Mr. Cahill, 44, has been a Director since June 2005 and is the Chairman of our Corporate Communications Committee. Mr. Cahill has also been a Managing Member of Stellar McKim LLC since 2004 and a Managing Member of McKim & Company LLC since 1998. In addition, Mr. Cahill serves as a Director of McKim & Company LLC. Mr. Cahill has worked in the financial services industry for the past 20 years as an investment banker or investment portfolio manager. Prior to founding McKim & Company in 1998, Mr. Cahill was a Managing Director and Principal of MFR Securities, Inc. At MFR Securities, he managed all aspects of the firm, including directing its investment banking services, while maintaining regulatory compliance with the NASD. Previously, Mr. Cahill was a Managing Director of Investment Banking and a participant in the 1995 recapitalization of Laidlaw Global Securities. At Laidlaw, Mr. Cahill was a lead banker for both public and private financings as well as mergers & acquisitions, including the firm's principal acquisitions. Prior to Laidlaw, Mr. Cahill was a portfolio manager at TIAA-CREF and previously an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Cahill received a B.A. from Boston College and a Masters in Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Cahill is a licensed principal with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and holds Series 7, 24, 51 and 63 licenses. |