Board of Directors

John E. Callies

Independent Director

Mr. Callies has been a Senior Advisor to McKinsey and Company since 2011. Previously, he was employed by IBM in various capacities for 34 years. Mr. Callies served as General Manager of IBM Global Financing from 2004 until his retirement in June 2010. With operations in 55 countries supporting 125,000 clients, Mr. Callies led the world’s largest information technology financing and asset management organisation and was responsible for business direction and management of a portfolio of nearly $35 billion in total assets. Mr. Callies has a degree in economics from Lehigh University.

The Board believes that Mr. Callies’ knowledge of our business, including the leasing sector, along with his sales, operational, strategic, international and board experience bring value to the Board. The Board has also determined that Mr. Callies qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC regulations.