Entrepreneur, NYT Bestselling Author, art collector, great father and pretty good husband Crafted the first and only "hostile reverse tender merger" ever successfully completed on Wall St. Founded two public companies; Esmark and Shale-Inland 2013 - Founded Cambelle-Inland, named for my daughter Cambelle 2010 - Founded Shale-Inland, named for my daughter Shale, now traded in the bond markets (B3) 2005 - Finalist, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Illinois) 2003 - Founded Esmark Inc., the highest appreciating stock on Nasdaq for the full year 2008 Board, The Department of Athletics, Duke University Former, Trustee Boston University, Trustee, University of Montana Foundation Leadership Greater Chicago http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-11-10/business-books/list.html http://www.craigbouchard.com

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer @ My second career proxy battle ended successfully with Sam Zell becoming a very strong supporter. Real Industry is an outstanding company perhaps best described as a publicly traded private equity investor with sustainable competitive advantage in the form of our tax advantage. Rely has a $930 million federal NOL. Revenues increased from roughly $40 million in 2014 to approximately $1.5 billion currently. Real Industry Inc. owns Real Alloy, the largest independent recycler of aluminum in the world. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Sherman Oaks, CaliforniaChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer @ Cambelle-Inland was formed to house my investment activity in China. Our Board of Directors includes Quincy Jones, Yue-Sai Kan, Cliff Perlman and Raj Maheshwari. Its an all-star line-up. From January 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) New York, New YorkFounder @ I founded Shale-Inland in 2010. The company is named for my daughter Shale, and my father, who worked for Inland Steel. Shale-Inland is the nation's leading specialty master distributor of pipe, valves and fittings to the energy industry. From March 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Facilities in 24 statesFounder and President @ Esmark grew from $4 million of revenue to $3.5 billion in four years Completed the first and only hostile reverse tender merger in Wall Street history Became public on the NASDAQ Was the highest appreciating stock on the NASDAQ for the full year 2008 From July 2003 to August 2008 (5 years 2 months) Greater Chicago AreaChief Executive Officer @ The gold standard of risk management software on Wall Street From September 1998 to March 2003 (4 years 7 months) New York, New YorkSenior Vice President @ Financed acquisitions and LBO's in the TV, Radio, cable and motion picture industry. Managed the Tokyo Trading Room Head Asia Pacific Global Head of Derivatives Trading and Quantitative research 3rd youngest individual promoted to Senior Vice President in the 140 history of the bank From September 1978 to July 1996 (17 years 11 months) Chicago, Tokyo, Hong Kong

MBA, Finance @ University of Chicago From 1978 to 1980 MA, MS, Social Sciences and Economics @ Illinois State University From 1974 to 1978 Hinsdale Central Township High school From 1967 to 1971 Duke University Craig Bouchard is skilled in: Strategic Planning, Steel, Operations Management, Negotiation, Manufacturing, Financial Analysis, Stainless Steel, Procurement, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Metals, Inventory Management, Investments, Contract Negotiation, Trading, Team Building, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Budgets, International Business, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Start-ups, Management, Business Development, Strategy, Executive Management, Sales Management, Forecasting, Purchasing, Financial Modeling, Leadership, Pricing, Process Engineering, P&L Management, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Financial..., Marketing Strategy, Analysis, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Due Diligence, Turn Around Management, Corporate Finance, Management Consulting, Restructuring, Investor Relations, Acquisition Integration, Financial Planning