JOHN M. ROTH (49) has served as a member of the Board and the Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Executive Committee since 1996. In February 2005, Mr. Roth became a member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Roth joined Freeman Spogli & Co., Inc. in 1988, and became a General Partner in 1993. Mr. Roth was a member of Kidder, Peabody & Company, Inc.'s mergers and acquisitions group from 1984 to 1988. He is also a member of the board of Hhgregg, Inc.