Board of Directors

C. Sean Day has served as chairman of the Board since April 2006. Mr. Day has been the president of Seagin International, since 1999, and he was the chairman of our Manager's predecessor from 1999 to 2006. Previously, Mr. Day was with Navios Corporation and Citicorp Venture Capital. Mr. Day currently serves on the boards of directors of Teekay Corporation, Teekay GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners L.P., and Kirby Corporation, all NYSE listed companies. Mr. Day is a graduate of the University of Capetown and Oxford University.

As one of the founding partners of Compass Diversified in 1998, Mr. Sabo is charged with guiding the company’s strategic growth. He is a member of the Investment Committee and plays a critical role in identifying and evaluating transaction opportunities applying the investment principles established by the company. Currently, Mr. Sabo is the Chief Executive Officer of Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI) and a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Sabo directs the financing activities of the company. Mr. Sabo also serves as a director for several of CODI’s current subsidiaries, including Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation, and Advanced Circuits, Inc., for which he also serves as Chairman of the Board. He previously served as the Chairman of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FOXF), a former CODI subsidiary. Prior to Compass Diversified, Mr. Sabo was with CIBC Oppenheimer, Boundary Partners and Colony Capital. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

James J. Bottiglieri has served as a director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Bottiglieri was the Company's chief financial officer and an executive vice president of the Company's Manager from 2005 to 2013. Previously, Mr. Bottiglieri was the senior vice president and controller of WebMD Health Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Bottiglieri was with Star Gas Corporation and a predecessor firm to KPMG LLP. Mr. Bottiglieri also serves on the board of directors of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, a NASDAQ listed corporation. Mr. Bottiglieri is a graduate of Pace University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

Gordon M. Burns has served as a director of the Company since May 2008. Mr. Burns has been a private investor since 1998. Previously, he was responsible for investment banking at UBS Securities and before that was a managing director at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Burns served on the board of directors of Aztar Corporation, a NYSE listed company, from 1998 through 2007. Mr. Burns is a graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Business School.

Member of the Compensation Committee

Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

Harold S. Edwards has served as a director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Edwards has been the president and chief executive officer of Limoneira Company, a NASDAQ listed company, since November 2003. Previously, Mr. Edwards was the president of Puritan Medical Products, a division of Airgas Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Edwards held management positions with Fisher Scientific International, Inc., Cargill, Inc., Agribrands International and the Ralston Purina Company. Mr. Edwards is currently a member of the boards of directors of Limoneira Company and Calavo Growers, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Mr. Edwards is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College and The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

Larry L. Enterline has served as a director of the Company since July 2019. Previously, Mr. Enterline was the chief executive officer of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: FOXF) (“Fox”), a former subsidiary of the Company, from March 2011 through June 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Enterline was chief executive officer of Vulcan Holdings Inc., a private investment holding and consulting services company he founded. Before founding Vulcan Holdings, Mr. Enterline was chief executive officer of COMSYS IT Partners Inc., an IT staffing and solutions company. Mr. Enterline served in various management roles earlier in his career, including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service Organization at Scientific-Atlanta Inc., a Georgia-based manufacturer of cable television, telecommunications and broadband equipment.. Mr. Enterline has served as a director of Fox since 2013 and as its executive chairman since June of 2019. Mr. Enterline earned a Bachelor of Science, electrical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Cleveland State University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

D. Eugene Ewing has served as a director of the Company since April 2006 and as the Independent Lead Director of the Board of Directors since July 2019. Mr. Ewing has been the managing member of Deeper Water Consulting, LLC, a private wealth and business consulting company since March 2004. Previously, Mr. Ewing was with the Fifth Third Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Ewing was a partner in Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Ewing is a member of the board of directors of Darling Ingredients, Inc., an NYSE listed company and Protect Home Medical Corp., a TSXV listed company. Mr. Ewing also serves on an advisory board to the Gatton College of Business & Economics at the University of Kentucky. Mr. Ewing is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Sarah G. McCoy has served as a director of the Company since January 2017. Previously, Ms. McCoy was the president and chief executive officer of CamelBak Products, LLC, a former subsidiary of the Company, from November 2006 through January 2016. Prior to that, Ms. McCoy was a co-founder of Silver Steep Partners, a leading investment banking firm catering exclusively to companies in the outdoor and active lifestyle industries. Before Silver Steep, Ms. McCoy served as president of Sierra Designs and Ultimate Direction and as vice president at The North Face. Ms. McCoy has served as a director and as lead independent director for Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) since 2010. Ms. McCoy also serves on the board of directors of The Outdoor Foundation, a nonprofit foundation established by Outdoor Industry Association to inspire and grow future generations of outdoor enthusiasts. Ms. McCoy is a graduate of Dartmouth College.