Arnaud Ajdler
Description Mr. Ajdler, 34, is a Senior Managing Director of Crescendo Partners, a value-oriented investment firm based in New York. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University Business School where he teaches a course in value investing. Mr. Ajdler currently serves on the boards of directors of the following public companies: (1) Destination Maternity Corporation, since March 2008, currently chairman of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and (2) O?Charley?s Inc., since March 2008, currently a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. He has also served on the boards of directors of the following other public companies within the last five years: (1) The Topps Company, from August 2006 until the sale of the Company in October 2007, member of the Audit Committee; (2) Hill International, Inc., from June 2006 until June 2009, member of the Governance and Nominating Committee; and (3) Rhapsody Acquisition Corp., from its inception in June 2006 until July 2008. From June 2004 until June 2006, Mr. Ajdler also served as Chief Financial Officer, a Director and the Secretary of Arpeggio Acquisition Corporation, an acquisition company. Arpeggio completed its business combination with Hill International Inc. in June 2006. Mr. Ajdler previously worked as a management consultant for the consulting company Mercer Management Consulting from 2000 until 2001. Mr. Ajdler received a B.S. in engineering from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, an S.M. in Aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. In considering Mr. Ajdler for Director of the Company, the Board considered his strong business, financial and mergers and acquisitions background as well as his perspective obtained from serving on other public company boards of directors. Mr. Ajdler also brings to the Board the perspective of a major shareholder in our Company. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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