KPS Capital Partners, LP

Jay Bernstein is a Partner of KPS Capital Partners. The KPS Funds are private equity funds with over $2.7 billion of assets under management focused on constructive investing in restructurings, turnarounds, bankruptcies and other special situations.

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

WWRD Holdings Limited, Director
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

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.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

Motor Coach Industries, Inc., Chairman
Motor Coach Industries, Inc. (“MCI”) is the largest manufacturer of intercity highway coaches for the tour, charter, line-haul, schedule service, commuter transit and conversion markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company operates two manufacturing facilities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Pembina, North Dakota, as well as seven sales centers and eight service centers in North America. MCI is also the industry’s leading supplier of aftermarket parts for most bus makes and models. Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, MCI has over 1,500 employees.
www.mcicoach.com

United Copper Industries, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Denton, Texas, United Copper Industries, Inc. (“UCI”) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building wire and cable used in the construction of industrial, residential and commercial buildings in the United States and Canada. United Copper manufactures all major types of 600-volt building wire and cable used in both residential and commercial construction, including Thermoplastic High Heat Resistant Nylon (“THHN”) wire, Thermoplastic Flexible Fixture Nylon (“TFFN”) wire, Non-Metallic (“NM-B”) cable, Underground Feeder (“UF-B”) cable, Metal-Clad (“MC”) cable and Bare wire. Building wire serves as the essential conduit to carry electrical current to all external uses of power in a building or dwelling. All UCI products are Underwriters Laboratory approved and listed. UCI is a leader in green technology by manufacturing lead-free products and powering its facility with over 40% renewable energy. United Copper sells its products through prominent national, regional and local electrical distributors across the country.
www.unitedcopper.com

International Equipment Solutions, LLC, Director

Paladin Brands Holding, Inc.
Paladin designs, engineers and manufactures attachment tools for heavy and light equipment with applications in the construction, agriculture, demolition, recycling, landscaping, aviation and utility end-markets. Paladin’s industry leading brands include Bradco®, McMillen®, FFC®, Sweepster®, Harley®, JRB®, C&P®, CustomWorks®, Genesis®, Pengo® and Jewell®. The Company’s products include buckets, couplers, trenchers, shears, augers, brooms, forks, grapples and many other attachment tools. Paladin’s customers include major international OEMs, independent and OEM-aligned dealers, and national equipment rental businesses. The Company has approximately 1,000 employees across 12 facilities in Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oregon and Memmingen, Germany.
www.paladinbrands.com
Crenlo LLC
Crenlo LLC designs, engineers, and manufactures cabs and roll over protective structures (ROPS) as well as specialty electronic enclosures. The cabs business manufactures steel frame cab enclosures and roll-over protection structures primarily for applications in the construction, specialty truck, mining and agricultural end-markets. The specialty electronic enclosures business, through its Emcor® brand, designs and manufactures vertical racks, consoles, kiosks, and other custom products for applications in the air-traffic control, aerospace, defense and alternative energy end-markets. The Company’s customers include major international OEMs, systems integrators, and various end-market customers. The Company has approximately 680 employees at two facilities located in Rochester, MN.
www.crenlo.com

Mr. Bernstein previously served on the Board of Directors of Bristol Compressors International, Inc., Curtis Papers Inc., New Flyer Industries, Ltd., Ebro GmbH, Speedline Technologies, Inc., Ashcroft Inc., and Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

Prior to joining KPS in 1999, Mr. Bernstein was an investment banker in the M&A Group at Schroders. Mr. Bernstein received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan with High Honors and an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.