Mr. Lance N. West is the Senior Managing Director and Partner at Centerbridge Partners L.P. He served as Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. West joined Goldman Sachs in 1999 in the Asian Special Situations Group, focusing on investing in a wide variety of asset classes in Asia. He returned to the United States in 2001 and heads the Principal Finance Group within Goldman's Special Situations Group, Fixed Income Division. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Greenthal Realty Partners from 1992 to 1999. Mr. West served as Executive Vice President - Principal, of The Charles H. Greenthal Group, Inc. - Real Estate from 1984 to 1992 and also served as member of Technical Staff of AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1982 to 1984. Mr. West served as Director of Triad Financial Corporation until April 13, 2006.