Executive Profile

Thomas Middelhoff MBA, Ph.D. Managing Partner, Pulse Capital Partners, LLC

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 9 Board Members in 9 different organizations across 16 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Dr. H.C. Thomas Middelhoff, MBA, Ph.D. serves as Managing Partner at Pulse Capital Partners LLC. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff has been a Special Advisor at InvestCorp. International, Inc. since 2005. He was a Founding Partner and Chairman of RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP. He served as Special Advisor of InvestCorp. Bank BSC, Private Equity He served as a Managing Director at InvestCorp. Ltd. since 2003. From 2003 to 2005, he served as the Head of Europe, Special Advisor, ... and an Advisory Director at InvestCorp. Bank BSC, Private Equity. He was a Partner at Investcorp’s London office from 2003 to 2005. He served as the Managing Director for Corporate Investment at InvestCorp. Bank BSC. He joined InvestCorp. International Ltd. in 2003. Prior to joining Investcorp, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bertelsmann AG from 1997 to 2002 and served as its Chairman. He served as Chairman of Epals Europe at ePals Corporation. He served as the Head of Corporate Development and Coordinator at Multimedia Business from 1994 to 1998. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff served as Bertelsmann's Head of Corporate Development. He worked in the textiles and printing industries. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Karstadt Quelle AG, where he also served on the Management Board since May 12, 2005; and its Chairman of the Supervisory Board from 2004 to May 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Quelle GmbH. He served as the Chairman of the Management Board of Bertelsmann AG from 1998 to 2002. He served as a Member of the Management Board of Bertelsmann AG from 1994 to 1998. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board at Arcandor AG, until March 1, 2009. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff has been the Non-Executive Chairman of The Polestar Group Ltd., since May 2007. He serves as Non Executive Chairman at The Polestar Corporation plc. He served as the Chairman of the Board at Mohndruck GmbH from 1990 to 1994. He served as Non-Executive Chairman of Thomas Cook Group plc from July 18, 2007 to March 2009. He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Marseille-Kliniken AG since September 28, 2011. He served as the Chairman of supervisory Board at Senator Entertainment AG. He served as Chairman of Supervisory Board at Arcandor AG. He served as a Co-Chairman of 3W Power S.A. He served as Chairman of the Board at Moneybookers Limited since May 2007. He serves as a Director of InvestCorp. International Ltd and APCOA Parking AG. He serves as a Member of supervisory Board at Senator Entertainment AG. He has been a Director of The New York Times Company since September 18, 2003; 3W Power S.A., since January 25, 2010; 3W Power Holdings S.A. since May 19, 2011, AEG Power Solutions, and Senator Entertainment AG. He serves as a Member of the Board of the Print and Industrial Enterprises division of Bertelsmann AG (now Arvato). He serves as a Member of Economic Advisory Board of RWE AG. He has been a Member of the Supervisory Board of Marseille-Kliniken AG since December 18, 2009. He serves as Member of Supervisory Board at Quelle GmbH. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff served as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Barnesandnoble.com from 1998 to 2000 and Metro AG from 1998 to 2000. He served as an Advisory Director of InvestCorp. Bank BSC, Private Equity. He served as Member of the Supervisory Board at Arcandor AG since April 7, 2004. He served as a Member of Advisory Board at BHF-Bank Aktiengesellschaft until March 25, 2010. He served as Director at Vivendi, and Barnesandnoble.com, Inc. He served as Director of 3W Power S.A. from June 24, 2008 to August 12, 2009. He served as Member of Supervisory Board of Karstadt Quelle since April 7, 2004. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff served as a Member of the Supervisory Board of America Online, Inc. from 1995 to 2000. He served as a Member of The Board Industry Division from 1990 to 1994. Dr. H.C. Middelhoff holds an M.B.A. from Münster University and a Ph.D. from the Universitat des Saarlandes. He holds Honorary Doctorate from Handelshochschule Leipzig in 2008.

Corporate Headquarters 640 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10019 United States Phone: 212-430-1860 Fax: -- Board Members Memberships Non-Executive Chairman The Polestar Group Limited Former Director Vivendi Société Anonyme Former Director Barnesandnoble.com, Inc. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Non Executive Chairman The Polestar Corporation plc Chairman and Founding Partner RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP 2003-Present Director, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Technology & Innovation Committee The New York Times Company 2007-2009 Former Non-Executive Chairman, Member of Audit & Risk Management Committee, Member of Nominations Committee and Member of Management Development & Remuneration Committee Thomas Cook Group plc 2007-N/A Former Director Moneybookers Ltd. 2011-Present Non Executive Director and Member of Compensation Committee 3W Power SA Education MBA Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster PhD Universität des Saarlandes Honorary Doctorate 2008 Handelshochschule Leipzig Other Affiliations Investcorp Bank B.S.C. The Polestar Group Limited Vivendi Société Anonyme Barnesandnoble.com, Inc. The New York Times Company RWE AG Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Arcandor AG BHF-Bank Aktiengesellschaft Marseille-Kliniken AG Senator Entertainment AG Quelle GmbH The Polestar Corporation plc Thomas Cook Group plc Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH Handelshochschule Leipzig Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Universität des Saarlandes ePals Corporation Investcorp Bank BSC, Private Equity Moneybookers Ltd. 3W Power SA RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP

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