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Gene Becker is an Operating Executive with Golden Gate Capital focused on insurance and specialty finance investment opportunities. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Becker was formerly Chief Executive Officer of American Bankers Insurance Company and also American Bankers Life Assurance Company.
Jim Foy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspect Software, a leading provider of contact center solutions and a Golden Gate Capital portfolio company. Prior to his current role at Aspect, he served as President of Informix Software, a global enterprise software company with more than $750 million in revenue. He was also previously Executive Vice President of Engineering at Ardent Software; the Founder, President and CEO of Constellation Software; and as Director of Research and Development at Prime Computer. While at Prime, he was also a member of the board of directors of X/Open and Unix International.
Philip A. Marineau is the retired President and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co., a $4 billion global apparel maker and retailer. He was previously the President and CEO of Pepsi Cola North America and President and Chief Operating Officer of The Quaker Oats Company.
Giffen H. Ott is an Operating Executive with Golden Gate Capital. Prior to Golden Gate, Mr. Ott was a Senior Managing Director of Evercore Partners, where he worked in their private equity group focusing on energy and other investments. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations of Leiner Health Products and he served six years at Bain & Company. He is a member of the California Bar and a former C.P.A. (with Ernst & Whinney).
Jim Schaper is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Infor, a global provider of enterprise software solutions and a Golden Gate Capital portfolio company. Prior to his current role, Mr. Schaper was Chairman, President, and CEO of Primis Inc., a leading provider of web based property information services to the financial services industry. He was also previously Executive Vice President and COO of Per-Se Technologies and President and CEO of Dun and Bradstreet Software.
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Investment Team