Robert H. Gidel has been the Managing Director of Liberty Partners LP a partnership that makes investments in real estate operating companies and partnerships since 1998. He is a member of the board of directors of Global Signal Inc. a REIT of which he is a member of the governance committee and the compensation committee. He is also a trustee of Fortress Registered Investment Trust and a director of Fortress Investment Fund II LLC both of which are registered investment companies. Since 1996 Mr. Gidel has been the independent member of the investment committee of the Lone Star Funds (I II III IV & V). This committee approves but does not generate all investments made by the Lone Star Opportunity Funds. He is a graduate of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. |