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John R. Ettelson became president of William Blair in 2003 and has been CEO since 2004. Under his leadership, the investment banking and asset management business has grown to more than 20 offices globally and annual revenues have tripled to over $1 billion. During his three decades at William Blair, Mr. Ettelson has held various leadership positions within the firm, including; head of mergers and acquisitions, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer. Mr. Ettelson has a deep commitment to his community and is a respected civic leader. He is the past chairman of the board of trustees for Lincoln Park Zoo and of the Economic Club of Chicago. He currently sits on the boards of the Northwestern Medical Group, Francis Parker School, the Executives’ Club of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is a member of Commercial Club of Chicago, and is a member of its Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago. Additionally, he is also involved in industry trade organizations where he is on the board and executive committee of SIFMA and on the board of the American Securities Association. Mr. Ettelson received his Sc.B. from Brown University and his JD/M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

John M. Roth became a Director in connection with our recapitalization in February 2005. Mr. Roth joined Freeman Spogli & Co., a private equity investment firm, in 1988, became a general partner in 1993 and has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2016. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Roth was employed by Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Roth serves as a director on the board of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., a restaurant chain. Mr. Roth brings to our Board extensive experience as a board member of numerous retail and consumer businesses and has extensive experience and insights into strategic expansion opportunities, capital markets and capitalization strategies.

William F. Dawson joined Wellspring as a partner in 2001. He previously spent one year at Whitney & Co., where he was head of the middle market buyout group. Prior to that, William spent 14 years at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation where he was most recently a managing director at DLJ Merchant Banking. William has been involved in numerous acquisitions and recapitalizations as well as leveraged financings and restructurings. He has served on the boards of a variety of public and private companies. William received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Francis College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

John K. Castle is chairman and chief executive officer of Castle Harlan, Inc., the chairman of Branford Castle, Inc. and the co-founder of Castle Connolly Medical.

Mr. Huff co-founded ContourGlobal in 2005 and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Huff co-founded Reservoir Capital in 1998, and is a member of all fund Investment Committees. He currently serves on the boards of many of Reservoir Capital’s portfolio companies in industries such as energy, power, aircraft leasing, and insurance. He has also been instrumental in the formation and development of a variety of hedge funds and private investment firms. Mr. Huff is the President of the Board of Trustees of St. Bernard’s School and serves as a Trustee of the Princeton Theological Seminary. Prior to founding Reservoir Capital, Mr. Huff was a Partner at Ziff Brothers Investments and, prior to business school, served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear submarine officer and nuclear engineer. Mr. Huff graduated magna cum laude from Abilene Christian University with a B.S. in Engineering Physics. He completed his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School, where he graduated with high distinction as a Baker Scholar.

Chip Kaye joined Warburg Pincus in 1986 and is the firm’s Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Kaye oversees the firm’s investment decisions and leads Warburg Pincus’ Executive Management Group. Mr. Kaye lived in Hong Kong from 1994 to 1999, where he was instrumental in the launch and development of Warburg Pincus’ Asia operations. Mr. Kaye is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, co-chairman of the Partnership Fund for New York City, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Mr. Kaye currently serves on the Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.