Gilbert H. Lamphere

Overview

Mr. Lamphere is the Managing Director of Lamphere Capital Management, a private investment firm which he founded in 1998. Previously, he was a Director of Canadian National Railway, Chairman of Illinois Central Railroad prior to its sale to Canadian National in 1998, and a Director of Florida East Coast Industries (a railroad and real estate company). During his tenure on the Boards of Canadian National and Illinois Central, where he worked closely with Hunter Harrison, the current CEO of Canadian National Railway, those companies" operating ratios improved from 76% to 64% and from over 90% to 63%, respectively. He also participated in the acquisition, financing and oversight of MidSouth Rail. Mr. Lamphere has served as a Director of nine other public companies, including Carlyle Industries, Inc., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., R. P. Scherer Corporation, Global Natural Resources Corporation and Recognition International, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lamphere was a Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Lamphere received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. degree (high distinction) from Harvard Business School. On July 28, 2008, the board of directors elected Mr. Lamphere to the board of directors.