Peter K. Shea

Overview

Mr. Shea has been a director of XO Holdings since December 2006. Since December 1, 2006, he has been head of portfolio company operations at American Real Estate Holdings Limited Partnership, an entity controlled by Mr. Icahn, and since December 27, 2006, president of American Property Investors, Inc., which is the general partner of American Real Estate Partners, L.P. ("AREP"). AREP, a majority of the depositary units of which are held by Carl C. Icahn, is a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including gaming, real estate and home fashion, as well as investments in equity and debt securities. Since December 21, 2006, Mr. Shea has also served as a director of American Railcar Industries, Inc., a publicly traded company of which Mr. Icahn is the principal beneficial stockholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors that is primarily engaged in the business of manufacturing covered hopper and tank railcars, and since December 20, 2006, as a director of WestPoint International Inc., a subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners, L.P., engaged in the home textile business. Since November 2006, Mr. Shea has been a director of Viskase Companies, Inc., a publicly owned producer of cellulose and plastic casings used in preparing and packaging meat products, in which Mr. Icahn has a controlling interest through the ownership of securities. From 2002 to November 2006, Mr. Shea was an independent consultant to various companies and an advisor to private equity firms. From 1997 to 2001 he was a Managing Director of H.J. Heinz Company in Europe, a manufacturer and marketer of a broad line of food products across the globe. Mr. Shea has an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BBA from Iona College.