Rodman L. Drake, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Drake has been Chairman (since 2003) and Director (since 1989) of several investment companies advised by Hyperion Brookfield and its affiliates. Mr. Drake is a co-founder of Baringo Capital LLC, a private equity firm that was formed in 2002, and serves on the Boards of Directors of Celgene Corp., Student Loan Corp., Apex Silver Corp., the Animal Medical Center, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc. and Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Inc. Mr. Drake also is a Trustee of the Excelsior Funds Groups, which are sponsored by US Trust Co. Mr. Drake earned a BA from Yale University, and he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Craig Laurie, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Craig is responsible for Crystal River’s finance and accounting activities. Prior to joining Crystal River, Craig served as Chief Financial Officer at Brookfield Properties Corporation for four years. From 1999 to 2003, Craig held the positions of Senior Vice President, Finance for Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brookfield Power Corporation. Craig’s previous experience also includes spending three years in various senior management positions with Brookfield Asset Management and its affiliates. Prior to 1997, Craig was with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Craig is a Chartered Accountant and earned a BC (Honours) from Queens University, Canada.

Jon Tyras, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Jon oversees corporate governance and regulatory practices and is also responsible for Crystal River’s legal affairs. Prior to joining the Company, he was a securities and capital markets attorney for eight years at the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, where he specialized in leveraged finance and real estate securities transactions. Jon began his career as an accountant with Ernst & Young LLP. Jon earned BSBA degrees in finance and accounting from Georgetown University and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.