Gerald H. Cromack, Managing Director and Founder
Mr. Cromack co-founded Tri-Artisan with Mr. Manocha in early 2002. Prior to Tri-Artisan, Mr. Cromack was a principal in the 1994 leveraged buyout of Furman Selz LLC, which was sold in 1997 to ING Group. Mr. Cromack remained with ING Group (and the successor owner, ABN AMRO) until the beginning of 2002, serving as an executive member of the investment bank. Prior thereto, Mr. Cromack worked as a senior member in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Departments of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Mr. Cromack started his career at the First National Bank of Chicago in its leveraged buyout corporate finance group. Mr. Cromack received a BA, with Distinction, in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Mr. Cromack is currently a member of the board of directors of Hartz Mountain Corporation, a former Tri-Artisan portfolio company.

Rohit Manocha, Managing Director and Founder
Mr. Manocha co-founded Tri-Artisan with Mr. Cromack in early 2002. Prior to Tri-Artisan, Mr. Manocha was a founding partner of Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. Prior thereto, he was a principal in the 1994 leveraged buyout of Furman Selz LLC, which was sold in 1997 to ING Group. Mr. Manocha remained with ING Group until the beginning 1999, where he took responsibility of the North American private equity coverage and consumer, retailing and industrial mergers and acquisitions businesses. Prior thereto, Mr. Manocha worked at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and was a founding member of its private equity coverage effort. Mr. Manocha began his career as a corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorney in New York and California. Mr. Manocha received a BS in Engineering and a JD from Columbia University. Mr. Manocha currently serves on the board of directors of Claire’s Stores, Inc., a Tri-Artisan portfolio company.

Brian W. Cooke, Managing Director
Mr. Cooke joined Tri-Artisan in 2010.  In 2000, Mr. Cooke co-founded Cofunds, now the largest mutual fund supermarket in the UK with over $40 billion in assets under administration.  He initially served as Cofunds’ Chief Financial Officer and played an instrumental role in securing over $100 million from strategic investors.  Prior to Cofunds, he was a senior media/telecom investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. for four years.  Prior to Goldman, he worked at Lehman Brothers for eight years, the majority of time providing mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance services to private equity firms.  Mr. Cooke received a BA, cum laude, in Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Frank Fischer, Managing Director
Mr. Fischer joined Tri-Artisan in 2008, based in Toronto. Mr. Fischer is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Apex Equity Partners Inc., a position he has held since 1999. Prior to Apex, Mr. Fischer worked in the mergers and acquisitions department at Scotia Capital Markets, one of Canada's largest investment banking firms. Prior to Scotia Capital, he worked at Capital Canada Limited, a boutique merchant banking and advisory firm. Mr. Fischer practiced law for several years in Toronto with the major Canadian law firms Blake, Cassels & Graydon and Stikeman Elliott LLP. Mr. Fischer received an MBA from the University of Chicago, a LLM from Cambridge University and a JD and BA from the University of Toronto.

Daniel B. Hébert, Managing Director
Mr. Hébert joined Tri-Artisan in 2005 after spending over five years at Rabobank International as the Head of Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to Rabobank, he was a Managing Director and Head of the Global Food & Beverage Group at BT Alex Brown. Prior thereto, he was a Director in the Corporate Finance Department at Salomon Brothers. He began his career in the Corporate Finance department at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Hébert received an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a BA from Acadia University. Mr. Hébert serves on the board of directors of Groupe Smithfield, S.L., a Tri-Artisan portfolio company, Prosys Tech Corporation, Jersey Dairy Products, Inc. and sits on the Executive Committee of Continuum Health Partners, a nonprofit hospital system in New York City.

Todd J. Miller, Principal
Mr. Miller joined Tri-Artisan in 2007. In 2006, Mr. Miller participated in the launch of a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in Brazil. Prior thereto, from 2000 to 2006, Mr. Miller worked at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and ABN AMRO, where he held various investment banking roles. During this period, Mr. Miller primarily focused on leveraged finance transactions and other credit products, including high yield, leveraged loan and mezzanine financings supporting private equity and strategic acquisitions. Mr. Miller received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Simon Hirst, Joint Managing Partner of Tri-Artisan Partners Europe LLP
Mr. Hirst co-founded Tri-Artisan Partners Europe in 2006. Prior to Tri-Artisan, Mr. Hirst served in various roles at Durlacher, a UK investment bank. In 2004, Mr. Hirst became Durlacher’s Chief Executive Officer and negotiated the reverse merger of Lazard and Co., Limited’s Panmure Gordon business into Durlacher, creating a combined business three times the size of Durlacher. Prior thereto, Mr. Hirst was the Head of Corporate Finance and as a member of the main Board of Directors of Durlacher. Prior to Durlacher, Mr. Hirst was the Joint Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Commerzbank and previously the Head of UK Corporate Finance Origination at ABN AMRO, managing teams in London and Frankfurt. Previously, Mr. Hirst worked at Salomon Smith Barney as the European Head of Transportation & Infrastructure. Prior thereto, from 1984 to 1996, Mr. Hirst worked at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., serving in various roles in New York and London. Mr. Hirst started his career as a graduate trainee at Hambros, a UK merchant bank. Mr. Hirst received an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from Keble College, Oxford University.

Charles F.A. Lanceley, Associate
Mr. Lanceley joined Tri-Artisan in 2007 after completing an MA from King’s College London and a BA from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Laura Smithson, Analyst
Ms. Smithson joined Tri-Artisan in 2008 after completing a BSc from the University of Leeds.

Imogen Hervey-Bathurst
Ms. Hervey-Bathurst joined Tri-Artisan in January 2009 after completing a BA Hons from Bristol University.