Mr. Landry is also responsible for the overall management of the firm and in the execution of client transactions. Prior to joining T&C, Mr. Landry was a major equity holder and executive at Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc., ("Dairy Mart") a multi-location retailer, which was acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard ("ACT") in August 2002. During his multi-year tenure, in which Dairy Mart grew from approximately 200 stores to over 1,300 stores, Mr. Landry served in various roles including President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. During his career, Mr. Landry was instrumental in the negotiation and acquisition of over 1,000 convenience stores with revenues in excess of $1 billion. He also was the architect of a network rationalization plan and was directly involved in the successful sale of over 300 under-performing or non-strategic locations. Mr. Landry led the negotiations resulting in the successful sale of Dairy Mart to ACT. He has been directly responsible for the successful origination and closing of over $500 million in financings including senior facilities, subordinated / mezzanine financings, equity, real estate mortgage and lease financings and Debtor-In-Possession loans. Prior to joining Dairy Mart, Mr. Landry performed Financial Advisory and Business Assurance Services to various clients while at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Landry is a Certified Public Accountant. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree (Summa Cum Laude) from Western New England College, has attended the Executive MBA program at the University of Massachusetts and has served on the adjunct faculty of Western New England College as an instructor in corporate finance. Mr. Landry has also served on the Board of Directors or otherwise volunteered his services to various charitable organizations.