Mark Charles Demetree

Exide Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of stored electrical energy solutions. It manufactures and supplies lead-acid batteries for transportation and industrial applications. It operates through the following business segments: Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and ROW, Industrial Energy Americas, and Industrial Energy Europe and ROW. The Transportation Americas segment sells aftermarket transportation products through various distribution channels, including mass merchandisers, auto parts outlets, wholesale distributors, and battery specialists. The Transportation Europe and ROW segment offers original equipment manufacturer batteries to the light vehicle, light commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle industries. The Industrial Energy Americas segment supplies Motive Power and Network Power applications. The Industrial Energy Europe and ROW segment distributes Motive Power products and services in Europe through in-house sales and service organizations. Its products include starting lighting and ignition batteries for cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, agricultural and construction vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, marine, and other applications. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Milton, GA.

American Italian Pasta Co. produces and markets branded and private label dry pasta in North America with brands. The company was founded by Richard C. Thompson in 1986 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Compass Minerals America, Inc. provides salt and other minerals. Its products include animal nutrition, chemical, culinary salts, deicing, dust control, pool salt, water conditioning. and fisheries. The company was founded on February 1, 1988 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

TPC Group, Inc. engages in production of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials such as C4 hydrocarbons. It sells products into a specialty and intermediate markets, including synthetic rubber, fuels, lubricant additives, plastics and surfactants. Its products include butadiene, butane-1, fuel products, polyisobutylene, isobutylene derivative, propylene tetramer and pentamer. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Texas Petrochemicals Corp. manufactures synthetic rubber. It also supplies chemical products. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

D. George Harris & Associates LLC provides investment services. It specializes in leveraged buyouts in the chemical and other process industries. The company was founded by D. George Harris in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of A.C.N. 004 410 833 Ltd., American Grinding Systems LLC produces, distributes, and markets steel and steel products. The private company is based in Kansas City, MO. American Grinding Systems was acquired by AC Distribution Co. Pty Ltd., part of A.C.N. 004 410 833 Ltd. from August 20, 2007 on October 04, 2004.

Silverhawk Capital Partners LLC (Silverhawk Capital Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2005 by Ted Allan Gardner, James Crawford Cook, David James Scanlan and Mark Charles Demetree. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

US Salt LLC manufactures and processes salt. Its products include superior TX-10, resingard, red out, and superior crystal, which are used in food processing, pharmaceutical, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural and textiles and dyes. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.