Executive Profile

Ronald C. Whitaker Operating Partner, Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Atlas Holdings LLC

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Background

Mr. Ronald C. Whitaker has been President and Chief Executive Officer of HYCO International, Inc. since January 2003. Mr. Whitaker is an Operating Partner of Atlas Holdings L.L.C. At the firm, he focuses on capital equipment industry. He has worked in the capital equipment industry for over 35 years. He has industry expertise in chemicals and forest products. Prior to joining Hyco in 2003, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Distribution ... Inc. from September 2000 to January 2003. From July 1999 to September 2000, he was Operating Partner of Pegasus Investors, LP and from October 1996 to July 1999, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Worldwide Associates. Prior to October 1996, he served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President at various manufacturing companies, including EWI (Studebaker) Inc., and from 1995 to 1996 at Colt's Manufacturing. Mr. Whitaker served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Wheelabrator Corporation from 1987 to 1992. He has provided executive leadership to successful turnaround situations. He has been a Director of Hyco International, Inc. since 2001, Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. since June 1, 2006 and Firearms Training Systems Inc. October 2000. He serves on the Board of Managers of Capital Equipment Resources LLC. He has been a Board Member of Michigan Seamless Tube since 2004, Group Dekko since 2006, and Pangborn Corporation since 2006. He serves as a Director of Metal Resources LLC, Atlas Holdings L.L.C. and Atlas Industries Holdings LLC. He served as a Director of Strategic Distribution Inc. since 2001 to 2003. He served as a Board Member of Precision Navigation, Inc. from 2000 to 2003 and Code Alarm Inc., from 2000 to 2002. He served as a Director of Weirton Steel Corp. from 1995 to 2003. He served on the Board of Trustees of The College of Wooster from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Whitaker is a graduate of the College of Wooster where he received a B.A. in economics and Amos Tuck at Dartmouth College where he received an M.B.A.

Corporate Headquarters One Sound Shore Drive Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 United States Phone: 203-662-9138 Fax: 203-622-0151 Board Members Memberships Operating Partner, Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Atlas Holdings LLC 1995-N/A Former Director, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Nominating Committee Weirton Steel Corp. 2000-Present Director and Member of Audit Committee Meggitt Training Systems, Inc. 2001-Present Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Hyco International, Inc. 2001-Present Director and Member of Executive Committee Strategic Distribution, Inc. 2006-Present Director, Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Risk Oversight Committee and Member of Audit Committee Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. Education MBA Dartmouth College BA College of Wooster MBA Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Other Affiliations Meggitt Training Systems, Inc. Hyco International, Inc. Strategic Distribution, Inc. Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. Weirton Steel Corp. Dartmouth College College of Wooster Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

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