People: Kohlberg Capital Corporation (KCAP.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Lacovara, Christopher 44 Chairman of the Board, Vice President
Pearson, Dayl 54 2008 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Wirth, Michael 50 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, Secretary
Frieder, Samuel 44 Vice President, Director
Kratzman, E. 57 2006 Vice President; President of Katonah Debt Advisors
Stack, John 63 2006 Vice President; Managing Director of Katonah Debt Advisors
Corless, R. Jon 57 2006 Chief Investment Officer
Pastino, Albert 67 2006 Independent Director
Stevens, C. Turney 58 2006 Independent Director
Cademartori, Gary 67 2006 Independent Director
Jacobi, C. Michael 67 2006 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Lacovara, Christopher Mr. Lacovara has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s Board since December 2006 and is also the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of the Valuation Committee of the Board, a Vice President of the Company and a member of the Management Committee of Katonah Debt Advisors. Mr. Lacovara is the co-managing partner of Kohlberg & Co., a middle market private equity firm, which he joined in 1988. Kohlberg & Co. has invested approximately $2.5 billion of equity capital in over 100 middle market platform and add-on acquisitions with a combined transaction value of over $7 billion. From 1987 to 1988, he was an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Lazard Freres & Company. Prior to that he was a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Lacovara received a A.B. in History from Harvard College, a B.E. in Engineering Sciences from Hofstra University and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Columbia University. Mr. Lacovara serves on the boards of directors of a number of private companies as well as on the boards of directors of AGY Holdings Corp., Katy Industries, Inc. and Stanadyne Corp.
Pearson, Dayl Mr. Pearson has served as Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2006 and has served on Kohlberg Capital’s Board since June 2008. Mr. Pearson has more than 30 years of banking and finance experience and has focused primarily on middle market credit intensive transactions, completing over $5 billion of financings over the past 15 years. From 1997 to 2006, he was a Managing Director at CIBC in the Leveraged Finance and Sponsor Coverage Group specializing in middle market debt transactions. Mr. Pearson was responsible for originating and executing more than $3 billion of transactions including senior loans, high-yield securities, mezzanine investments and equity co-investments. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Pearson was instrumental in developing the middle market leveraged finance business of IBJ Schroder from 1992 through 1997. In 1995, he became responsible for the entire $500 million leveraged finance portfolio and was involved in approving all new senior and mezzanine commitments. Previously, he was a senior lending officer in First Fidelity Bank’s middle market lending group primarily focused on restructurings, and prior to that Mr. Pearson invested in distressed securities. Mr. Pearson began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank after receiving a B.A. from Claremont Men’s College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Wirth, Michael Michael I. Wirth is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Kohlberg Capital Corp. Mr. Wirth has over 27 years of experience in the financial services sector and has managed over $2 billion in real estate debt and equity securities and advised or structured over $15 billion in structured real estate debt. Prior to joining the Company, from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Wirth was a co-founder, CFO and Executive Vice President of New York Mortgage Trust, a mortgage REIT that completed its initial public offering in 2004. Mr. Wirth served from 2002 to 2003 as CFO of Newcastle Investment Corp., a mortgage REIT. Mr. Wirth also served as a Senior Vice President of Fortress Investment Group, the external advisor of Newcastle, from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Wirth served as the Senior Vice President and CFO of Charter Municipal Mortgage Acceptance Company (now known as Centerline Holding Company), a multi-family residential finance company, American Mortgage Acceptance Company, a mortgage REIT, and Aegis Realty Inc., a retail property REIT. Mr. Wirth also served as a Senior Vice President of Related Capital Company, which externally managed each of the foregoing companies from 2000 to 2002. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Wirth served as a Vice President at CGA Investment Management, a monoline insurer of structured debt and an investor in real estate and asset-backed securities. From 1983 to 1997, Mr. Wirth was a senior manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP and specialized in transaction, valuation and consulting services to the real estate and financial services industries. Mr. Wirth received a B.B.A. from Georgia State University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Frieder, Samuel Mr. Frieder has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s Board since December 2006, serves on the Valuation Committee of the Board and is a Vice President of the Company. Mr. Frieder joined Kohlberg & Co., a middle market private equity firm, in 1989 and became a Principal in 1995 and co-managing partner in 2006. Kohlberg & Co. has invested approximately $2.5 billion of equity capital in over 100 middle market platform and add-on acquisitions with a combined transaction value of over $7 billion. From 1988 to 1989 he was a senior associate in the Capital Funding Group at Security Pacific Business Credit. Prior to that, he was a senior real estate analyst at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company. Mr. Frieder received an A.B. from Harvard College. Mr. Frieder serves on the board of directors of a number of private companies as well as on the Management Committee of Katonah Debt Advisors. Mr. Frieder also serves on the board of directors of AGY Holdings Corp., Katy Industries, Inc. and Stanadyne Corp.
Kratzman, E. E.A. Kratzman is Vice President of Kohlberg Capital Corp and President of Katonah Debt Advisors. Mr. Kratzman has primary responsibility for the overall management and direction of the business activities of Katonah Debt Advisors, Kohlberg Capital’s wholly-owned portfolio company, since May 2005, and also serves as a Vice President of Kohlberg Capital. Mr. Kratzman oversees portfolio management, trading, structuring, analytics and operations at Katonah Debt Advisors and serves as chairman of the Company’s Investment Committee. Mr. Kratzman has over 30 years of leveraged finance experience. Mr. Kratzman has previously been at Rabobank International in New York where he was the Head of CLO Management. Prior to that he was employed at First Union’s Institutional Debt Management Group (“IDM”), where he was Head of Portfolio Management and one of three co-founders. Prior to IDM, Mr. Kratzman was with Societe Generale, New York and, prior to that, he was co-Head of the Asset Recovery Group at Deutsche Bank North America in New York. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Kratzman was employed by Westpac Banking Corporation. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Kratzman was Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer for the Americas Division. He holds a B.A. from Hobart College and an M.B.A. in finance from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Stack, John John M. Stack is Vice President of Kohlberg Capital Corp. and Managing Director of Katonah Debt Advisors. Mr. Stack has over 30 years of banking experience focusing on credit and is responsible for the oversight of the investment analysts and credit processes of Katonah Debt Advisors, Kohlberg Capital’s wholly-owned portfolio company, and also serves as a Vice President of Kohlberg Capital. Prior to joining Katonah Debt Advisors in 2005, Mr. Stack was a Managing Director at Societe Generale where he headed the U.S. Leverage Finance Group. This Group provided senior, mezzanine and high-yield financing for leverage buyouts across a broad spectrum of industries. Previously, Mr. Stack had been with the New York office of The First National Bank of Chicago, where at various times he headed the Media Team, the Leverage Finance Team, the regional credit analysis group, and a corporate banking team. Mr. Stack began his banking career with Citibank where he completed credit analysis, corporate banking, secured lending and distressed loan management assignments in New York and Puerto Rico. Mr. Stack is a graduate of Fordham College and did post-graduate business studies at New York University.
Corless, R. Jon R. Jon Corless is Chief Investment Officer of Kohlberg Capital Corp. Mr. Corless joined Kohlberg Capital and Katonah Debt Advisors, Kohlberg Capital’s wholly-owned portfolio company, in 2006 as part of their middle market team. Mr. Corless has over 30 years of experience in high-yield and leveraged credits. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Corless was a Credit Risk Manager for Trimaran Debt Advisors, a CLO manager. Prior to joining Trimaran Debt Advisors, Mr. Corless spent 15 years as a Senior Credit Risk Manager for CIBC with risk management responsibility for media and telecommunications, high-yield, middle market, and mezzanine loan portfolios. Before joining CIBC, Mr. Corless worked at Bank of America NA in Corporate Finance and at Bankers Trust Company. Mr. Corless received a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
Pastino, Albert Mr. Pastino has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s Board since December 2006 and is the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Pastino is also the Senior Managing Director at Amper Investment Banking (“AIB”), a NASD member investment bank focusing on private transactions for middle market companies. He founded AIB in 2004. AIB focuses on capital formation, mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. After leaving an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. (“Kohlberg & Co.”) in June 1997, Mr. Pastino worked as an investor, CFO and Chief Operating Officer at a variety of companies and was involved in all aspects of financial and general management, reporting and fundraising for a variety of companies, including Aptegrity, Inc., Bolt, Inc., AmTec, Inc. and Square Earth, Inc. From 1976 to 1986, he was a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP and was in charge of its Emerging Business Practice. Mr. Pastino is a member of the Board of Directors of Critical Homecare Solutions Holdings, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of New Eyes for the Needy, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in New Jersey. Mr. Pastino is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University and received an Executive M.B.A. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also attended the Harvard Business School Executive Management Program for Small Business and is a certified public accountant.
Stevens, C. Turney Mr. Stevens has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.'s Board since December 2006 and serves on the Valuation Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Stevens retired as the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Harpeth Companies, LLC, a diversified financial services company that is the parent company of Harpeth Capital, LLC and Harpeth Consulting, LLC. Prior to founding Harpeth in 1999, Mr. Stevens was a founder and Chairman of Printing Arts America, Inc. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Stevens served in various capacities at Rodgers Capital Corporation, a middle market investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions and private institutional equity transactions, including as President. In 1973, Mr. Stevens founded PlusMedia, Inc., a magazine publishing company that he later sold to a public company in 1982. Mr. Stevens began his career at Tennessee Securities, a Nashville investment banking firm, which was one of the region’s leaders in helping to capitalize early-stage and growth-stage companies. Mr. Stevens graduated from David Lipscomb University in 1972 and received an Executive M.B.A. degree from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1981. He now serves as the Dean of the College of Business and Professor of Management at Lipscomb University. He is a 2007 graduate of the Directors’ College at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and is certified as a public company director by Institutional Shareholder Services.
Cademartori, Gary Mr. Cademartori has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s Board since December 2006, is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board and serves on the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Cademartori is also a partner in Wall Street Technology Group, LLC, a company engaged in financial and technology consulting and executive mentoring to create more value for companies involved in business change. Previously, Mr. Cademartori was a financial consultant for less than one year in 1998 and, from 1999 to 2005, a partner in Tatum CFO Partners, LLP, serving as an interim CFO and rendering financial consulting services for middle market Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting and privately-held companies. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Cademartori served in the capacity of CFO for Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc. Between 1981 and 1995, Mr. Cademartori served as the CFO of Charter Power Systems, Inc., Athlone Industries, Inc., Formica Corporation, and Butler International, Inc., all of which were mid-sized companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to 1981, Mr. Cademartori was an audit partner in Touche Ross & Co., an international accounting firm. Mr. Cademartori received his M.B.A. degree in Finance and International Business from Seton Hall University, and he is a certified public accountant. He serves on the Small Business Advisory Committee of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and on the board of directors of Marotta Controls, Inc.
Jacobi, C. Michael Mr. Jacobi has served on Kohlberg Capital Corp.’s Board since December 2006 and serves on the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Jacobi is also the owner and President of Stable House, LLC, a company engaged in real estate development. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Jacobi served as the President, CEO and member of the board of directors of Katy Industries, Inc., a portfolio company of investment funds affiliated with Kohlberg & Co., which is involved in the manufacture and distribution of maintenance products. Mr. Jacobi was the President and CEO of Timex Corporation from 1993 to 1999, and he was a member of the board of directors of Timex Corporation from 1992 to 2000. Prior to 1993, he served Timex Corporation in senior positions in marketing, sales, finance and manufacturing. Mr. Jacobi received a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, and he is a certified public accountant. Mr. Jacobi is currently a member of the board of directors of Webster Financial Corporation, Corrections Corporation of America and Sturm Ruger & Co. He serves as the audit committee chairman of the board of directors of Webster Financial Corporation, Corrections Corporation of America and Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Lacovara, Christopher --
Pearson, Dayl 1,406,210
Wirth, Michael 958,786
Frieder, Samuel --
Kratzman, E. 1,495,030
Stack, John 414,656
Corless, R. Jon 514,468
Pastino, Albert --
Stevens, C. Turney --
Cademartori, Gary --
Jacobi, C. Michael --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
KRATZMAN E A III 84,889 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 15,000 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 1,000 $10.18
KRATZMAN E A III 1,000 $10.18
KRATZMAN E A III 2,000 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 2,000 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 17,272 $9.75
PEARSON DAYL W 500 $9.63
PEARSON DAYL W 400 $9.44
PEARSON DAYL W 100 $9.43
FRIEDER SAMUEL P 1,000 $0.00
PEARSON DAYL W 41,771 $0.00
WIRTH MICHAEL I 30,000 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 30,000 $0.00
LACOVARA CHRISTOPHER 50,000 $0.00
PEARSON DAYL W 50,000 $0.00
CORLESS R JON 20,000 $0.00
STACK JOHN M 10,000 $0.00
WIRTH MICHAEL I 16,708 $0.00
KRATZMAN E A III 41,771 $0.00
CADEMARTORI GARY M 276 $9.27
JACOBI C MICHAEL 1,167 $9.27
WIRTH MICHAEL I 27 $9.27
PEARSON DAYL W 615 $9.27
KRATZMAN E A III 84 $9.27
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