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DAVID S. GELLMAN
Managing Director

Mr. Gellman co-founded FdG in 1995. Prior to FdG, Mr. Gellman had eleven years of private equity experience as a Managing Director at AEA Investors and with the Trump Group's private equity division. In addition to his investment activities at AEA, Mr. Gellman served as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of several portfolio companies. Mr. Gellman began his business career in acquisition finance at Bankers Trust Company, where he was a founding member of the New York leveraged finance group. Mr. Gellman holds an AB from Cornell University and an MM degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Gellman currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Sunrise Windows, Hercules Tires and Seabrook International. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of River Ranch Fresh Foods, DentaQuest, Industrial Controls Distributors, McGinnis Farms, Golf Galaxy, Vitamin Shoppe Industries and CBP Resources.

 
HOWARD L. ROMANOW
Managing Director

Mr. Romanow joined FdG in 1997. Prior to joining FdG, he spent five years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York. Previously, Mr. Romanow practiced law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he was involved in structuring and negotiating corporate transactions. Mr. Romanow holds a BSE in accounting and a BAS in computer science from the dual-degree Management and Technology Program of the Wharton School and the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a JD from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Romanow currently serves on the Board of Directors of Hercules Tires. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of Industrial Controls Distributors and Vitamin Shoppe Industries.

 

 
S. MATTHEW KATZ
Managing Director

Mr. Katz joined FdG in 2000. Previously, he was an Analyst in investment banking with Lehman Brothers. Mr. Katz holds a BA from Williams College.

Mr. Katz currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Vintage Nurseries, Limbach Facility Services, Seabrook International and Joseph B. Fay. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of River Ranch Fresh Foods and Sunrise Windows.

 

 
KYLE P. WHEELER
Principal

Mr. Wheeler joined FdG in 2003. Previously, he was with Gleacher Partners as an Analyst in their investment banking and merchant banking groups. Mr. Wheeler holds a BA from Colgate University.

Mr. Wheeler currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Colorbök, Sunrise Windows, Hercules Tires and A&R Logistics.

 

 
ALISON M. OSDER
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Osder joined FdG in 2002. Prior to joining FdG, she spent eleven years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, including four years in mergers and acquisitions services, where she worked extensively on matters related to FdG, and seven years in general tax services. Ms. Osder holds a BS in marketing from Rutgers College as well as an MS in taxation from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

 
COLIN D. KENNEDY
Vice President

Mr. Kennedy joined FdG in 2007. Previously, he was an Analyst in investment banking with Peter J. Solomon Company. Mr. Kennedy holds a BA from Duke University.

 

 
RAJ K. MANGALICK
Vice President

Mr. Mangalick joined FdG in 2005. Prior to joining FdG, he was an Analyst in Credit Suisse's investment banking division and was an Analyst with General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Mangalick holds a BBA from the University of Michigan.

 

 
CHARLES de GUNZBURG
Investment & Management Committee Member

Mr. de Gunzburg co-founded FdG in 1995. He is also Vice Chairman of First Spring Corporation, a family investment firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. de Gunzburg held various positions at The Seagram Company. Mr. de Gunzburg holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MPA from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Mr. de Gunzburg is a Trustee and Co-Chairman of the Board of the Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum and a Founding Trustee of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. He is also a Trustee and serves on the Executive Committee of The Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts and is a Trustee of The Jewish Museum of New York and VisionSpring Foundation. Mr. de Gunzburg is also a member of the President's Council of the Massachusetts General Hospital.