KPS Capital Partners, LP

David Shapiro 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 $1.8 billion of committed capital focused on constructive investing in restructurings, turnarounds, bankruptcies and other special situations.

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

Hephaestus Holdings, Inc. / Jernberg Industries, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Jernberg Industries, Inc. is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of highly engineered forged parts for various power-train and wheel-end applications in the automotive industry. Jernberg operates four manufacturing facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.jernberg.com

Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. ("Cloyes") is a leading supplier of timing systems and components for automotive engines and enjoys a dominant market position in the North American automotive aftermarket under the Cloyes® and Dynagear® brand names.
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., Director
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.olin.com

Mr. Shapiro 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: Speedline Technologies, Inc. (Chairman), Blue Heron Paper Company (Chairman), Americast Technologies, Inc., Ashcroft Inc., New Flyer Industries, Ltd., Genesis Worldwide II, Inc., Wire Rope Corporation of America, Inc. (Chairman), and Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

Previously, Mr. Shapiro was an investment banker with Drexel Burnham Lambert and Dean Witter Reynolds.

He received an B.A. in History from the University of Michigan with High Honors and an MBA with a Specialization in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.