Stephen A. Kaplan J.D. — Independent Director at Regal Entertainment Group

Mr. Stephen A. Kaplan, also known as Steve, J.D. is an Advisory Partner at Oaktree Capital Group, LLC since December 31, 2016. Mr. Kaplan is the Group Founder and Principal at GFI Energy Ventures LLC. He serves as the Principal Executive Officer and Manager at Ocm Holdco, Llc. He is the leader of Oaktree Capital Management, LLC's principal investments group. He is also a Principal, Group Founder, Portfolio Manager at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. He co-founded the firm in 1995 and is a Member of the Principal Opportunities, Asia Principal Opportunities, Power Opportunities and European Principal Opportunities teams. Mr. Kaplan has held various positions since June 1995 and November 1993, respectively. Since 1995, he has managed the firm's Principal Investment Activities Group. He served as a Principal and Group Founder at Oaktree Capital Group, LLC until December 31, 2016 and served as a Director from May 2007 to December 31, 2016. He joined Oaktree in 1995. From November 1993 to May 1995, Mr. Kaplan served as Managing Director at TCW Asset Management Company, which he joined in 1993 and served as Portfolio Manager in the TCW Special Credits Group. In 1993, his specialized experience in acquiring companies out of bankruptcy led to get into TCW to spearhead a new effort in investing for control of financially distressed companies and helped to establish its principal investment strategy. Mr. Kaplan's charter has since grown to include other forms of opportunistic private equity investment. He was a Partner responsible for the East Coast bankruptcy and workout practice of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and also served as its Attorney from 1983 to 1993. He was employed at Excelligence Learning Corporation and Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. He served as Head of Global Principal Group at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. He served as a Counsel for Karsh and Masson in several distressed debt matters and also represented private equity and hedge funds in numerous high-profile transactions. Mr. Kaplan's acquisition skills, financial, legal expertise and ability to manage companies have led to successful investments in control-oriented equity positions. He began his career as an Attorney. During his career as an Attorney, he specialized in transactions involving the purchase and sale of companies undergoing financial restructurings. He has been a Director of Regal Entertainment Group since March 2002, Townsquare Media, Inc. since April 27, 2010 and APW Ltd. since 2002. He serves as a Director of Cherokee Investor Partners LLC; Millennium Rail Holdings LLC; Roller Bearing Holding Company Inc.; National Mobile Television; and New Bristol Farms Inc. In addition, he serves on the boards of numerous private companies. He served as an Independent Director of AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. since 2008 until June 7, 2017. Mr. Kaplan served as a Director of Gener8 Maritime Inc. since May 2001 until December 21, 2007. He was a Director of Collagenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. since September 1999 until December 2004. Mr. Kaplan served on the Boards of Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. from April 16, 2007 to May 23, 2008. He served as a Director of BQX Ltd. since 2002. He served as a Director of Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. from July 27, 2005 to February 14, 2013. Mr. Kaplan served as a Director of Forcenergy, Inc. since February 15, 2000; Agility Holdings Inc. since May 1996; Stratagene Corporation since January 1996; Chart Industries Inc. from September 2003 to October 20, 2004; Acorn Products Inc.; BioPure Corporation; Forest Oil Corporation; and KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. He was a Director of Cherokee International Corp. since April 1999. He was a member of the Annual Survey of American Law. Mr. Kaplan holds a J.D. from the New York University School of Law and received a B.S. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.