Bio

Mr. Friend is an experienced investor/operating manager with middle market companies. Mr. Friend currently serves on the Board of Directors of Iconic Group, Inc. and Madan Plastics, Inc. Mr. Friend has also served as the Vice President of Madan Plastics since February 1988, as the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Kenlin Pet Supply, Inc. from 1992 to 1997 and as a member of the Board of Directors of Petmatrix LLC, Box Services, LLC, Ballet Jewels, LLC, Hopkins Manufacturing Corp., Accessories Marketing, Inc., Woodstream Corporation, CNC Global Limited, NAS Holdings Corp. and United Pet Group. Mr. Friend holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from The Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.