Board of Directors
Mr. Matina is expected to serve as a director beginning on the Effective Date. Mr. Matina has served as the Portfolio Manager of MFP Investors LLC, the family office of Michael F. Price that invests across both public and private markets, since 2007. He also has served on the board of directors of T.G.I. Friday’s, a private casual dining company, since 2019, Crowheart Energy LLC, a private energy company, since 2017, S&W Seed Company, a publicly traded agricultural company, since 2015, and Trinity Place Holdings Inc., a private real estate development firm, since 2013. Mr. Matina previously served on the board of directors of Madava Financial, a private, energy-focused finance company, from 2017 to 2021, and Papa Murphy’s, a pizza franchise, from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Matina graduated from Fordham University (summa cum laude, with a B.S. with concentrations in finance and accounting. He also received his MBA in Finance from Columbia University.
Mr. Sole is expected to serve as a director beginning on the Effective Date. Mr. Sole has served as the Managing Member of Esopus Creek Advisors LLC, the general partner of the private investment fund, Esopus Creek Value Series Fund LP and its associated series, since 2005. Mr. Sole earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Union College and a J.D. (cum laude Order of the Coif) from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Mr. Wartell is expected to serve as a director beginning on the Effective Date. Mr. Wartell served as the Co-Chief Investment Officer and Owner of Venor Capital Management LP, a private investment management company, from 2005 to 2023. He has also served on the board of directors of Imperium3 New York, Inc, a private energy manufacturing company, since 2023, and Rotech Healthcare, Inc., a private healthcare products company, since 2014. He earned a B.S.E. (cum laude) with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Weiner is expected to serve as a director beginning on the Effective Date. In 2006, Mr. Weiner founded and, until 2021, served as Chief Investment Officer of Foxhill Capital Partners, LLC, the investment manager of the Foxhill Opportunity Fund, L.P,. a private fund focused on distressed and special situation investments. He previously served on the board of directors of Cambium Learning Group, a private education technology company, from 2010 to 2013 and was chairman of the audit committee. Mr. Weiner holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
AMr. Zyngier is expected to serve as a director beginning on the Effective Date. Mr. Zyngier has served as the Managing Director and Founder of Batuta Capital Advisors LLC, a private investment and advisory firm, since 2013. He has also served on the board of directors of Arrival SA, a public electric vehicle company, since September 2023, Slam Corp, a public special purpose acquisition company, since February 2023, Schmitt Industries, a public industrial measurement manufacturer, since November 2021, EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., a public trucking contractor, since November 2020, COFINA Puerto Rico, the taxing authority of Puerto Rico, since February 2019, Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals, a private biotech company, since January 2017, and Atari SA, a public video game company, since August 2014. Mr. Zyngier previously served on the board of directors of Appvion Holding Corp, a private paper and packaging company, from February 2019 to December 2021, GT Advanced Technologies Inc., a private advanced materials company, from March 2016 to November 2021, Torchlight Energy Resources Inc., a public exploration and production company, from June 2016 to June 2021, Eileen Fisher Inc., a private retail company, from November 2020 to May 2021, Formulus Blank Inc., a private software company, from February 2019 to July 2020, Applied Minerals Inc, a public advanced materials company, from December 2017 to July 2020, AudioEye, Inc, a public software company, from September 2015 to July 2020, First Contact Entertainment Inc, a private video game company, from April 2017 to July 2020, and LootCrate Inc., a private retail company, from December 2017 to October 2019. Mr. Zyngier earned his MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago.