Aperture Venture Partners

Paul E. Tierney, Jr. has been a highly respected global investment professional for over thirty years. His experience and relationships help Aperture’s portfolio companies in a variety of valuable ways (strategy, capital raising, M&A, business development, corporate governance). Prior to Aperture, Paul co-founded and ran Coniston Partners and its successor partnerships throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Financial, operational and strategic decisions helped Paul build Coniston to over $1 billion in capital and generate significant returns to the shareholders and limited partners. Paul also founded and ran other investment vehicles, including Coniston Global Partners, Corporate Value Partners and Darwin Capital Partners, all of which generated superior returns to shareholders. He is Chairman of the Board of TechnoServe, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship in Latin America and Africa, and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School teaching courses on private equity. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received his M.B.A. as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School and a B.A. with high honors from the University of Notre Dame.

Thomas P. Cooper, M.D. is a nationally recognized healthcare entrepreneur, having used his medical training and business experience to found and manage several companies which have become the national leaders in their respective fields and generated $2 billion in revenues. His experience and relationships help Aperture’s portfolio companies in a variety of valuable ways (operations, strategy, recruiting, regulatory, reimbursement). Companies that Tom has founded and managed include a national emergency physician company (Spectrum Emergency Care: Acquired by Laidlaw, Inc.), the largest correctional facility healthcare company (Correctional Medical Services) and the largest provider of X-Ray/EKG to nursing homes (Mobilex USA: Acquired by Integrated Health Services). These companies have had combined revenues of over $2 billion, serve over five thousand facilities, are located in all 50 states and reach more than four million patients. Tom serves on the Boards of Cardiocore Lab, IPC The Hospitalist Company and Kindred Healthcare and is actively involved with other portfolio companies of Aperture. He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School teaching courses on entrepreneurship. He received his M.D. from Indiana University and his B.A. from DePauw University.

Eric H. Sillman has worked at Aperture since inception and is involved in all aspects of the business. He is actively engaged with many of Aperture’s portfolio companies and was closely involved with Aperture’s successful exits including Mako Surgical, Interlace Medical, Conor Medsystems and Ception Therapeutics. Prior to Aperture, Eric worked in a variety of professional services capacities. At UBS, he executed merger and acquisition, equity and debt transactions. At The Parthenon Group, he helped companies assess expansion strategies and e-commerce initiatives. At TechnoServe, he assisted early stage companies with market analyses, financial management and organizational structures and instituted a methodology to measure organizational impact. He currently serves on the Board of Xlumena. He also serves on the Board of Agora Partnerships and on TechnoServe's Board of Members. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Brown University.

Advisory Board

John L. Cecil is a private investor, and since 2005 has served as an advisor to a number of financial services institutions. From 1994 until 2000, Mr. Cecil was the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and was a member of the Lehman Brothers’ Operating and Executive Committees. From 2001 until 2004, Mr. Cecil served as Chairman of CP Kelco, a privately-held specialty chemicals company, where he oversaw the successful turnaround at the company, culminating in its sale at the end of 2004. Prior to Lehman Brothers, Mr. Cecil was a Director in the New York City office of McKinsey & Company, Inc. Mr. Cecil joined McKinsey in 1980, was elected partner in 1986, and was a Director from 1991 through 1993. Mr. Cecil is a member of the Board of Directors of Epoch Investment Partners, a publicly-owned investment management firm. He is a Senior Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Graham-Windham Agency and is also on the Board of Directors of The Graham School (a New York Special Act Public School). He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. Finally, Mr. Cecil serves on the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Global Conservation Council. Mr. Cecil graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1976 with an A.B. in public and international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School. He graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. Magna Cum Laude in 1980 and, the same year, received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, graduating as a Baker Scholar.

Paul R. Charron currently serves as a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus, LLC, the global private equity group. He also is Chairman of Campbell Soup Company. He retired as Chief Executive Officer of Liz Claiborne, Inc. in 2006, a position he held since 1995. From 1996-2006, Mr. Charron was also Chairman of the Board. Previously, Mr. Charron was Executive Vice President of VF Corporation, the country's largest publicly-held apparel manufacturer. Before joining VF in 1988, Mr. Charron served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Brown & Bigelow, the Minnesota-based promotional products firm. He also served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Cannon Mills Company, a New York-based bath and bedding manufacturer, and worked in marketing management positions at General Foods Corporation. His business career began in the brand management organization at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Charron is a member of the American Society of Corporate Executives and a Director of Vital Voices Global Partnership. Mr. Charron is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School.

Peter A. Flaherty is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company. Mr. Flaherty served for many years on McKinsey’s Investment Advisory Committee, which is responsible for pension and discretionary partner investments, with a particular focus on alternative investments.In June 2001, he moved to part-time status with McKinsey to focus increasingly on private investing and not-for-profit interests. Since 2005, Mr. Flaherty has been a Managing Director of Arcon Partners, a private investment firm. He is a member of the Boards of Rockefeller University, The Foreign Policy Association, The Kenyon Review, TechnoServe and the Leadership Academy of the New York City Schools. He is Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Flaherty is a graduate of Stanford University, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Harvard Business School.

Edward L. Kuntz is a leading healthcare executive in the United States, bringing deep industry knowledge and contacts. He currently is Chairman of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., one of the largest providers of long-term healthcare services in the United States. Kindred is a New York Stock Exchange listed company with revenues in excess of $4 billion, and is also a Fortune “500” company. In January 2004, Mr. Kuntz relinquished his position as CEO of Kindred, after serving as CEO for more than five years. Prior to Kindred, Mr. Kuntz was an advisor to a number of healthcare companies and investment groups, including a venture capital firm. He was also CEO of Living Centers of America, a leading long-term healthcare company. Mr. Kuntz began his career in the private practice of law and served as Associate General Counsel of ARA Services (now Aramark). Mr. Kuntz is a director of Rotech Healthcare, an Operating Partner at Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and an Advisory Director of Woodway Financial Advisors, a Texas-based trust company and financial advisory firm. He has been active in numerous professional associations, including the Alliance for Quality Healthcare, the American Health Care Association and the Federation of American Hospitals. Mr. Kuntz graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree and also received Juris Doctor and Master of Law degrees from Temple University.