Gary C. Granoff has been Chairman of the Board of Ameritrans since its formation and of Elk since its formation. Mr. Granoff serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Elk. Mr. Granoff holds a BBA in Accounting and a JD (with honors) from The George Washington University.
Peter Boockvar was elected to the Board in May 2008. Mr. Boockvar is currently the Equity Strategist at Miller Tabak + Co., LLC., in addition to his role as a salestrader on the equity desk. He joined Miller Tabak + Co., LLC in 1994 after working in the corporate bond research department at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. He is also President of OCLI, LLC and OCLI2, LLC, farmland real estate investment funds. Mr. Boockvar graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BBA in Finance from The George Washington University.
Steven Etra, age 56, has been a director of Ameritrans since 1999, and was a Vice President of Elk from January 1999 to May 2007. Mr. Etra has been Sales Manager since 1975 of Manufacturers Corrugated Box Company, a company owned by Mr. Etra's family for more than seventy-five years. Mr. Etra has also been a director of Titanium Holdings Group, Inc., formerly known as Enviro- Clean of America, Inc. since March 1999. Mr. Etra has extensive business experience in investing in emerging companies.
Michael Feinsod has been a director of the Company since December, 2005, President since November, 2006 and Chief Executive Officer since October, 2008. Mr. Feinsod holds a BA from The George Washington University and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.
Murray A. Indick, age 49, has been a Director since May 2006. Mr. Indick is a co-founder of Prides Capital Partners, LLC, an investment firm specializing in strategic block, activist investing in the small- and micro-cap arena. Prior to joining Prides Capital, Mr. Indick was partner/general counsel at Blum Capital, which he joined in 1997. Prior to joining Blum Capital, Mr. Indick was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Dechert Price & Rhoads. Mr. Indick practiced law for 10 years with Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C. Mr. Indick holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Indick is a member of the board of directors of QC Holdings, Inc. and Whitney Information Network, Inc.
Ellen M. Walker has been an Executive Vice President since 2000 and a director of Ameritrans since its formation and a Vice President of Elk since July 1983. Ms. Walker received a BA from Queens College and obtained her JD with honors from Brooklyn Law School.
Ivan J. Wolpert, age 42, has been a director of the Company since December 2005. Mr. Wolpert is a principal and founder of Belle Harbour Capital, LLC, a real estate investment firm. He has substantial experience in the real estate industry and currently owns both residential units and commercial property. After graduating from law school, he practiced real estate law and completed his legal career as Of Counsel at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP. Mr. Wolpert holds a JD from St. John's University and a BA from Tufts University.
John R. Laird, age 65, has been a director of the Company since January 1999. Mr. Laird has been a private investor since 1994, when he retired from Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. ("Shearson"). Mr. Laird served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Shearson Lehman Brothers Division of Shearson and as a member of the Shearson Executive Committee from 1992 to 1994. Mr. Laird was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Boston Company, a subsidiary of Shearson, from 1990 until its sale by Shearson in 1993. From 1977 to 1989 Mr. Laird was employed by American Express in various capacities including Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Laird received a BS in finance and an MBA from Syracuse University and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Howard F. Sommer, age 67, has been a director of the Company since January 1999. Mr. Sommer is currently Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Circa Inc., a nationally-based buyer of pre-owned jewelry. Mr. Sommer was President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Community Investment Company L.L.C., an equity investment fund providing long-term capital to small businesses throughout the State of New York, from 1995 to 2005. Mr. Sommer was President of Fundex Capital Corporation from 1978 to 1995, President of U.S. Capital Corporation from 1973 to 1995, worked in management consulting from 1971 to 1973 and held various positions at IBM and Xerox Corporations from 1962 to 1971. Mr. Sommer was also a member of the board for the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies, serving on its executive committee from 1989 to 1993 and as Chairman of the Board in 1994. He received a BS in electrical engineering from City College of New York and attended the Graduate School of Business at New York University.
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