Mr. Eubank has served as a director since the completion of the merger in September 2004 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2006. Mr. Eubank joined Wachovia Capital Partners (formerly First Union Capital Partners), an affiliate of Wachovia Investors and Wachovia Corporation, in 1989 and currently serves as its Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining Wachovia Capital Partners, Mr. Eubank was a member of Wachovia's specialized industries group. Mr. Eubank also serves on the board of directors and compensation committee of CapitalSource Inc.
Robert Fotsch
Mr. Fotsch has served as a director since July 2006. Since 2008, Mr. Fotsch has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Wellman Plastics Recycling, LLC, and New Horizons Plastics Recycling, LLC, both of which are plastics recycling companies. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Fotsch served as Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Outsourcing, Inc., a professional employer organization company. Mr. Fotsch's prior experience also includes service as Chief Executive Officer (from 1992 until 1995) and Chief Operating Officer (from 1988 until 1992) of Home Innovations, Inc., a textile company. Prior to joining Home Innovations, Inc., Mr. Fotsch held management positions with Electronic Data Systems, Inc. and General Motors Corporation.
Mr. Hensley has served as a director since November 2006. Mr. Hensley served from 1990 to 2002 as an audit partner and, from 1997 to 2002, as office managing partner, for the Nashville office of Arthur Andersen LLP. From 2002 to 2003, he was an audit partner in the Nashville office of Ernst & Young LLP. He currently serves on the boards of directors, compensation committees and audit committees of HealthSpring, Inc., Advocat, Inc. and Spheris, Inc.
Mr. Mandel has served as a director since April 2003. Since 2001, Mr. Mandel has served as managing member of Criterion Capital Management, an investment company. From May 1999 to November 2000, Mr. Mandel was Executive Vice PresidentFinance and Development of Snyder Communications, Inc., with operating responsibility for its publicly-traded division, Circle.com. From June 1991 to May 1999, Mr. Mandel was a Vice President in the Investment Research department at Goldman Sachs & Co. covering emerging growth companies.
Ms. McCarthy has served as a director since July 2006. Prior to joining our Board of Directors, Ms. McCarthy served as a Board observer from the completion of the merger in September 2004 to July 2006. Ms. McCarthy joined Wachovia Capital Partners in 2000, where she currently serves as a Principal, focusing on investments in the financial services and healthcare industries. From 1997 to 2000, Ms. McCarthy served as an associate and analyst in Wachovia's Leveraged Capital Group where she focused on mezzanine and equity investments and on "one-stop" financings for leveraged transactions.
Elias J. Sabo
Mr. Sabo has served as a director since April 2003. Since 1998, Mr. Sabo has served as a founding partner at Compass Group Management LLC. Prior to joining Compass, Mr. Sabo worked in the acquisition department for Colony Capital, a Los Angeles-based real estate private equity firm, from 1992 to 1996 and as a healthcare investment banker for CIBC World Markets (formerly Oppenheimer & Co.) from 1996 to 1998.