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Directors and Officers Profiles
Larry Magor, Director and Chairman
Mr. Magor is an Executive Director of Biwater and has been a member of the Cascal Supervisory Board since its formation in 2000. Mr. Magor was the Chief Executive of Biwater from 2002 to 2006 and the finance Director for Biwater from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Magor was the Finance Director of Biwater Industries, a manufacturing subsidiary of Biwater from 1995 to 1998. Prior to joining Biwater, Mr. Magor was the Financial Controller of Corah Plc from 1992 to 1994, a fabric and garment manufacturer, and from 1990 to 1992 the Finance Director of Burlington International Group Plc, a footwear manufacturer. From 1979 to 1990, Mr. Magor served in various divisions of Courtaulds, the large textile group, holding the position of Financial Director of its Aristoc division from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Magor is a Fellow of the U.K. Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (FCMA).Stephane Richer, Chief Executive Officer and Director.
Mr. Richer has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2002. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Richer was Vice President - Operations for Veolia Water, a major international water company, and a member of its International Executive Committee and its Tender Review Committee. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Richer was Managing Director of United Water International, a joint venture company of Veolia Water and Thames Water in Adelaide, Australia, established to deliver the largest outsourcing contract in Asia/Pacific. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Richer was Group Operations Manager for Three Valleys Water, Veolia's largest U.K. water company. Mr. Richer was Managing Director of Compagnie des Eaux de la Banlieue du Havre, one of Veolia's subsidiaries from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Richer is an engineer and holds a Ph.D. from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France).Steve Hollinshead, Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Hollinshead has been our Chief Financial Officer since February 2006. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Hollinshead served with the SGB Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harsco Corporation, initially as Regional Finance Director and subsequently as Divisional Finance Director. From 2000 to 2002 Mr. Hollinshead was Chief Financial Officer for Wijsmuller Group, a marine services company that was subsequently acquired by AP Moller Group. Mr. Hollinshead was the Finance Director for the Marine Division of Ocean Group from 1998 to 2000. From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Hollinshead served with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers), including two years at its New Jersey practice. Mr Hollinshead is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.Jonathan Lamb, General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Mr. Lamb has been our General Counsel and Company Secretary since May 2008. Mr. Lamb joined us from Antilles UK, an asset management company where he performed the same role. Prior to, from 2002- 2006, Mr. Lamb was the General Counsel & Company Secretary of Amarin Corporation plc a technology company listed on NASDAQ, AIM and ILEX. From 2000-2002, Mr. Lamb was at .Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, where he served in Shire’s legal division. Prior to his position in Shire, Mr. Lamb was a partner at Gosschalks, an English firm of solicitors, where he specialized in corporate and business law. Mr. Lamb is a qualified solicitor and is a member of the England & Wales Law Society.Brian Winfield, Chief Growth Officer.
Dr. Winfield has been our Chief Growth Officer since 2005. From 1997 to 2005, Dr. Winfield was a Director of Biwater Plc responsible for Biwater's design and construction subsidiaries in Asia and Africa. Dr. Winfield was the Business Development Director for Biwater Supply Limited, a Biwater subsidiary, form 1992 to 1997 and form 1985 to 1992 was a Director of Biwater International, also a Biwater subsidiary. Both of these companies were involved in international water contracting and international water privatization. Dr. Winfield is a Fellow of the U.K. Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.Charles Auster.
Since 2001, Mr. Auster has been a partner of One Equity Partners ("OEP"), the private equity arm of JP Morgan Chase, which manages $5 billion of capital for direct investments in corporate transactions and leveraged buyouts. Prior to joining OEP, from 2000 to 2001, Mr. Auster was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of NASDAQ/listed Infocrossing Inc., a provider of IT outsourcing services. He was a founder, and from 1997 to 2000 was formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors, of NASDAQ/listed IXnet, Ltd., a network provider of communication services offering an international voice, data and IP extranet for the financial services community. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Auster was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Voyager Networks, Inc., a New York based Internet, server-hosting and data-networking company. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Auster was Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of AmeriTrade, Inc. an international trade and investment banking firm that helps U.S. companies structure, finance and manage overseas transactions. Currently, Mr. Auster serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of L'Enfant Trust in Washington, D.C., is a member of the Boards of Vercuity Corp. and ANX eBusiness and is the chair of the curriculum committee of the advisory board of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center at Tufts University. Mr. Auster graduated from Tufts University with Highest Honors in Economics and holds a J.D. with Honors from the George Washington University, National Law Center.Willy A. Biewinga.
From 1986 to 2005, Mr. Biewinga was a partner of Deloitte & Touche where he provided auditing and consulting services for enterprises in the trade, industry and the financial services sector. He has been a member of the Dutch Executive Board of Deloitte & Touche since 1994 and was its Chairman from 2001 to 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Biewinga was a member of the Management Committee of Deloitte China. From 1998 to 2005, he was a member of the Global Executive Group of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche CIS. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Biewinga was the Office Managing Partner of the Amsterdam Office of Deloitte & Touche. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Employers' Association VNO/NCW from 2002 until 2005. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the graduate and post-graduate Accountancy Studies program at the Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Mr. Biewinga completed Postgraduate Accountancy Studies in 1979. He received a Master Degree in Business Economics from the University of Groningen.Mitchell Sonkin.
Since 2004, Mr. Sonkin has been a managing director and vice president of MBIA Inc., a leading financial guarantor and provider of specialized financial services, as well as the head of its Insured Portfolio Management unit. He is also a member of the Board of MBIA Insurance Corporation and Capital Markets Assurance Corporation. Before joining MBIA, Mr. Sonkin was a senior partner at the international law firm King & Spalding in its New York office, where he was co-chair of King & Spalding's Financial Restructuring Group and a member of the firm's Policy Committee. From 1990 to 2001, he was senior partner and co-chair of the Financial Restructuring Department at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in its New York office. Mr. Sonkin Is a cum laude graduate of the Temple University College of Liberal Arts, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and currently serves as the chairman of the Board of Visitors. He received a J.D. from the Syracuse University college of Law, where he is a member of the Board of Advisors.Michael Wager.
Since 2005, Mr. Wager has been a lawyer with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., based in the firm's Cleveland and New York offices. He is also the Vice-chairman (and Chair-elect) of the board of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Wager served as the chairman of JRM Group LLC, a Cleveland-based private equity firm. Form 1981 through 2000, Mr. Wager was engaged in the private practice of law with firms based in New York and Cleveland. He received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from American University.