Since founding Masson & Company in late 1998, Charles has worked on a number of important hands-on and advisory projects in the following industries: casino gaming, business forms, temporary employment, in-home food delivery, recreational products, power conditioning and testing, integrated steel production, specialty steel fabrication, metal extrusion, precision machining, intimate apparel and wireless communications.

Charles' latest operating role was serving as interim CEO of Maidenform, Inc., the women's intimate apparel manufacturer. During his eight months at Maidenform, Charles turned an operating loss to an operating profit, refinanced the Company's asset-based lender, negotiated terms with key suppliers, restructured a number of the Company's functional areas and systems, reorganized the Company's compensation scheme, and recruited a permanent CEO. Charles has also served as crisis CEO of a specialty steel fabricator. In this crisis assignment, Charles developed a revised business plan, down-sized approximately one-half of the Company's workforce to stem cash hemorrhaging, negotiated temporary relief from the Company's asset-based lender, developed a financial restructuring plan for unsecured debentures and trade creditors, and arranged the sale of the Company as an implementing transaction.

Charles serves or has served on the Boards of Algoma Steel, Maidenform, Grand Union, Players International, Global Aqua - USA, ColorTile, Cadillac-Fairview and Griffin Gaming & Entertainment. Charles serves or has served on the Executive, Audit, Corporate Governance, Compensation, and/or Strategic Planning Committees of the foregoing.

Prior to founding Masson & Company, Charles was a principal of McCloud Partners from 1993 through 1998. At McCloud Partners, Charles conducted private advisory work on behalf of a distressed investor client base. Charles' most notable assignment while at McCloud was serving as Chairman of the Board and CRO of Cadillac-Fairview from 1994 through 1995. As Chairman, he guided Cadillac through a CCAA proceeding in Ontario which resulted in the restructuring of Cadillac's C$7 billion debt and sale to an investor group. Cadillac's restructuring featured the simultaneous involvement of six distinct groups of financial interests, the Governments of Canada and Ontario, and litigation in Illinois. From 1979 through 1993, Charles was at Salomon Brothers Inc where he ran the firm's Financial Restructuring Group. He was involved in more than 60 out-of-court and Chapter 11 restructurings of public and private companies in a wide variety of industries.

Charles received his B.A. from Colorado State University and has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.

Ben joined Masson & Company in 2001. He specializes in leading clients through both the complicated and fractious process of balance sheet restructuring, and the sensitive transition period post-balance sheet restructuring where leadership beyond the restructured company's legacy management is needed in vetting, defining and establishing a targeted process for executing the optimal strategic direction. Ben currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Algoma Steel, a position he has held since the Company's emergence from bankruptcy in February 2002. He is also a director of Neenah Foundry, based in Neenah, Wisconsin and Chairman of the Audit Committee of RCN Corporation, which emerged from Chapter 11 in December 2004.

Prior to joining Masson & Company, Ben was a Managing Director at Wachovia Securities from 1997 through 2001. While at Wachovia, Ben headed the Mergers & Acquisitions advisory business, focusing on middle-market companies, and was one of the founding members of Wachovia's investment banking business. He managed over 30 M&A transactions including, divestitures and controlled sales and various M&A-related advisory projects.

From 1980 through 1997, Ben was at Salomon Brothers Inc. During his tenure there, Ben was an Associate in Salomon's proprietary Venture Capital Group and, later, a Vice President in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. In the Venture Capital Group Ben focused on technology and emerging growth companies. In the M&A Group he specialized in bankruptcy reorganizations, financial restructurings and acquisitions of distressed companies.

Ben received his B.A. from Yale University and has J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University.

Hugh joined Masson & Company in late 2001 to continue his career of operational improvements at middle-market companies. His clients have included a wholesale baking operation, an electronic equipment manufacturer and the owner-manager of an extruded metals business, and a multi-location process manufacturer owned by a private equity firm. These engagements have focused on intra-company and external management reporting systems, organizational restructuring, supply chain reengineering including working capital forecasting and on-site management assistance with underperforming manufacturing facilities.

Prior to joining Masson & Company, Hugh was COO/CFO at Best Manufacturing from 1998 through 2001. Best is a $155 million manufacturer and distributor of institutional service apparel and textiles. While at Best, Hugh was responsible for the day-to-day finance, administrative, operations and supply chain management functions including, in the latter case, foreign and domestic manufacturing, purchasing, production planning, warehousing and logistics. He consolidated selling divisions, domestic warehouses and manufacturing facilities, centralized purchasing and inventory management functions, converted a make-to-stock business to make-to-order, reduced working capital line usage to a seven-year low, reduced inventory by 15% and improved turns by 20%.

From 1991 through 1998, Hugh was CFO of Royce Hosiery Mills, a $50 million manufacturer, marketer and distributor of men's and women's hosiery.

From 1988 through 1991, he was Assistant to the Chairman of The Natori Company, a $25 million manufacturer and marketer of intimate apparel and accessories.

From 1983 to 1985 and 1987 to 1988, Hugh was at Lehman Brothers where he divided his time between the Mergers & Acquisitions Department and the Financial Restructuring Group.

Hugh received his B.A. from Dartmouth College and has an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.