Board of Directors
Barry A. Igdaloff
Lead Director and Chairman of the Board Barry A. Igdaloff has served on the Board of Directors since 2009. He has served as the sole proprietor of Rose Capital, a registered investment advisor in Columbus, Ohio, since 1995. Mr. Igdaloff has been a director of Dynex Capital, Inc. since 2000, is chairman of its compensation committee and is a member of its audit committee and nominating and corporate governance committee. Previously, Mr. Igdaloff was a director of Guest Supply, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Sysco Foods in 2001. Prior to entering the investment business, Mr. Igdaloff was an employee of Ernst & Whinney’s international tax department. Mr. Igdaloff is a non-practicing CPA and a non-practicing attorney.
Howard M. Amster
Director Howard M. Amster has served on the Board of Directors since 2009. He is an owner and operator of multiple real estate investments. Since March 1998, Mr. Amster has served as President of Pleasant Lake Apts. Corp., the corporate general partner of Pleasant Lake Apts. Limited Partnership. Mr. Amster also serves as a director of Maple Leaf Financial, Inc., the holding company for Geauga Savings Bank, and newAX, Inc. (formerly Astrex, Inc.) and since 2000, has served as a Principal with Ramat Securities Ltd., a securities brokerage firm. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Amster was an investment consultant with First Union Securities (formerly EVEREN Securities and formerly Kemper Securities).
Contacting the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors believes it is important for security holders and interested parties to be provided with a means to communicate directly with the Board, an individual Director, or the chairman of standing Board of Directors Committees by writing to those individuals at the following address:
Novation Board of Directors Novation Companies, Inc. 9229 Ward Parkway, Suite 340 Kansas City, MO 64114
Communications that are intended specifically for the non-management directors should be sent to this address to the attention of the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Company's general policy is to forward, and not to intentionally screen, any substantive mail received at the Company's corporate office that is sent directly to a director; however, (i) routine advertisements and business solicitations and (ii) communications deemed to be a security risk or principally for harassment purposes, may not be forwarded in the discretion of the Corporate Secretary, provided that in the latter case the Chairman of the Board and Lead Independent Director are notified thereof.
Contacting the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
If you have any concerns or complaints about accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters you may contact the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors by any of the following means:
By Mail
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors Novation Companies, Inc. 9229 Ward Parkway, Suite 340 Kansas City, MO 64114