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Andrew K. Rayburn - Principal

Andrew started Big Game Capital in August, 2000 to place private equity investments from the proceeds of the sale of Flexalloy Inc. Flexalloy was an industrial distribution company that he was president and owner of from 1981 through 1999, with an aggressive internal average annual growth rate Flexalloy was a leader and innovator in its industry. Since 2000, Big Game Capital has invested in different markets, bringing its experience in aggressive growth and unusual customer satisfaction. Another notable event was the start-up of a successful philanthropy, The Human Fund, which benefits Cleveland children. Andrew graduated from Dartmouth College in 1977 and Hawken School in 1973.

andy.rayburn@biggamecapital.com
Jim Smith - President

Former President of Geotrac, Inc. Norwalk, Ohio. Sold company to Fidelity National Finance in July of 2004. Prior to this, Jim was Vice President, Global Sourcing with the Commercial Solutions Group, Textron Fastening Systems. He also held positions in Operations and Purchasing management at Flexalloy, Inc.

Jim serves on the boards of ESSCO, a wholesaler of vacuum cleaner parts and vacuum cleaners; Furnace Parts, LLC, a manufacturer of specialty industrial thermocouples; and Briteskies, LLC, a management and information technology consulting service provider.

Jim graduated with a BBA from the University of Toledo in 1985. In June of 2000 Jim completed the Textron Executive Leadership Program at the Thunderbird School of International Management.

Jim, his wife Kerri, and their 3 children reside in North Royalton, OH.

jim.smith@biggamecapital.com
Chris Barr - Vice President

Chris graduated in 1989 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Chris initially settled in Chicago in 1990 working on the trading floor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He worked all aspects of a filling brokerage from runner to broker before leaving to join Big Game Capital in 2000. Chris, his wife Chrissy, and their three children live in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

c.barr@biggamecapital.com
Brady Ballard - General Manager at Daytona Cubs

Brady will begin his 5th year in Daytona Beach as the General Manager of the Daytona Cubs after joining the Cubs in 2006 as Assistant General Manager. Brady began his front-office career with the Jacksonville Suns, the double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 2004. Following his graduation from Illinois with an economics degree, Ballard played a season of professional baseball with the independent Rockford Riverhawks in the Frontier League. In his first season with the Cubs, Ballard was a part of the front office staff that won the 2006 Bob Freitas Award, given annually by Baseball America to recognize outstanding minor league operations.

bradyballard@daytonacubs.com

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