Mick J. Beekhuizen
Mick J. Beekhuizen joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2000 and has been a Vice President
in the Merchant Banking Division since 2006. Prior to joining the Merchant Banking
Division in New York in 2004, Mr. Beekhuizen worked in the Investment Banking Division
at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Frankfurt, Germany.
Samuel C. Cowley
Samuel C. Cowley has served as Executive Vice President, Business Development, General
Counsel and Secretary of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., a seller of over-the-counter
healthcare products, since May 2008. Prior to joining Matrixx Initiatives, Mr. Cowley
served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Swift Transportation Co.,
Inc. and was a member of Swift Transportation’s board of directors from March 2005 to
May 2007. Mr. Cowley previously was a partner with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Mr. Cowley has been a director of Matrixx Initiatives since July 2005.
Adrian M. Jones
Adrian M. Jones joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1994 and has been a Managing Director
within the Principal Investment Area of its Merchant Banking Division since 2002,
where he focuses on consumer-related and healthcare opportunities and is also a
member of the Corporate Investment Committee of the Merchant Banking Division of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. He serves on the boards of directors of Biomet, Inc., Dollar
General Corporation, HealthMarkets, Inc. and Signature Hospital Holding, LLC.
Jeffrey T. Leeds
Jeffrey T. Leeds is President and Co-Founder of Leeds Equity Partners, which he
co-founded in 1993 and which invests in private equity transactions in the education,
information services and training industries. Prior to co-founding Leeds Equity
Partners, Mr. Leeds spent seven years specializing in mergers and acquisitions and
corporate finance at Lazard Freres & Co. Prior to joining Lazard Freres & Co.,
Mr. Leeds served as a law clerk to the Hon. William J. Brennan, Jr. of the Supreme
Court of the United States during the 1985 October Term. Mr. Leeds also worked in
the corporate department of the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York
after graduating from law school. Mr. Leeds currently serves as a director of
SeatonCorp. and RealPage, Inc. and as a Trustee on the United Federation of Teacher’s
Charter School Board in New York City. Mr. Leeds has previously served as a director
of Ross University, Argosy University and Datamark, Inc., among others.
John R. McKernan, Jr.
John R. McKernan, Jr. is our Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. McKernan served
as our Executive Chairman from February 2007 to December 2008 and our Chief Executive
Officer from September 2003 until February 2007. Mr. McKernan joined us as our Vice
Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors in June 1999. In March 2003, he became
our President and served in that office until September 2003. Mr. McKernan is also a
director of BorgWarner Inc., a publicly traded producer of engineered components and
vehicle powertrain system applications, and served as Governor of the State of Maine
from 1987 to 1995.
Leo F. Mullin
Leo F. Mullin retired as Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. in December
2003 and Chairman in April 2004, after having served as Chief Executive Officer of
Delta Air Lines, Inc. since 1997 and Chairman since 1999. Mr. Mullin currently serves
in a consultative capacity as a Senior Advisor, on a part-time basis, to Goldman Sachs
Capital Partners. Mr. Mullin was Vice Chairman of Unicom Corporation and its principal
subsidiary, Commonwealth Edison Company, from 1995 to 1997. He was an executive of First
Chicago Corporation from 1981 to 1995, serving as that company’s President and Chief
Operating Officer from 1993 to 1995, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
American National Bank, a subsidiary of First Chicago Corporation, from 1991 to 1993.
Mr. Mullin is also a director of Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc., Hawker Beechcraft
Corporation, Johnson & Johnson and ACE Limited, a provider of insurance and reinsurance
services. He serves as Chairman of the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
and is a member of The Business Council.
Todd S. Nelson
Todd S. Nelson has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a Director since February
2007. Mr. Nelson also served as our President from February 2007 to December 2008. Mr.
Nelson worked as an independent consultant from January 2006 through January 2007 and
for Apollo Group, Inc. from 1987 through January 2006. Mr. Nelson served in various
roles with Apollo Group, Inc. and was appointed President in February 1998, Chief
Executive Officer in August 2001 and Chairman of the Board in June 2004. Mr. Nelson
was a member of the faculty at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas from 1983 to 1984.
Michael K. Powell
Michael K. Powell currently serves in a consultative capacity as a Senior Advisor,
on a part-time basis, to Providence Equity Partners and as Chairman of the MK Powell
Group, a consulting firm. Mr. Powell was Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission from January 2001 to March 2005, having served as a Commissioner since
November 1997. Mr. Powell previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Antitrust
Division of the Department of Justice. Mr. Powell is also a director of Cisco Systems,
Inc., a multinational corporation that designs and sells networking and communications
technology and services. Mr. Powell additionally serves on the boards of directors
of ObjectVideo, CM Ware Inc., the Rand Corporation, the Aspin Institute and Archipelago
Learning, as well as the Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial Foundation Advisory Board.
Mr. Powell also serves as Rector of the Board of Visitors of the College of William
and Mary.
Paul J. Salem
Paul J. Salem is a Senior Managing Director and a co-founder of Providence Equity
Partners. Prior to joining Providence Equity Partners in 1992, Mr. Salem worked for
Morgan Stanley & Co. in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that
time, Mr. Salem spent four years with Prudential Investment Corporation, an affiliate
of Prudential Insurance, where his responsibilities included leveraged buyout
transactions and helping to establish Prudential’s European investment office. Mr.
Salem is also a director of Asurion Corp. and NexTag, Inc.
Peter O. Wilde
Peter O. Wilde is a Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners. Prior to joining
Providence Equity Partners in 2002, Mr. Wilde was a General Partner at BCI Partners,
where he began his career in private equity investing in 1992. Mr. Wilde is also a
director of Asurion Corp., Decision Resources, Inc., JBP Holdings, LLC, which owns
Assessment Technologies Institute and Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Kerasotes Theatres,
Inc., and Survey Sampling International LLC and is chairman of Archipelago Learning.