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David Given - Managing Partner
 David has been with the group since 1990. Prior to joining the group,
David was a shareholder, director and executive vice president of
Automated Tracking Systems (Hudson, Ohio). From 1980-88, he held
various positions in the Corporate Finance Department of Merrill
Lynch Capital Markets and Robertson, Colman & Stephens in New York
and San Francisco. David received a B.A. in economics from Brown
University and an MBA from the Wharton School. Presently, he serves
as a director of Amrep, Engineered Materials Solutions, Packers
Sanitation and VSR Logistics.
John Kirby - Managing Partner
 John has more than 17 years of experience in equity capital investing,
having served as vice president and area head of Citicorp Venture
Capital prior to joining the group in 1991. Prior to his career with
Citicorp Venture Capital, John was with the Leveraged Funding Group
of Citibank, specializing in leveraged buyout transactions. John graduated
from Bates College with a B.A. in economics. John serves as a director
of Apex Companies, Floral Plant Growers, Hilite International, MarketPoint
Direct, Quality Synthetic Rubber and The Lion Brewery.
John LeMay - Partner
 John joined the group in 1998 from the Boston Consulting Group,
Inc., where he was a manager and focused on growth strategy and
operational effectiveness for clients in a range of industries.
Prior to attending business school, John was with Salomon Brothers
Inc., where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. John earned a
B.S. in economics from Miami University and an MBA from the Kellogg
Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. John serves
as a director of Apex Companies, MarketPoint Direct, Packers Sanitation
and Quality Synthetic Rubber.
Sean Ward - Partner
 Sean joined the group in 1990. Prior to joining the group, Sean
held various positions within KeyCorp, including Investment
Banking and Credit Administration. Sean earned a B.S. in economics
from Allegheny College and an MBA from John Carroll University.
Sean serves as a director of Floral Plant Growers.
Jim Marra - Director of Business Development
 Jim joined the group in 1991. Before joining the group, Jim held
various positions with Citicorp in the Leveraged Capital, Investment
Banking and Venture Capital Groups. Jim earned a B.S. in psychology
from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the University of
Pittsburgh.
Bill Lehr - Vice President
 Prior to joining the group in 1998, Bill was involved in the
Structured Finance and Institutional Asset Services department at
KeyCorp. He has five years of experience as a commercial insurance
underwriter with Hartford Insurance Group. Bill holds a B.A. degree
from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Maryland.
Paul Neundorfer - Vice President
 Prior to joining the group in 2004, Paul was an associate in
the Bank of New York’s mezzanine and private equity group. Paul
previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Lehman
Brothers, primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Paul graduated
from Colby College with a B.A. in economics.
Blake Oatey - Associate
 Blake joined the group in 2007. Previously, Blake was an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at
Morgan Joseph & Co. in Nashville. Blake graduated from Furman University with
a B.A. in business administration.
Jon Pressnell - Associate
 Jon joined the group in 2007. Previously, Jon was an investment
banking analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at KeyBanc Capital
Markets in Cleveland. Prior to joining KeyBanc Capital Markets, Jon worked
at Ernst & Young. Jon holds a B.S.B.A. in accounting from the University of
Pittsburgh and an M.S. in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Neil Sullivan - Associate
 Neil joined the group in 2007. Previously, Neil was with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group in
Chicago. Prior to that he lived in Japan where he taught English to Japanese
students. Neil graduated from Washington and Lee University with a B.A. in
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