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August 2008

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Angela Stephens and Doug Sinclair have joined Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group as Corporate Controller and Assistant Corporate Controller, respectively. Angela previously served as Executive Vice President-Finance and Treasurer for ClubCorp. Most recently, Doug served as Vice President of Finance for Playtex Products, Inc. Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group was recently spun-off from Cadbury-Schweppes as a New York Stock Exchange-listed company.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Becky Yang has been named Vice President of Managed Care for Surgical Care Affiliates, one of the nation's largest independent surgical care companies. Previously, Becky spent 17 years with the WellPoint, Inc. organization and predecessor organizations, including WellPoint Health Networks, in senior network development and provider contracting roles. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Cost of Care Strategy and Management for WellPoint's West Region.

July 2008

Chartwell Partners is retained by the Board of Directors of US Radiosurgery to recruit the next Chief Executive Officer of the company. US Radiosurgery, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is an emerging owner and operator of a nationwide network of radiosurgery facilities in partnership with local healthcare providers. US Radiosurgery's investors include Noro-Moseley Partners and Wachovia Capital Partners.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Steve Morgan has been named Vice President-Market Operations for Physicians Health Choice (PHC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of WellMed Medical Group. Previously, Steve served as Regional Executive Director for FirstCare Health Plans.

Chartwell Partners announces that Stefanie Cavanaugh has been named Chief Financial Officer of Solis Women's Health in Austin, Texas. Stefanie most recently served as Corporate Controller for Reable Therapeutics, Inc.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Dr. Tunde Sotunde has joined AMERIGROUP Corporation as Chief Executive Officer of the AMERIGROUP Community Care of Georgia. Dr. Sotunde most recently served as Chief Medical Officer for The Little Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, and earlier as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for United Healthcare's seven-state Southeast Region.

June 2008

Chartwell Partners is retained by InSight Health Services to recruit the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales for this publicly-traded healthcare services company in Southern California.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Home Solutions Inc. to recruit its Chief Financial Officer to be based in the headquarters location of Somers Point, New Jersey. Home Solutions is a fast-growing infusion therapy company with private equity capital provided by Flexpoint in Chicago.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Chris Johnson has joined American HomePatient in Nashville, Tennessee as the company's Vice President-Call Centers and Integration.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of Thomas R. Goins to Guaranty Bank as Director of Strategic Marketing. Prior to joining Guaranty, Tom served as Executive Vice President, Director of Retail Banking and Chief Marketing Officer for First National Bank Texas.

May 2008

Chartwell Partners announces the successful recruitment of Richard Copley, Jr. as Vice President, Marketing Group Director for the Wealth Department of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. Rick formerly served as Vice President, Marketing for Associated Credit Union of Texas in Houston.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Whitney National Bank to assist in the recruitment of a Manager of Brokerage. Whitney National Bank has been in continuous operation since 1883, with 150 branches in the Gulf Coast region and assets today of $10.6 billion.

Chartwell Partners completed the recruitment of Jason Howard who will be joining Odyssey Healthcare as Regional Vice President. Formerly Jason served as Senior Vice President of Outpatient Operations for Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, Florida and previously as Regional Director of Operations for RehabCare Group.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Bob Wychulis has joined AMERIGROUP Corporation as Chief Executive Officer of AMERIGROUP Community Care of New York. Prior to joining AMERIGROUP, Bob served as President/CEO for Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc., and earlier as President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthPlan Southeast, Inc.

April 2008

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce the recruitment of John Reed as Chief Marketing Officer to Diabetes America. Prior to joining Diabetes America, John served as Chief Marketing Officer for Polymedica Corporation (Liberty Medical).

Chartwell Partners is retained by Total Sleep Holdings (TSH) to assist in the recruitment of the Vice President, Operations. TSH provides sleep diagnostic testing and sleep apnea therapies to patients with sleep disordered breathing problems. Currently TSH operates 75 sleep labs in 10 major markets serving over 20,000 patients annually.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Rob Benson has been named Senior Vice President, Innovation and Technology for American HomePatient. Previously, Rob worked for AmerisourceBergan as Vice President/General Manager – PMSI Medical Equipment and Healthcare Services.

March 2008

Chartwell Partners is retained by Physicians Health Choice (PHC) to assist in the recruitment of the Vice President, Market Operations. PHC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WellMed Medical Group (WellMed), the largest physician-owned practice management company in South Texas, specializing in senior healthcare. As a physician-owned organization, PHC allows providers an opportunity to grow their practices with professional Sales and Marketing services.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) to assist the company in the recruitment of the Vice President-Managed Care. SCA is one of the nation’s largest independent surgical care companies and was created as a result of the sale of HealthSouth’s surgery division to TPG Capital in June, 2007.

February 2008

Chartwell Partners completed the recruitment of Jerry Pavlas to Southwest Securities, FSB as Executive Vice President and Head of Community and Clearing Banking. Prior to joining Southwest Securities, FSB, Jerry was the Chief Executive Officer for Presidential Financial Company.

Chartwell Partners completed the recruitment of Susan Brockett to Citizens Republic Bancorp as the Executive Vice President and Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining Citizens, Susan was the EVP and Senior Director, Human Resources Relationship Management, for Key Corp in Cleveland, Ohio.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Cadbury Schweppes to assist in the recruitment of the Senior Vice President/Corporate Controller of their Dr. Pepper Snapple Group public spin-off. The resulting company will serve as a New York Stock Exchange listed $5 - $6 billion revenue company with multiple brands including Snapple, Dr Pepper, Seven-Up and its multiple businesses including Concentrate, company owned franchises, independent franchises and multiple other distribution channels.

Chartwell Partners is retained by AMERIGROUP Corporation to assist in the recruitment of two key National Medical Director positions to report to the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.

January 2008

Chartwell Partners successfully recruits George Dunaway to become Chief Financial Officer of Cypress Care, Inc. in Duluth, Georgia. George most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for CompBenefits Corporation, and previously served as CFO of Matria and earlier as CFO for a division of Dunn & Bradstreet.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Wayne McAlister has been named Chief Executive Officer of LifeCare Holdings. Wayne most recently served as Senior Vice President and Division President for Triad Hospitals.

Chartwell Partners announces the successful recruitment of Todd Homan to CLP Healthcare Services, an emerging leader in hospice services, as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining CLP, Mr. Homan served as Senior Vice President, Marketing for AmeriPath, Inc.

Chartwell Partners is retained by American HomePatient to assist in the recruitment of its Senior Vice President of Innovation & Technology. American HomePatient is a publicly-held home healthcare provider with operations in 33 states.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of Robert Weir to Continuing Care, Rx, Inc. (CCRx) as their Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Robert served as Senior Vice President of Operations for PharAmerica Corporation. We were also successful in recruiting Kevin Hughes to CCRx as Regional Vice President. Prior to CCRx, Kevin served as Vice President of Merger Integrations-Pharmacy Operations for Kindred Pharmacy Services.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Fidelis SeniorCare to assist the company in the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of its North Carolina market. Fidelis is a leader in the development of Medicare Advantage special needs plans for eligible individuals residing in Medicare-approved nursing facilities.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Solis Women’s Health to recruit the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Conceived and previously owned by breast radiologists, Solis has emerged as one of the largest and most successful breast imaging organizations in the U.S.

December 2007

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Francisco “Frank” DeArmas to Whitney National Bank as Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology. Mr. DeArmas will be a strategic partner and member of the Policy Committee of the company and, as such, has significant input into the overall vision of the organization. Prior to joining Whitney, Mr. DeArmas was Chief Administrative Officer, Global Applications and Architecture, for General Motors Acceptance Corporation in Detroit.

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Suzanne Spisak has been named First Vice President and Benefits Director of Comerica Inc. Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Spisak was Vice President of Rewards and Recognition for University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, Ohio.

Chartwell Partners is retained by the publicly-traded Odyssey HealthCare to recruit the company’s Regional Vice President of it Northeast Division.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Diabetes America to assist in the recruitment of the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Marketing. Diabetes America provides specialized services to patients with diabetes via a growing network of clinics offering medical, educational, nutritional, exercise and lifestyle instruction.

November 2007

Chartwell Partners announces the successful recruitment of Howie Lewin to become Chief Executive Officer of Valor Healthcare, Inc. based in Florida. Howie formerly served as Group Vice President of Field Operations for DaVita, Inc. and previously CEO of Aksys, Ltd. Valor's investors include Noro-Moseley Partners, Aurora Funds and Lunsford Capital, LLC.

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Sean Browne to become President and CEO of Neuro Resource Group, Inc. (NRG) in Plano, Texas. Sean formerly served as President of Miltex, Inc., a division of Integra LifeSciences, and previously Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Esurg Corporation.

Chartwell Partners successfully recruits Anthony DiNota as the President and COO of OmniFlight Helicopters, Inc. in Dallas. Anthony previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) and earlier spent 10 years with Delta Airlines. OmniFlight is the fifth largest provider of air medical transportation services and systems in the U. S. The company's equity partner is Wind Point Partners.

Chartwell Partners is retained by The Carlyle Group to recruit the President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeCare Holdings, Inc., a 20-hospital long-term acute care provider based in Plano, Texas.

October 2007

Chartwell Partners is pleased to announce that Mary McCluskey, MD, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer to oversee healthcare services for AMERIGROUP Corporation’s 1.5 million members. For the past eight years, Dr. McCluskey has served in a variety of senior medical positions with Aetna Inc., most recently as Chief Medical Officer of the company’s Northeast Region. In this role, she was the senior clinical and medical quality leader for a division that provided health insurance for 2.4 million people through employer-sponsored and Medicare programs. Under her guidance, the company’s Northeast Region earned an excellent accreditation rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

Chartwell Partners completed the recruitment of Peter W. Ronan to Citizens Republic Bancorp as Executive Vice President, Wealth Management. Prior to joining Citizens, Mr. Ronan was a Senior Vice President with Comerica Bank with overall responsibility for the Personal Trust business nationally. Citizens Republic Bancorp is one of the 50 largest bank holding companies headquartered in the U.S. with assets of approximately $14 billion. The bank provided a wide range of commercial, consumer, mortgage banking, trust and financial planning services.

Chartwell Partners has been retained by Southwest Securities to assist in the recruitment of an Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance. Southwest Securities, Inc. is one of the largest securities clearing firms in the nation as ranked by number of correspondents and one of the largest NYSE-member firms based in Texas.

September 2007

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Sandy Wright as Director, Treasury Management and Commercial Payments to Whitney National Bank in New Orleans. Prior to joining Whitney, Sandy served as Senior Vice President and National Sales Director, Commercial Depository/Treasury Management Services for Regions Bank.

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Timothy J. Hamick as Executive Vice President of SWS Group, Inc. and head of securities clearing sales and services for the company's Southwest Securities, Inc. subsidiary. Clearing is one of SWS Group's four major business segments. Hamick's responsibilities will include strategic direction, operational oversight and profit and loss management of all aspects of the company's clearing business. Tim is the former Managing Director and Head of Sales and Marketing for Broadcort, a division of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Whitney National Bank to assist them in the recruitment of a Senior Vice President and Director of Consumer and Small Business Banking. Whitney National Bank has been in continuous operation since 1883, with 150 branches in the Gulf Coast region and assets today of $10.6 billion.

August 2007

Chartwell Partners is retained by Fidelis SeniorCare to assist the company in the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of its Texas market. Fidelis is a leader in the development of Medicare Advantage special needs plans for eligible individuals residing in Medicare-approved nursing facilities.

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of David Berry as Vice President, Business Development for The Institute for Transfusion Medicine. Dave joined ITxM from Gambro BCT where he served as their Advanced Sales Manager for Gambro's Blood Bank Technology and Therapeutic business.

Chartwell Partners successfully recruits Craig Goguen to Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer of the company. Prior to joining Odyssey, Craig spent 11 years with DaVita (and predecessor companies), most recently serving as Vice President of the company's Northeast Division.

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Michael Higgs as Senior Vice President, Client Services for MedeFinance, Inc. Mike will have responsibility for leading MedeFinance's Client Services organization serving their significant and notable hospital and hospital system clients across the country. Prior to joining MedeFinance, Mike served as a Vice President for Cerner Corporation based in Kansas City, Missouri.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Neuro Resource Group (NRG) to assist them in the recruitment of its Chief Executive Officer. NRG specializes in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of innovative medical products for injury management, rehabilitation and pain management. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company is now marketing its highly innovative pain management technology across the world.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Continuing Care Rx, Inc. (CCRx) to assist in the recruitment of both a Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for this fast-emerging provider of institutional pharmacy services to the long-term care, assisted living and correctional markets. CCRx's lead financial partner is Thoma Cressey Bravo, one of the nation's top private equity firms based in Chicago, Illinois.

June 2007

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of James Covert as Chief Executive Officer for The Institute for Transfusion Medicine. Jim was formerly Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for HealthSouth's Outpatient Division.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Correctional Medical Services, St. Louis, Missouri, to recruit a Vice President of Sales and Marketing. CMS is the market-leading provider of correctional healthcare services serving state, county and local correctional facilities across the United States.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Cypress Care, Inc. and Brazos Private Equity Partners to recruit the CFO of this "next generation" health services company which manages ancillary care including pharmacy and related services for Worker's Compensation, auto and other markets.

Chartwell Partners is retained by the Board of Directors of Valor Healthcare to recruit the CEO for this national leader in the development and operations of primary care and outpatient mental health services under the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Program.

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Herb Knoll as Senior Vice President of Retail Banking of Farm Bureau Bank in San Antonio. Herb was formerly Senior Vice President and Consumer Market Executive for Bank of America.

May 2007

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Mr. William Pesci as the Vice President, Laboratory Services for Centura Health in Denver, Colorado. Prior to joining Centura, Mr. Pesci served as Executive Director-Carolinas Laboratory Network, a subsidiary of Carolinas Healthcare System based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Clover Leaf Partners Healthcare, Inc. (CLP) to assist them in the recruitment of a Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. CLP is an emerging hospice services company backed by Thoma Cressey Bravo and currently serves patients across numerous states in the Southeast, Midwest and Western parts of the country.

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Arthur G. Heise as Executive Vice President, General Auditor to Citizens Republic Bancorp. Art was formerly the Managing Director, Business Risk and Control for CitiMortgage.

April 2007

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Tom McCaffery to Blue Shield of California as Vice President of the company's CalPERS business unit. Prior to joining Blue Shield, Tom spent eleven years in various state and federal government positions, including most recently the role of Chief Deputy Director-Health Care Programs for the California Department of Health Services.

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Mr. Steve Pirri as Chief Operating Officer for U. S. Renal Care, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas. Prior to joining USRC, Mr. Pirri served in significant senior-level general management and operational roles for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, as well as Gambro Healthcare.

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of James D. Shelton as Chief Financial Officer for U. S. Renal Care, Inc. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Shelton joins USRC from Lifecare Holdings, Inc. where he served as their Chief Financial Officer from 1999 to 2006. In addition, Mr. Shelton held senior-level financial leadership positions for such companies as PharMerica and Allied Pharmacy Management (subsidiary of Cardinal Health, Inc.).

March 2007

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Ken Estelle as Vice President and General Manager for the Collins Aviation Services’ Division of Rockwell Collins. Ken was recruited from Smiths Aerospace, where he enjoyed a 10-year career. His last position was Vice President, Global Customer Support. Prior to Smiths, Ken enjoyed a 20 year career with Honeywell Aerospace.

February 2007

Chartwell Partners assists in the successful recruitment of Bradley H. Tidwell as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to Citizens National Bank, Henderson, Texas. Brad was formerly the CEO, President and Market Leadership Team Chair for JPMorgan Chase in Western Ohio.

Chartwell Partners is retained by AMERIGROUP Corporation to assist in the recruitment of its Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of this NYSE company.

Chartwell Partners is successful in recruiting Burton C. Chandler to the position of Director, Operations Production Group for Whitney National Bank. Prior to joining Whitney, Burt was Senior Vice President and Manager of the Birmingham Operations Center for Compass Bank's Transaction Services Division.

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Todd Fierro as Vice President, Manufacturing for Eclipse Aviation, a pioneer manufacturing company in the Very Light Jet segment. Todd formerly served as the Plant Manager for the Ford Motor Company, where he spent his entire career.

Janaury 2007

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Andy Rosen to become Vice President-Development for the Eastern U. S. Region of Odyssey Healthcare, the $400 million, publicly-held hospice company. Andy formerly served as Vice President of Development for Centerre Healthcare Corporation in St. Louis, and prior to that spent several years with RehabCare Group and Select Medical in a variety of marketing, business development, and operating roles.

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Julie Anne Robbins as Senior Vice President, Retail to FirstMerit Corporation of Akron, Ohio. Ms. Robbins was formerly the Senior Vice President, Retail Strategy and Development for Washington Mutual Bank.

Chartwell Partners successfully completes the recruitment of Gary Radtke as the Senior Vice President - Health Plan Services for AMERIGROUP Corporation. Gary formerly spent six years with WellPoint Health Networks, as well as earlier stints with Ford Motor Company and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Hospital Partners of America, Inc. to recruit its Chief Financial Officer.

December 2006

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Joe Hoban as Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Women’s Diagnostic, Inc., based in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining WDT, Joe served as a senior development executive for such companies as ServiceMaster Diversified Health Services, Select Medical/SemperCare, and most recently, Auxilio, Inc.

Chartwell Partners is retained by U. S. Renal Care, Inc. to recruit its Chief Operating Officer, based in Dallas, Texas. U. S. Renal’s investors include: SV Life Sciences, Thoma Cressey Partners, and Salix Ventures.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Blue Shield of California to recruit the Vice President to lead its CalPERS Business Unit.

November 2006

Chartwell Partners announces the recruitment of Bill McHugh who has joined Amerigroup as Chief Executive Officer of the company’s Florida Region. Prior to joining Amerigroup, Bill spent 26 years with Independent Health in Buffalo, New York as Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of that $900 million (revenues) managed care company.

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Lynn Lambert as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brim Healthcare in Nashville, Tennessee. Lynn previously spent several years with Gateway Health System as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and earlier as Corporate Controller of the Presbyterian Healthcare system in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Mark S. Eagleton as Wealth Management Regional Manager for Kansas City for Marshall & Ilsley Corporation. Mark was formerly with Commerce Bank, Kansas City as their Managing Director of Private Banking.

October 2006

Chartwell Partners assists Bank of Oklahoma in the recruitment of Barron D. Beal as Executive Vice President of Wealth Management. Barry was formerly the Regional Sales Director - Midwest Region for the JPMorgan Chase Private Client Services Division.

September 2006

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Charles P. Garcia as Senior Vice President and Manager, Treasury Services for Bank of Oklahoma. Chuck was formerly Senior Vice President/Southwest Middle Market Segment Manager for JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Chartwell Partners assists Guaranty Bank in the recruitment of John W. Wessman as Chief Marketing Officer. John was formerly an Executive Vice President with Encore Bank in Houston.

July 2006

Chartwell Partners is retained to recruit the Chief Financial Officer for the Nashville-based Brim Healthcare.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Concentra to recruit the Senior Vice President, Government Services to lead its Federal and State Government business.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Amerigroup to recruit the Senior Vice President- Health Plan Services and the Chief Executive Officer of its Florida Division.

Chartwell Partners is successful in recruiting Cathleen H. Nash to Citizens Republic Bancorp as Executive Vice President of Consumer Banking. Prior to joining Citizens, Cathy was Senior Vice President and Director of Branch Banking for SunTrust.

June 2006

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Jay Hoffman as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Signature Hospital Corporation. Jay spent several years earlier in his career with HCA in development roles and later as a partner with two Nashville-based venture capital firms.

Chartwell Partners is retained by the publicly-traded Odyssey Healthcare to recruit the company’s Vice President-Development.

Chartwell Partners is retained by Toreador Resources to recruit the Senior Vice President, Production for this publicly-held exploration and production company.

Chartwell Partners assists Parkway Holdings Limited in the recruitment of Dan Snyder as Group Chief Operating Officer. Parkway Holdings is a leading fully integrated healthcare organization in Asia, with one of the largest network of hospitals and healthcare services in the region. Mr. Snyder was previously President, Western Region for Banner Health based in Phoenix, Arizona.

May 2006

American Banker article of May 11, 2006 praises remarkably efficient Chartwell Partners executive searches for Marshall & Ilsley Corporation's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, both of which were successfully completed in six weeks.

Chartwell Partners assists Marwit Capital and Capital Resource Partners in the recruitment of Brad Hummel as President and Chief Executive Officer and Jill Anderson as a Director of Women’s Diagnostic, Inc., one of the largest and most innovative breast imaging companies in the US. Brad formerly served as CEO of the publicly-held Healthtronics, Inc. and earlier as President of Diagnostic Health Services, Inc. Ms. Anderson currently holds the title of President of BioLucent, Inc. based in Orange County, California.

Chartwell Partners successfully recruits Scott Erlichman to Whitney National Bank in the role of Director, Computing & Systems Delivery. Scott was formerly a Vice President and Director of Infrastructure Engineering for JPMorgan Chase.

Chartwell Partners is successful in recruiting James D. Cahn to Marshall & Ilsley Corporation as Group Manager, Employee Benefits. Mr. Cahn was formerly Senior Vice President and Director of Retirement Services for Legg Mason Inc.

April 2006

Chartwell Partners completes the recruitment of Bill Keena to Amerigroup Corporation as Executive Vice President-Support Operations reporting to the President, Jim Carlson. Previously, Keena served as Senior Vice President of Bill Review Operations for Concentra and SVP-Operations at Wellcare.

February 2006

Chartwell Partners assists in recruiting Doug Williams from IBM Corporation to serve as Vice President of Sales for MedeFinance, Inc. MedeFinance is an Emeryville, California-based provider of revenue cycle analytic software and services offered to hospitals and payers across the U.S.

Chartwell Partners assists Marshall & Ilsley Bank in the recruitment of Mike Smith as Corporate Treasurer from AIG where he was Treasurer of their Consumer Finance Group.

Chartwell Partners is retained by The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, a national leader in the collection, processing and distribution of blood and blood products, to assist in the recruitment of a President and Chief Operating Officer.

January 2006

Chartwell Partners is retained by Signature Hospitals and its major investor Goldman Sachs to recruit the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer for this startup venture in the community hospital sector.

December 2005

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Chuck Eikenberg from JPMorgan Chase to Guaranty Bank as Executive Vice President/Managing Director – Texas Retail Bank.

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Scott Schaefer to Bank of Arizona as President.

November 2005

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Chris Anderson from Gentiva to Triad Hospitals as the company’s Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer.

October 2005

Chartwell Partners is retained by Texas Pacific Group and Newbridge Capital to recruit the Chief Operating Officer of Parkway Holdings, Ltd., a publicly held hospital chain headquartered in Singapore.

September 2005

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Bob Tyler from TAG Aviation to Flight Options as Vice President, Flight Operations.

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Rick Zimmerman from Bombardier Aerospace to Raytheon Aircraft as General Manager of its Tampa Service Center.

Chartwell Partners helps recruit Anthony Fertitta from Bank of America Securities to lead Project Finance for Centex Homes.

August 2005

Chartwell Partners assists in the recruitment of Peg Billson from Honeywell Aerospace to Eclipse Aviation as Chief Operating Officer.