Management

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Mr. Richard M. Hayden

Chairman

Mr. Hayden is the Chairman of GSC Investment Corp. Mr. Hayden joined GSC Group in 2000 and is currently a Vice Chairman of GSC Group, head of the corporate credit group and a member of the firm management committee. Mr. Hayden was previously with Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1969 until 1999 and was elected a Partner in 1980. Mr. Hayden transferred to London in 1992, where he was a Managing Director and the Deputy Chairman of Goldman, Sachs & Co. International Ltd., responsible for all European investment banking activities. Mr. Hayden was also Chairman of the Credit Committee from 1991 to 1996, a member of the firm's Commitment Committee from 1990 to 1995, a member of the firm's Partnership Committee from 1997 to 1998 and a member of the Goldman, Sachs & Co. International Executive Committee from 1995 to 1998. In 1998, Mr. Hayden retired from Goldman, Sachs & Co. and was retained as an Advisory Director to consult in the Principal Investment Area. Mr. Hayden is a non-executive director of COFRA Holdings, AG and Deutsche Boerse AG. Mr. Hayden is also a member of The Wharton Business School International Advisory Board. Mr. Hayden graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown University with a B.A. degree in Economics, and graduated from The Wharton School with a M.B.A. degree.

Seth M. Katzenstein

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Katzenstein joined GSC Group at its inception in 1999 and is the head of credit and portfolio management for the U.S. Corporate Debt business with responsibility for all investment related activities. He is a member of the U.S. Corporate Debt and GSC Investment Corp. investment committees. He was with Greenwich Street Capital Partners from 1998 to 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Katzenstein was with Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Katzenstein graduated with High Distinction from the University of Michigan with a B.B.A. degree.

Mr. David L. Goret

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Goret joined GSC Group in 2004 as managing director, general counsel and chief compliance officer and manages legal, human resources and certain administrative functions at GSC Group. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Goret served as managing director and general counsel of Hawk Holdings, LLC, which focused on creating, financing and operating emerging technology infrastructure and service businesses. From 2002 to 2003, he served as senior vice president and general counsel of Mercator Software, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed software company, and has significant expertise in a wide range of legal matters. Mr. Goret graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. degree in Religion and Political Science and from the University of Michigan with a J.D. degree.

Mr. Richard T. Allorto Jr.

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Allorto joined GSC Group in 2001 and is responsible for overseeing the financial statement preparation and accounting operations relating to the funds managed by GSC Group. Mr. Allorto was previously with Schering Plough Corp. from 1998 to 2001 where he worked as an Audit Supervisor within the internal audit group with a focus on operational audits of the company's international subsidiaries. From 1994 to 1998, he was with Arthur Andersen as a Supervising Audit Senior with a manufacturing industry focus. Mr. Allorto graduated from Seton Hall University with a B.S. degree in Accounting and is a licensed CPA.