Member and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus LLC (private equity investment firm) since January 2006 and employed by Warburg Pincus since February 2002. Previously with AEA Investors Inc., focusing on private equity investment opportunities in industrial and consumer products companies and Bain & Co., a management investment consulting firm. Mr. Kruse is a Director of Polypore International, Inc. (manufacturer of membranes used in batteries and filtration), TransDigm Group Incorporated (manufacturer of component products for the aerospace industry) and Builders FirstSource, Inc. (supplier and manufacturer of building products for residential new construction). Member of the Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. |