Western Reserve Partners LLC Announces Board of Advisors

January 13, 2005

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Western Reserve Partners LLC, the Cleveland investment banking firm focused on the needs of middle-market companies, today announced the formation and first meeting of its board of advisors. The Firm’s partners jointly stated that “ Western Reserve is honored to have an esteemed Board of Advisors to provide counsel and assist us in our development. The guidance of these distinguished business leaders and professionals will be of great assistance to us as we strive to provide execution excellence to our clients.”

The members of the board of advisors are leaders from the Cleveland, Akron, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Lancaster, and Elkhart business and legal communities.
They are:

Monte Ahuja
Chairman & CEO, Transtar Industries, Inc. (Walton Hills, Ohio)
Arthur F. Anton
President & CEO, Swagelok Company (Solon, Ohio)
James Boland
President, Gund Arena Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
Edward Crawford
Chairman & CEO, Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio)
Michael Feuer
CEO, Max-Ventures LLC (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rudolph H. Garfield
Retired Senior Vice President, McDonald & Co. Securities (Cleveland, Ohio)
Michael Glimcher
President & Trustee, Glimcher Realty Trust (Columbus, Ohio)
Bonnie W. Gwin
Regional Managing Partner, N. America, Heidrick & Struggles Int’l. (Cleveland, Ohio)
A. J. Hyland
President, Hyland Software, Inc. (Westlake, Ohio)
Robert J. King, Jr.
Retired President & CEO, Fifth Third Bank of NE Ohio (Cleveland, Ohio)
Frank Martin
Managing Partner, Martin Capital Management (Elkhart, Indiana)
Gary Melchionni
Partner, Stevens & Lee PLC (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Dan T. Moore
Chairman, Dan T. Moore Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)
Richard W. Pogue
Advisor, Jones Day (Cleveland, Ohio)
Robert P. Reffner
Partner, Brouse McDowell (Akron, Ohio)
James J. Tanous
Chairman, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP (Buffalo, New York)
John R. Thornburgh
Partner, Ice Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Ronald E. Weinberg
Chairman, Hawk Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio)

The Board reviewed the Firm’s rapid progress over the six months since its inception, including the fact they have been hired to execute 14 transactions. The Board affirmed that “ Western Reserve Partners is dedicated to providing customized investment banking solutions executed in a superior manner for middle market companies. The Firm’s clients deserve focused attention from seasoned senior professionals to address the intricacies and nuances of their specific transactions. Western Reserve is committed to providing the superior level of service which is fundamental to exceeding its clients’ expectations in each and every engagement.”