A Director with RHJI since the company's formation in June 2004, Mr. Collins was appointed on January 2009 as Chairman of the Investment and Strategy Committee. Mr. Collins was co-Chief Executive Officer of RHJI from May 2007 (when Mr. Fischer joined the company) until December of 2008. He was RHJI's Chief Executive Officer from its formation in June 2004 until May 2007. Mr. Collins founded Ripplewood Holdings LLC in 1995 and currently serves as its Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Collins managed the New York office of Onex Corporation, a Toronto-based holding company engaged in acquiring companies in a variety of industries. Previously, Mr. Collins held positions at Lazard Frères & Company, at Booz, Allen & Hamilton and at Cummins Engine Company. Mr. Collins is a director of Commercial International Bank and RSC Equipment Rental which are publicly traded portfolio companies of Ripplewood, as well as a director of various privately held Ripplewood portfolio companies. He is involved in several not-for-profit and public sector activities, including the Trilateral Commission, Yale Divinity School Advisory Board, Yale School of Organization and Management Board of Advisors, the Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Collins is also a Trustee of the Carnegie Hall Society. Mr. Collins has a B.A. in Philosophy from DePauw University and an M.B.A. from Yale University’s School of Organization and Management.
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