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Craig F. Noell - Managing Director	P 805.409.4339
Kyle C. Ross - Managing Director	P 805.409.4335
Jennifer Purcell - Vice President	P 805.409.4337

New York Office · Main 212.201.4125
Kenneth S. Grossman - Managing Director	P 212.201.4124
Thomas J. Donatelli - Managing Director	P 212.201.4123
Jeehae Shin - Associate	P 212.201.4126

Craig Noell - Managing Director
Mr. Noell is a Managing Director at Signature Capital Advisers and sits on the Investment Committee. He is President, CEO, and Director of Signature Group Holdings, Inc. He is also a member of the Executive Committee at SGH. Mr. Noell co-founded Signature in 2004 and brings over 25 years experience in corporate finance, investing banking, and special situation investing with Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo Foothill, Security Pacific, Barclays and Murphy Noell Capital. At Murphy Noell, he was involved in over 50 corporate finance transactions including traditional M&A, distressed M&A, capital raises, recapitalizations and restructurings. Previously, as a member of the distressed investing area at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Noell founded and ran Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending, investing Goldman's proprietary capital in special situations opportunities. At Wells Fargo Foothill ("Foothill") Mr. Noell directed the firm's New York and Los Angeles business development teams and was involved in numerous recapitalizations/restructurings, DIP loans and POR financings. Mr. Noell was also involved in establishing multiple joint venture relationship including the acquisition of the loan portfolio of Home Savings of Alaska from the FSLIC, a joint venture with Ansley Associates to provide specialized financing to the resort industry and a joint venture relationship with Ozer to form Paragon Retail Finance which was subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo and is now the second largest asset based lender to the retail trade. Mr. Noell began his career in the Merger Group of Security Pacific National Bank, N.A. and also held positions at Barclays American Business Credit and BISL, a firm specializing in trade claims, prior to joining Foothill. Mr. Noell holds a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.



Kyle Ross - Managing Director
Mr. Ross is a Managing Director at Signature Capital Advisers and sits on the Investment Committee. He is also an Executive Vice President of Signature Group Holdings, Inc. Mr. Ross co-founded Signature in 2004 and since then has been directly involved in all of Signature's transactions, including playing an active role in structuring, underwriting, closing and managing the exit of transactions. Mr. Ross previously spent over four years with the boutique investment banking firm Murphy Noell Capital where he was directly involved in over 25 transactions including both healthy and distressed capital raises, M&A transactions, and debt restructuring. He was also responsible for managing the firm's analyst and associate staff. Previously, he was an analyst at Sutro & Co. Mr. Ross holds a B.S. and a B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.



Ken Grossman - Managing Director
Mr. Grossman is a Managing Director at Signature Capital Advisers and sits on the Investment Committee. He also serves as a director and member of the Executive Committee and the Legal and Risk Committee of Signature Group Holdings, Inc. As a highly experienced investor specializing in troubled and distressed credit products, Mr. Grossman brings a demonstrated track record of selecting profitable investments and actively participating in the financial and operational restructuring of target companies. Prior to joining Signature, Mr. Grossman served as a Managing Director at Ramius, LLC, a $3 billion multi-strategy fund, where he managed a $300 million distressed credit portfolio and a group of five experienced investment professionals. Prior to that, he oversaw distressed debt and special situations portfolios at Del Mar Asset Management, LP, an $800 million multi-strategy fund, and Alpine Associates LP, a risk arbitrage firm. Mr. Grossman has also been affiliated with Balfour Investors Inc. and the Recovery Group, LP, where he began investing in distressed situations. Mr. Grossman began his career as an attorney with Shea & Gould specializing in bankruptcy, creditor's rights and commercial litigation. Mr. Grossman has also served on the Board of Directors of e-Lottery, Inc. (Chairman), Evercom Systems, Texas-New Mexico Power, Inc., and Roberts Consolidated Industries (Chairman). Additionally, he has served on numerous official and unofficial creditor and shareholder committees. Mr. Grossman holds a J.D. from George Washington University and a B.A. from Trinity College in Connecticut.



Thomas Donatelli - Managing Director
Mr. Donatelli is a Managing Director at Signature Capital Advisers and sits on the Investment Committee. Mr. Donatelli brings 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including stints in M&A, as a highly regarded special situations equity analyst and in proprietary investments. Prior to joining Signature in 2007, Mr. Donatelli founded Clarinbridge Capital, a relative value hedge fund backed by KBC Financial Products. Previously, Mr. Donatelli was a Founding Partner of SageCrest, an asset-backed and structured debt fund which grew from $2 million in assets under management to approximately $400 million over a three year period. Mr. Donatelli has also held roles in the M&A Department at Merrill Lynch, where he participated in transactions including the RJR Nabisco LBO, the Time Warner bridge loan and the merger of Bass PLC and Holiday Inns. Further, Mr. Donatelli held roles at Wertheim Schroder & Co. as head of "Special Situations" Equity Research, as a Managing Director in the M&A group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and, following DLJ's acquisition by Credit Suisse, as a Managing Director in the Mergers Group at Bank of America. Mr. Donatelli holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. from Oxford University. Mr. Donatelli was awarded a John M. Olin Foundation Fellowship at the U.S. Naval War College.



Jennifer Purcell - Vice President
Ms. Purcell is a Vice President at Signature Capital Advisers. Prior to joining Signature in 2009, Ms. Purcell was an associate at Macquarie Capital, where she focused on mergers & acquisitions and principal investing. Previously, she was an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. following its acquisition of Legacy Partners Group. Prior to that, Ms. Purcell was an analyst in the Aerospace • Defense • Government group at Houlihan Lokey, where she participated in the execution of leveraged buyouts and mergers & acquisitions. Ms. Purcell holds a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from George Washington University.



Jeehae Shin - Associate
Ms. Shin is an Associate at Signature Capital Advisers. Prior to joining Signature in 2010, Ms. Shin was a Senior Investment Analyst at Prudential Capital Group, where she analyzed privately placed debt and equity. Previously, she was a Senior Analyst in the Corporate Strategy and Development group at Global Payments, Inc., a leading payment processing services company. Ms. Shin holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Emory University.