Gregory P. Giles President, Senior Managing Director, Compensation Strategies 2801 Lakeside Drive, Suite 215 Bannockburn, Illinois 60015 847-482-1111

Areas of Focus: Executive Compensation and Benefits

Profile:

• Heads Mesirow Finanical's Compensation Strategies group, devoted to the design, implementation and administration of executive compensation and nonqualified benefit plans for corporate clients
• Advises executives, boards of directors and compensation committees on a variety of executive compensation matters
• More than 20 years of experience in the field of executive compensation and benefits
• Previously was president of The Giles Organization, a firm he founded in 1994 to assist corporate clients with creative approaches to executive compensation and benefits challenges

Accomplishments:

• A frequent speaker on the subject of executive compensation and benefits
• Author of articles in a variety of publications, including Directors and Boards

Education:

• B.A., University of Akron

Affiliations:

• Association for Advanced Life Underwriting, member of non-qualified plans committee
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, board member
• The Nature Conservancy, member
• Lake Forest Open Lands Association, member