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Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth information regarding our current executive officers, directors and key employees as of December 31,
2007:
Name Age Position
Bryan K. Bedford 46 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Cooper 48 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Wayne C. Heller 49 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
LawrenceJ. Cohen 52 Director
Joseph M. Jacobs 54 Director
Douglas J. Lambert 50 Director
Mark E. Landesman 47 Director
Mark L. Plaumann 52 Director
Bryan K. Bedford joined us in July 1999 as our president and chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors
and became chairman of the board in August 2001. From July 1995 through July 1999, Mr. Bedford was the president and chief
executive officer and a director of Mesaba Holdings, Inc., a publicly-owned regional airline. He has over 19 years of experience in the
regional airline industry, and was named regional airline executive of the year in 1998 by Commuter and Regional Airline News and
again in 2005 by Regional Airline World magazine. Mr. Bedford is a licensed pilot and a certified public accountant. He also served
as the 1998 Chairman of the Regional Airline Association (RAA), and remains on the Board of Directors of the RAA.
Robert H. Cooper joined us in August 1999 as vice president and chief financial officer. In February 2002, he became
executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary and assumed responsibility for all purchasing and material
control. He was previously employed with Mesaba Holdings, Inc. from September 1995 through August 1999 as its vice president,
chief financial officer and treasurer. Mr. Cooper is a certified public accountant. He has over 14 years experience in the regional
airline industry. He has responsibility for financial accounting, treasury, public reporting, investor relations, human resources,
information technology, purchasing and material control.
Wayne C. Heller joined us in August 1999 as Vice President—Flight Operations with responsibility for flight crew
supervision, system control, flight safety and flight quality standards. In February 2002, he became Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Chautauqua, and assumed responsibility for all aircraft maintenance, records and engineering. From
April 1996 until August 1999 he was employed by Mesaba Airlines, Inc., as its Director of System Operations Control. He is a
licensed pilot and a licensed dispatcher and has over 26 years of regional airline experience in operations.
Lawrence J. Cohen has been a director since June 2002. He is the owner and Chairman of Pembroke Companies, Inc., an
investment and management firm that he founded in 1991. The firm makes investments in and provides strategic management services
to real estate and specialty finance related companies. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Cohen worked at Bear Stearns & Co. where he attained
the position of Managing Director. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Cohen served as first Vice President in the Real Estate Group of
Integrated Resources, Inc. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Cohen was an associate at the law firm of Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn.
Mr. Cohen is a member of the bar in both New York and Florida.
Joseph M. Jacobs has been a director since May 1998, and served as Vice-Chairman of the Board from May 1998 to
August 2001. He co-founded Wexford Capital LLC in 1994 and serves as its President. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. Jacobs was employed
by Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. where he attained the position of Senior Managing Director. From 1979 to 1982, he was employed as a
commercial lending officer at Citibank, N.A. Mr. Jacobs is a director of several privately-held companies in which Wexford Capital
has an investment.
Douglas J. Lambert has been a director since August 2001. He is presently a Senior Director in the Debtor Advisory and
Crisis Management Group of Alvarez & Marsal Inc. From 1994 to 2003, Mr. Lambert was a Senior Vice President of Wexford Capital
LLC. From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Lambert held various financial positions with Integrated Resources, Inc.'s Equipment Leasing Group,
including Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. He is a certified public accountant.
Mark E. Landesman has been a director since June 2002. Mr. Landesman is President of ML Management Associates, Inc.,
an entertainment business management firm, which he founded in 1988. The firm is responsible for the financial affairs for numerous
entertainment industry clients. Mr. Landesman is a member of the Media Entertainment Roundtable Committee and he is a certified
public accountant.
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Source: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC, 10-K, February 21, 2008 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠