Robert Wexler has more than 35 years experience in operational turnarounds, corporate reorganizations in and out of bankruptcy, raising capital and senior management. He founded Tron Group in 1997 after seven years as a principal at The Recovery Group (TRG), an international turnaround-consulting firm. Prior to TRG, Robert was a senior executive at Rockport Shoe Company, where he played a key role in the management team responsible for the sale of Rockport to Reebok International, and he was Managing Director of a $100-million private equity fund. Robert also was owner of a $50-million construction company and a $20-million bridge manufacturing company. Robert has performed over $3 billion in corporate reorganizations, both in and out of Chapter 11.

Robert is active in the Association of Corporate Growth, Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Mr. Wexler is a graduate of the University of Vermont and has a BS in engineering from Northeastern University.

William Ash has more than 22 years experience working with distressed or underperforming companies as a lender, consultant and investor. Prior to Tron he worked for five years at the Hollis Meddings Group, a Rhode Island based turnaround and business advisory firm. During that period, in addition to providing consulting and interim CFO services he was also appointed as the Principal Agent for the Receiver of two non-performing SBIC mezzanine funds and was responsible for the management and ultimate sale of 27 investments in a wide range of industries. Bill was also the Venture Capital Manager for RI Economic Development Corporation where he assisted companies in their strategic and financial planning and in raising equity and debt capital. Earlier in his career, Bill worked in the banking industry in business development, portfolio management and workouts.

Bill graduated from the New York Merchant Marine Academy with a degree in transportation management and completed graduate studies in Finance and Business Administration from Harvard and the University of Rhode Island. Bill is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and is certified in LEAN Enterprise.

Phyllis Lengle has 27 years experience in re-organizations, re-engineering, financial reporting, accounting, and operational analysis. Phyllis was the Controller of a 500-person technology company and during her ten years at Digital Equipment, she held Finance Manager positions at the corporate and business unit levels specializing in systems implementation, process re-design and cost controls. Prior to Digital, Phyllis was an audit manager with KPMG in Philadelphia, concentrating in financial services, health care and pharmaceuticals.

Ms. Lengle holds an MBA in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and a BA in economics from Millersville University. Phyllis has her CPA certification and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.

Ronald Little has over 35 years of experience as a financial and operating expert with problem solving experience in a wide range of industries. Ron has worked as a consultant for the last 9 years providing crisis management, turnaround, litigation support and forensic audit services for client companies. Previously, Ron led lending and credit analysis operations for three financial institutions as well as providing general management consulting expertise with KPMG. Ron has a strong background in manufacturing, healthcare, retail, real estate and distribution. He is skilled in providing operating and financial management under Court-appointed circumstances.

Mr. Little holds an MBA in Finance from DePaul University and a BS in business from Eastern Illinois University. Ron is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and the International Association of Insolvency Professionals.

Michael Cullinane has 18 years experience working with troubled companies and has performed numerous financial restructurings for creditors. Michael's operational roles have included assignments as COO, CFO and Crisis Manager across a wide variety of manufacturing and service industries. Recently, Michael oversaw the operations of five machine tool companies and a chemical company for a $250-million parent company in financial distress. Previous experience includes more than ten years as a consultant specializing in turnarounds and crisis management with Coopers and Lybrand, and The Recovery Group, where he spent two years in Eastern Europe as the leader of the firm's turnaround practice in Slovakia. Under his management, the Slovakian practice grew from three to more than 20 professionals and assisted more than 30 state-owned enterprises undergoing privatization.

Michael holds an MBA in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and a BA in economics from Cornell University. Michael is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.

Ray Hale has over 14 years experience in financial and operational planning and analysis in manufacturing, retail and service organizations. Ray's experience includes three years at the Gillette Company where he assisted in budget preparation and performance analysis as well divisional financial analysis. He subsequently spent over five years with Shaw's Supermarkets where he performed comprehensive sales performance analysis as well as working on retail sales planning and property evaluation. Most recently Ray worked for HiWired, a retail technology services business where he was responsible for all aspects of financials planning and analysis as well as overseeing operational metrics and customer analysis.

Ray has a BS in business administration from Seton Hall and an MBA from Providence College in Rhode Island. Ray is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.

Gayle Slattery has been in the financial services industry for over 23 years. In 1987 she co-founded Marlborough Capital Advisors, a firm which manages institutional partnerships investing in mezzanine securities of small to middle sized companies. Since 1987, Gayle raised three funds and invested over $180 million in 40 companies. The third and final fund was fully invested at the end of 2002. Gayle is responsible for the financial management and marketing for Tron and for corporate finance services to Tron's clients. Prior to Marlborough and Tron, she worked at New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Bank of Montreal and Bank of Boston, and spent more than eight years with Wm. M. Mercer, a division of Marsh McLennan, as a consulting actuary.

Gayle has a B.Sc. from Queens University (Kingston, Canada) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Gayle is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth.