People: Swisher Hygiene Inc (SWSH.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

H. Wayne Huizenga

75 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

Thomas Byrne

50 2013 President, Chief Executive Officer

William Nanovsky

64 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

Thomas Aucamp

46 Executive Vice President, Secretary

Steven Berrard

58 2012 Director

David Braley

71 2010 Independent Director

John Bush

60 2010 Independent Director

Richard Handley

65 2012 Independent Director

Harris Hudson

70 2011 Independent Director

William Pruitt

72 2011 Independent Director

David Prussky

55 2010 Independent Director

Michael Serruya

48 2010 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

H. Wayne Huizenga

Mr. H. Wayne Huizenga is no longer Independent Chairman of the Board of Swisher Hygiene Inc., effective June 5, 2013. Mr. Huizenga has been an investor in and stockholder of Swisher International. Over his career, he has also served as an executive officer and director of several public and private companies. Mr. Huizenga co-founded Waste Management, Inc. in 1971, which he helped build into the world’s integrated solid waste services company. Mr. Huizenga has served as Vice Chairman of Viacom Inc. and also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, which he helped to grow from a small retail chain into the world’s video store operator. Mr. Huizenga has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boca Resorts, Inc. until its acquisition by The Blackstone Group, as well as AutoNation, Inc., a North American automotive retail company. He has also served as Chairman of Republic Services, Inc. and Extended Stay America, Inc.

Thomas Byrne

Mr. Thomas C. Byrne is President and Chief Executive Officer of Swisher Hygiene Inc. He has served as Executive Vice President of the Company since November 2010. Prior to that time, Mr. Byrne served as Senior Vice President of Swisher International, Inc. and as a director of Swisher International, Inc. from 2004 until November 2010. He has served as a director of numerous public and private companies and has experience in public equity investment and accounting. Mr. Byrne is a director of ITC Learning, Pivotal Fitness and the Private Equity Committee of the University of Florida Foundation, and also served as a director of Jamba, Inc. from 2006 to 2010. Previously, Mr. Byrne was Administrative Partner of New River Capital Partners, a private equity fund, which he co-founded in 1997, Vice Chairman of Blockbuster Entertainment Group (a division of Viacom, Inc.) and was also President of the Viacom Retail Group. Additionally, from 1984 to 1988, Mr. Byrne was employed by KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Byrne has a B.S. and M.A. in Accounting from the University of Florida and is a certified public accountant.

William Nanovsky

Mr. William T. Nanovsky is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Swisher Hygiene Inc. He has over 25 years of experience as a financial executive in environments ranging from emerging growth entities to public companies with annual revenue of more than $20 billion. Since September 2011, he has been a founding Partner of The SCA Group, LLC (“SCA”), which provides C-level services including regulatory solutions, restructuring and interim management to their clients. SCA offers immediate action to help companies through complex and often unforeseen financial circumstances. Before SCA, from May 1998 to September 2011, Mr. Nanovsky was a Partner of Tatum, LLC, and served on Tatum’s Board of Managers from 2003 through 2007.

Thomas Aucamp

Mr. Thomas E. Aucamp is Executive Vice President and Secretary of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Aucamp has served as Executive Vice President of Swisher International since 2006. He brings public equity, business development and management experience to Swisher. Mr. Aucamp is also a Partner of New River Capital Partners, a private equity fund, which he co-founded in 1997. Mr. Aucamp was a founder, Vice President, and on the board of directors of Services Acquisition Corp. International from its initial public offering in 2005 through its merger with Jamba Juice, Inc. in 2006. Previously, Mr. Aucamp was Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Blockbuster Entertainment Group and prior to joining Blockbuster in 1995, he was in the mergers and acquisitions department of W.R. Grace & Co., Inc.

Steven Berrard

Mr. Steven R. Berrard is Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Berrard served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Swisher Hygiene from November 2010 to August 17, 2012. Mr. Berrard served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Swisher International since 2004 until the Merger. Mr. Berrard is currently a director and Audit and Compensation Committee member of Walter Investment Management Corp., and director of Pivotal Fitness. Mr. Berrard served as the Managing Partner of private equity fund New River Capital Partners, which he co-founded in 1997, from 1997 to 2011. Throughout most of the 1980’s, Mr. Berrard served as President of Huizenga Holdings, Inc. as well as in various positions with subsidiaries of Huizenga Holdings. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Blockbuster Entertainment Group (a division of Viacom, Inc.), Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Jamba, Inc. (parent company of Jamba Juice Company), and co-founded and served as co-Chief Executive Officer of retail automotive industry AutoNation, Inc. Mr. Berrard has served as a director of numerous public and private companies including Viacom, Inc., AutoNation, Inc., Boca Resorts, Inc., Birmingham Steel Inc., Blockbuster Entertainment Group, Republic Industries Inc. and HealthSouth Corp.

David Braley

Senator David Braley is no longer Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc., effective June 5, 2013. Senator Braley was appointed to the Canadian Senate in May 2010. He is a respected Canadian entrepreneur with numerous business interests including real estate development, and has experience in both private operations and sports franchises. Senator Braley has been the owner and president of Orlick Industries Limited, an automotive die cast and machining organization, since 1969 and is the owner of the B.C. Lions and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Senator Braley was formerly Chairman of the Board of Governors and Interim Commissioner of the CFL and was founding Chairman of the Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Inc., operator of several venues in the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

John Bush

Governor John Ellis Bush is no longer Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc., effective June 5, 2013. Governor Bush is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the consulting firm Jeb Bush and Associates and has served in that role since June 2007. Governor Bush served as the Governor and Secretary of Commerce of the State of Florida from January 2000 to January 2007. He is an experienced director of public companies, currently serving as a director of Rayonier Inc. and Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Governor Bush also established and serves as Chairman of both the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a not-for-profit charitable organization, and The Foundation for Florida’s Future, a not-for-profit public policy organization.

Richard Handley

Mr. Richard L. Handley is Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Handley served as a director of Swisher International Inc. from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Handley has served as the Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Huizenga Holdings Inc. since May 1997. From May 1997 to December 2004, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Boca Resorts, Inc. From October 1995 to May 1997, Mr. Handley served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AutoNation Inc. and its predecessor, Republic Industries Inc. Mr. Handley served as a director of Services Acquisition Corp. International from June 2006 to November 2006. Mr. Handley earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, a JD from the University of Utah College of Law, and an LLM from Georgetown University.

Harris Hudson

Mr. Harris W. Hudson is Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Hudson is currently chairman and owner of Hudson Capital Group, an investment company located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida founded by Mr. Hudson in 1997. Mr. Hudson most recently served as Vice Chairman, Secretary and a director of Republic Services Inc. from 1995 to 2008. Prior to that period, he served in various executive roles from 1995 to 1998 with Republic Service Inc.’s former parent company (then known as Republic Waste Industries, Inc.), including as Chairman of its Solid Waste Group and its President. From 1983 to 1995, Mr. Hudson was Chairman, CEO and President of Hudson Management Corporation, a solid waste collection company that he founded and later merged with Republic Waste Industries. Mr. Hudson also served as Vice President of Waste Management of Florida, Inc. and its predecessor from 1964 until 1982.

William Pruitt

Mr. William D. Pruitt is Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Pruitt has served as general manager of Pruitt Enterprises, LP. and president of Pruitt Ventures, Inc. since 2000. Mr. Pruitt has been an independent board member of the MAKO Surgical Corp., a developer of robots for knee and hip surgery, since 2008, and is a member of the MAKO audit committee. Mr. Pruitt served as an independent board member of The PBSJ Corporation, an international professional services firm, from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Pruitt served as chairman of the audit committee of KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company, from 2004 until its sale in 2006. He was also chairman of the audit committee for Adjoined Consulting, Inc., a full-service management consulting firm, from 2000 until it was merged into Kanbay International, a global consulting firm, in 2006. From 1980 to 1999, Mr. Pruitt served as the managing partner for the Florida, Caribbean and Venezuela operations of the independent auditing firm of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Pruitt holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

David Prussky

Mr. David Prussky is Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Prussky was a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of CoolBrands. He was an original director of the predecessor to CoolBrands, Yogen Früz World-Wide Inc. Mr. Prussky has served as an investment banker for Patica Securities Limited since August 2002. Mr. Prussky has served as director of numerous public and private companies over the past 16 years, including Carfinco Income Fund, Canada’s public specialty auto finance business, and Lonestar West Inc. Mr. Prussky is also a director of exempt market dealer Patica Securities Limited which specializes in financing junior growth and mid-market businesses, and acts as a director or adviser to several private companies, having helped many grow from early-stage to operating entities.

Michael Serruya

Mr. Michael Serruya is Independent Director of Swisher Hygiene Inc. Mr. Serruya is an experienced director and executive officer of public companies. He is co-founder, past Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and director of CoolBrands. Mr. Serruya served as Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of CoolBrands from 1994 to 2000, as Co-Chairman of CoolBrands in 2005, as President and Chief Executive Officer of CoolBrands from 2006 until the Merger in November 2010. Mr. Serruya served as a director of CoolBrands since 1994 until the Merger in November 2010. Mr. Serruya was also President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of CoolBrands’ predecessor, Yogen Früz World-Wide Inc. He is also director of Jamba, Inc. (owner of Jamba Juice Company) and a director and member of the Audit Committee of Response Genetics, Inc.

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