People: Lighting Science Group Corp (LSCG.PK)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Nicholas Brathwaite

53 2012 Chairman of the Board

Jeremy Cage

48 2013 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Thomas Shields

53 2012 Chief Financial Officer

Bradley Knight

54 2013 Chief Operating Officer

Fredric Maxik

51 2010 Chief Technology Officer

Keith Scott

59 2012 Chief Commercial Officer

Andrew Cooper

42 2012 Director

Samer Salty

48 2012 Director

Thomas Smach

52 2012 Director

Steven Wacaster

2012 Director

Karel den Daas

61 2012 Independent Director

Donald Harkleroad

68 2012 Independent Director

Leon Wagner

58 2012 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Nicholas Brathwaite

Mr. Nicholas Brathwaite is Chairman of the Board of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Brathwaite is a founding partner of Riverwood Capital Partners L.P., an affiliate of Riverwood Holdings (“Riverwood Capital”). While with Riverwood Capital, Mr. Brathwaite served as chief technology officer at Flextronics International, a NASDAQ-listed electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, from 1996 to 2007 and as the interim chief executive officer for Aptina Imaging Corporation from February 2007 to August 2008. Mr. Brathwaite served as a member of the board of directors of Tessera Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed intellectual property, imaging and optics company, from February 2008 until May 2011, and Photon Dynamics, Inc. until its acquisition in October 2008. Mr. Brathwaite earned a M.S. in Polymer Science Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada and a B.S. in Applied Chemistry from McMaster University, Canada.

Jeremy Cage

Mr. Jeremy Cage is the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Cage was hired as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective as of January 2, 2013. He holds a BA from Wabash College and previously served as an executive at PepsiCo from December 2002 through December 2012. He most recently served as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President of Global Snack Groups. He also previously served as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Insights from September 2010 until September 2011, Chief Marketing Officer of International Foods from September 2008 until August 2010, and Vice President of Sabritas Snacks, Food & Beverage, and Consumer Insights from December 2002 until June 2007.

Thomas Shields

Mr. Thomas C. Shields is Chief Financial Officer of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Shields brings to the Company over 20 years of experience in finance and operations. From 1999 to 2011, he served in executive capacities, including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, at Anadigics, Inc., a global manufacturer of radio frequency semiconductor solutions for the wireless broadband markets. Prior to that, from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Shields was Vice President of Finance and Controller at Thermo Fisher Scientific, from 1994 to 1997, served as Vice President of Finance and Controller at Harman International Industries, Inc.; and from 1986 to 1994, Mr. Shields served in various executive management positions with Baker & Taylor, Inc. Mr. Shields holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University.

Bradley Knight

Mr. Bradley T. Knight is Chief Operating Officer of Lighting Science Group Corp. He is no longer Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 2, 2013. He has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since May 25, 2012. Prior to that, since April 2010, he served as a Managing Director of Riverwood Solutions, an affiliate of the Company. He has spent over two decades working with international startups and turnarounds in a wide range of technology, product and service companies. Prior to Joining Riverwood Solutions, from 2006 to 2010, Mr. Knight served as CEO and President of Retirement Living TV, the first cable network in the United States exclusively targeting the 50+ population. Prior to that, he also served as Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Flextronics (1996-2000) and as Executive Vice-President of Adaptix (2004-2005). Mr. Knight also served, from 2000 to 2007, as a member of the Board of Directors and of the Audit and Compensation Committees of 1-800 Contacts, the world’s contact lens store. Mr. Knight holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology & Manufacturing from California State University.

Fredric Maxik

Mr. Fredric S. Maxik is Chief Technology Officer of Lighting Science Group Corp. He has served as the Company's Chief Technology Officer since January 2010 and from June 2004 to October 2007. Prior to serving in this capacity, Mr. Maxik served as the Company's Chief Scientific Officer from October 2007 to January 2010. He also served as a director from August 2004 to October 2007. After graduating from Bard College with a bachelor’s degree in physics and philosophy, Mr. Maxik began his career with Sansui Electric Co., Ltd., in 1983 in Tokyo, Japan where he became vice president of product development. In 1990, he was recruited to the position of vice president of product development for Onkyo Corporation in Osaka, Japan. In 1993, Mr. Maxik formed a product development consulting firm. In 2002, he formed an environmental products company, which developed the intellectual property that eventually became the principal asset of Lighting Science, Inc.

Keith Scott

Mr. Keith Scott is Chief Commercial Officer of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Scott has served in senior capacities, including Chief Executive Officer, in the energy, consumer electronics and contract manufacturing industries. From 2008 to 2011, he was the CEO of Ultracell, provider of portable hybrid fuel cells, and form 2006 to 2008, served as CEO of NHT, a provider of high end theater ands audio systems. Mr. Scott’s prior positions include CEO of Bindco, CEO of Metcal, Inc., and Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at Flextronics. Mr. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Andrew Cooper

Mr. Andrew Cooper is Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Cooper is a partner at Pegasus Capital and has been with the firm since 2005. Mr. Cooper has over 18 years of business development, operating, and private equity investing experience. Previously, from 1999 to 2005, Mr. Cooper was a senior vice president at Priceline.com, and from 1997 to 1999, he served as director of business operations for Oxford Health Plans, Inc. Mr. Cooper is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and Duke University.

Samer Salty

Mr. Samer Salty is appointed as the Director of Lighting Science Group Corporation. He co-founded Zouk Capital LLP in 1999 and is its Chief Executive Officer. He has 25 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and technology. As the CEO of Zouk, Mr. Salty oversees the strategic direction and investment process of Zouk Capital LLP. Zouk Capital is a London based investment manager that focuses on clean tech as well as renewable and environmental infrastructure. Prior to co-founding Zouk Capital, Mr. Salty worked in the derivatives division of the foreign exchange group at JP Morgan and in structured and marketed derivative products at Citibank.

Thomas Smach

Mr. Thomas Smach is Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Smach is a founding partner of Riverwood Capital. From January 2005 to June 2008, Mr. Smach served as the chief financial officer of Flextronics. From April 2000 to December 2004, Mr. Smach served as senior vice president—finance of Flextronics. From 1997 to April 2000, he served as the senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of The Dii Group, Inc., an EMS provider and publicly-traded company that merged with Flextronics in early 2000. Mr. Smach serves as chairman of the board of Crocs, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Mr. Smach, a certified public accountant, has accounting and financial management experience having served as the chief financial officer of global public companies.

Steven Wacaster

Mr. Steven Wacaster is Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Wacaster is a partner at Pegasus Capital and has been with the firm since 2005. Previously, Mr. Wacaster worked in the investment banking division at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. Mr. Wacaster is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

Karel den Daas

Mr. Karel Robert den Daas is Independent Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. den Daas has been the owner of Dasio Consulting, a Netherlands-based consulting firm which provides strategic advice to an array of electrical industry clients in North America and Europe, since 2010. Prior to that, since 1977, he served in capacities with Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., the producer, manufacturer and marketer of lighting products for industrial, commercial and consumer use, and its affiliates, including: from 2006 to 2009, as chairman of Philips Lighting North America and chief executive officer of BU Professional Luminaires North America; from 2003 to 2006, as chief operations officer of BG Lamps and Executive Vice-President of Philips Lighting B.V.; and from 1999 to 2003, as chief executive officer of Philips’ Business Unit—Lamps for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (2001-2003), and the Asia Pacific (1999-2001). Mr. den Daas holds a doctoral degree in Business Economics form Erasmus University, Rotterdam and completed coursework at Harvard Business School (Audit Committee Program, 2008), London Business School (Strategic Leadership Programme, 2006) and INSEAD (Advanced Management Programme, 1996). He is a member of the Illumination Engineering Society of North America and from 2008 to 2010 served as Governor of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. Mr. den Daas is the recipient of the Stansilaw Staszic Medal from the Government of Pila, Poland.

Donald Harkleroad

Mr. Donald R. Harkleroad is Independent Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. He has served as a director for the Company since 2003 and served as Vice Chairman of the Board from December 2010 to May 2012. He currently serves as president of The Bristol Company, an Atlanta-based private holding company with interests in the food service, technology services, real estate and merchant banking industries. From 2003 until 2011, Mr. Harkleroad served as a director for Easylink Services International Corp., a global provider of on-demand electronic messaging and transaction services. Until its sale in 2006, he was also a founding director of Summit Bank Corporation, a commercial bank with offices in Georgia, Texas and California.

Leon Wagner

Mr. Leon Wagner is the Independent Director of Lighting Science Group Corp. Mr. Wagner was a founding partner and chairman of GoldenTree Asset Management, from 2000 to 2010 an alternative asset management firm specializing in leveraged loans, high yield bonds, distressed assets and equities in hedge, long only and structured funds. At the time of his retirement in December 2010. Prior to founding GoldenTree, Mr. Wagner was the co-head of the high yield sales and trading department at CIBC World Markets (“CIBC”), a provider of credit and capital markets products, securities, brokerage and asset management services, from 1995 to 2000. He joined CIBC in 1995 when it acquired The Argosy Group, LP. Mr. Wagner directed public and private placement marketing and structuring for high yield issuance at both institutions. Mr. Wagner is also a distinguished philanthropist and the 2003 recipient of the Gustave L. Levy Award, presented by the UJA-Federation of New York, in recognition of service to the community. Mr. Wagner received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Lafayette College.
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