Team

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Robert L. Knauss

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board of Philip Services Corp. (industrial services) from 1998 to 2003, and Chairman of the Board and CEO of Baltic International USA, Inc. from 1995 to 2003. During the past twenty years, Mr. Knauss has served on the Boards of Directors of eight public companies. Mr. Knauss was the former Dean and Distinguished University Professor of University of Houston Law School and was also Dean of Vanderbilt Law School.

John A. Hardy

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer of the Fund since June 2011; Executive Chairman of the Fund from June 2010 to June 2011; Director of the Fund since May 2010. Mr. Hardy has had extensive experience in the insurance, finance and banking sectors, as well as mergers and acquisitions and litigation and resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes practicing as a Barrister from 1978-2002. Mr. Hardy was also an adjunct Professor lecturing in insurance law at the University of British Columbia from 1984-2000.

L'Sheryl D. Hudson

Sr. Vice President, CFO and Treasurer

Ms. Hudson has been Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Equus Total Return, Inc. since November 14, 2006. She served as Associate Director of WestLB Asset Management (US), LLC (“WestAM”) from 2002 to 2006. She served as Director of Portfolio Management and Valuation at Enron Corporation from 1998 to 2001.

Kenneth I. Denos

Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Mr. Denos has been Secretary of the Company since 2010 and Chief Compliance Officer of Equus Total Return, Inc. since July 2011. He has practiced securities law since 1996 and oversees regulatory filings for a variety of U.S. and international public companies. He specializes in securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance. For the past 15 years, Mr. Denos has served as a director or principal for several small-cap public companies on the London AIM, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and the OTC Bulletin Board, and has worked closely with many public and private emerging growth companies throughout the world. In addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance and Political Science, he holds a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Utah.

DIRECTORS

Fraser Atkinson
Chairman of GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (Nasdaq: GP) since February 2011 and CEO since June 2019. Mr. Atkinson was involved in both the technology and corporate finance sectors as a partner at KPMG, LLP for over 14 years, having left the firm in September 2002. Mr. Atkinson has served as Chairman, President and Director for public and private companies.
Kenneth I. Denos Interested Director
Mr. Denos has been Secretary of the Company since 2010 and Chief Compliance Officer of Equus Total Return, Inc. since July 2011. He has practiced securities law since 1996 and oversees regulatory filings for a variety of U.S. and international public companies. He specializes in securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance. For the past 15 years, Mr. Denos has served as a director or principal for several small-cap public companies on the London AIM, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and the OTC Bulletin Board, and has worked closely with many public and private emerging growth companies throughout the world. In addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance and Political Science, he holds a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Utah.
Henry W. Hankinson
Managing Partner and co-founder of Global Business Associates, LLC, a boutique M&A consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Hankinson is a former military officer with engineering and MBA degrees. He has held domestic and international senior executive management positions for over 30 years. In 1993 he moved to Moscow as the senior regional executive for Halliburton / Brown & Root (“HBR”) to establish the oil & gas construction market in the Former Soviet Union. In 1997 he moved to Riyadh, as the senior HBR regional Managing Director of Saudi Arabia. In 1999 he was recruited to become the COO and senior American for a large multi-national conglomerate for the Saudi Royal Family. Based in Riyadh, he was responsible for investment acquisitions and portfolio management. During his career, Mr. Hankinson has served as Chairman, CEO, COO, and Director for both small and multi-national private and public companies.
John A. Hardy Interested Director
Chief Executive Officer of the Fund since June 2011; Executive Chairman of the Fund from June 2010 to June 2011; Director of the Fund since May 2010. Mr. Hardy has had extensive experience in the insurance, finance and banking sectors, as well as mergers and acquisitions and litigation and resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes practicing as a Barrister from 1978-2002. Mr. Hardy was also an adjunct Professor lecturing in insurance law at the University of British Columbia from 1984-2000.

Robert L. Knauss

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board of Philip Services Corp. (industrial services) from 1998 to 2003, and Chairman of the Board and CEO of Baltic International USA, Inc. from 1995 to 2003. During the past twenty years, Mr. Knauss has served on the Boards of Directors of eight public companies. Mr. Knauss was the former Dean and Distinguished University Professor of University of Houston Law School and was also Dean of Vanderbilt Law School.