Bio

Mr. Cirar provides operational oversight to each of our portfolio companies. He was Executive Vice President and a Director of TTI, and President and CEO of TTI’s Foundry Group until the acquisition and subsequent IPO by Accuride Corporation in 2005. The Foundry Group included Gunite Corporation and Brillion Iron Works. He was President and CEO of Johnstown America Corporation from September 1995 to September 1998, and is presently on the Board of Directors of the now public FreightCar America. He also served on the Board of Newcor Inc. from January 1999 until July 2001. Prior to 1995, Mr. Cirar was with General Motors for thirty years in numerous executive positions and most recently responsible for GM’s Truck Assembly Plant in Flint, Michigan. He is a graduate of General Motors Institute (BS) and the University of California at Irvine (MS).