Howard C. Fletcher III - Partner
Mr. Fletcher is a financial professional with over 25 years experience in corporate finance, executive management and international business.  He has been CEO of a number of public and private companies and a director of many for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.  Mr. Fletcher has extensive experience assisting senior executives of troubled companies.  In that capacity, he has successfully raised public and private equity, placed debt and advised on the purchase and sale of numerous businesses.  He has significant international experience and contacts, having lived and worked overseas.  Mr. Fletcher has a Masters degree in International Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, both from the University of Southern California.  He is also a graduate of the Stanford Executive Management Program at Stanford’s Fallen Leaf Lake Campus in California.  He is a Registered Securities Representative with Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 securities licenses. You may e-mail Mr. Fletcher by clicking on his name.

James F. Lewin - Partner
Mr. Lewin's background includes over 25 years in international, commercial and investment banking, and nearly a decade as the principal shareholder and CEO of a rapidly growing manufacturing and distribution business in California.  He was most recently the principal of LewAZ, a capital advisory firm that assisted private owner managed companies in completing corporate and commercial finance transactions.  During his 20 years at Security Pacific Bank, Mr. Lewin served in a number of senior management positions in the U.S. and internationally.  Applicable assignments included responsibility for the funding of all of the institution’s subsidiaries and affiliates domiciled outside of the U.S., general management of two overseas affiliates and general management of the bank’s California staff departments.  For two years, he served as President, Director and CEO of Guardian Bancorporation, Los Angeles, California.  Mr. Lewin has extensive senior management and Board of Director experience within public companies and he is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he earned a B.A. in Political Science. You may e-mail Mr. Lewin by clicking on his name.

Richard J. Freeman - Partner
Richard J. Freeman – Mr. Freeman has worked extensively in both public securities and private equity investing and possesses a broad investment perspective. His past positions include serving as an auditor for the State Of Michigan Insurance Bureau, an investment analyst for both the State of Michigan Treasury Department and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Director of Investment Research, portfolio manager and equity analyst at Bank One (First Chicago Corporation), and Director of Investment Research and assistant portfolio manager at Kemper Financial Services’ Selected Financial Services mutual fund complex and Managing Director for the private equity segment of Century Capital Management, Inc. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Phoenix CFA Society and the Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts.  Mr. Freeman graduated from Michigan State University Magna Cum Laude and was elected a member of Beta Gamma Sigma (the national business school honor society) and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Masters Degree in Accountancy from Western Michigan University. Mr. Freeman has served on numerous boards of directors and has chaired four Audit Committees. He was a board member of Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNIS) and chaired the Audit Committee. He is currently a board member of Peak Performance Solutions, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of both the audit and compensation committees. You may e-mail Mr. Freeman by clicking on his name

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