Mr. Paine is Chairman and CEO and a founding Partner of Paine & Partners.

Mr. Paine has over 20 years of investment experience in the food and agribusiness sectors. Prior to co-founding Paine & Partners in 2006, Mr. Paine co-founded the Predecessor Firm, Fox Paine & Company, in 1997 and served as President from its inception until December 2007. Previously, Mr. Paine was with Kohlberg & Company, which he joined in 1994 to establish and head that firm’s West Coast office. Mr. Paine began his professional career in 1983 at Bankers Trust Company in New York and, in 1984, joined its Structured Finance Group in Los Angeles, California.

Mr. Paine serves on the boards of directors of Icicle Seafoods, Inc., Scanbio Marine Group Holdings (Norway) AS, and Spearhead International. Mr. Paine is also chairman of the board of the U.S. Ski Association and a Vice President and Council Member of the International Ski Federation (FIS). He is a graduate of Williams College (Bachelor of Arts in economics) and was raised in North Conway, New Hampshire.