Curriculum Vitae

Nicholas Brady, chairman of Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd, was the 68th secretary of the US Department of the Treasury from August 5, 1988 until January 17, 1993. He designed and implemented a strategy to solve the $1.3 trillion less-developed nation debt crisis, which became known as the Brady Plan. Mr. Brady is also credited with containing and resolving the US savings and loan industry crisis through the creation of the Resolution Trust Corporation, for which he served as chairman. Mr. Brady, a career investment banker, joined Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. in 1954 and became its President and Chief Executive Officer in 1971 and the Chairman of the Board in 1974. Following the 1987 stock market crash, President Reagan called on Mr. Brady to serve as chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms. The Brady Commission recommended reforms that were subsequently adopted. Mr. Brady served on four other Presidential commissions. In 1982, he represented New Jersey in the US Senate.

Darby Overseas Investments Ltd. of Washington DC is the parent company of Darby Asia Investors Ltd., which is the Hong Kong-based manager of the $246 million Asian Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund (AIMCF). The Darby group sponsors and manages funds for institutional investors and high-net worth individuals that invest in Latin American private equity (including specialized financial services funds), Latin American and Asian emerging markets' mezzanine finance transactions, and global emerging markets' high-yield-fixed income securities. In addition, Darby sponsors and manages a specialized operating company that provides capital, advisory services, and office facilities to technology firms in Latin America.