Steven J. Collins — Managing Director at Advent International

Mr. Steven J. Collins serves as Managing Director of Advent International Corporation. Mr. Collins served as a Principal of the Advent International since 2000. He joined Advent International in 1995 as an Associate focusing on buyout and growth equity investments and left in 1997. He focuses on investments in business and financial Services, consumer, leisure and retail sectors. He rejoined Advent in 2000. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Kirkland's Inc., from January 1997 to February 1998 and its Treasurer from January 1998 to December 1998. He worked for Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in its mergers and acquisitions group. He worked in the Audit Group of Coopers & Lybrand. He has been a Director Party City Holdco Inc., at PC Nextco Holdings, LLC since August 19, 2008. He has been a Director of Party City Holdings Inc., since August 19, 2008. He has been an Independent Director of Kirkland's Inc., since November 2004. Mr. Collins has been a Director of Bojangles', Inc., and Restaurants since August 2011 and Amscan Holdings Inc. since August 2008. He serves as a Director of Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. He served as Co-Chairman of the Board at Lululemon Athletica Inc. He served as a Director of Ciraden Inc., Outside Television, Inc., Shoes For Crews, LLC, Serta Simmons and Making Memories Inc. He served as a Director of Five Below, Inc. since 2010 until May 10, 2015. He served as an Independent Director of Lululemon Athletica Inc. since September 9, 2014 until September 4, 2017. Mr. Collins has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. and a B.S. in Economics, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.