Executive Officers and Board of Directors

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Executive Officers
Rion B. Needs
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rion B. Needs
President and Chief Executive Officer


Mr. Needs joined our Company in July 2007 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In January 2009, he was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Needs to serve as a Director. Prior to joining us, Mr. Needs held various positions at American Express since 1985, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Purchasing Services. Mr. Needs’ prior positions at American Express also included Senior Vice President of G... 
Reid E. Simpson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
Reid E. Simpson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer


Mr. Simpson joined our Company in May, 2010 as Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Simpson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aircell LLC, a leading provider of in-flight mobile broadband services to the commercial and business aviation industries in the United States. Prior to joining Aircell, Mr. Simpson served as Chief Financial Officer of eCollege from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Simpso... 
Deborah L. Everly
Senior Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer
Deborah L. Everly
Senior Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer


Ms. Everly joined our Company in May 1995. Ms. Everly was named our Director of Marketing and Acquisitions and promoted to Assistant Vice President in 1997. In 1998, she was promoted to Vice President-Marketing and Acquisitions and in 2007 she was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer. Ms. Everly has been in the accounts receivable management industry since 1991.... 
Deanna S. Hatmaker
Vice President-Human Resources and Corporate Communications
Deanna S. Hatmaker
Vice President-Human Resources and Corporate Communications


Ms. Hatmaker joined our company in January 2006 as Vice President-Human Resources. Her responsibilities include Human Resources, Corporate Relations, Organizational Learning and Property Management and Purchasing. In June 2010, Ms. Hatmaker was named Vice President—Human Resources and Corporate Communications. Prior to joining Asset Acceptance, Ms. Hatmaker served as the Director and Human Resources Officer in the Michigan Administrative Information Services (MAIS) business unit at the Universit... 
Edwin L. Herbert
Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary
Edwin L. Herbert
Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary


Mr. Herbert joined our Company in September 2006 as Vice President and General Counsel and was appointed Secretary during 2009. Mr. Herbert previously served as an equity partner at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, in Toledo, Ohio, where he practiced law as a member of the firm’s financial institutions practice group from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Mr. Herbert practiced law with Werner & Blank, LLC, from 1998 to 2004, and was a partner with that firm beginnin... 
Darin B. Herring
Vice President – Legal Collections and Business Transformation
Darin B. Herring
Vice President – Legal Collections and Business Transformation


Mr. Herring joined our Company in April 2008 as Vice President-Legal. Prior to joining us, Mr. Herring held various positions at American Express since 1988, most recently as Vice President, Global Commercial Card & Services. Mr. Herring’s prior positions at American Express included Vice President and Regional Leader – Global Reengineering/Six Sigma, and Director – Global Reengineering/Six Sigma. His background in other business units at American Express included consumer card operations, fi... 
Todd C. Langusch
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Todd C. Langusch
Vice President and Chief Information Officer


Mr. Langusch joined our Company in November 2010 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Langusch previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Tech Lock, Inc. from 2008 to 2010. Tech Lock provides technology consulting services to clients in the debt collection industry and others. Prior to Tech Lock, Mr. Langusch served as a Senior Director of Information Technology and Information Security at Sallie Mae from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Sallie Mae, Mr. Langusch served as ... 
Board of Directors
H. Eugene Lockhart
Chairman of the Board
H. Eugene Lockhart
Chairman of the Board


Director since 2004
Mr. Lockhart is Chairman of the Financial Institutions investment practice of Diamond Castle Holdings, a private equity investment firm, since May 2005. Since January 2002, Mr. Lockhart has been a Venture Partner for Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm. Previously, Mr. Lockhart has served in a variety of senior executive roles at various organizations, including President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard International, Chief Executive Officer of Midl... 
Rion B. Needs
Director; President & CEO
Rion B. Needs
Director; President & CEO


Director since 2009
Mr. Needs is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Prior to joining Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. in July 2007 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Needs held executive positions at American Express, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Purchasing Services. Mr. Needs’ prior positions at American Express also included Senior Vice President of Global Finance Operations and Business Tran... 

Nathaniel F.  Bradley IV
Director
Nathaniel F.  Bradley IV
Director


Director since 2003
Mr. Bradley joined the Lee Acceptance Company (now Asset Acceptance, LLC.), in 1979 and co-founded Asset Acceptance Corp. in 1994 and was named President. In June 2003, he was named Chief Executive Officer until his retirement, effective January 1, 2009. His experience as Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Company and his history in the accounts receivable management industry give him unique insights into the Company’s challenges, opportunities and operations... 
Jennifer L. Adams
Director
Jennifer L. Adams
Director


Director since 2004
In 1991 Ms. Adams joined World Color Press, Inc. as Vice President and General Counsel and remained with World Color Press, Inc. in a number of capacities until 1999, when she left World Color Press as Vice Chairman, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary. Prior to joining World Color Press, Inc., Ms. Adams was an associate with the law firm of Latham & Watkins. While in private practice, Ms. Adams represented corporate clients in numerous transactions. ... 
Philip Goodeve
Director
Philip Goodeve
Director


Director since 2012
Mr. Goodeve has 25 years in the global financial services industry. Under his leadership and guidance, he has lead over 100 acquisitions, 10 IPOs, and 15 turnarounds. Mr. Goodeve is the former co-head of Clairvest Group, Inc., one of the largest private equity groups in Canada at the time. Most recently, Mr. Goodeve was Chief Financial Officer of FINCA International Inc, one of the largest microfinance banking groups in the world, with over 7,000 employees and operatio... 
Donald H. Haider
Director
Donald H. Haider
Director


Director since 2004
Since 1973, Dr. Haider has been a Professor of Management at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management first as an Assistant, then Associate and Professor of Management since 1990. Dr. Haider began his academic career in 1971 as an Assistant Professor at Columbia University. Dr. Haider serves on the Board of Directors of Fender Musical Instruments, Scottsdale, Arizona, and served on the Board of Directors of LaSalle National Bank, N.A., Chicago, Illinois, ... 
Anthony R. Ignaczak
Director
Anthony R. Ignaczak
Director


Director since 2003
Mr. Ignaczak joined Quad-C Management, Inc., a private equity firm, in 1992 and has, since May 1993, been a Partner with Quad-C Management, Inc. in Charlottesville, Virginia. Prior to 1992, Mr. Ignaczak was an Associate with the Merchant Banking Group at Merrill Lynch and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Drexel, Burnham, Lambert Inc. Mr. Ignaczak formerly was a director of Quality Distribution, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTY), Tampa, Florida, a bulk tank truc... 
William I Jacobs
Director
William I Jacobs
Director


Director since 2004
Mr. Jacobs formed WIJ & Associates, a business consulting firm, in 2002 as its President. From May 2000 until 2002, Mr. Jacobs served as the Chief Financial Officer and Director of NewPower Holdings Inc., a provider of energy and related services. In June 2002, NewPower Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia seeking reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, wit... 
Gerald J. Wilkins
Director
Gerald J. Wilkins
Director


Director since 2012
Mr. Wilkins is president of WJG Consulting, Inc, a consulting firm providing financial and capital markets consulting services. From 2007 to 2008 he served as Chief Financial Officer of Habitat for Humanity International. Prior to that, Mr. Wilkins served as Chief Financial Officer with Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises, one of the world’s premier restaurant and specialty food companies, from 1995 to 2000, when he was promoted to Executive Vice President and CFO, from 2000... 

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