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David Maura has served as a Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments of HRG Group effective as of October 2011, as a director of HRG Group since May 2011. Mr. Maura has also served as the Chairman of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of HRG Group, since July 2011, and as the interim Chairman of the board of directors of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and as one of its directors since June 2010. Prior to becoming Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments at HRG Group, Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Director of Investments of Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (“Harbinger Capital”), an affiliate of HRG Group. Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2006, Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at First Albany Capital, where he focused on distressed debt and special situations, primarily in the consumer products and retail sectors. Prior to First Albany, Mr. Maura was a Director and Senior High Yield Research Analyst in Global High Yield Research at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Wachovia Securities, where he covered various consumer product, service and retail companies. Mr. Maura began his career at ZPR Investment Management as a Financial Analyst. During the past five years, Mr. Maura has served on the board of directors of Russell Hobbs (formerly Salton, Inc.), Applica Incorporated, and Ferrous Resources Ltd. Mr. Maura received a B.S. in Business Administration from Stetson University and is a CFA charterholder.

Brad Kraft is a President and Chief Executive Officer at HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORP and is based in Emporia, Kansas. He has worked as Vice President Operations & Chief Operating Officer at Cookson Plastic Molding/Engineered Polymers Corp, President at Rhino Entertainment, and Vice President Sales and Service at Hotsy Carlson Equipment. Brad attended University of Minnesota Duluth between 1976 and 1979 and University of St. Thomas between 1980 and 1983.

Ron Kass is a Pres:Europe at KNOLL INC, Board Member at KNOLL INC, and Exec VP:Marketing at Hunter Douglas and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as President/CEO at Robert Allen Group, President/COO at Hunter Douglas, and President:Knoll Europe at KNOLL INC. Ron studied at Harvard Business School between 1978 and 1980, Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantat, and Brown University between 1974 and 1978.

Mr. Olivié has extensive global business and consumer insight, as well as relevant industry experience, as a CEO of businesses focused on consumer durables and building, floor, bath and kitchen products. He provides valuable technology expertise as a former CEO of a European multinational technology company.