Skip to main navigation Investor Relations About Us Management Team Corporate Governance Investor Relations Contact Us Board of Directors Breadcrumb INVESTOR RELATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ted Goldthorpe CEO and Director Mr. Goldthorpe is a Managing Partner of BCP Credit and serves as Chairman of the board of directors, and Chief Executive Officer of Portman Ridge. He also serves in similar capacities for BC Partners Lending Corporation, a BDC affiliated with BC Partners. He joined BC Partners LLP to open BCP Credit in 2017. He was previously President of Apollo Investment Corporation and the Chief Investment Officer of Apollo Investment Management where he was the head of its U.S. Opportunistic Platform and also oversaw the Private Origination business. He was also a member of Apollo’s firm-wide Senior Management Committee. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Goldthorpe worked at Goldman Sachs for 13 years where he most recently ran the bank loan distressed investing desk. He was previously the head of Principal Capital Investing for the Special Situations Group. Mr. Goldthorpe launched BC Partners’ credit business in 2017 and oversees a team of experienced credit professionals. As a Managing Partner of the BC Partners LLP, Mr. Goldthorpe is also a member of the Investment Committee of the private equity business. Robert Warshauer Independent Director Robert Warshauer is the Chief Executive Officer of BLST Holdings, LLC, the parent of Bluestem Brands, a billion dollar consumer finance online and catalog retailer. He is also an independent director of BC Partners Lending Corporation, a BDC affiliated with BC Partners. Mr. Warshauer has over 25 years of experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions, and restructurings. Mr. Warshauer was a Managing Director of Imperial Capital, Head of Investment Banking - New York Office and Co-Head of Restructuring. Prior to joining Imperial Capital, he was a MD at Kroll Zolfo Cooper, where he advised clients on operational issues, acquisitions and recapitalizations. He was a MD and member of the Board of Directors and the Commitment Committee of Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC, and its predecessor firm, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC. He has also held the position of CEO and President of a branded retail business with over 500 locations and 5,000 employees, been the CEO of an international business services and manufacturing company with operations in 16 countries, and served as President and a member of the Board of Directors of a publicly traded technology company. He received his M.B.A. from New York University and his B.S.B.A. from Bucknell University. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Bankruptcy Institute and currently serves on several corporate and charitable Boards of Directors. Independent Director Alex Duka Independent Director Alex Duka is currently the Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Acceleration Bay LLC, a patent investment and technology acceleration business headquartered in San Mateo, CA. He is also an independent director of BC Partners Lending Corporation, a BDC affiliated with BC Partners. Mr. Duka is responsible for Finance, Investor Relations, Strategic Relationships, New Ventures and Acquisitions. He joined the firm in September 2017. Alex previously spent 20 years at Citigroup and was a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions group in Global Banking, retiring in February 2017. He was the senior banker responsible for managing Citi’s banking relationships with a number of high profile traditional and alternative asset management companies. He oversaw all financings, capital markets activity, M&A and the provision of other banking services and advice for this client base. He also worked with these asset managers to develop a new generation of permanent capital vehicles, including Business Development Companies, REITs, Closed End Funds, and European Listed Vehicles. Prior to Citi, he worked at Bank of New York and United Jersey Bank. Mr. Duka received his B.A. from Rutgers College and his MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management. Independent Director George Grunebaum Independent Director George Grunebaum joined Ashmore in 2008. He is Chief Executive Officer of Ashmore Investment Management (US) Corp. He is President of Ashmore Funds, a series of US registered mutual funds. He is also an independent director of BC Partners Lending Corporation, a BDC affiliated with BC Partners. Prior to that, he was co-Managing Partner of Dolomite Capital Management and one of the founding partners of the firm. He began his career in finance in 1986, joining Chase Investment Banks’ Latin America corporate finance division. In 1987, he was asked to join the newly formed Debt Arbitrage Group and from 1988 to 1995, worked in various capacities as an Emerging Markets trader. In 1995, he was asked to run global client trading for the Emerging Markets group and in 1998, was given additional responsibility for global principal risk taking in Emerging Market credit, and for local interest rates and Emerging Market equities in 2001. George continued to work at the firm and its successor institutions and was elected co-chairman of the Emerging Markets Traders Association (EMTA) in 2001, until his retirement from JPMorgan Chase in May 2005. He received his BA from Hamilton College. He is licensed as a Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 Registered Representative. Independent Director Christopher Lacovara Independent Director Mr. Lacovara joined the Board in December 2006. Mr. Lacovara is a former co-managing partner of Kohlberg & Co., L.L.C. (“Kohlberg & Co.”), a leading middle market private equity firm, which he joined in 1988. From 1987 to 1988, he was an Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department at Lazard Freres & Company. Prior to that he was a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Finance Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Lacovara received a A.B. from Harvard College, an M.S. from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and a J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law. Mr. Lacovara has served on the boards of directors of more than 20 privately-held and publicly-listed companies. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Lacovara possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, corporate governance, strategic planning, business evaluation and oversight and financial analysis that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Independent Director Dean Kehler Independent Director Mr. Kehler joined the Board in February 2012. Mr. Kehler was a Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners, a manager of private investment funds acquired by LibreMax Capital, a New York-based asset management firm specializing in structured credit, in late 2018. Prior to co-founding Trimaran, Mr. Kehler was a vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp. and co-head of the CIBC Argosy Merchant Banking Funds. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Kehler was a founder and Managing Director of The Argosy Group L.P. Before Argosy, Mr. Kehler was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and also worked at Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated. [Mr. Kehler currently serves on the Board of Directors of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., Security First Corporation and Graphene Frontiers, LLC]. Mr. Kehler previously served as a director of a number of public and private companies. Mr. Kehler is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Mr. Kehler earned his B.S. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kehler possesses particular knowledge and experience in corporate finance, investment management, financial analysis and corporate governance that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Independent Director Matthew Westwood Independent Director Matthew Westwood formerly served as a managing director and principal of Wilshire Associates Incorporated. While at Wilshire Associates Incorporated, Mr. Westwood was a senior investment professional for Wilshire Private Markets, a global private equity fund of funds. Prior to joining Wilshire Associates Incorporated, Mr. Westwood worked at Ernst & Young LLP where he managed audit and consulting engagements for both public and private clients. During his career, Mr. Westwood has served on numerous private equity limited partner advisory boards. He also formerly served as a member of the board of the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association and as a member of Wilshire Associates Incorporated’s 401k Committee. Mr. Westwood received a B.S. from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Westwood is currently an inactive Certified Public Accountant. Matthew Westwood had served as a director of GARS since 2011. Independent Director Joseph Morea Independent Director Joseph Morea previously served as a Principal for Berkeley Realty Ventures, LLC. Prior to joining Berkeley Realty Ventures in August 2012, Mr. Morea served as the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of RBC Capital Markets from 2003 through June 2012. In this position, Mr. Morea led the U.S. Equity Capital Markets Division, the U.S. Investment Banking Division and the U.S. Commitment Committee. Earlier in his career, Mr. Morea held positions in equity capital markets at UBS, Inc., PaineWebber, Inc. and Smith Barney, Inc. and was a branch manager at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Mr. Morea formerly served as a director for Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, a REIT primarily investing in industrial and logistics properties, since January 2018, for Tremont Mortgage Trust, a real estate finance company primarily investing in first mortgage loans secured by middle market and transitional commercial real estate, since June 2017, for Eagle Growth and Income Opportunities Fund, an investment company primarily investing in equity and fixed income securities, since April 2015, for TravelCenters of America LLC, a company that operates full-service facilities along highways, since February 2015 and for First Eagle Senior Loan Fund, an investment company primarily investing in bank loans, since June 2013. Additionally, he served as a director for RMR Real Estate Income Fund, an investment company primarily investing in common and preferred securities issued by REITs and other real estate companies, from May 2016 to May 2020 and Equity Commonwealth, a real estate investment trust, from July 2012 to March 2014. Mr. Morea received a B.S. from Albany State University and a M.B.A. from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University. Mr. Morea is also an inactive Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Morea had served as a director of GARS since 2015. Independent Director Shareholder Tools About Investor Contact © 2021 Portman Ridge Finance Corporation