In-house Entrepreneurs

Paul became in 1989 a Charterhouse Group Entrepreneur when the firm backed him to purchase Fleer Corp., the sports trading card and confections business. In 1997, following Fleer's rapid growth and Charterhouse's earlier successful realization from the investment, Paul assumed the CEO role of Del Monte Foods, another Charterhouse portfolio company. When Charterhouse successfully exited from this investment in 1999, Paul joined the firm full-time as a Strategic Partner.

Previously, he was employed for 20 years in numerous consumer products marketing, sales and general management positions at Nestle, General Mills and Leaf. His experience included being President of the Donruss Division (trading cards) at General Mills and as the President of Leaf (confections).

Paul holds both a B.S. and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland, where he today serves as a Trustee.

Chris joined Charterhouse Group in 2002 as an In-House Entrepreneur. He was, until recently the Chairman of Lason, Inc., an integrated information management and business process outsourcing solutions business which Charterhouse purchased in 2004; Lason was sold in February 2007. Chris also is a Director of The Camelot Schools and Upstream Rehabilitation. He also spends time in the Healthcare Services and Business Services groups.

Previously, he was the CEO of National Healthcare Resources (NHR), an outsourced medical claims management and insurance services provider, which he also founded in 1992. Chris built NHR through acquisitions and organic growth and the company was ultimately sold in 2001. Prior to that, Chris spent eight years in the mortgage securities industry with Greenwich Capital Markets, where he specialized in fixed income sales and trading, and with Salomon Brothers, where he focused on structured securities transactions.

Chris began his career in public accounting as a CPA with Peat Marwick International, a predecessor to KPMG.

Paul joined Charterhouse Group in 2002 as an In-House Entrepreneur. He is currently the Chairman of two portfolio companies, LogistiCare, Inc., the leader in non-emergency transportation services, and OakLeaf Waste Management, Inc., an international waste management outsourced solutions provider. Paul also spends time sourcing and evaluating opportunities with the Business Services and Healthcare Services groups.

Previously, Paul founded or co-founded, built and sold several service businesses. These included American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR), a provider of ambulance services (where he served as Chairman and CEO) and Coach USA, Inc., a provider of motor coach charters, tour and sightseeing services. His earlier experience was in build-ups in the environmental waste removal and building maintenance service sectors.

In 1995, Inc. Magazine / Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch selected Paul as the National Entrepreneur of the Year for Emerging Growth Companies.