Kim S. Fennebresque

Overview

Mr. Fennebresque currently serves as our Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Fennebresque voluntary retired as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company on March 4, 2008. Mr. Fennebresque previously served as our Chairman and President since the formation of Cowen Group, Inc. in February 2006 and served as Chief Executive Officer from July 2006. Mr. Fennebresque served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Cowen and Company, LLC, and its predecessor companies, from November 1999 until March 4, 2008 and as Chairman of Cowen and Company, LLC and its predecessors from August 2005 until March 4, 2008. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Cowen and Company, LLC, Mr. Fennebresque served as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions of Cowen and Company, LLC from 1998 to 1999 and became Head of Investment Banking in 1999. Mr. Fennebresque joined Cowen and Company, LLC in March 1998 from UBS Securities where he had served as Head of the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions Departments. From 1991 to 1994, he was a General Partner and Co-Head of Investment Banking at Lazard Freres & Co. From 1977 to 1991, he was with The First Boston Corporation where he held various positions including Head of Leveraged Acquisitions, Head of Transaction Development and Co-Head of General Investment Banking. Mr. Fennebresque has resigned from the Company effective July 15, 2008.