Peter M. Castleman has served as a member of our board of directors since 2008. Mr. Castleman is a private company investor and entrepreneur. Mr. Castleman is actively involved with about a dozen private companies where he is a significant owner through his family office, which he established in December 2006. Prior to establishing his family office, Mr. Castleman was the Chairman and Managing Partner of J. H. Whitney & Co., LLC, a private equity firm, from December 1992 to December 2006, where he oversaw all the firm’s activities, including the private equity investing business. Prior to joining J. H. Whitney & Co., LLC in May 1987, Mr. Castleman was with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in their leveraged buyout investment group. Mr. Castleman started his career at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, where he was an international banking officer.

Mr. Castleman holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.