Joseph V. Lash

Exide Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of stored electrical energy solutions. It manufactures and supplies lead-acid batteries for transportation and industrial applications. It operates through the following business segments: Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and ROW, Industrial Energy Americas, and Industrial Energy Europe and ROW. The Transportation Americas segment sells aftermarket transportation products through various distribution channels, including mass merchandisers, auto parts outlets, wholesale distributors, and battery specialists. The Transportation Europe and ROW segment offers original equipment manufacturer batteries to the light vehicle, light commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle industries. The Industrial Energy Americas segment supplies Motive Power and Network Power applications. The Industrial Energy Europe and ROW segment distributes Motive Power products and services in Europe through in-house sales and service organizations. Its products include starting lighting and ignition batteries for cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, agricultural and construction vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, marine, and other applications. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Milton, GA.

Neenah Enterprises, Inc. manufactures gray and ductile iron castings and forged steel products. It provides metal castings, steel forgings, and a variety of auxiliary services such as machining, painting, and heat treatment for the municipal and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Neenah, WI.

CDG Group LLC provides financial advisory services. The firm provides mergers and acquisition, restructuring, divestitures, management buyouts, recapitalization, and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Robert P. Conway, Robert A. Del Genio, and Michael F. Gries in 1998 and is located in New York City, NY.

Tontine Associates LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Gendell in 1997. They provide discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds and separately managed accounts, the beneficial owners of which are institutional and/or sophisticated individual investors.

Neenah Foundry Co. engaged in the manufacture and markets iron castings for industrial and municipal sectors. Its products include bridge scuppers, curb inlets, electrical boxes and ballast screens, downspouts, floor drains, trenches, wheel guards, and catch basin traps. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Neenah, WI.

Grand Union Co. engages in the retailing of food business. The company is headquartered in Roseland, NJ.