Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
Lawrence Miller has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board since our formation in April 2004 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Cornerstone, since March 1999. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Mr. Miller was employed by The Loewen Group, Inc. (now known as the Alderwoods Group, Inc.), where he served in various management positions, including Executive Vice President of Operations from January 1997 until June 1998, and President of the Cemetery Division from March of 1995 until December 1996. Prior to joining The Loewen Group, Mr. Miller served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Osiris Holding Corporation, a private consolidator of cemeteries and funeral homes of which Mr. Miller was a one-third owner, from November 1987 until March 1995, when Osiris was sold to The Loewen Group. Mr. Miller served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Morlan International, Inc., one of the first publicly traded cemetery and funeral home consolidators from 1982 until 1987, when Morlan was sold to Service Corporation International.
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
William R. Shane has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and on our board of directors since our formation in April 2004 and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone since March 1999. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Mr. Shane was employed by The Loewen Group, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President of Finance for the Cemetery Division from March 1995 until January 1998. Prior to joining The Loewen Group, Mr. Shane served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Osiris Holding Corporation, which he founded with Mr. Miller, and of which he was a one-third owner. Prior to founding Osiris, Mr. Shane served as the Chief Financial Officer of Morlan International, Inc.
Allen R. Freedman has served on our Board of Directors since our formation in April 2004, and has served as a director of Cornerstone since October 2000. He served as Non-Executive Chairman of Systems & Computer Technology, Inc., a company that provides software and services to educational institutions, from January 2002 to early 2004. Mr. Freedman retired in July 2000 from his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fortis, Inc., a specialty insurance company that he started in 1979. He currently serves on the board of Assurant, Inc. (which was formerly known as Fortis, Inc.). He is also a founding director of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc.
Howard L. Carver has served on our Board of Directors since August 2005. Mr. Carver retired in June 2002 from Ernst & Young. During his 35-year career with the firm, Mr. Carver held a variety of positions in six U.S. offices, culminating with the position of managing partner responsible for the operation of the Hartford, Connecticut office. Since June 2002, Mr. Carver has served on the boards of directors of Assurant, Inc. (formerly Fortis, Inc.) and Phoenix National Trust Company (until its sale in April 2004) and has been the chair of the Audit Committee for both boards. Since September 2004, Mr. Carver has served on the board of directors of Open Solutions, Inc. and is the chair of that company's Audit Committee (until January 23, 2007 when Open Solutions, Inc was sold).
Peter Grunebaum has served on our Board of Directors since December 2004. Mr. Grunebaum, currently an independent investment banker and corporate consultant, was the Managing Director of Fortrend International, an investment firm headquartered in New York, New York, a position he held from 1989 until the end of 2003. Mr. Grunebaum currently serves as a director; member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Pre Paid Legal Services, Inc., a NYSE listed company that provides legal service plans.
Robert B. Hellman, Jr. has served on our Board of Directors since our formation in April 2004 and has served as a director of Cornerstone since March 1999. Mr. Hellman is the Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director of McCown De Leeuw & Co., LLC, which he joined in 1987. McCown De Leeuw & Co., LLC is the sponsor of numerous private equity investment funds. Mr. Hellman was named Managing Director in 1991 and Chief Executive Officer in 2001.
Martin R. Lautman, Ph.D. has served on our Board of Directors since our formation in April 2004 and has served as a director of Cornerstone since its formation in March 1999. Dr. Lautman currently serves as the Managing Director of GfK ARBOR, LLC, a worldwide marketing consultancy and research agency, where he has served in different capacities since 1974. He also served with Numex Corporation, a machine-tool manufacturing company, as President from 1987 to 1990 and as a director from 1991 to 1997. From 1986 to 2000, Dr. Lautman served on the Board of Advisors of Bachow Inc., a venture-capital firm specializing in high-tech companies.
Fenton R. "Pete" Talbott has served on our Board of Directors since our formation in April 2004 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Cornerstone since April 2000. Mr. Talbott previously served as an operating affiliate of McCown De Leeuw & Co., LLC from November 1999 to December 2004. Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Telespectrum International, an international telemarketing and market-research company, from August 2000 to January 2001. Prior to 1999, Mr. Talbott held various executive positions with Comerica Bank, American Express Corporation, Bank of America and other entities. He currently serves as a board member of the Preventative Medicine Research Institute.
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