Phil Arra

President

Phil Arra joined the Hunt family of companies in 2001 to launch and lead Hunt Special Situations Group. Arra currently serves as chairman of the board for both Castwell Products, LLC, and The LETCO Group, LLC.

Previously, he was with JP Morgan's New York Mergers and Acquisitions practice. While at JP Morgan, he advised clients across a diverse set of
industries including consumer products, business services and distribution. In addition, he was a member of JP Morgan's financial sponsors and consumer products groups. He advised clients on a variety of transactions including domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, divestiture alternatives, buyouts/recaps and IPOs.

Previously, Arra worked in the acquisitions group of KSL Fairways, an
investment affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., making leveraged investments in under-performing, mismanaged and under-capitalized
situations within the recreation sector.

Arra earned an MBA in finance and entrepreneurial management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BBA in finance, magna cum laude, with distinction honors from James Madison University. He also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has board of director and audit committee experience working with portfolio companies.

August 2008

parra@huntssg.com

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