University, Columbia College, a Masters in International Affairs, International Law and Organization from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University’s School of Law.
Andrew Whittaker, age 54, has served as a director of HRG since July 2014. Mr. Whittaker has been the Vice Chairman of Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”), a significant stockholder of HRG, since 2014 and has been Vice Chairman of Jefferies Group LLC (“Jefferies”), a subsidiary of Leucadia, since 2002. Mr. Whittaker has served as a member of the board of directors of Jefferies Finance LLC since 2004. Mr. Whittaker has been a member of the Jefferies Executive Committee for the past 20 years. He was formerly the Co-Head of Investment Banking at Jefferies. Mr. Whittaker has over 28 years of investment banking experience in a broad range of industries. Mr. Whittaker received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.
Class II Directors - Terms Expiring 2018
Joseph S. Steinberg, age 71, has served as Chairman of the Board of HRG since December 2014 and as a director of HRG since July 2014. Mr. Steinberg has also served on the board of directors of FGL and Spectrum Brands since February 2015 and March 2015, respectively, each of which is a subsidiary of HRG. Mr. Steinberg is Chairman of the board of directors of Leucadia, which is a significant stockholder of HRG. He has served as a director of Leucadia since December 1978 and as President from January 1979 until March 1, 2013, when he became the Chairman of the Leucadia board of directors. Mr. Steinberg has served as Chairman of the board of directors of HomeFed Corporation (“HomeFed”) since 1999 and as a HomeFed director since 1998. Mr. Steinberg also serves on the board of directors of Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. Mr. Steinberg has served as a director of Jefferies since April 2008. Mr. Steinberg previously served as a director of Mueller Industries, Inc. from September 2011 to September 2012.
Curtis A. Glovier, age 51, has served as a director of HRG since February 2015. Mr. Glovier currently serves as a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group LLC (“Fortress”), which, through its affiliated funds, is a significant stockholder of HRG. Prior to joining Fortress in 2007, Mr. Glovier served as a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Middle Market Buyout Group at Perseus, LLC. Prior to joining Perseus, LLC in 2000, he was a Managing Director of Nassau Capital. Prior to joining Nassau Capital, Mr. Glovier worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Structured Finance and Leveraged Buyout groups, and was also a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Glovier has served as a director of several companies in a variety of industries, including the financial services, branded consumer products, pharmaceutical and alternative energy areas. He currently serves on the board of directors of CarCor Investment Holdings LLC, Omnisure Group, LLC and SNAAC Investors LLC. Mr. Glovier has also served on the board of the directors of Opus Bank, a publicly traded bank, since September 2010. Mr. Glovier holds a B.A. from Princeton University, a M.Ec. from James Cook University in Australia, and an M.B.A. as a Palmer Scholar from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
David M. Maura, age 43, has served as Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments of HRG effective as of October 2011 and as a director of HRG since May 2011. Mr. Maura has also served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Spectrum Brands, a subsidiary of HRG, since July 2011 and as the interim Chairman of the board of directors of Spectrum Brands and as one of its directors since June 2010. Prior to becoming Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments at HRG, Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Director of Investments of Harbinger Capital, a significant stockholder of HRG. Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2006, Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at First Albany Capital, where he focused on distressed debt and special situations, primarily in the consumer products and retail sectors. Prior to First Albany, Mr. Maura was a Director and Senior High Yield Research Analyst in Global High Yield Research at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Wachovia Securities, where he covered various consumer product, service and retail companies. Mr. Maura began his career at ZPR Investment Management as a Financial Analyst. During the past five years, Mr. Maura has served on the board of directors of Russell Hobbs, Inc. (formerly Salton, Inc.), Applica Incorporated, and Ferrous Resources Ltd. Mr. Maura received a B.S. in Business Administration from Stetson University and is a CFA charterholder.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following sets forth certain information with respect to the executive officers of the Company as of January 13, 2016. All officers of the Company serve at the discretion of our Board.
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Name | | Position |
Omar M. Asali* | | Director, Chief Executive Officer and President |
David M. Maura* | | Director and Executive Vice President of Investments |
George C. Nicholson | | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer |
* For more information regarding Messrs. Asali and Maura, see “Board of Directors” above.
George C. Nicholson, age 56, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of HRG since November 2015. Mr. Nicholson was appointed to the additional office of Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company on January 4, 2016. Previously, Mr. Nicholson was employed by HAMCO, a subsidiary of HRG, from May 2013 to November 2015. Mr. Nicholson served as Vice President and Controller of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (“FGL Insurance”) from August 2007 through May 2013. Prior to joining FGL Insurance, Mr. Nicholson served as Chief Accounting Officer of Capital Bank Corporation
