Mr. Whiteman is a Founder and Managing Partner of Stellex Capital Management. Prior to establishing Stellex, Mr. Whiteman was a Partner at The Carlyle Group and a Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Strategic Partners. Prior to joining Carlyle in May 1996, Mr. Whiteman was a Vice President and Group Head in the Leveraged Finance Department of Credit Lyonnais. Mr. Whiteman has also held several positions at both Citicorp and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

Mr. Whiteman currently serves as a director on the board of Titan Acquisition Holdings L.P. and Cisco Investment Holding LLC. In the past, Mr. Whiteman served as the Chairman of the boards of MHI Holdings LLC and Morbark Holdings LLC and on the board of Diversified Machine, Inc., RPK Capital Partners, LLC, Metaldyne, LLC, Stellex Aerostructures, Inc., Brintons Carpet Limited, DPG Aerospace and Service King, as well as the investment committee of RLJ Equity Partners, an affiliate of The Carlyle Group and Robert L. Johnson. Previously, Mr. Whiteman has served on the boards of numerous Carlyle portfolio companies such as US Marine Repair, Norfolk Drydock and Shipping Company, Key Plastics, Breed Technologies and The Aerostructures Corporation.

Mr. Whiteman is currently on the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee University. Mr. Whiteman has also been a member of the Executive Committee of the National Symphony Orchestra of The John F. Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art.

Mr. Whiteman received his B.A. in political science from Williams College, where he was a Lehman Scholar, and his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Mr. Stewart is a Founder and Managing Partner of Stellex Capital Management. Prior to establishing Stellex, Mr. Stewart was a Partner at The Carlyle Group and a Managing Director and Co-Head of Carlyle Strategic Partners. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Stewart was one of the original principals of Sunrise Capital Partners, L.P. Before that, Mr. Stewart spent eight years at Houlihan Lokey in the Financial Restructuring Group.

Mr. Stewart currently serves as a director on the boards of AFG Holdings, Inc., Custom Glass Parent LLC, Dominion Hospitality Topco Limited, Fenix Parent LLC, Grammer Investment Holdings LLC, and Paragon Metals Holdings LLC. Mr. Stewart previously served as director of Famous Brands International (Mrs. Fields), Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc., Sterling LLC, Diversified Machine, Inc., Metaldyne LLC, Stellex Aerostructures, Inc., Airwalk International LLC, Day Runner Inc., NEXIQ Technologies, Inc., Klenk Holz AG and Riverside Millwork Company.

Mr. Stewart received his B.S. in finance and entrepreneurial studies from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Achar is the head of Stellex’s European office. Prior to joining Stellex in 2014, Mr. Achar was head of the European investment team for Wayzata Investment Partners in London. Prior to joining Wayzata in 2008, Mr. Achar was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley where he headed a team focused on direct lending to middle-market companies. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Achar was a senior analyst and credit fund manager with certain investment funds in London and Paris.

Mr. Achar currently serves as a director on the board of Dominion Hospitality Topco Limited.

Mr. Achar received his B.A. in economics from Middlebury College and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Alter is the head of Secondary Market Sourcing & Execution for Stellex. Prior to joining Stellex in 2014, Mr. Alter was a Partner at The Carlyle Group and a founding member of its Leverage Finance Group, which successfully created and funded one of the first-ever $1 billion Market Value CDOs in 1998. Assets traded in this fund included highyield bonds, leveraged loans, mezzanine debt and private equity.

Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Alter was a founding member, managing director and head of Fixed Income Trading at PPM America, Inc., where he traded or had oversight of trading in investment grade and non-investment grade bonds, mortgage backed securities, U.S. Treasuries and commercial paper. Mr. Alter was also a voting member on various committees, namely – Portfolio Management, Relative Value, and Asset Allocation. Mr. Alter has traded in excess of $20 billion in corporate assets during his career.

Mr. Alter received his B.A. in economics from Stonehill College and his M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Mr. Arton is responsible for business development. Prior to joining Stellex, Mr. Arton was a Senior Vice President, Specialty Lending Group at First Midwest Bank. He also held various positions at Fifth Third Bank, which included Managing Director, Structured Finance Group; Vice President, Special Assets Group; and Vice President of Structured Finance Group. Prior to that, Mr. Arton was associated with GMAC Commercial Finance, LLC, and NBD Bank, N.A.

Mr. Arton received an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in Economics and Russian Literature from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Barcoma is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex in 2020, Mr. Barcoma was a Principal at Graycliff Partners where he focused on middle-market leveraged buyouts and credit investments. While at Graycliff, Mr. Barcoma led numerous control equity investments in the industrial sector and served on the boards of several Graycliff portfolio companies. Additionally, Mr. Barcoma executed and managed mezzanine debt and structured equity investments across a variety of industries. Prior to Graycliff, Mr. Barcoma was an analyst at Houlihan Lokey.

Mr. Barcoma received a B.S. in Commerce with concentrations in finance and accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and completed an economics major at the College of Arts & Sciences. Mr. Barcoma is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Belton is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Belton was an analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Technology Investment Banking Group.

Mr. Belton received his B.B.A. in Finance from Howard University.

Mr. Braddock is the Chief Financial Officer of Stellex Capital Management and its affiliates. Prior to joining Stellex in 2014, Mr. Braddock founded Oculus Resource Group, Inc., a family office advisory firm focused on private investments in natural resources and real estate. Prior to Oculus, Mr. Braddock was a Founder and Managing Partner of Merel Capital Management LP, a principal investing group with offices in the United States and Mexico. Preceding Merel, Mr. Braddock served as a Vice President at Sunrise Capital Partners LP, an Associate in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring Group and as a Workout Officer with First Union National Bank.

Mr. Braddock currently serves as a director on the board of The Potomac Foundation in Washington, D.C. In addition, Mr. Braddock serves as a Command Pilot for Patient Airlift Services and Angel Flight NE.

Mr. Braddock received his B.A. in political science from The George Washington University and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Cochran is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Cochran was an associate at Greenbriar Equity Group. Before that, he was an analyst at Barclays in the Industrials Group.

Mr. Cochran received his B.A. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Ms. DeMarco is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Ms. DeMarco was an Associate at TorreyCove Capital Partners.

Ms. DeMarco received her B.A. in Economics from the University of Southern California.

Mr. Donisi is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Based in London, he is responsible for the sourcing, analysis, execution and monitoring of investments across Europe. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Donisi was an associate at PJT Partners in the Strategic Advisory and Restructuring Group. Before that, he was an analyst at Citigroup in the Financial Institutions Group.

Mr Donisi holds a MSc. In Finance from Bocconi University, Italy.

Mr. Gurnani is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Gurnani was an analyst at Moelis & Company.

Mr. Gurnani received his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Lehigh University.

Ms. Huang is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex, Ms. Huang was an analyst at Credit Suisse in the Financial Sponsors and Real Estate groups.

Ms. Huang received her B.S. in Business Administration and B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Kiru is responsible for working with both current portfolio companies on operational matters as well as new acquisition targets. Mr. Kiru joins Stellex from George Industries, an aerospace and defense supplier, where he was CEO. Prior to that, he was President of ATS Automation, a leading supplier of factory automation systems, and a Managing Director at Madison Capital Partners, a Chicago-based investment firm. Mr. Kiru also held the position of CFO at Diversified Machine where he completed eight acquisitions over a six-year horizon, establishing a strong compelling global presence and exceptional shareholder value.

Mr. Kiru serves on the boards of George Industries, Families in Defense of Youth and Chinmaya Mission Ann Arbor.

Mr. Kiru received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University; a M.S. in manufacturing from Northwestern University; a M.S in manufacturing systems engineering from Oklahoma State University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Anna University.

Mr. Kreidler heads the Pittsburgh office. Prior to joining Stellex in 2021, Mr. Kreidler was a Principal at Calibre Group LLC, a merchant bank which provides advice and capital to manufacturing companies. Before Calibre, Mr. Kreidler was a Managing Director in the Industrial Investment Banking Group of Seaport Global. Mr. Kreidler also served as a financial advisor and negotiator at the United Steelworkers Union.

Mr. Kreidler received his MBA from Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Lee is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex in 2020, Mr. Lee was a Principal at Eos Partners where he led investments in the Food & Consumer, Transportation & Logistics and Business Services sectors. Before Eos, Mr. Lee was a Vice President at Kamylon Capital.

Mr. Lee currently serves as a director on the board of Weber Logistics and previously served on the boards of RCG Global Services Inc., Country Fresh Inc., BeavEx Inc., South Mill Mushrooms Holding Corp., and Legacy Supply Chain Services Inc.

Mr. Lee received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Georgia.

Mr. Lipski is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Lipski was an associate at Mountaingate Capital. Before that, he was an analyst at Houlihan Lokey in the Financial Restructuring Group.

Mr. Lipski received his B.B.A in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. Livanos is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex in 2014, Mr. Livanos was a Vice President at Barclays in the Restructuring and Finance Group. Prior to Barclays, Mr. Livanos was an Associate at Houlihan Lokey in the Financial Restructuring Group. Before that, Mr. Livanos worked at Citigroup’s Corporate Headquarters and at Citigroup International within the finance and corporate development functions.

Mr. Livanos currently serves as a director on the board of Custom Glass Parent, LLC, Dominion Hospitality Topco Limited and Fenix Parent, LLC.

Mr. Livanos received his B.S. in Computer Science and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is a member of the alumni advisory board of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science and remains active with Columbia Business School’s Private Equity Program.

Mr. Mao is a member of Stellex's investment team. Prior to joining Stellex, Mr. Mao was an analyst at Citigroup in the Industrials group.

Mr. Mao received his B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Northwestern University.

Mr. Mazurek is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Mazurek was an associate with Insight Equity, and also worked within one of Insight Equity’s portfolio companies as a financial analyst. Before that, he was an analyst at J.P. Morgan in the Diversified Industries Investment Banking Group.

Mr. Mazurek received his B.S. in Finance from Fordham University.

Ms. Mehrotra is the Head of Investor Relations for Stellex. Prior to joining Stellex in 2020, Ms. Mehrotra was a client portfolio manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Ms. Mehrotra was also previously a member of the Client and Partner Group at KKR and the Private Funds Group at Brookfield Asset Management. Ms. Mehrotra started her career in Equity Capital Markets at Wells Fargo Securities.

Ms. Mehrotra is currently a board member of Global Kids.

Ms. Mehrotra received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University.

Mr. Menye is a member of Stellex’s Finance & Accounting team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Menye was a Senior Private Equity Fund Accountant at SS&C Technologies Inc.

Mr. Menye received a BS in Accounting from The University at Albany, MS in Accounting from Hunter College, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York.

Mr. Minchella is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex in 2020, Mr. Minchella was a Vice President at Sun Capital Partners where he focused on investments in the Industrials sector. Prior to Sun Capital, Mr. Minchella was an Analyst at Houlihan Lokey in the Industrials Group. Before that, Mr. Minchella worked at PJ Solomon within the M&A and financial advisory functions.

Mr. Minchella received his B.B.A. in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Mr. Posillico is a member of Stellex’s Finance & Accounting team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Posillico was a Controller at York Capital Management, a global institutional investment management firm. Prior to York Capital Management, he was a controller at TQA Investors, LLC, a hedge fund focusing on convertible arbitrage strategies.

Mr. Posillico received his BBA in Accounting from Hofstra University.

Mr. Schmidt is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Based in London, he is responsible for the sourcing, analysis, execution and monitoring of investments across Europe. Before joining Stellex in 2016, Mr. Schmidt was a Vice President at TPG Special Situation Partners. Prior to that, Mr. Schmidt was a Senior Associate at Providence Equity Partners and he started his career as an Analyst in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Schmidt currently serves as an observer of Dominion Hospitality Topco Limited. Mr. Schmidt previously served on the board of HSE24 (Germany) and the Ambassador Theatre Group (UK).

Mr. Schmidt received his master in business administration (DiplomKaufmann) from the University of Mannheim, Germany.

Ms. Sigal is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Stellex. Prior to joining Stellex in 2016, Ms. Sigal was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Seneca Capital Investments, L.P., a hedge fund focusing on event driven strategies. Prior to Seneca, Ms. Sigal was a corporate associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

Ms. Sigal received her B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from Fordham University.

Mr. Smaliak is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex, Mr. Smaliak was an analyst at UBS in the Global Industrials Group.

Mr. Smaliak received his BSFS in Global Business with a specialization in Eurasian, Russian and East European studies from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Mr. Waxman is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex in 2014, Mr. Waxman was a Principal at Quadrant Management and Stone Tower Capital’s private equity arm. Before that, Mr. Waxman was a Vice President of The Carlyle Group. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Waxman worked in the mergers, acquisitions and restructuring division of Morgan Stanley and was a Founding Member of the Grow Network, which was acquired by McGraw Hill.

Mr. Waxman currently serves as a director of Titan Acquisition Holdings L.P., and Paragon Metals Holdings LLC. Mr. Waxman previously served on the board of MHI Holdings LLC, Morbark Holdings LLC, Amquip Crane Rental LLC, AHN International LLC, Ford Models, Inc., VHSC Cement LLC and the Grow Network. He also sat on the board of Directors of Rwanda Works, a non-profit dedicated to prosperity creation in Rwanda through health initiatives and economic development.

Mr. Waxman received his B.A. in history from Yale College.

Mr. Wooley is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Before joining Stellex, Mr. Wooley was an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Industrials Group.

Mr. Wooley received his B.A. in Economics from Yale University.

Ms. Zhao is a member of Stellex’s investment team. Prior to joining Stellex in 2020, Ms. Zhao was a Vice President at Centre Lane Partners, where she was responsible for evaluating and executing investments across various sectors including business services, consumer products, industrials, and technology. She also served on the board of directors at certain portfolio companies and focused on partnering with management teams to execute on strategic and operational initiatives. Prior to Centre Lane, Ms. Zhao worked as an Analyst in the Global Industrials Group at Deutsche Bank Securities.

Ms. Zhao received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.