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Mr. Sherwood is responsible for leading Gores’ finance operations as well as working with portfolio company executive teams to achieve full operational and financial potential. Prior to joining Gores in 2005, Mr. Sherwood was Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer with Gateway, Inc., responsible for overall financial and cost structure, corporate financial control, planning and analysis, capital raising and other treasury activities, internal audit and investor communications. Accomplishments include eMachines, Inc. acquisition, major cost reduction programs and systematizing financial control processes and procedures. Mr. Sherwood has over 25 years experience in successful financial and operations capacities for companies such as Chrysler Corporation, Loudcloud/Opsware and Hughes Electronics Corporation (including Chairman of Hughes Investment Management Company, CFO of Hughes Telecommunications and Space, EVP of DIRECTV International and President/General Manager of Spaceway-Hughes Network Systems). He earned a MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business and received his Honors Bachelor of Arts degree, with Distinction, in Economics from Stanford University. | 