Executive Profile

Paul F. Balser Co-Founder, Ironwood Management Partners II, LLC

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 7 Board Members in 7 different organizations across 7 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Mr. Paul F. Balser is a Co-Founder of Ironwood Management Partners II, LLC since December 2000. Throughout his 43-year career, Mr. Balser has been a highly successful investor in a wide variety of industries. He was a Co-Founder and Special Limited Partner of Generation Partners L.P. He was a Managing Partner of Generations Partners Fund I since August 1995, actively involved with the fund and serving in an advisory capacity. Mr. Balser also co-invested as a Special ... Limited Partner in Fund II. Prior to founding Generation, he was a Partner of Centre Partners L.P. from September 1986 to August 1995. From April 1982 to September 1986, Mr. Balser was a Managing Director of J. Henry Schroder Corp. He served as a Vice President of Carbide/Graphite Group Inc. from August 1988 until June 1992. Mr. Balser serves as the Chairman of Hudson Guild and a Director of United Neighborhood Houses, MetroLabel Corp., New Wave Communications L.P., and LVI Environmental Services Inc. He has been a Director of Janus Capital Group Inc. since June 2000 and serves as a Member of Compensation Committee. Mr. Balser serves on the Board of North American Specialty Glass and various non-profit institutions. He served as a Director of Carbide/ Graphite Group, Inc., from 1988 until 2002 and a Member of the Board's Compensation Committee and Audit Committee. Mr. Balser has served on over 25 Boards including KCSI from 1990 until 2000, DST Systems, Inc. from 1982 until 1990, Stilwell Financial, Inc., High End Systems, New Wave Broadcasting, Tweedy Browne Funds, Inc., Scientific Games, Inc. from 1991 to 1999, J. Henry Schroder Corp. from April 1982 to September 1986, and Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. He is also a Trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission and a Member of Business Executives for National Security and Resources for the Future. Mr. Balser is a graduate of Yale University with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Spanish and has also attended New York University Graduate Business School while working full time from 1964 to 1969.

Corporate Headquarters 420 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10170 United States Phone: 212-682-7100 Fax: 212-682-5363 Board Members Memberships Director High End Systems, Inc. Director New Wave Broadcasting LP Trustee Citizens Budget Commission Director United Neighborhood Houses 1988-N/A Former Director Carbide/Graphite Group Inc. 1991-Present Director Scientific Games Holdings Corp. 2000-Present Director, Chairman of Planning & Strategy Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Janus Capital Group, Inc. Education Unknown/Other Education 1969 New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business BA Yale University Other Affiliations Centre Partners Management LLC Generation Partners High End Systems, Inc. Kansas City Southern New Wave Broadcasting LP Scientific Games Holdings Corp. Carbide/Graphite Group Inc. Janus Capital Group, Inc. New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business Yale University Generation Capital Partners II, L.P. Citizens Budget Commission Hudson Guild United Neighborhood Houses

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