than 15 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.

Dean Choksi

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

RAY DOUGLAS F

 200 $10.69

RAY DOUGLAS F

 700 $10.74

RAY DOUGLAS F

 4,800 $10.69

DIMITROV IVELIN M

 1,000 $10.94

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 15,000 $10.86

BERMAN BERNARD D

 1,000 $10.18

DIMITROV IVELIN M

 200 $10.58

DIMITROV IVELIN M

 800 $10.58

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 10,000 $10.43

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 5,000 $10.48

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 5,000 $10.47

DIMITROV IVELIN M

 1,000 $10.33

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 9,700 $9.29

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 300 $9.29

DIMITROV IVELIN M

 1,000 $9.07

BERMAN BERNARD D

 1,000 $9.10

DUTKIEWICZ RICHARD PAUL

 2,900 $9.95

DUTKIEWICZ RICHARD PAUL

 100 $9.95

BERMAN BERNARD D

 1,000 $9.63

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 1,000 $9.60

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 6,700 $9.57

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 400 $9.57

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 5,400 $9.58

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 300 $9.57

TANNENBAUM LEONARD M

 300 $9.57
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