The world class experience and capabilities of Vulcans team-members enable Vulcan to consistently identify, create, and execute highly profitable value-driven transactions. Vulcans principals have advised or closed over $5 billion in M&A transactions and have assisted in public and private underwriting of over $4.5 billion in equity and debt.

Vulcans professionals collectively bear over 125 years of experience in finance, investment banking, and securities law. Vulcan works closely with other industry experts and investment professionals to provide a comprehensive service for each transaction and advisory assignment.

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Ford F. Graham, Managing Partner
Charles Foster, Managing Director
Hollis Witherspoon, Analyst

Ford F. Graham, Managing Partner
Mr. Graham is a founding General Partner of the Vulcan Partners family of funds and portfolio companies. He has over 20 years experience as a private equity investor and an investment banker in the energy and natural resources sector. Prior to founding Vulcan Partners, Mr. Graham was, for over a dozen years, an investment banker with Smith Barney Inc., Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., and Bankers Trust Co., where he served in the energy and natural resource groups of those firms. In addition, Mr. Graham served in the Reagan administration.

Mr. Graham is President of Vulcan Power Group and Vulcan Energy Solutions, two of the Vulcan portfolio companies focused on power generation and power plant services worldwide. In addition, Mr. Graham serves as a partner of Vulcan Coal Partners, VWVulcan Energy Ltd., and Vulcan Global Energy Ltd., each specialized investment funds. Mr. Graham also serves on the Provost Council of Tulane University, and the Engineering and Environmental Sciences Advisory Board for Princeton University. Mr. Graham holds an A.B. in Geology and Geophysical Sciences from Princeton University, a J.D. from Tulane Law School and an M.B.A. from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Graham has also studied at HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in France.

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Charles Foster, Managing Director
Mr. Foster is a Managing Director at Vulcan, where he brings financial services experience as well as expertise in business process outsourcing (BPO) and business strategy development to Vulcan. His financial services experience plus his extensive cross-industry experience help to maximize shareholder benefits in creating and executing shared services, and global service delivery strategies at Vulcan and its portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Vulcan, Mr. Foster ran the Financial Services practice and was on the Operating Committee of TPI, a global operation strategy and implementation consulting firm. Prior to TPI, Mr. Foster was a consultant with BearingPoint and Mercer Management Consulting, where he founded the Outsourcing Advisory Practice and was a founding member of the MMC Capital Media and Information venture capital fund, respectively. Mr. Foster was previously a banker at Citizens & Southern National Bank, First Union and The Bank of Tokyo Trust Company. Mr. Foster holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Washington & Lee University and an M.B.A., with high distinction, from the University of Michigan.

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Hollis Witherspoon, Analyst
Ms. Witherspoon is a research analyst for Vulcan Capital Management. Having been with the company since graduating from college, Ms. Witherspoon has served in various research and administrative capacities, most recently as a special projects coordinator for Vulcans portfolio holdings.

Ms. Witherspoon holds an A.B. degree from Princeton University, with a concentration in Medical Anthropology and a Certificate from the Program in Theater and Dance. She is currently pursuing an acting career and studies with the William Esper Studio in Manhattan.

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