Mr. Fennebresque has been a member of our Board since 2015. Mr. Fennebresque has served as a senior advisor to Cowen Group Inc., a diversified financial services firm, since 2008, where he also served as its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2008.
From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Fennebresque served as chairman of Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC, an investment bank. He also served as head of the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions departments at UBS, a global financial services firm, and was a general partner and co-head of investment banking at Lazard Frères & Co, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm. He has also held various positions at First Boston Corporation, an investment bank acquired by Credit Suisse.
Mr. Fennebresque has served on the board of Ally Financial Inc., a financial services company, since May 2009, and BlueLinx Holdings Inc., a distributor of building products, since May 2013, including as Chairperson of BlueLinx since May 2016. Mr. Fennebresque previously served on the boards of Ribbon Communications Inc., a provider of network communications solutions, Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc. (the parent of DynCorp International, a provider of defense and technical services and government outsourced solutions), and Rotor Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from November 2020 to June 2021.
Mr. Fennebresque’s extensive experience as a director of several public companies and history of leadership in the financial services industry brings corporate governance expertise and a diverse viewpoint to the deliberations of our Board. Additionally, his deep experience in the financial services industry provides our Board valuable insight into the Company’s risk management, financial performance, and strategic plan.