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Mr. Thomas serves as Senior Partner. Mr. Thomas has been a member of the Investment Team since 1980. He received degrees in finance and accounting from the University of Akron.

He is currently a director of The Evans Network of Companies, Momentum Telecom, and Smart City. He most recently served on the boards of Conterra Ultra Broadband, Fibertech Networks, Harvard Drug Group, National Seating & Mobility (“NSM”), Wyle, Cadence Aerospace, Newmarket, and Auto Europe Group. Previous boards include Aviall, Brintec, C&H Sugar, DavCo Restaurants, The Devon Group, Flender, Furnishings International, Hancor Pipe, Interface Solutions, International Airmotive, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola, Mspark, NCI, Neenah Foundry, Pamida Stores, People Express Airlines, Smith Alarm, Worldspan, York International, and Zatarain’s.