Thomas F. L'Esperance has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALH since the consummation of the Transactions on January 27, 2005. He has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 1998, and additionally he was our President from March 1996 through October 2007. Mr. L'Esperance served as president for Caloric Corporation and Amana Home Appliances. Prior to that time, Mr. L'Esperance held several executive management positions with Raytheon.
Lee L. Sienna Lee L. Sienna has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALH since the consummation of the Transactions on January 27, 2005 and is currently the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Sienna has been Vice President of Teachers' Private Capital since 2002. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Sienna was Partner at Calcap Corporate Finance Limited. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Sienna was Vice President, Corporate Development at Dairyworld Foods. Prior to 1995, Mr. Sienna held various positions in management and corporate development. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Samsonite Corporation, Easton-Bell Sports and AOT Bedding Holdings Corporation. Mr. Sienna is also a Chartered Accountant and a graduate (HBA) of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and received an MBA from the Rotman School at the University of Toronto.
Shael J. Dolman has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALH since the consummation of the Transactions on January 27, 2005. Mr. Dolman is a Director at Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of OTPP. Mr. Dolman joined OTPP in 1997 after working in Commercial and Corporate Banking at a Canadian chartered bank. Mr. Dolman received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario and his MBA from McGill University. He is a director of Worldspan Technologies Inc., The Hillman Group Inc. and Easton-Bell Sports, LLC.
Charles J. Philippin has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALH since May 1, 2005, and is currently the chair of the audit committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Philippin has been a principal of Garmark Advisors since 2002. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Philippin was CEO of Online Retail Partners. From 1994 through 2000, Mr. Philippin was a member of the management committee of Investcorp International Inc. Prior to 1994, Mr. Philippin was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and was National Director of Mergers & Acquisitions. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Samsonite Corporation and CSK Auto. Mr. Philippin is also a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor's Degree from Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Hugh MacDiarmid has been a member of the Board of Directors of ALH since July 26, 2007. Mr. MacDiarmid is currently the Managing Director of Holden Railway Equipment Corp. From 2003 through 2005, Mr. MacDiarmid was President and CEO of Laidlaw Transit Inc. From 2001 through 2003, Mr. MacDiarmid was President of Killin Management Corporation. From 1995 through 2001, Mr. MacDiarmid was an Executive Vice-President of Canadian Pacific Railway. Prior to 1995, Mr. MacDiarmid held various executive management positions and was a principal of McKinsey & Company. Mr. MacDiarmid is a graduate (HBA) of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and received an MBA from Stanford University. Mr. MacDiarmid presently is Chairman of the Board of Directors of PointShot Wireless Inc.
*Member of Audit Committee and Compensation Committee
**Member of Audit Committee