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The Churchill Financial Group, headquartered in New York, is a leading commercial finance and asset management company with over $2 billion of committed capital to support its financing activities and over $3.5 billion of assets under management. Established February 2006 with the goal of building and developing a preeminent commercial finance business, Churchill Financial focuses on lending to and investing in middle market companies that are backed by leading private equity firms and other investors. Churchill Financial is comprised of three complementary operating businesses: Churchill Financial Middle Market Finance, Churchill Capital Mezzanine Finance and Churchill Pacific Asset Management. Churchill Financial provides growing companies with integrated one-stop financing solutions, including senior secured term loans, second lien loans, revolving credit facilities and mezzanine debt financing. In our first full of year of existence, Churchill Financial was ranked as one of the leading middle market agents for sponsored lending and also as one of the leading traditional middle market lead arrangers, according to Reuters LoanConnector. Churchill Capital is a leading originator, underwriter and manager of mezzanine financing with a 20 year track record of successfully underwriting subordinated loans. ...

President & CEO
Randolph L. Thornton
Number of Employees 35
Contact Information

333 S 7th St Ste 2400

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

www.churchillne...

(612) 673-6721

NAICS Code Portfolio Management: 523920

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Randolph L. Thornton President & CEO
John M. Casparian Co-President, Director of Operations and Administration
Kevin J. Hickam Co-President, Director of Portfolio Management
Michael Hahn President and Head of Mezzanine Finance
Stephen J. Ahearn Co-President, Director of Research
Daniel Rohr Chief Operating Officer
David A. Buzen Chief Financial Officer
James L. Nathenson Chief Risk Officer
Mary B Horsch Chief Administrative Officer
Thomas A Kreimer Chief Financial Officer
Joseph Kohler Executive Vice President
Andrew P Leonard Vice President
Michael D Bender Vice President, Audit and Compliance
Mitchell T Kern Vice President
Robyn Hennessy Vice President Marketing & Communications
David Heilbrunn Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Strategy & Development
Randy Schwimmer Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
Robert Juneja Managing Director
Ann T Ferreira Partner
Gary H Gottschalk Operating Partner
Mark R McDonald Partner
Robert York Partner
Sameer Vijayakar Partner
Alastair G.C. Merrick
George Kurteson Head of Middle Market Finance
Nicole O'Brien

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David E. King Chairman
Conley Brooks Sr. Board of Directors
Kenneth J. Kencel Vice Chairman

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. President & CEO Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Casparian is a leveraged bank loan portfolio manager responsible for bank loans, private placements and workouts. Prior to joining Churchill Pacific, LLC, Mr. Casparian was Vice President and Director of Private Placements for Transamerica Investment Services, Inc., from 1989 to 1999. There, he was responsible for the origination, underwriting and trading of the firm's $2.5 billion private placement and $1 billion leverage bank loan portfolios. Prior to his work at Transamerica, Mr. Casparian managed a high yield bond portfolio and co-managed the middle market bank-lending group for Gibraltar Financial. In addition, from 1973 to 1982, he was responsible for bank loan origination, underwriting, and syndication for Lloyds Bank.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Co-President, Director of Operations and Administration Current
Centre Pacific, LLC Chief Operating Officer and Portfolio Manager Current
Transamerica Corporation Former
University of Southern California B.S. In Business Administration (Finance) Former

Mr. Hickam is a leveraged bank loan portfolio manager and an industry analyst specializing in capital goods, metals & mining and services. Prior to joining Churchill Pacific, LLC, Mr. Hickam was a securities analyst and bank loan trader at Seneca Capital Management from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Hickam was also AVP and Portfolio Manager at Transamerica Investment Services, Inc., from 1989 to 1999, where he was responsible for co-management of a leveraged bank loan portfolio, the management of the Transamerica Premier Cash Reserve money market fund and research of high yield investments in the capital goods, manufacturing, transportation and metals industries.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Co-President, Director of Portfolio Management Current
Seneca Capital Management, LLC Loan Trader Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. President and Head of Mezzanine Finance Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Director Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Co-founder Former
The Children's Museum Board Member Former
University of Chicago MBA Former
Boston College BS Former

Mr. Ahearn is a leveraged bank loan portfolio manager, director of research and an industry analyst specializing in chemicals, energy and textile/apparel. Prior to joining Centre Pacific, LLC, Mr. Ahearn was Vice President and Director of Fixed Income Research at Transamerica Investment Services, Inc., from 1994 to 1999. His major responsibilities there included managing several high yield accounts, coordinating a credit research team of seven analysts, and providing credit analysis in his assigned sectors. He was also responsible for the fixed income management portion of three balanced mutual funds. In addition, from 1985 to 1994, Mr. Ahearn held several investment positions with General Electric Investment Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Co-President, Director of Research Current
Centre Pacific, LLC Portfolio Manager and Director of Research Current
Centre Pacific, LLC Industry Analyst Former
Boston College Bachelor of Science, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
U.S. Bancorp Vice Chairman, Large Corporate Banking and Specialty Lending Group Former
University of Notre Dame MBA Former
St. Ambrose University BS Former

Mr. Buzen joined Churchill Financial from DEPFA Bank plc where he was a Managing Director. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ACE Financial Solutions and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Re Corporation (now known as Assured Guaranty). He was also a First Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance for AMBAC. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the University at Albany School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. First Vice President Former
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Head of Corporate Finance Former

Mr. Nathenson joined Churchill Financial from JP Morgan Chase & Co. where he worked for the past 27 years in various credit risk capacities, including Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer for Middle Market Banking, where he was responsible for risk management activities for middle market financial sponsors, leveraged lending, asset-based lending, leasing and several geographic regions.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chief Risk Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chief Administrative Officer Current
KPMG International Partner with Price Waterhouse Former
Price Waterhouse & Co. Partner Former
Price Waterhouse & Co. Director Former
KPMG International Director Former
University of Minnesota MBA - Former
University of Minnesota BA Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
University of St. Thomas BA Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Of Counsel Current
Arthur Andersen LLP tax attorney Former
Shell Oil Company tax attorney Former
Drake University JD Former
University of Cincinnati MBA Former
Ohio University BA Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Vice President Current
U.S. Bancorp Assistant Vice President Former
U.S. Bancorp Intelligence Officer Former
U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer Former
Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P. Former
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
University of Wisconsin BS Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Vice President, Audit and Compliance Current
St. Cloud State University BS Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Vice President Current
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University MBA Former
Northwestern University MBA - Former
University of Notre Dame BBA Former

Ms. Hennessy joined Churchill Financial Group from Towers Perrin, where she was Financial Services Marketing Director. In that capacity, she was responsible for all strategic and tactical marketing including advertising, public relations, brand and collateral development and proposals. Prior to that Ms. Hennessy was a Marketing Director for Standard & Poor's.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Vice President Marketing & Communications Current

Mr. Heilbrunn joined Churchill Financial from Bear Stearns and Co., where he was Senior Managing Director and CDO Group Head. Prior to joining Bear Stearns, he spent 12 years with JPMorganChase, most recently serving as Managing Director, Structured Credit Products, responsible for the Bank's North American CDO origination and execution activities.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Senior Managing Director, Head of Corporate Strategy & Development Current

Mr. Schwimmer joined Churchill Financial from BNP Paribas Securities where he was a Managing Director and Head of Leveraged Finance Syndication. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Schwimmer spent 15 years at JP Morgan Chase in Corporate Banking and Loan Syndications in various capacities. He was responsible for organizing, structuring and syndicating leveraged loans, including cash flow and asset based loans along with junior debt such as mezzanine and high yield securities.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets Current
BNP Paribas SA Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Managing Director Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Partner Current
Chase Securities, Inc. leveraged finance, M&A, and restructuring advisory experience Former
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown Incorporated leveraged finance, M&A, and restructuring advisory experience Former
Banc of America Securities LLC leveraged finance, M&A, and restructuring advisory experience Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Cornell University BS Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Operating Partner Current

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Partner Current
U.S. Bancorp Vice President Former
University of St. Thomas MBA Former
University of Minnesota BA Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Partner Current
U.S. Bancorp Senior Vice President Former
U.S. Bancorp Manager Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Harvard University AB Former

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Partner Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. NA Former
Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P. NA Former
The Ohio State University MS Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Indian Institute of Technology BT Former

Mr. Merrick joined Churchill Financial from E*TRADE Bank, where he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that he worked for 17 years at IBJ Whitehall, a NY-based commercial bank focused on middle market lending, where he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations. He also spent 12 years at Coopers & Lybrand in the audit area in both New York and London.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Current

Mr. Kurteson joined Churchill Financial from GE/Antares where he was Senior Managing Director and a member of the GE/Antares leadership team. Mr. Kurteson's career spans over 30 years in middle market leveraged lending, including senior level positions, at Heller Financial, Fleet Bank and Maryland National Bank.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Head of Middle Market Finance Current

Ms. O'Brien joined Churchill Financial in January 2006 from Mizuho Corporate Bank where she was an Assistant Vice President in the Human Resources Department, responsible for servicing employee benefit programs. Ms. O'Brien began her career in 1995 at IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust Company in the Retirement Plans Department specializing in administering client 401K, Pension Plans and Non-Qualified Plans.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
Brooks Associates Inc. President Current
Sawmill Equity Partners, LLC Current
The Owners Institute Board of Directors Current
Brooks Resources Corporation Board of Directors Current
Churchill Capital, Inc. Board of Directors Current
U.S. Trust Corporation Chairman Former
Harvard University MBA Degree Former
Yale University B.A. Former

Mr. Kencel partnered with the principals of Churchill Capital to establish Churchill Financial in February of 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Kencel served as Head of Leveraged Finance for Royal Bank of Canada and Head of Indosuez Capital, a middle market merchant banking and asset management business. During his over 20-year career, Mr. Kencel has had a broad range of experience in middle market leveraged finance, having been a founder of the high yield finance businesses at both Chase Securities and SBC Warburg (now UBS). He serves on the Board of Advisors of The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Organization Position Status
Churchill Capital, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
SBC Warburg Founder Former
Chase Securities, Inc. Founder Former
Royal Bank of Canada Head of Leveraged Finance Former
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