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Blackstone is one of the world?s leading investment and advisory firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, the companies we advise and the broader global economy. We do this through the commitment of our extraordinary people and flexible capital. Our alternative asset management businesses include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, debt funds, collateralized loan obligation vehicles (CLOs) and closed-end mutual funds. The Blackstone Group also provides various financial advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement service.
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Blackstone Shows Strength Despite Crisis
Here's a clue as to the future of the shadow banking system. Publicly-traded Blackstone Group gave credible indication that it's likely to come out of the crisis not only intact but capable of taking advantage of the new financial environment -- notwithstanding a loss of $1.33 billion in 2008, reflecting...
Blackstone Files Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Blackstone Closes GSO Acquisition
NEW YORK -- The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) announced today that it closed the previously-announced acquisition of GSO Capital Partners LP and certain of its affiliates on March 3, 2008. The purchase price, subject to certain closing adjustments, paid by Blackstone consists of cash and Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units...
Finance firm signs lease for $140 psf at 717 Fifth
The financial firm MF Global has renewed and expanded its lease at 717 Fifth Avenue for rents that average in the $140s per square foot, a source has revealed. The deal is one of the few leasing transactions in recent weeks to be done at such premium rates amid...
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The Blackstone Group to Buy Hilton Hotels.
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter Wallace | Principal, Private Equity group, London |
| Chinh E. Chu | Senior Managing Director |
| Anjan Mukherjee | Principal, Private Equity group |
| Benjamin J. Jenkins | Principal |
| Hanns Ostmeier | Senior Managing Director |
| James A. Quella | Senior Managing Director |
| Paul H. O'Neill | Special Advisor and Consultant |
| Jill A. Greenthal | Senior Advisor |
| Paul C. Schorr IV | Senior Managing Director, Corporate Private Equity |
| Martin Brand | Principal, Corporate Private Equity |
| Stephen A. Schwarzman | Chief Executive Officer |
| Garrett Goldberg | Chief Financial Officer, BRESSA |
| Laurence A. Tosi | Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer |
| Robert L. Friedman | Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer |
| A.J. Agarwal | Senior Managing Director |
| Akhil Gupta | Senior Managing Director |
| Anthony Myers | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| Arthur B. Newman | Senior Managing Director |
| Brian Spenner | Managing Director, Corporate Debt Group |
| Bruce Amlicke | Senior Managing Director |
| Chad Pike | Senior Managing Director |
| Christopher Chee | Managing Director, Real Estate group, Los Angeles |
| David Hirsh | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| David I. Foley | Senior Managing Director |
| David S. Blitzer | Senior Managing Director |
| Debra Anderson | Managing Director |
| Dennis McDonagh | Managing Director |
| Dennis Walsh | Managing Director, Finance and Administration group |
| Douglas Kirkman | Managing Director, Real Estate group, London |
| Elias Dokas | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group |
| Erik Katz | Senior Managing Director |
| Flip Huffard | Senior Managing Director |
| Frank Cohen | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| Gary M. Sumers | Senior Managing Director |
| Greg Hewett | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services Group |
| Halbert D. Lindquist | Senior Managing Director |
| Harry Moseley | Managing Director of Finance & Administration |
| Howard A. Lipson | Senior Managing Director |
| Howard Gellis | Senior Managing Director |
| John Magliano | Managing Director, Financial Services group |
| John Z. Kukral | Senior Managing Director |
| Jonathan D. Gray | Senior Managing Director |
| Jonathan Koplovitz | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group |
| Joseph P. Baratta | Senior Managing Director |
| Joshua Rovine | Managing Director, Finance & Administration Group |
| Karen Sprogis | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| Kathryn Bueker | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group |
| Kenneth A. Caplan | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| Kenneth C. Whitney | Senior Managing Director |
| Lawrence H. Guffey | Senior Managing Director |
| Louis Pomponio | Managing Director, Finance & Administration group |
| Mark Bandak | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group, NY |
| Mark T. Gallogly | Senior Managing Director |
| Marshall Findley | Managing Director, Real Estate group |
| Martin Alderson-Smith | Senior Managing Director |
| Mary Anne | Senior Managing Director |
| Neil P. Simpkins | Senior Managing Director |
| Michael DalBello | Principal, Private Equity group |
| Matthew Kabaker | Managing Director |
| Mary Anne Citrino | Senior Managing Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Hamilton E. James | Board of Directors |
| William G. Parrett | Board of Directors |
| J. Tomilson Hill | Vice Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Principal, Private Equity group, London | Current |
| Florida Democratic Lawyers Council | Current | |
| New Skies Satellites, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Centerplate, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| New Skies Satellites, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Centennial Communications Corp. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard College | AB in Government | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Group | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Alliant Resources Group, Inc. | Senior Managing Director In the Corporate Private Equity Group | Current |
| Nutri-Nova | Current | |
| Graham Packaging Holdings Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| HealthMarkets, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Director | Current |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. | Director | Current |
| Assent LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bayview | Director | Current |
| Nalco Holding Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nalco Co. | Director | Current |
| Wall Street Concepts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Haynes International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Metalworking Fluids | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celvol | Board of Directors | Current |
| Biomet, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| SunGard | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alliant Corporation | Director | Current |
| Alliant Resources Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reable Therapeutics, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Member | Current |
| Metalworking Fluids | Member | Current |
| Graham Packaging Holdings Company | President, Treasurer & Assistant Secretary | Former |
| Private Equity Group, LLC | senior managing director | Former |
| Salomon Brothers Inc. | Mergers & Acquisitions Department | Former |
| Blackstone Corporation | Former | |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Chairman | Former |
| Celanese Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Haynes International, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. | Investor | Former |
| Nalco Co. | Investor | Former |
| Nycomed, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| SunGard | Investor | Former |
| Celanese Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Investor | Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | BS In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Principal, Private Equity group | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Director | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Mergers & Acquisitions Department | Former |
| Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP | involved with the analysis and execution of private equity investments | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Principal | Current |
| Nutri-Nova | Current | |
| Celvol | Current | |
| Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Global Tower Partners | Director | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Director | Current |
| Celanese AG | Supervisory Board Member | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Mergers & Acquisitions Department | Former |
| Film Technologies International Incorporated | Investor | Former |
| Saunders, Karp & Megrue | Associate | Former |
| Global Tower Partners | Investor | Former |
| Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Master's degree in Business Administration | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Celvol | Current | |
| Nutri-Nova | Current | |
| Celanese Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| BC Partners Limited | Managing Director | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | manager | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | consultant | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Celanese Corporation | member | Former |
| University of Munster | Doctorate | Former |
| University of Munster | MBA | Former |
| The Ohio State University | Master's degree in Business Administration | Former |
James A. Quella has been a member of the Advisory Committee and Vice President, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Holdings since October 2005. Mr. Quella is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Operating Partner in the Blackstone Private Equity Group. He is also a member of the firm s Private Equity Investment Committee. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2004, Mr. Quella was a Managing Director and Senior Operating Partner with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners ( DLJMB )-CSFB Private Equity. Prior to that, Mr. Quella worked at Mercer Management Consulting and Strategic Planning Associates, its predecessor firm, where he served as a senior consultant to CEOs and senior management teams, and was Co-Vice Chairman with shared responsibility for overall management of the firm. In addition to Graham Packaging, Mr. Quella currently serves on the Boards of Freescale, Semiconductor, Michaels Stores, The Nielsen Group and Vanguard Health Systems.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. | Member of The Advisory Committee and Vice President, Assistant Treasurer | Current |
| Graham Packaging Holdings Company | Vice President | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Celvol | Current | |
| Nutri-Nova | Current | |
| EdgeStone Capital Partners Inc. | Current | |
| Houghton Mifflin Company | Director | Current |
| SRDS, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intelenet Global Services, Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Minneapolis Oktoberfest | Director | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Nielsen Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fennemore Craig Law Firm | Director | Current |
| Nielsen Co | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aaron Brothers, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Spectra Marketing Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Intelenet Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PERQ/HCI L.L.C. | Board of Directors | Current |
| West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce | Director | Current |
| Allied Waste | Board of Directors | Current |
| Graham Packaging Holdings Company | Advisory Committee Member | Current |
| Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. | Senior Consultant to CEOs | Former |
| Blackstone Corporation | Senior Managing Director | Former |
| Strategic Planning Associates | CEO | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Managing Director | Former |
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners | Managing Director | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Senior Operating Partner | Former |
| Blackstone Corporation | Senior Operating Partner | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Operating Partner | Former |
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners | Senior Operating Partner | Former |
| Blackstone Group | Senior Operating Partner | Former |
| Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. | NA | Former |
| Strategic Planning Associates | Senior Management | Former |
| Graham Packaging Holdings Company | Assistant Treasurer | Former |
| Strategic-LP | Former | |
| Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Strategic Planning Associates | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Bmg Columbia House | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Chicago | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Chicago | B.A. In International Studies | Former |
Paul is a Special Advisor and Consultant to The Blackstone Group and a member of the firm's Domestic Advisory Board, with a focus on advising the firm's private equity funds' portfolio companies on operational and related issues, and assisting the firm in analyzing potential private equity investment opportunities. He is currently a Director of Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK). Paul served as the 72nd Secretary of the United States Treasury from 2001 to 2002. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) from 1987 to 1999, retiring as Chairman at the end of 2000. He was President of International Paper Company from 1985 to 1987, where he was Vice President from 1977 to 1985. O'Neill was on the staff of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1967 to 1977, serving as Deputy Director from 1974 to 1977. He worked as a computer systems analyst with the U.S. Veterans Administration from 1961 to 1966. Paul received his B.S. in Economics from Fresno State College in California, and his M.S. in Public Administration from Indiana University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Group | Consultant | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Special Advisor and Consultant | Current |
| Nutri-Nova | Current | |
| Swiftpapers | Board of Directors | Current |
| Connect Celanese | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vinamul Polymers | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celanese Chemicals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Premiol | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sunett | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celvol | Board of Directors | Current |
| At Plastics Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Center for Global Development | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qcept Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Celanese Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| TRW Automotive Holdings, Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alcoa, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| International Paper Company | President | Former |
| International Paper Company | Vice President | Former |
| Alcoa, Inc. | chairman | Former |
| Eastman Kodak Company | Director | Former |
| Indiana University | M.S. In Public Administration | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Advisor | Current |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freedom Communications Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | Co-Head | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Head of the Media Group | Former |
| Globalmedia Group, LLC | Co-Head | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director, Corporate Private Equity | Current |
| Blackstone Group | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Jazz At Lincoln Center | Managing Partner, the Blackstone Group | Current |
| Travelport Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Jazz At Lincoln Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jazz' | Board of Directors | Current |
| Magnachip Semiconductor Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AMIS Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Orbitz for Business, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Citigroup Inc. | Managing Partner, Citigroup Venture Capital | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Engagement Manager | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Principal, Corporate Private Equity | Current |
| Vistar Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Performance Food Group Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Travelport Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alliant Resources Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Blackstone Corporation | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Mba | Former |
| University of Oxford | MA | Former |
| University of Oxford | BA/MA in Mathematics and Computation | Former |
Stephen A. Schwarzman is Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone and the Chairman of the board of directors of its general partner, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. He has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 1985. Mr. Schwarzman began his career at Lehman Brothers, where he was elected Managing Director in 1978 at the age of 31. He was engaged principally in the firm’s mergers and acquisitions business from 1977 to 1984, and served as Chairman of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Committee in 1983 and 1984. Mr. Schwarzman is Chairman of the Board of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and The Business Council. He is on the board of The New York Public Library, The New York City Ballet, and The Asia Society. He also serves on The JP Morgan Chase National Advisory Board, The New York City Partnership Board of Directors and The Advisory Board of the School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Mr. Schwarzman is also a Trustee of The Frick Collection in New York City. Mr. Schwarzman holds a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Management and on the Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Harvard Business School | Board of Dean’s Advisors | Current |
| The Frick Collection | Trustee | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Chairman | Current |
| John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Chairman | Current |
| Performing Arts Limited | Chairman | Current |
| New York City Ballet | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Film Society of Lincoln Center | Board Member | Current |
| Asia Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Frick Collection | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tsinghua University | Advisory Board Member, School of Economics & Management | Current |
| New York Public Library | Board of Directors | Current |
| Partnership for New York City, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | National Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Council on Foreign Relations | Member | Current |
| The Business Council | Member | Current |
| Asia Society | Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Yale School of Management | Adjunct Professor | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Chairman, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Yale University | B.A. | Former |
Hamilton E. James is President, Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone, and a member of the board of directors of our general partner, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. He is also a member of Blackstone’s Management and Executive Committees and sits on each of the firm’s investment committees. Prior to joining Blackstone Mr. James was Chairman of Global Investment Banking and Private Equity at Credit Suisse First Boston and a member of the Executive Board. Prior to the acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette by Credit Suisse First Boston in 2000, Mr. James was the Chairman of DLJ’s Banking Group, responsible for all the firm’s investment banking and merchant banking activities. Mr. James joined DLJ in 1975 as an Investment Banking associate. He became head of DLJ’s global M&A group in 1982, founded DLJ Merchant Banking, Inc. in 1985, and was named Chairman of the Banking Group in 1995. He is a Director of Costco Wholesale Corporation and Swift River Investments, Inc., and has served on a number of other corporate Boards. Mr. James is Vice Chairman of The Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board, member of the President’s Export Council – Subcommittee on Technology & Competitiveness, Trustee and member of The Executive Committee of The Second Stage Theatre, Vice Chairman of Trout Unlimited’s Coldwater Conservation Fund, Trustee of Woods Hole Oceanographic, Trustee of Wildlife Conservation Society, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of American Ballet Theatre. Mr. James graduated magna cum laude with a BA from Harvard College in 1973 and was a John Harvard Scholar. He earned an MBA with high distinction from the Harvard Business School and graduated as a Baker Scholar in 1975.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Kennedy Center Corporate Fund | President of the Board | Current |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Trustee | Current |
| Swift River Investments | Board of Directors | Current |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Blackstone Group | President | Former |
| Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation | Chairman, Global Investment Banking and Private Equity | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation | Chairman, Banking Group | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Harvard College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Chief Financial Officer, BRESSA | Current |
Laurence A. Tosi, a Senior Managing Director, is the firm's Chief Financial Officer. He also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Before joining Blackstone in 2008, Mr. Tosi was the Chief Operating Officer for the Global Markets and Investment Banking Group of Merrill Lynch & Co. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Finance Director responsible for Merrill Lynch’s global finance organization, including worldwide accounting, regulatory reporting, budgeting and corporate development. Mr. Tosi received a BA, a JD and an MBA from Georgetown University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Chief Operating Officer, Global Markets & Investment Banking Group | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Senior Vice President & Director, Finance | Former |
| Georgetown University | J.D. | Former |
| Georgetown University | MBA | Former |
| Georgetown University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Corporation | Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| New Alternatives for Children, Inc | Senior Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer | Current |
| Blackstone Group | Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| Blackstone Group | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| NYSE Group, Inc. | Current | |
| AXIS Capital Holdings Limited | Director | Current |
| New Alternatives for Children, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| TRW Automotive Holdings, Corp. | Director | Current |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Northwest Airlines Corporation | Director | Current |
| Nantucket Land Council, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| New Alternatives, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Premcor Inc. | Director | Current |
| Blackstone Corporation | Senior Managing Director | Former |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp | partner | Former |
| Columbia College | Board Member | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School | JD | Former |
| Columbia College | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director | Current |
| Columbia University | MBA | Former |
| University of Cape Town | BSc in Civil Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Toys "R" Us, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chemical Banking Corporation | Managing Director | Former |
| Ernst & Young | senior partner | Former |
| Ernst & Young | Director of the Corporate Finance | Former |
| Global Crossing Ltd. | Advisor | Former |
| Ltv Corp | Advisor | Former |
| Exide Technologies | Advisor | Former |
| Dow Corning Corporation | Advisor | Former |
| Eastern Airlines | Advisor | Former |
| Arch Wireless, Inc. | Advisor | Former |
| R.H. Macy & Co. | Advisor | Former |
| Texaco | Advisor | Former |
| General Electric Credit Corporation | Advisor | Former |
| America West Airlines, Inc. | Advisor | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | head of The Restructuring Group | Former |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Inc. | Advisor | Former |
| Sunbeam Corp | Advisor | Former |
| Rutgers University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Rutgers University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Debt Group | Current |
| Banc of America Securities LLC | Vice President | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | BS in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group, Los Angeles | Current |
| Fortress Investment Group LLC | Vice President | Former |
| Fortress Investment Group LLC | founding member | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | BA in History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| Citigroup Inc. | real estate asset management | Former |
| New York University | MS in Real Estate Development and Investment | Former |
| Pace University | BBA in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Sithe Global LLC | Senior Managing Director In the Corporate Private Equity Group | Current |
| EdgeStone Capital Partners Inc. | Current | |
| Fennemore Craig Law Firm | Director | Current |
| Kosmos Energy LLC | Director | Current |
| Sithe Global LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce | Director | Current |
| Republic Services, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Allied Waste | Board Director | Current |
| NRG Texas, LLC | Director | Current |
| Minneapolis Oktoberfest | Director | Current |
| Allied Waste Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Monitor Group | Consultant | Former |
| The Monitor | Consultant | Former |
| AEA Investors, Inc. | NA | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | principal | Former |
| Blackstone Corporation | Former | |
| Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Director | Former |
| Premcor Inc. | Director | Former |
| Mega Bloks Inc. | Director | Former |
| NRG Texas, LLC | Investor | Former |
| Kosmos Energy LLC | Investor | Former |
| Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Premcor Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Northwestern University | MA in Economics | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Northwestern University | BA in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director | Current |
| NatWest Markets | analyst | Former |
| Dresdner Kleinwort Benson | leveraged finance origination team | Former |
| York University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director | Current |
| Adelphi University | BA in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Finance and Administration group | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Controller's Group | Former |
| W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. | Group Controller | Former |
| The State University of New York | BS in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group, London | Current |
| Harbert Corporation | Managing Director | Former |
| Harbert Corporation | responsible for setting up the London office | Former |
| Darden Graduate School of Business Administration | MBA | Former |
| Princeton University | BA in Architecture | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group | Current |
| Sony Corporation | M&A transactions | Former |
| Maritz Holdings Inc. | advisory services | Former |
| State Street Corporation | M&A transactions | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Columbia University | BA in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| Northwestern University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services Group | Current |
| Bryan Cave Llp | senior associate | Former |
| Washington University | JD | Former |
| The University of Tulsa | BA with majors in Mathematics and Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director of Finance & Administration | Current |
| Enigmatec Corporation, Ltd. | Advisor | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Financial Services group | Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Member | Current |
| Arthur Andersen LLP | partner | Former |
| St. John's University | BS in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group | Current |
| The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. | Corporate Finance department | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA in Finance | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | BA in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Finance & Administration Group | Current |
| Sidley Austin LLP | partner | Former |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp | associate, corporate department | Former |
| The University of Michigan Law School | JD | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| Kleinwort Benson | Vice President | Former |
| The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited | Investor | Former |
| University of Chicago | MBA | Former |
| University of Illinois | BS in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group | Current |
| Credit Suisse Group | worked in the Media Group | Former |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette | worked in the Media Group | Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Cornell University | BA in Mathematics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| Lazard Ltd. | Analyst | Former |
| La Quinta Corporation | played a key role in the acquisition | Former |
| MeriStar Hospitality Corporation | played a key role in the acquisition | Former |
| Wyndham International | played a key role in the acquisition | Former |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | principal | Former |
| Lodgian, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Harvard University | AB in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Finance & Administration group | Current |
| Pace University | MS in Taxation | Former |
| Baruch College | BBA in Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services group, NY | Current |
| New York City Economic Development Corporation | responsible for the city's privatization initiative | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | responsible for the city's privatization initiative | Former |
| Columbia Business School | MBA | Former |
| Columbia University | BS in Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director, Real Estate group | Current |
| General Electric Capital Corporation | Associate | Former |
| University of Chicago | MA | Former |
| Clark University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
Mr. Parrett, age 63, has been a director of the Company since June 2008. Until May 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Mr. Parrett joined Deloitte in 1967, and served in a series of roles of increasing responsibility. Mr. Parrett serves as a director of the Blackstone Group LP and chairman of its Audit Committee. He is also a director of Eastman Kodak Company and UBS AG.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Board of Directors, Audit Committee Chairman | Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Board of Directors | Current |
| Eastman Kodak Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Board of Directors | Current |
| UBS AG | Board of Directors | Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | CEO, Global | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| TRW Automotive Holdings, Corp. | Chairman | Current |
| TRW Automotive Holdings, Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bain & Company | Consultant | Former |
| Bain Capital, LLC | Principal | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| University of Oxford | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Principal, Private Equity group | Current |
| Council on Foreign Relations | Team Member | Current |
| Team Health, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Global Tower Partners | Director | Current |
| Bain & Company | strategic consultant | Former |
| Hellman & Friedman LLC | Associate | Former |
| University of Oxford | MA | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | BS in Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Managing Director In the Private Equity Group of Blackstone | Current |
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Managing Director | Current |
| Blackstone Corporation | Principal | Current |
| Alliant Resources Group, Inc. | Principal, Corporate Private Equity, the Blackstone Group | Current |
| Aaron Brothers, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alliant Resources Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. | Director | Current |
| TRW Automotive Inc. | Director | Current |
| HealthMarkets, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Director | Current |
| TRW Automotive Holdings, Corp. | Director | Current |
| Financial Guaranty Insurance Company | Principal In the Private Equity Group of Blackstone | Former |
| Houghton Mifflin Company | Investor | Former |
| Mega Bloks Inc. | Investor | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Health Net, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Morgan Stanley | Co-Head of Health Care Services Investment Banking | Former |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Princeton University | BA in Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Blackstone Group L.P. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Allied Waste Industries, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Co-Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | Co-Head | Former |
| Smith Barney | Mergers & Acquisitions Department | Former |
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