John P. Birkelund
Overview
John Birkelund, 78, was elected as a director of the Company on November 13, 2007. Mr. Birkelund co-founded Saratoga Partners in 1984 and serves as its Managing Director as well as a member of the Saratoga Partners Investment Committee. He joined Dillon Read & Co., Inc. in 1981. Mr. Birkelund served successfully as President, Chief Executive and Chairman from 1981 to 1997 when the firm was sold to Swiss Bank. Prior to joining Dillon Read, Mr. Birkelund co-founded New Court Securities in 1967 (now Rothschild, Inc.) and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and as a non-executive director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons. Mr. Birkelund is a past director of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Industry Association and, in recent years, served on the corporate boards of N.M. Rothschild & Co., Barings Brothers, C.R. Bard, Copperweld Corporation, Darden Restaurants, NacRe Corporation, Lenox, Inc., and the advisory boards of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and ORIX USA Corporation.
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