— Advisory Board —

Edward J. Mathias

Ed Mathias is a Managing Director and Partner of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. He was instrumental in the founding of The Carlyle Group and assisted in raising the firm's initial capital. Prior to joining Carlyle in January 1994, Mr. Mathias was a member of the Management Committee and Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Mr. Mathias presently oversees Carlyle's Global Growth Products and also serves on the Investment Committees for Carlyle's energy affiliate, Carlyle-Riverstone, as well as The Mid- Eastern Northern African Fund (MENA). He is also active in an advisory role for the firm's Global Credit Funds. Mr. Mathias sits on a number of Private Equity Advisory Boards.

He holds an MBA from The Harvard Business School where he previously served on The Dean's Board of Advisors. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is presently a Trustee as well as a member of the Penn Investment Board that oversees the University's endowment. Mr. Mathias is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations, and serves as Program Chairman for The Economic Club of Washington.