KPS Capital Partners, LP

Michael Psaros is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, and a member of its Investment Committee. KPS Capital Partners, LP is the manager of KPS Special Situations Funds, a family of private equity funds with over $2.6 billion of committed capital focused on constructive investing in restructurings, turnarounds, bankruptcies and other special situations.

Mr. Psaros and the Co-Founders of KPS have successfully developed and executed a proprietary investment strategy that resulted in the creation of vibrant and successful enterprises out of assets or companies that were close to shutdown or liquidation, suffering from a history of operating losses, operating in bankruptcy, or in default of obligations to creditors.

Mr. Psaros currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following KPS portfolio companies:

WWRD Holdings Limited, Chairman
WWRD Holdings Limited is the leading provider of luxury home and lifestyle products worldwide, sold under a number of well-recognized brands, including Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, Minton and Johnson Brothers. WWRD Holdings maintains unique licensing arrangements with some of the most high-profile innovators in the home and lifestyle market, including Vera Wang, Jasper Conran, John Rocha, Monique Lhuillier, Barbara Barry, Gordon Ramsay, Martha Stewart and Michael Aram. The Company�s products are distributed through premium department stores and independent retailers and wholesalers around the world, including in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Ireland. WWRD Holdings employs more than 3,700 people worldwide.
http://www.waterfordwedgwood.com

HHI Group Holdings, LLC, Chairman
Headquartered in Novi Michigan, HHI Group Holdings, LLC , through its subsidiaries, is the largest independent manufacturer of forged parts and a leading manufacturer of wheel bearings for the North American automotive industry and a leading supplier of powdered metal engine and transmission components for automotive and industrial customers worldwide.
www.hhiforge.com
www.kbibearing.com
www.cloyes.com

Attends Healthcare Inc., Director
Headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina, Attends Healthcare, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of adult incontinence products for the North American marketplace that are sold primarily under the Attends� brand name. The company operates two manufacturing facilities located in North Carolina and California.
www.attends.com
www.paperpak.com

Bristol Compressors International, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, Bristol Compressors International, Inc. (�Bristol�) is a leading global manufacturer and designer of compression technology used in residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump applications. Bristol supplies many of the world�s leading HVAC manufacturers, as well as wholesale distributors. Bristol products are marketed and sold on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the world.
www.bristolcompressors.com

Global Brass and Copper, Inc., Chairman
Headquartered in East Alton, Illinois, Global Brass and Copper, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of copper and copper-alloy sheet, strip, plate, foil, rod and fabricated components in the North America and one of the largest in the world. The company also operates A.J. Oster, the leading service center and distributor of brass and copper products in North America. GBC and its subsidiaries sell products under the Olin Metals, Olin Brass, and Chase Brass brand names.
www.gbcmetals.com

North American Breweries, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Rochester, NY, North American Breweries is a national platform for investments and growth in the beer and malt beverage industries. Formed in 2009, North American Breweries owns High Falls Brewing Company, one of the largest and oldest continually operating breweries in the United States, and is the exclusive marketer and seller of Labatt brand beer and Seagram's Coolers in the United States. The company�s brands include the complete line of Labatt beers, including the flagship pilsner Labatt Blue and Labatt Blue Light; the Genesee line and the Dundee Ales & Lagers family, which includes the Original Honey Brown Lager; and Seagram�s Cooler Escapes and Seagram�s Smooth.
www.highfalls.com
www.labatt.com

Mr. Psaros previously served on the board of directors of the following KPS portfolio companies that were successfully sold to a variety of U.S. and international strategic and financial buyers: Americast Technologies, Inc. (Chairman), Ashcroft Inc. (Chairman), Ebro GmbH (Chairman), Genesis Worldwide II, Inc. (Chairman), Speedline Technologies, Inc., Blue Heron Paper Company, New Flyer Industries, Ltd., Wire Rope Corporation of America, Inc., and Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

Previously, Mr. Psaros was an investment banker with Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.

He received a B.S.B.A. in Finance from Georgetown University and attended Sofia University in Tokyo, Japan.

Mr. Psaros presently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Robert McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Michael Psaros in the News:

» "KPS Capital Partners...
    Making Things Happen in Turnaround Investing"
   ABF Journal - March 2010

» "KPS Capital not worried about big war chest"
   BUYOUTS - November 30, 2009

» "The friendly barbarian"
   Financial Times - March 2009

» "Merger & Acquisition Magazine cover story interview with Michael Psaros"
   Mergers & Acqusitions - February 2009

» "The Time is Now: Economic Downturn Brings Opportunities"
   The Journal of Corporate Renewal - November 2007

» "The New Private Equity Toolbelt"
   Mergers & Acquisitions - November 2007

» "Why the private equity bubble is bursting"
   FORTUNE - August 20, 2007

» "5 Questions with Mike Psaros"
   Private Equity Week - May 28, 2007

» "How Financiers Pursue Profit At Skidding Auto-Parts Maker"
   Wall Street Journal - December 21, 2006

» "Roundtable: The Bears Speak"
   BUYOUTS - July 24, 2006